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issue number fifty one
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61 Crochet
chunky rug
INTRODUCING... living
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easter makes
The latest news from the world of handmade
Fill your life and home with crafted goodness
9 introducing…
51 LIVING
Handpicked crafty happenings
Our top picks of the most lovely buys for a hand-crafted, creative home
16 trends Three ways with the doodle patterns trend, plus our top product picks
22 welcome spring Crochet an Easter-themed potholder and sew a retro bluebird garland
32 tea and a chat Zoe Pearson tells us what it’s like being Pinterest’s UK Community Manager
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38 crochet doilies
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54 HOME TOUR Inge Cremer’s home reflects her whole family’s creative lifestyles
61 crochet rug Make a giant statement rug in shades of coral, turquiose and grey
63 squirrel peg bag Sew up a cute laundry buddy, or turn him into a fun kids’ toy
Lacy neon coasters and doilies
67 pull-out papers display it!
42 good read
Posters, papers, gift tags and toppers designed by Jillian Phillips
How are we crafting the economy? pinterest.com/MollieMakes
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44 Bunny plushie Sew a cuddly rabbit for kids
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Embellished collar
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Upcycled suitcase
hatching plans
It’s been a month of exciting meetings here at Mollie HQ, and it’s always a pleasure collaborating with Queen Pin, Zoe Pearson (pictured above, left), Pinterest’s UK Community Manager. The eagle-eyed amongst you will know Zoe from early editions of Mollie Makes, when she wrote crafty travel features and city guides for us. Look where she is now! Read all about her career journey, and what it’s like to pin for a living on page 32. I can reveal a little of our chats, too: we’re joining forces with Pinterest for the Mollie Makes Handmade Awards 2015. You’ll find full details of how to enter in our next issue, on sale April 7. Till then, have an ace Easter and enjoy our seasonal makes (and share them via #molliemakers)!
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Treats and treasures to fall in love with Beautiful things to adore and make
78 collectOR Stockpiling vintage scarves…
79 scarf cushion …and refashion them. We show you how
83 beaded necklace
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Doodle crockery
Yarn-wrap beads for a statement piece
86 spring jumper A colourful, sleeveless knit for spring
91 suitcase re-fresh Give a vintage case a new lease of life
95 sparkly collar Sequins and mustard yellow - yum!
106 the back page project Becky Ho-Hale adores party planning Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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Yarn-wrapped necklace
on the cover PhotographY: Philip sowels, styling: helena tracey and jen gardner
77 loving Lara Watson Editor
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INTRODUCING trends
This month we’re obsessing about...
doodles & shapes
Photograph: joanna henderson, styling: charlotte love
Break out of the traditional pattern and go freestyle...
We love the simplicity of these cut-out style prints. www.seventy tree.bigcartel.com
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Forget plaid or polka
– here’s our new fave fashion print. www. loelaloela.etsy.com 02
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For a more subtle
take on the trend, try these hand-drawn chevron earrings. www.amillioncity
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You know we can’t
resist a good planter. www.leifshop.com 04
Say hello to your
new Netflix marathon snuggle buddy. www. arrohome.com 05
It’s like the pictures
we doodle while on the 07
phone... www.lamal
Photograph: alisa bourke
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We love the 90s
feel of this simple monochrome cushion. www.depeapa.etsy.com 07
DIY doodle eggs
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– one to try with the kids? www.alisaburke. blogspot.co.uk
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PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY, JEN GARDNER
It’s warming up out there, so prep your home for Easter with Sandrine Deveze's exclusive crochet plant pot covers and Samantha Stas's bluebird garland
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Describe your style in a few words. Happy, quirky, colourful.
tea and a chat with…
ZOE PEARSON Community manager for Pinterest by day, crafter, blogger and interiors nut by night – Zoe is living the creative dream Words: HANNAH BULLIVANT Photographs: KRISTY NOBLE
Online pinboard website Pinterest is the creative girl’s best friend. The No.1 culprit for lost hours spent fantasising about our dream kitchens, holiday wishlists and perfect wardrobes, it’s escapism at its most visually appealing. It’s also a beloved source of inspiration for craft projects, with millions of boards covering every technique and style you could possibly imagine. Zoe Pearson works there as its community marketing manager – a dream job in anyone’s books. Zoe’s background in all things social media, 32 MOLLIEMAKES.COM 51
her skills as a general web content queen, and her stint at powerhouse Google (the job which necessitated an Edinburgh-London relocation) meant she was the perfect contender for the role. Here, she gets to work with dreamy brands and ace bloggers, run some very cool events and, of course, pin to her heart’s content. Zoe never switches her creative brain off – her spare time is spent exploring London’s markets, eateries and boozers; seeking out street art, or spending time at her colourful, happy home.
Which books and magazines are currently on your bedside table? 36 Hours in Europe, a huge tome of a book that’s making me want to take long weekends everywhere. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, which I’ve just read for the bloggers’ book club I run with Amy from Daisy Fay, and am re-reading as it was so good. I’ve also got Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham and a book called Salt, Sugar, Fat which I’m obsessed with. Name your top three creative blogs. Right now, I’m loving Fall For DIY (www. fallfordiy.com), Charlotte Lovey’s blog and Instagram pictures brighten up my feed every day (www.charlottelovey.blogspot. co.uk), and one of my long-term favourties is Planet Fur (www.planetfur.nl). How on Earth did you score your job at Pinterest? I had a similar-ish job at Google and wasn’t on the hunt for a new one but, by chance, Pinterest dropped me a line about the role one Friday. I spent the whole of the following weekend thinking ‘Ooooh, Pinterest’ and by Monday I knew that I had to ask more about the job. I’d never even imagined working for Pinterest,
INTRODUCING tea & a chat
‘Everyone at Pinterest is really quite brilliant and interesting.’
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let alone dreamed of it, but here I am! I regularly get a ‘pinch me, I think I’m dreaming’ feeling, then look around, and think ‘oh this is real!’ The people here are really quite brilliant and interesting. With Pinterest, it’s all about your interests, your hobbies and your plans, and everyone who works here has them by the bucket load. We work really hard but we really do have fun at the same time. When you’re passionate and excited about what you do, it’s hard not to enjoy it all – even the late nights and the long hours.
What does a typical working day look like for you? Is working at Pinterest as fun as it sounds? The joy of Pinterest is that there’s no typical day. I could be doing any of the following: writing Pinterest editorials, meeting lovely bloggers, organising a themed event, looking at the trends on Pinterest, speaking to a journalist, working with editors and publishers, presenting at a conference, and so much more. It keeps me busy, but it is really fun and I always manage to squeeze in some pinning, too!
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The living room.
“It’s our crafting/
lights up the room with a rosy glow.”
record playing/
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eating/ singing/
Zoe’s ‘menufesto’
for living life.
watching a movie
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The house is
space,” Zoe
HQ for Zoe’s blog:
explains. “It’s not
“I’ve filled our home
the brightest room
with inspirational
in the house, but as
things, it’s a great
the sun goes down it
place to work.”
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Tutti Frutti Add some zing to afternoon tea with Ayda Algin’s just-for-us neon and lace coasters
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Allotment Thief Mischievous kids will find a new partner-in-crime in the form of Helen Dickson’s cheeky bunny plushie
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