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BROOCH &
COSY KNIT SLIPPERS
NECKLACE KIT
MAKE IT!
NEEDLEFELT
SCANDI VILLAGE
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TRY A TERRARIUM!
NEW YEAR IDEAS
POMPOM KNITTED SCARF DESKTOP
CALENDAR
ALPINE WRISTWARMERS PARTY COASTERS
3INNER MERMAID MAKES FOR YOUR
SEWING HACK
FROM THROW TO CAPE
&more..
e m o c l We e m o h
CONTENTS
issue number sixty one
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SCANDI HOUSES
ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY AND JEN GARDNER, MODEL: LEANNE MEGSON
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Cracker piñata
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
Our top picks of the most lovely buys for a hand-crafted, creative home
14 TRENDS Three ways with mermaid style, plus our top shopping picks
48 HOME TOUR
20 FELT VILLAGE
55 DESK CALENDAR
Needlefelt a tiny terrarium village for your shelf or mantelpiece
Learn how to marble using nail polish
28 TEA AND A CHAT
An eclectic, vintage Parisian abode
59 CORD COASTERS An easy make for spillage-free gatherings
With biscuit queen Nikki McWilliams
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63 DECOUPAGED TRAY Put those scraps of gift wrap to pretty use
An XXL-sized party accessory to make New Year’s Eve go with a bang
67 PULL-OUT PAPERS EXCLUSIVE!
38 GOOD READ
Marbled and geo papers, plus affirmation posters for the new year
Can craft help lift the winter blues? pinterest.com/MollieMakes
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40 SEWING HACK Turn an IKEA throw into a cape
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100 TEMPLATES Everything you need to make all the issue’s projects
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Candy cones
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Upcycled gift wrap
NEW STARTS
Happy new year Mollie Makers! We’ve packed this issue with a couple of last-minute festive makes and lots of party projects and winter warmers. We also wanted to inspire you to get things in order for the new year – try our desk tidy projects on pages 55, 89 and 63. There’s a theme emerging at Mollie Makes HQ for 2016: Reinvention. Our new series, the Start Up Starter Kit on page 82 will look at different ways you can start turning your creativity into cash. On that note, we’ve updated our copyright terms to make it clearer which projects you can make to sell. Read about it on the right-hand side of page 6 and look out for our new ‘Make to sell’ tag: Challenge yourself to start something new this year. It’s an amazing feeling, guaranteed!
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Pom pom scarf
LOVING
Treats and treasures to fall in love with 77 LOVING Beautiful things to adore and make
Lara Watson Editor
78 COLLECTOR Magical snowglobes from far-off lands
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79 WRIST WARMERS
Easy sew blanket hack
With knitted snowy mountain peaks
82 GOOD READ Make money from your craft skills
84 CONE GARLAND For filling with sweets and treats
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Alpine wrist warmers
89 FOX SLIPPERS Knit some grown-up novelty slippers
89 STITCHED PEN POT Make 2016 your most organised year
97 POM POM SCARF In jewel tones to brighten dull days Subscribe at molliemakes.com
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INTRODUCING trends
THIS MONTH WE’RE OBSESSING ABOUT...
MERMAID STYLE Move over, unicorns – we’ve got a new favourite mystical creature
Stand out in a dress as shimmering and dreamy as the ocean. www.coast-stores.com
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Glitter lashes,
because why not?
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www.notonthehigh street.com/niclove 02
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Pop in your hair after
combing it with a fork... www.bando.com 03
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..then keep your fork
safe in this bag. www. skinnydiplondon.com 04
Just in case you can’t
keep it a secret. www.
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ilovecrafty.etsy.com 05
For adorning your
underwater boudoir. www.notonthehigh street.com/korla 06
Just the thing for
serving seafood. www. suiteonestudio.com 07
Up your hostess
game with some gold flecked coasters. www. anthropologie.com/uk 08
This two litre candle
should see you all through winter. www. anthropologie.com/uk 09
If we can’t wear
a real tail, this midi skirt will do nicely. www.topshop.com
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Down the garden path
Needlefelt yourself Gretel Parker’s mini terrarium village – we guarantee it’ll become your new craft addiction
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Describe your style in a few words? Bold and bright with a nostalgic twist.
