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JEWEL-KNIT
Kitsch turban FAIRY LIGHTS
FOLKLORE INSPIRED HEADBAND GINGERBREAD
HOUSE DOORSTOP
BOHO PATCHWORK
pouffe bow ties for dogs
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NEW ADVENT
calendar IDEAS
PAINTED make up bags
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KNIT SOME CHRISTMAS
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hip flasks
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on the cover Photographer: philip sowels Model: LEANNE MEGSON
bauble fun
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INTRODUCING... living
The latest news from the world of handmade
Fill your life and home with crafted goodness
09 introducing…
49 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
Our top picks of the most lovely buys for a hand-crafted, creative home
14 trends Embrace traditional folklore style with our quick makes and top product picks
20 bauble cosies
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Danielle Thompson embraces candy shades and kitsch decor at Christmas
Jazz up cheap baubles with these knits
57 felt fairy lights
28 tea and a chat
Danielle shows you how to get her style with these colourful felted houses
With East London design duo, Jessie Chorley and Buddug Wyn Humphreys
63 fabric pouffe
34 good read
A patchwork pouffe makes a great seating spot for extra guests
The rise of the modern WI
36 painted pouch facebook.com/MollieMakes
52 HOME TOUR
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67 pull-out papers new!
Experiment with the paint effects trend
Gorgeous pull-out papers by Team Kitten for you to use in your projects
42 envelope advent
94 templates
Count down December’s days with a colourful, personalised advent calendar
Make all this issue’s projects
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Lino-print tea towel
counting down…
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Mini house fairy lights
Holidays are coming! So we’ve got an issue full of gifts to make, as well as styling ideas to get cracking with. Most are pretty speedy, and with a little planning, it’s totally doable to gift our slightly more advanced project too – the Morrocan-style pouffe on page 63 will stretch your skills if you already sew. Not sure where to start? I suggest you make a cuppa and flick to page 42. Debee Ruiz’s advent calendar is a riot – each handmade envelope filled with the kind of goodies we all go mad for – haberdashery and stationery! Which brings me to our 2015 calendar. Be inspired all year round with super-blogger Will Taylor. And diary date stickers, too? Yup. We couldn’t resist.
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loving
Treats and treasures to fall in love with 75 loving Beautiful things to adore and make
Lara Watson Editor
76 collectOR Accessorising with vintage brooches
77 knitted turban For easy, throw-it-on glamour, you can’t beat this screen siren-inspired hat
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Patchwork pouffe
81 festive doorstop A felty gingerbread house plush
84 doggie bow tie Dress up your pooch this Christmas
89 hip flask cosies Crochet and cross stitch funky hip flask jumpers – they make great gifts
106 the back page project Hannah Stoney loves the handmade scene at Christmas time Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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Envelope advent calendar
Turn to page 7 to get the lowdown on this year’s calendar
INTRODUCING trends
This month we’re obsessing about...
FOLKLORE
We’re loving the primary shades and flat, simple shapes of traditional folk art
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Embrace the earthy tones of nature in this floaty peasant blouse. www.anthropologie.eu
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walls with chunky woven hangings. www.anthropologie.eu 02
Cross stitch your
own pendant. www. redgatestitchery.com 03
Lime and fuschia
make this cushion pop. www.roddyandginger. bigcartel.com 04
These postcards
feature 1960s German 07
stamp designs. www. presentandcorrect.com 05
Brighten up your
kitchen with folklore enamelware. www. bloomsburystore.com 06
‌Or a traditional
Dutch illustration. www. ninainvorm.etsy.com 07
Creatures and
primary tones aplenty liven up a tote bag. www.marimekko.com 04
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Glitter Ball Give some plain plastic baubles a glitzy Christmas makeover with these four different patterns by Julie and the Knits
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How would you describe each of your styles in a few words? Buddug Vintage-inspired, reworked and transformed into something new. Littered with words and quotes that have meaning. Jessie Designed for a sense of purpose and function. Timeless yet always evolving.
tea and a chat with…
Jessie and Buddug Found objects, overheard conversations and Welsh mountains are just a few of the things inspiring this eclectic London design duo Words: sian williams Photographs: Bridget Peirson
The desire to bring ‘a little bit of Welsh countryside to the city’ was what inspired old art school pals Jessie Chorley and Buddug Wyn Humphreys to start up a business together. After first selling their jewellery from a humble tabletop stall in London’s Broadway Market, the duo eventually set up J & B The Shop in a space on the East End’s vibrant Columbia Road in summer 2010 and haven’t looked back since. Originally from Snowdonia, North Wales, the pair met while studying an art foundation course. They went 28 MOLLIEMAKES.com 46
their separate ways – Jessie to study textiles at Goldsmiths University and Buddug (pronounced Bithig) a BA in jewellery and silversmithing at London Metropolitan – but remained in touch and made a pact to work together once they’d graduated. Although their skills – Jessie’s in sewing and Buddug’s in jewellery – are diverse, they complement each other wonderfully. Both are determined to keep traditional crafts alive and insist on making everything by hand. We sat down for a chat about their creative journeys.
What are you both reading at the moment? Jessie The books currently on my bedside table are A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Mark Hearld, and Quentin Bell: A Man of Many Arts, published by the Charleston Trust. Buddug I’m reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and I’ve just recently finished When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, a semi-autobiographical book by Judith Kerr which I loved. Name your top three creative blogs? Jessie There are a few favourites I follow. I really like photographer Kirstin Perers (www.thisis50.me). Her site is dedicated to women who have turned 50, and I like the way she portrays women at this important milestone in their lives. Another favourite is Erin Shine Stitches (www.erinshinestitches. blogspot.co.uk) – it’s jolly, fun and has a real sense of an individual just being happy and enjoying making things. Buddug Junkaholique (www.junkaholique.
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‘I carry a sketchbook and constantly collect words, quotes and sayings.’
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com) by Artemis Russell – I love her ideas as well as the beautiful photography. Artist and designer Jo Waterhouse (www.jowaterhouse. com/blog) is also a fond favourite. I like the humour in her work and how, like us, she’s captivated by found objects. What’s a typical working day like for each of you? Jessie Generally, I’ll spend the first half of the week working in my studio in Hackney Wick. I arrive at eight in the morning as I tend to be most creative and productive
during the first part of the day. I’ll make things until lunchtime and then process and pack orders, work on commissions or head to the post office. Studio days are frequently broken up with my private workshop bookings, so I’ll do more making one week to keep on top of things and then head off for a week or weekend away teaching. Buddug For me, each week is so different depending on what commissions or exhibitions I have on. I get up early to check emails and, when I’m in London, I’ll take a bus to my studio in Hackney and grab
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Letting the
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Make the countdown to Christmas bright with this stunning envelope advent calendar by Debee Ruiz
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living home tour
At Danielle’s bright, pastelinspired home, Christmas is a kitsch family affair Words: judith wilson Photography: danielle thompson
Think Christmas, and it’s odds-on you’ll picture red, green and gold, the traditional colours of the festive season. For Danielle Thompson and her family, these have been replaced with fresh, candy shades – and guess what? It works. Their Georgia-based family home positively sparkles with vintage angels, frosted white trees and kitsch figurines, for a celebratory visual feast. Danielle is a trained graphic designer, so it’s no surprise that she has a colour-coded
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living home tour
Left: In the living room, pastelcoloured cake stands and vintage coffee cups are gathered for a kitsch display beneath a beaming Father Christmas. Right: A fake white tree is decorated with a mix of hot pink and yellow baubles.
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Accordion trees
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