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WHEN YOU WANT TO FEEL COSY BUT FIERCE, Desmond and Dempsey have got your back. Combining beautiful tailoring with a relaxed silhouette, this Jag Print Long Set is the best pair of PJs we’ve laid eyes on since the Grease slumber party. Made in 100% cotton, they even promise to help you sleep better. Nab them in cream or navy, then squirrel them away and start prepping your very own Christmas Eve box. www.desmondanddempsey.com IF LUCY OGDEN’S CERAMICS DON’T CONVINCE YOU TO SHOP SMALL This year, we’re not sure what will. Inspired by the wilds of the South Downs, she gives wolves, birds and woodlands an abstract fairytale feel by cutting tiny paper shapes to adorn her hand-built pieces. Finished with coloured slip and sgraffito detailing, Lucy’s plates, platters and…

TATTY DEVINE We’ve teamed up with jewellery legends Tatty Devine to offer a 20% discount on their Classic Collection. Showcasing their most iconic and loved designs, it’s a one-use only code, so choose wisely. Enter MYCLASSICTATTY at the checkout – offer ends 31st Dec 2018. www.tattydevine.com MERI MERI Our go-to brand for partyware, fun homewares, and generally making us happy, Meri Meri are giving you 20% off with code MollieMakes100. Fill your basket, as it’s a one-use only code. Offer ends 27th Dec 2018. www.merimeri.co.uk BOHEMIA DESIGN Bohemia works with artisan producers and craftspeople worldwide, and sell their own line of gorgeous homewares and accessories alongside sourced vintage delights. Shop using MOLLIEMAKES20 and get 20% off boho vibes for your home. www.bohemiadesign.co.uk MISS POMPOM Indie knitwear brand Miss Pompom brings…

HOW TO MAKE A NEEDLEPOINT CLUTCH BAG MATERIALS ■ 5 count plastic canvas ■ 60cm (23 /8") blue jumbo pom pom trim ■ Black felt ■ One ball of super chunky yarn in blue ■ Size 14 tapestry needle ■ 23cm (9 /8") blue zip ■ Sewing needle ■ Matching thread It’s no secret that Team Mollie love retro techniques made modern. Needlepoint is the latest craft heartthrob to catch our eye and so we’re back into plastic canvas in a big way. This time around there’s not a bookmark or tissue box cover in sight though – where we’re going, there’s only contemporary texture and bold colours. The neat leaf stitch repeat makes this goes-with-everything accessory a total breeze to stitch. 01 Cut two panels…

YOUR GIFT BY SIMONE GOODING Use a 0.25cm ( /8") seam allowance throughout. Use blanket stitch and two strands of embroidery thread throughout unless stated otherwise. 01 Using the templates on the opposite page, cut two head pieces, two body pieces, four arms and four ears from the beige felt. Cut one shirt front and two shirt back pieces from the blue felt. From the yellow felt, cut one party hat piece. Cut one bow tie piece from the navy felt. 02 Place two head pieces right side (RS) together and sew with beige thread, leaving an opening at marked point between the base and darts. Match the dart seams and sew, turn RS out, then stuff firmly. Using four strands of black thread, stitch two French knots for eyes.…

Swedish macramé artist Fanny Zedenius is truly a one-woman show. Working from her studio – a corner of her living room in her “rather small” but beautiful home in Stockholm – Fanny hand-makes macramé art for her business, Createaholic. She sends orders to clients all over the world, working away to loud music to keep her inspired: “I mostly listen to songs from the 60s and 70s, but recently I’ve listened to a lot of classics from the 90s!” What started as a passionate hobby has gone from strength to strength, with Fanny even releasing a book, Macramé -The Craft Of Creative Knotting ForYour Home, in 2017. What makes Fanny’s work stand out from the rest – besides it being aesthetically stunning – is the passion that shines through every…

WEBSITE TO WATCH BASH PARTY GOODS Indie brand Bash specialise in modern party supplies you won’t want to save for special occasions, from piñatas and sprinkles to napkins in 80s patterns and statement prints. In fact, we may or may not have just ordered a stack of our favourite paper plates to jazz up boring desk lunches. www.bashpartygoods.com 01 You can rely on bona fide party starters Meri Meri to come up with the goods if you need a playful print. Part of a set, this one’s right on the money – a reminder not to take life too seriously. www.merimeri.com 02 If you’re hankering after a high impact mural but you’re no Matisse, shortcut your way there with a bit of wallpaper power. Ingrid + Mika’s colour block Sentiments…

