The Make Box
Last Saturday saw Etsy Weddings host their London DIY Wedding Event near Tottenham Court Road in Central London. As I’m not engaged, or planning to be anytime soon, I had to convince my friend Aisling to come along with me, to give me a genuine excuse to nosey at the …
There was plenty of fun to be had inside the Look Look photo booth at the Etsy UK Wedding Event on Saturday. Wooden moustaches and bow ties at the ready, plus a couple of top hats and this is the result:
Meet Le Chat. He’s my petit DIY yarn bowl cat. I made him at a hand building pottery workshop run by one of The Amazings teachers, Lesley, on our team away day. She’s the most vibrant ceramist I’ve met, with a real passion for creating pottery and also passing on …
So, today I can officially announce that I have resigned from my position as community manager at The Amazings to launch my own creative studios/craft hub in my home town in West Sussex. I’m excited. I feel like I’ve finally found my raison d’être and a focus that just sits right …
A few weeks back I happened to find myself at Chelsea Physic Garden in West London. It’s a large walled garden tucked away amongst large, very swanky townhouses which backs onto the river Thames. It is home to the widest variety of plants I have ever seen in such a …
Today I read the disappointing news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is revising how it classifies the creative industries, and is set to remove ‘crafts’ as a category. “We recognise that high-end craft occupations contain acreative element, but the view is that in the main, these roles are …
Street Food is having a moment. I keep seeing it featured on food programmes, and new markets dedicated to street food keep …
Today was the open community day for the newly built Midhurst Rother College school in Midhurst, West Sussex – my home town. The …
I’ve been tasked with the biggest quilt project I’ve ever undertaken by my friend Emily. She got married last December to her …
I make collar clips and cardigan clips from vintage jewellery thrifted and upcycled into unique pieces of jewellery that hold your cardigans …