Reaching your goals with…
NIKKI MCWILLIAMS Our Handmade Awards established business winner reveals the secrets behind her label and shares her top social media tips Words: HANNAH BULLIVANT Photographs: KRISTY NOBLE
Nikki McWilliams first began making gifts to sell while at school, then moved on to co-organising a series of craft markets while studying for her degree in fine art and drawing. So it makes total sense that she’d decide to set up her own handmade homewares label in 2009. A joyful tribute to her love of pop art and British culture plus her fascination with the ritual of the tea break, her label bears the fruit of her fine art training and understanding of colour. She’s best known for her iconic British biscuit designs, which appear on everything 28 MOLLIEMAKES.COM 61
from cushions and wall hangings to sticky tape in her busy online shop. Nikki’s label grew quickly, with orders flooding in from all over the world. Textile printing is now outsourced to British factories in order to keep up with demand (ethical production is a priority), while sewing and design are kept in house. She won the established business award at the Mollie Makes Handmade Awards 2015, which she sweetly says was a real career highlight. We visited Nikki in her colourful Scottish home to find out more.
What’s a typical working day for you? Every day is different, and that’s just how I like it! I always start the morning with a cuppa, and visit the post office at least once. I’m involved with all areas of my business: designing new products, taking photographs and doing admin too. The balance between tasks usually shifts depending on what time of year it is. For example, at Christmas time it’s all hands on deck making sure everyone’s orders go out on time. Where do you currently work? My partner Michael (a fine artist) and I had separate studios when we lived in Glasgow but when we moved [to a sleepy hamlet just outside] we were able to afford more space, so now we both have a studio at home. Our house is full of light and decorated just how we like it, so it’s a lovely place to both live and work. What projects are you currently working on? I’m currently working on some exciting collaborations. The first is with Kim from Finest Imaginary (www.finestimaginary. com). We met on Twitter a few years ago and she went on to design my website. She
INTRODUCING tea & a chat
‘I’ll doodle an idea, then forget about it for years before coming back to it.’
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on deck making sure everyone’s orders go out on time. Where do you currently work? My partner Michael (a fine artist) and I had separate studios when we lived in Glasgow but when we moved [to a sleepy hamlet just outside] we were able to afford more space, so now we both have a studio at home. Our house is full of light and decorated just how we like it, so it’s a lovely place to both live and work.
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Nikki in her home
ware sits in Nikki’s
studio. Two white
kitchen, from a tea
IKEA desks sit
set to quirky salt
side-by-side, so she
and pepper shakers
and partner Michael
and old milk bottles.
can work together. 02
An eclectic
collection of serving
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Who can resist a
miniature biscuit cushion (or three)?
I COULD DO THAT…
Glitter candles
Just because it’s dark outside, it doesn’t mean your home has to go down the same route. We’re upping our sparkle and neon game with this oh-so-easy idea from Papermash. Fill mini milk bottles (available from the website) halfway with gold glitter then add neon candles. Matching twine around the top makes for a finishing touch, and there you go – sparkle and colour for winter nights. Just add Netflix, hot chocolate and a crochet blanket. www.papermash.co.uk
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Smash and Grab Make that New Year’s eve party go with a bang by hanging Lana Red’s supersized cracker piñata
PHOTOGRAPHY: JESSE WILD, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY AND JEN GARDNER, MODEL: LEANNE MEGSON
Sewing
hack
From throw to cape Transform an IKEA staple into your new winter go-to with Sophie Simpson’s exclusive blanket cover-up tutorial
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Sew up Mary Dugan’s last-minute festive cone garland – what treats will go in yours?
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