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ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND BECKI CLARK; MODEL: ALEXANDRA FIA
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Summer dining set
INTRODUCING... LIVING
The latest news from the world of handmade
Fill your life and home with crafted goodness
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49 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
We find the loveliest hand-crafted, creative buys for your home
14 TRENDS Take inspiration from the Far East
52 HOME TOUR
18 FELT WREATH
Alice in Scandiland blogger Alice Collyer’s modern, minimalist abode
Go faux with a felt succulent wreath
26 TEA AND A CHAT
57 MACRAMÉ PLANTER
We chat to potter Keith Brymer Jones
Show off your prettiest plants in an 70s-inspired ombré macramé hanger
33 SUNGLASSES CASE
60 DINING SET
Tapestry crochet with a zingy twist
Use clever marbling techniques to make plain tableware look dinner party-worthy
38 GOOD READ
@MollieMakes
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How to overcome imposter syndrome
64 PICNIC BLANKET
41 SWAN COLLAR
Raid your haberdashery stash to sew this colourful summer accessory
Appliqué your way to statement style pinterest.com/MollieMakes
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44 HANDMADE AWARD WINNERS The 2017 Handmade Awards results!
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67 PULL-OUT PAPERS Brighten up gifts and walls with Louise Lockhart’s collage-style prints and posters
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Easy-sew backpack
LOVING
Treats and treasures to fall in love with
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Origamifold bag
FEELING INSPIRED
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Glasses case
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I’m writing this just after the Mollie Makes Handmade Awards 2017 – one of my absolute favourite days of the year. It’s a unique opportunity to bring the UK’s creative community together, and our annual celebration of all things handmade never fails to inspire me. We were thrilled to welcome to our incredible panel of judges who chose this year’s deserving winners – step behind the scenes on page 44 and meet this year’s talented fnalists. A common theme among even the most successful crafters we spent the day with is the fear of imposter syndrome – that nagging feeling your creative output isn’t quite good enough. Turn to page 38 to fnd out how to overcome it – we think you’re all awesome!
Summer T-shirt
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75 LOVING Our pick of the most beautiful things for you to adore and make
77 BABY BLOCKS Knit up tactile shapes for a little ‘un
82 BACKPACK Get set for weekends away and mini adventures with this easy-sew rucksack
87 LEAF EARRINGS Imprint sage leaves into silver clay
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Picnic blanket
Update your wardrobe in an afternoon
98 TEMPLATES All the shapes for this issue’s makes
106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Junk and Glitter’s Sophie Gibbons shares how she expanded her business Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...
ORIENTAL Fashion finds and homewear treats filled with Eastern promise
Sheer fabric and floral prints for balmy summer nights. www. anthropologie.com
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These tasselled silk
lanterns are too good to let go. www.graham andgreen.co.uk 02
Light up your outfit
with Tatty Devine’s laser cut pendant. 04
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Clicking ‘add to bag’
never felt so good. www. skinnydiplondon.com 08
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Go Geisha with
feminine florals in the softest of hues. www.monsoon.co.uk 08
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Far East style from
artisan makers. www. arthacollections.com 06
“Two tickets for the
Orient Express, please.” www.riflepaperco.com 07
Temporary tattoos,
permanently pretty. www.paperself.com 08
Bring the trend to
your table with wabi07
sabi aesthetics. www. shop-generalstore.com 05
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Green living Craft the current trend for succulents with Deidre Kindall’s fresh summer wreath
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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND BECKI CLARK
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Adventure calls Get set for mini excursions and summer day trips with Anna Alicia’s backpack
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This Ercol Studio daybed is Alice’s proudest fnd. “I’d always dreamed of owning one!”
Explore Alice Collyer’s Scandi home, a wonderland of modern, minimal style Words: LOTTIE STOREY Photography: REBECCA REES
When Lewis Carroll’s Alice fell down the rabbit hole, she found herself in a jam-packed world of Mad Hatters and angry royals – maximalists to the extreme. Better known as Alice in Scandiland, blogger Alice Collyer’s world is a little less cluttered, and a lot more modern. Her Cornish home is a dream, a paean to Scandi style. But where did this story begin? Eleven years ago, Alice moved in with her then boyfriend, Stu, who bought the house in
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