Mollie Makes issue 93

creatives’ tips for sharing on instagram diy woven denim jacket

MAKE IT!

EASY-SEW

VELVET CUSHIONS BOHO CROCHET

BUNTING

MACRAMÉ PLACEMATS

DOLL'S HOUSE CRAFT ROOM

TROPICAL

PAPER LAMPSHADE

LIBERTY FABRIC

KITCHEN SET RAINBOW SCRUNCHIES &more..

Made for each other

CONTENTS

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AMIGURUMI BEARS

Doll’s house

ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: HELENA STEELE & MATILDA SMITH; MODEL: KATE THOMAS

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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, new season buys for your home

14 TRENDS Shop and craft in paintbox brights

48 HOME TOUR

18 CROCHET BEARS

See inside SMUG Lifestyle Store owner Lizzie Evans’ mid-century nest

The cutest amigurumi pair

26 TEA AND A CHAT

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55 LIBERTY KITCHEN SET

Meet homeware designer Bert Fowler

Whip up a coordinating tea towel and oven mitt in pretty floral prints

31 WOVEN JACKET

59 PAPER LAMPSHADE

Jazz up your denim, festival style

Make a botanical chandelier, cascading with tropical paper leaves and flowers

36 GOOD READ

@MollieMakes

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issue number ninety-three

Have a happy, healthy social media life

62 VELVET CUSHIONS

38 ROPE BAG

Play with colour blocking and simple patchwork to make this luxe duo

Sew the summer basket bag trend pinterest.com/MollieMakes

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43 HANDMADE AWARDS 2018 This year’s categories and how to enter

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67 PULL-OUT PAPERS Bright, upbeat patterns and posters designed by illustrator Nikki Miles

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38 Rope bag

FESTIVAL SEASON

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Velvet cushions

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As I’m writing this, Team Mollie are getting ready for The Handmade Fair at Ragley, our frst craft event of the year. I’ve packed lots of goodies for our creative workshops, exciting surprises for the designers crafting live on stage with me, and extra pocket money for all the treats I’ll want to buy!

If you couldn’t join us, you can still channel those al fresco maker vibes with the summery projects inside this issue. Find the most amazing woven denim jacket on page 31, boho-style crochet bunting on page 88, and an on-trend rope bag on page 38 – this season’s must-have accessory. And, don’t miss the most ingenious use of a suitcase on page 81... We’re ofcially smitten.

Woven jacket

LOVING

Treats and treasures to fall in love with

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Crochet bunting Yvette Streeter Acting Editor

75 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make

76 CROWN AND CAPE Kit little ones out for adventures in a knitted crown and pom pom cape

81 DOLL’S HOUSE MAKES A teeny tiny cushion, rug, banner and balls of yarn for a mini craft room

88 CROCHET BUNTING Boho flags with beads and tassels

93 MACRAMÉ MATS

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Macramé placemats

A pair of knotted zigzag placemats

96 TEMPLATES All you need for this issue’s makes

106 BACK PAGE PROJECT Allison Sadler talks creative freedom and playing by her own rules Subscribe at molliemakes.com

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INTRODUCING trends

THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...

Retro kitsch is brought right up to date with showstopping colours. www.sunjellies.com

PAINTBOX BRIGHTS

PHOTOGRAPHY: JO BRIDGES

This trend’s all about colour blocking with solid crayon hues

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INTRODUCING trends 01

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Nail all the shades in

one with a bright print. www.lisacongdon.com 02

The only way is up,

with Perspex stripes. www.lou-taylor.co.uk 03

You had us at red

Anthro jumpsuit. www. anthropologie.com 04

Cobalt + lilac = new

fave combo. www. eachtoown.com.au 05

Mid-century vibes,

2018 style. www. mardefe.com 06

My milk jug brings all

the boys to the yard.

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www.amara.com 07

Petri dish or paint

palette? Either way, we’re getting one. www.arhoj.com 08

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Scandi essentials.

www.hay.dk/en-gb 09

Up the stakes in

rainbow hues. www. fredaldous.co.uk

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MAKE IT! TURN THE PAGE TO 08

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Hook Sandrine Deveze’s sweet amigurumi pals

PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS; STYLING: HELENA STEELE AND MATILDA SMITH

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PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD; STYLING: HELENA STEELE AND MATILDA SMITH

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Make believe Play pretend with Tiam Safari’s magical dressing up set

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LIVING home tour

Londoner Lizzie Evans of SMUG and her love of ‘Cluttered Minimalism’ Words: LOTTIE STOREY Photography: FIONA MURRAY

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LIVING home tour

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Right: Constantin’s bedroom features vintage kids’ books and toys, stacked next to tiny clothes on classic Vitsoe shelving.

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Boho living Crochet Emma Escott’s sunshine-ready beaded bunting

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