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FLORAL WREATH
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Festive tablescape
INTRODUCING... LIVING
The latest news from the world of handmade
Fill your life and home with crafted goodness
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45 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
We find the loveliest hand-crafted, creative buys for your home
14 TRENDS Shop the maximalist look, plus create a pair of statement tassel earrings
18 PAPER WREATH Beautiful winter florals and foliage, created from delicate paper shapes
26 TEA AND A CHAT
48 HOME TOUR A peek inside surface pattern designer Sian Elin’s colourful, Scandi-style pad
53 VELVET POUFFE Sew comfy extra seating for holiday guests with luxe blush pink fabric
Meet textile designer Cassie Byrnes
56 TABLE SETTING
32 FESTIVE JUMPERS
Styling ideas and three simple makes to create a nature-inspired tablescape
Make a Christmas jumper with crochet, tassels or appliqué embellishments
62 CRACKER CUSHION
38 GOOD READ
Gather your brightest trimmings and fabrics for this playful Christmas sew
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41 KNITTED SIGN Stitch a sparkly take on the slogan trend
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67 PULL-OUT PAPERS Cut, stick and display Linda Tordoff’s cute Christmas patterns and prints
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Luxe pouffe
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Tassel earrings
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FEELING JOLLY
Cracker cushion
LOVING
Treats and treasures to fall in love with
This issue is all-out, unashamedly Christmas-themed, and I love it. If you’re not quite ready to dive into the festive merriment just yet though, there’s still plenty of lovely things you can craft. Luxury makes like the velvet poufe on page 53 and embroidered bag on page 85 are a treat any time of year, and Sarah Louise Matthews’ delicate foral wreath can be hung on your wall right through to spring. Make sure to check out your bonus magazine, too. Inspired by Nordic living, it’s flled with ways for you to create a cosy, inviting feel for your home over the chilly winter months. Incorporating elements of nature with plenty of texture, it’s how we’ll be styling our homes this season.
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Velvet bag
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75 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make
77 CROCHET DECS Decorate your Christmas tree with a trio of amigurumi characters
85 VELVET BAG Whip up a fancy new bag in no time using sew-on embroidered patches
87 CAKE AND TOPPERS Bake a festive treat – a gingerbread cake decorated with tree-shaped toppers
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Knitted sign
90 EMBROIDERY IDEAS Customise gifts with Scandi motifs
96 TEMPLATES All the shapes for this issue’s makes
106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Jade Fisher on designing a calendar Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...
MAXIMALISM More is more this season – embrace opulent fabrics and decadent details
Glitzy, luxe or plush? Pile it on and don’t forget the pom poms. www.riverisland.com
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Elaborate hand-
carved woodland bed = lavish done right. www. anthropologie.com 02
Nothing says ‘I’m
fancy’ like a candelabra. www.ricebyrice.com 03
An ISSA jumpsuit
worthy of matching marabou layers. www. houseoffraser.co.uk 04
Add Deco vibes with
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a bold mirror. www. outthereinteriors.com 05
Candy-coloured
twinkle toes? Yes please. www.bando.com 06
Statement stationery
for dreamers’ wishlists. www.ohhdeer.com 08
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Think feathers, gold,
and jewel-toned velvet. www.barkerand stonehouse.co.uk 08
Shine bright, tiger.
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Go extra with your 05
earrings. www.booand boofactory.etsy.com
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MAKE IT! TURN THE PAGE TO 07
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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
Celebrate the season Craft a beautiful winter floral wreath from paper – Sarah Louise Matthews shows you how
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Sleigh it Cancel your Christmas jumper shopping and update a plain sweater instead – we show you how
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Snow day
PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
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Forage and feast Create a festive tablescape inspired by nature – Teri Muncey shows you how
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LIVING home tour
Sian Elin’s flat is a DIY tribute to her passion for pattern and colour Words: DOMINIQUE CORLETT Photography: KASIA FISZER
For anyone familiar with designer Sian Elin’s bright, Scandi-inspired fabrics and wallpapers, there can be no mistaking her colourful home. From the mugs and tea towels in the kitchen, to the lampshades and cushions scattered throughout, her cheerful patterns fll the space with her breezy, optimistic style, and serve as the thread that unites all the rooms in her home. The keen-eyed may recognise other bits too, because nearly everything in this fat, located
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LIVING home tour
Sian turns her hand to furniture building too, making a lot of her own tables for the fat.
The mid-century chair was re-upholstered by Florrie and Bill using fabric from Sian’s S/S 2017 collection.
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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: KIT CHEUNG AND MATILDA SMITH
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Comfort & joy Take your Christmas crafting up a notch with Kirsty HartleyÕs fun cracker cushion
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