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Mollie Makes Christmas Giveaway Winner
Thank you all for entering the Mollie Makes Christmas giveaway! The winner, picked via Random.org, is no.11 aka Gill Watson! Congratulations Gill, look out for an email very soon. But fear not lovely readers, LoveCrafts are offering you a discount to buy Mollie Makes Christmas, including P&P, for only £7! Simply add MollieLoves (case-sensitive) at the checkout on the LoveCrafts website. Happy Christmas Crafting! ♥
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #9
Thank someone. Beautiful Mess did a great post on this last week. There are many ways to thank the people in your life. Whether it’s your employees, friends who are always there for you or telling a company when you’ve received great service. We’re all quick to pick up the phone or write an email when we get bad service, and rightly so. But telling someone they’ve done a great job when they might be having a bad…
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Tote of the Week: Evelyn Shopping Bag via Habitat
Meet Evelyn, a sunny retro inspired tote bag to cheer up those dull days when a cuppa just won’t do. An ideal gift for a nice matey in your life, without breaking the bank, at only £5 from Habitat. They also have cushions in the same design for £12 each – bargain. *Adds to lounge wish list* Happy Friday! P.S The Mollie Makes competition closes at 5pm today- you gotta be in it to win it!
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Bookmarked: Merchant & Mills
You know when you find a brand that is spot on? Welcome to Merchant and Mills, possibly the finest Haberdashery I’ve come across. Beautifully packaged quality goods and affordable too – hello Christmas. I’m more than a little in love with their Sheffield-made scissors (can you be in love with steel?) and will be adding a pair to my Christmas list – tools for life! With sewing notions, patterns, making kits, stationery, scissors, needles and plenty more, I’m thinking this…
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Giveaway: Mollie Makes Christmas
I love November. Bonfires, dark nights, warm coats, Yorkshire Parkin, port, celebrating my lovely boyfriends 30th (eep!) and the satisfying knowledge that Christmas is just around the corner (gives November a good squeeze). So now come the preparations – a handmade heirloom stocking perhaps? A beautiful garland to pretty up a tired fire-place? Or maybe a pair of knitted fingerless gloves as a very special stocking filler? Mollie Makes Christmas includes over 15 Christmas projects from designer/makers to inspire you…
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Bookmarked: Ask Her Friends
There’s a new website on the block dedicated to make both men and women happy. Sound interesting? Ask Her Friends is designed for the man in your life in helping him find the perfect gift for the woman in his – whether that be a girlfriend, wife, mum, sister, niece or grandma. They scour the internet to make the gift-giving experience a confident and easy one for you. With Christmas just around the corner, I think the idea itself is…
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Craft Books To Read: Just Sew Stories
Today I’m taking part in Hardie Grant Books blog tour reviewing Katie Allen’s new craft book, Just Sew Stories, with other bloggers from across the UK. It has been lovely reading what the other ladies think of the book and so far we are all in agreement. Just Sew Stories is ace. Three letter words of praise are the best, I tell thee. There are 25 sewing tutorials in the book, with four chapters aimed at people with different…
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Handmade: Felt Flower Ring
Today’s craft tutorial is a Felt Flower Ring – a lovely gift for admirers of fun jewellery and the young at heart. Or you could just go crazy and make one for yourself? Felt balls are ideal for crafting. They’re flexible to work with, great for jewellery crafts and cheap. So if you’re needing ideas for stocking fillers and want an easy gift to make (takes 20 mins), this fun craft DIY is for you! Here’s the how-to: You can…
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5 Positive Things To Do This Week #6
Wear something that makes you happy. See how chuffed I look in this photograph from earlier in the year? My happy clothing is a chunky knit scarf. Swoon. I’m also a fan of lovely pockets. A dress or skirt with pockets is my idea of heaven. Let go of negative and nasty people in your life and concentrate your time, energy and love on the people who deserve it. Make your bed. Air out the room for a minimum of…
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A Week in Film
Everything Is Illuminated // Moonrise Kingdom // Wuthering Heights The Godfather // The Muppet Christmas Carol // Agathe Christie’s Poirot I dedicated a whole afternoon yesterday to watch movies online whilst I started a little Christmas craftiness (more on that next week). Blinkbox, an online streaming service with no subscription fees, contacted me to see if I’d like to watch some free movies to feature in my A Week In Film post. Well, I couldn’t turn down a free movie,…
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Design Delights: Not on the High Street
Meet Foxy Loxy, a new necklace to join my very small jewellery collection. The necklace is designed and made by Xuella Arnold along with her other wares on Not on the High Street and it holds a very special place in my heart. The hand carved solid bronze fox has brightened my winter wardrobe, sitting perfectly with my chunky knits. As you can see Foxy Loxy is very happy living in our home. As I am particularly fond of my…