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DIY Twist & Knot Wire Rings

I’ve never been a ring wearer. I think it was because in my early 20’s I put weight on and (as well as everywhere else) my fingers ballooned up like sausages. Finding rings in shops was a bit of a nightmare and when I did find a ring that squeezed on it rubbed against the insides of my podgy little digits and would subsequently end up lost in the bottom of my handbag for all eternity. Now, thanks to cycling to work, the occasional run and living with a vegan man I have shed those excess pounds and my fingers are… Read More

How to Make Wire Wrapped Tassel Caps

If you didn’t know by now I can tell you, I’m partial to a good tassel. They make great decorations, fashion accessories, party props and of course jewellery additions. They can be pops of colour or tonal variations. Neutral or Natural. You can make them with cotton, silk, twine, beads… How I could go on. There are so many options for your next ruffly project and I’ve got yet another one right here for you. Why not give your tassel a little metallic sheen with these wire wrapped tassel caps? This technique make the tassels so easy to attach to everything… Read More

How to Make Marbled Contact Paper Envelopes

I recently received an unexpected note from Clemence who writes Oh The Lovely Things. It came so out of the blue it really got me thinking about the way I chose communicate with my friends and family. Most day to day texts, messages and emails are a flurry of information, hastily tapped out, thoughtless sentences that are crudely strung together. No creativity, no story. Just the facts and we’ll talk more about it face to face later. And then there’s that other category; the people you’ve never met in real life but “speak” to on a regular basis. These last category can… Read More

Make it Easy: Pink Pom Pom Sweater

*image source I know it’s cliché as a Brit to talk about the weather but I’m just going to admit it. I’m obsessed. Checking the days hourly weather forecast is usually one of the first things on the agenda in the morning and then carefully selecting (and most of the time incorrectly) a weather appropriate outfit for the day comes next. I hate getting caught short. I hate wearing sandals in torrential rain and jeans in the blazing sun. If I have the appropriate apparel I feel much more confident and ready to take on the day, instead of uncomfortable and… Read More

DIY Chrome & Concrete Planter

Summer has been kind to our plant babies this year and they’re beginning to take over the flat. I’m very happy with this predicament as not only does it mean we get more greenery around our home but I get to make more planters because, well lets face it, if you’ve got the fauna to fill them you can never have enough! I also wanted to start working a bit of chrome into my projects. It’s like copper with that metallic sheen but without the smack in the face (with something pretty) hue. I love the subtlety of chrome on white. It’s… Read More

How to Make a Miniature Loom

You know how I love to take the big trends, shrink them down and make jewellery out of them..? Well of course it was only a matter of time until I started weaving up some miniature accessories. Woven wall hangings are a must have for any hipster home these days (yes.. I do have one….) but if you don’t fancy decorating your house with them why not decorate yourself instead? I’ve used an simple rectangular shape for this tutorial but it’s so easy to change the shape of the loom and make more interesting pieces. I’ll be posting more on weaving shapes and turning… Read More

Fall For… Rose Tinted

When I was thinking about a name for this round up I went back and forward with this idea. I love the concept of looking “through rose tinted glasses” but traditionally it has negative connotations of false ideology and I didn’t want to relate that interpretation with the tutorials I’d included in the round up. But then I thought more about this idea. What’s so wrong with seeing the good in the world? Turn on the news right now and all around us it seems that as humans we are selfish, violent and power hungry. Yet in the midst of this destruction… Read More

Win the Tickets of your Handmade Dreams

Ok, I admit it. I don’t have a DIY post ready. There’s been too many babies and blogging festivals to make this week (in fact this is a lie. I have been making a quilt for the new little one) and instead of rushing and creating something lack lustre I’m going to take a little time and give you something a different. Something that I think you might just love. We’ve teamed up with Etsy UK to give away two pairs of tickets to The Handmade Fair organised by everyone’s favourite maker of things Kirstie Allsopp. It’s definitely the go… Read More

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