The Danish way to Live Well By Meik Wiking from the Happiness Research Institute Copenhagen Available on Amazon or directly from Penguin Books The word on everyone’s lips last year was ‘Hygge’, despite most English people being unable to pronounce it correctly. Luckily when this book arrived on my desk I had a Norwegian staying… Continue reading The Little Book of Hygge
25 beautiful craft projects to blow your blossoms by Hannah Read-Baldrey If flowers and crafting are your passions then this is your book, flower power for the twenty first century. Hannah Read-Baldrey, who incidentally models her own makes throughout, is very stylish and her creations are equally stylish. Included are projects for both the home and … Continue reading Flowerbomb! By Hannah Read-Baldrey
Fresh Clean Home This is an unusual book for me to review as it is not about crafts, although if you follow the very easy recipes to create your own cleaning products you will be crafting them. I must admit to not being too keen on the hippy dippy yoghurt knitter vibe that creating your… Continue reading Fresh Clean Home by Wendy Graham
Oliver Bonas seem to improve season by season this one being no exception. They have really got their act together when it comes to design and are showing some fabulous pieces of furniture, interior accessories and fashion. Here I show their key trends for this spring and summer. First of all we mustn't forget to… Continue reading Oliver Bonas Spring summer 2018
When i was writing the book ' The shirt off his back' I removed the labels from the shirts before I started making projects. Some of the labels are beautiful and interesting so I decided to put them to good use by making covered buttons. The button kits can be easily purchased on line.
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