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Christmas Match Box Scenes

There’s nothing like Christmas approaching to bring out our inner creative diva in you. I have created kitsch Christmas scenes that you’ll look forward to welcoming back every Christmas season. I gathered up a variety of novelties, sentimental scraps, cake decorations, broken costume jewellery of yesteryear and brought them all together to make scenes in… Continue reading Christmas Match Box Scenes

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Jam Jar Christmas Lanterns

This project is recycling at its simplest. You will need Corrugated card Rustoleum metallic spray paints in gold and copper Some glue dots Ikea LED nightlights Jam jars Instructions 1.Gather together your materials.  1 night light for each jar. 2.Rip the corrugated card into strips 3.In a well ventilated, space, spray the strips copper colour… Continue reading Jam Jar Christmas Lanterns

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Learn how to live well the Danish Way with THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE by Meik Wiking

The word on everyone’s lips this autumn is ‘Hygge’, despite most English people being unable to pronounce it correctly. Luckily when this book arrived on my desk I had a Norwegian staying with me so I had a few lessons in how to make the guttural sound at the end of the word. The word… Continue reading Learn how to live well the Danish Way with THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE by Meik Wiking

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CREATIVE COLLAGE by Clare Youngs

30 projects to transform your collages into wall art, personalized stationery, home accessories In Creative Collage, author Clare Youngs reveals the secrets of collaging, one of her favourite crafts. As she says in her introduction “Great artists who made collage part of their lifetime’s work have always inspired me. Although the techniques have been used… Continue reading CREATIVE COLLAGE by Clare Youngs