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A few weeks back we got a new delivery of beads in, hundreds of new colours, shapes and sizes but what caught my eye straight away were these skull beads. They have been cropping up around the place for awhile now, I know I’ve seen them myself in many high street shops in town and on various celebrities as well, so naturally I jumped at the chance to get my hands on them and have some …

I have a lot of scraps of yarn, most of them are too precious to let go of or too small to make something with. So, rather than have them all squirrelled away in my stash I’ve decided to make a whimsical tea cosy and finally show them off. It’s called ‘Knitted Love’ because as I was knitting away I remembered how much I love the simplicity of basic stitches and the beauty of colour. I …

Glastonbury has been and gone, and I’m not going to lie I spent a good portion of my weekend watching all the festival fun on TV, all the while completely jealous of the lucky individuals who got to attend. On the bright side I am going to Electric Picnic at the end of the summer and found loads of inspiration for festival style that is not only very easy to make yourself, it won’t bre …

Festival ShortsThis is a great way to achieve that festival style and to do something with those old jeans that you don’t wear anymore or that are too worn and tattered. Customise them! There are so many different ways to do this, add a trim or fringing to the pockets, dye them, embellish them with studs or flowers, add scraps of fabric to them or lace to the ends. You can achieve so m …