TIME AT HOME
Squeaky clean!
Get your craft on!
Join the eco revolution and craft your own natural sudsy treasures from Making Soap by Kathrin Landmann (£8.99, Search Press). Get to grips with the principles of soap boiling, including the science of combining chemicals and fats, adding colours and essential oils, plus using moulds to create fun shapes. There are 18 projects to try, including laundry soap and shaving foam recipes. Plus, handmade soaps make thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts!
GREATEST SHOW
Try making pretty handmade soaps for Mother’s Day
STUCK ON YOU
Kraft laser cut heart medium scrapbook, £12.50, Paperchase
3 of the best
SCRAPBOOK ALBUMS SPRING BLOOMS
FEATURE STEPHANIE DURRANT
Spiral bound painted flowers scrapbook, £6, Hobbycraft
EASTERN PROMISE
Handmade Japanese crane scrapbook, £12, Paperchase
Make it
MAKE IT
yourself Check out the latest workshops, books and making must-haves
The Creative Craft Show is back from 19 to 22 March at the NEC Birmingham. It’s a haven for crafting enthusiasts, whether you’re a keen papercrafter or nutty about knitting. You’ll find aisle upon aisle of the very latest supplies, ideas and innovations, along with advice from industry experts. When you’re all shopped out, attend one of the Make & Take workshops, which allow you to get hands on with a number of crafts under the supervision of those in the know. Book your tickets now at stitchandhobby.co.uk.
Today is a Good Day A4 print, £15, Letterbox Lane at Etsy
TRY YOUR HAND AT... BRUSH LETTERING
From personalised cards to Instagram-worthy artwork, the creative possibilities are endless when it comes to brush lettering. All you need is a brush pen (only a few pounds from craft shops) and a piece of paper to get started! It’s all about technique, so begin by forming thin upstrokes by applying light pressure on the pen tip and thicker down strokes by applying more pressure. Practise linking these lines together to create letters and in no time you’ll be forming beautiful alphabets. Take your time, practice makes perfect!
Papermania fluid metallic brush markers, £6 for eight, Hobbycraft
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