I recently finished reading Making Winter a creative guide for surviving the winter months by Emma Mitchell. I’m so pleased I did. What drew me to this book was, that I had attended a drop in workshop on paper flower making at Anthropologie, given by Emma Mitchell. I was very impressed by her organization skills,… Continue reading Making Winter by Emma Mitchell
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Meet the Maker – Clare Youngs
creative collage Craft Author and illustrator, are the two skills for which Clare is best known. She writes craft books for the publishers Cico, and whatever the subject, they are always of the highest standard, beautifully styled and informative. I was curious how Clare had got into the business of being a craft author. She… Continue reading Meet the Maker – Clare Youngs
Up-cycled side table
This table was very stained and sad looking when I spotted it in a seaside charity shop. In the same shop were some old sailing charts and that gave me an idea. Why not decoupage, that’s essentially gluing and sticking, some charts onto the table. You will need Sandpaper Tester pot dark grey paint Paint… Continue reading Up-cycled side table
The Magpie & The Wardrobe
The Magpie & the wardrobe is a book of curiosity of Folklore Magic and spells , by Sam McKechnie and Alexandrine Portelli. This magical book is unlike any other that you will find. When you open its cover the first thing you see is a silver metallic four leaf clover on a black ribbon book… Continue reading The Magpie & The Wardrobe
