Meet the Maker Oliver Hellowell Introducing the very talented Oliver Hellowell, a landscape and wildlife photographer from ‘Oliver Hellowell Photography’. As a nature lover myself, I am drawn to the countryside landscape scenes and birds in his artwork. He has … Read More
Meet the Maker Lois from Molko Introducing the lovely Lois, a textile artist and designer. Her small business Molko provides PDF sewing patterns and sewing tutorials for sewing hobby enthusiasts! Read on for her ‘Meet the Maker’ interview. Tell us … Read More
Inspired by the winter solstice and season of Yule, these hanging ornaments are hand-made with copper metal wire work, gemstones and glass beads. The designs follow the familiar contours of holly and mistletoe leaves, adorned with red and white berries. … Read More
Last call for my ready-made designs for Christmas gifts. View over the remaining goodies that are ready to be posted out. The next new stock update will be in January 2020! Eek. Give the gift of handmade this Christmas. These … Read More
Lucy from the Whispering Wild describes herself as “A needle sculptor creating creatures with a tale to tell and a song in their heart.” And indeed she is, as well as being one of the most imaginative and exquisite nature … Read More
Citrine is the secondary birthstone for November. A beautiful translucent crystal with honey yellow colours. It is a variant of the quartz semi-precious gemstone, where the colour is made through heat treating smokey quartz or amethyst. The name ‘Citrine’ is … Read More
Meet the Artist Friends in the Leaves Introducing the very lovely Aurore from Friends in the Leaves, an artisan toy maker and illustrator. With a starring piece in my craft studio, I am lucky to own one of her beautiful … Read More
Meet the Artist Agni Prasada Burning Introducing the artist Stef from ‘Agni Prasada Burning’. She uses pyrography as a medium to burn images into wood. She creates bespoke and customised gifts, available globally. She uses the highest quality wood, buying … Read More
Flower Stamen Necklace WIPs Behind the Scenes Necklace Making Sharing with you my work in progress photographs of this delicate women’s necklace design ‘Flower Stamen’. I love the contemporary nature of this style with a nod to the height of … Read More
Meet Maria from M B Glass Art Introducing Maria and her stained glass artistry. I had the pleasure of meeting Maria and her daughter Annie at a craft market in Godalming, Surrey in 2015. We had stalls opposite each other … Read More
Meet the Artist from The Art Lounge Digital Art Perfection I’m delighted to introduce you all to the contemporary British artist, Chris James from the Art Lounge. He specialises in graphic digital giclee art prints designed for the home. He … Read More