HOW TO MAKE MARBLED MUGS MATERIALS ■ Plain white mugs ■ Nail varnish ■ Gold gilding paint ■ Black porcelain pen ■ Large bowl ■ Cocktail stick ■ Nail varnish remover ■ Masking tape ■ Clear gloss finishing spray Got a few last-minute Christmas gifts still to sort out? Make one of these mugs for each of your besties, marbling with their favourite shades, then wrap them up together with fancy loose leaf tea or hot chocolate. We’re loving the all-out teabreak glamour of that splattered marble effect dipped in gold and reckon these would go down an absolute storm as ‘congrats on your new job’ mugs, too. And now our ridiculous hoard of nail varnishes is completely justified. You could go one step further with personalising your mugs by…

HOW TO MAKE CREATIVE GIFT WRAP MATERIALS ■ Wrapping paper ■ Sticky tape ■ Washi tape ■ Velvet ribbon For the confetti parcel ■ Sheets of colourful paper ■ Circle hole punch ■ Cellophane For the pom pom parcel ■ Wool roving ■ Washing-up liquid ■ Glue For the papercut parcel ■ Patterned wrapping paper ■ Craft knife ■ Cutting mat Once the Christmas shopping, making or baking is done, it’s time to unleash your inner paper artist. Playing with colour combos, pattern vs texture and all the ribbons, that’s the kind of wrapping we’re here for. These three ideas will inspire you to ramp up the fun factor for this year’s Christmas gifts, and you can go wild raiding your paper and trimmings stash to come up with your…

“Discover the thing you can’t stop thinking about.” I’d always wanted to be an artist, but it wasn’t until I discovered amigurumi that I finally became one. When I made my first doll, Henry, I was ecstatic. Although Henry looked bean-like, the possibilities of amigurumi amazed me. Now, creating my latest pattern Cloud Cutie gives me the same thrill. Seeing a design leap off the page into the real world never fails to make me do a happy dance! Making amigurumi perfectly suits me and I only discovered it three years ago. I get to play with bright yarn while listening to podcasts and finish with an adorable doll. I started my crochet business Tiny Curl shortly after falling in love with the craft because crochet became an obsession. My…

HOW TO MAKE A TINSEL SKIRT MATERIALS ■ 2m (78¾") silver ribbon, 10cm (4") wide ■ 2m (78¾") silver fringed lametta tinsel strips, fringe approx. 45cm (17¾") long ■ Felt pen ■ Matching sewing thread Channel your inner Christmas tree and swish into party season wearing the ritziest skirt there is. Ribbon, shiny tinsel fringing and a bit of machine sewing and you’ve got a look that’ll literally outshine everything else in your wardrobe. Not only is this piece simple to make, you can easily personalise it by using longer fringing, trimming it to a shorter length, or picking a different tinsel colour to play with. Maximum glitter, minimum effort. The sparkly skirt is worn wraparound style, tying together at the back or the side. 01 Wrap the ribbon around…

While winter is a brilliant time to indulge in a little hygge – whether that’s journaling or drawing by candlelight, curling up with crochet or a good book by the fire, or a little seasonal home styling – it’s also a time when the shorter days and lack of daylight can leave you in need of a lift. But paying attention to your choice of hues – be it in your crafting or interior décor – can really influence your mood and your mindset. Colour hunters, stand by. Accessory designer and lifestyle blogger Joanna Payne, who runs Adventures & Tea Parties (www.adventuresandteaparties.co.uk), enjoys working with vivid brights during summer, but the arrival of winter doesn’t mean she switches to grey. “I love the combination of hot pink or mustard yellow…

These beautiful photographs of Kara Whitten’s home should be enough to convince you of her passion for colour, but even if that doesn’t swing it, the fact that she uses the word a record-breaking 21 times during our interview surely will. She’s created a space that sings out her devotion to design and playful interiors. With bold painted walls throughout the house, this is not a home for the monochromatically inclined – strictly colour-lovers only. Kara – who works as Creative Director of her vibrant product design brand Kailo Chic – husband Brandon and kids Madeline, aged nine, and Parker, aged five, moved into the house back in 2014. “At the time I hadn’t started blogging and wasn’t on social media, so I didn’t need a ‘pretty’ house to photograph.…

HOW TO MAKE A CROCHET CAPE MATERIALS ■ DROPS Baby Merino, 100% wool, 175m/191yd per 50g, 5 (7, 9) balls of Old Pink (027) ■ 4mm (UK8, US G/6) crochet hook ■ Yarn needle ■ Button ■ Pom pom maker TENSION Approx. 18 sts and 10 rows in treble crochet to measure 10cm (4") ABBREVIATIONS (UK)  st(s) stitch(es) ch chain tr treble rep repeat prev previous yrh yarn round hook FPtr front post treble – yrh, insert hook from the front of your work to the back, around the back of the indicated st and back through to the front, yrh and draw round the back of the post of the indicated st, (yrh and draw through 2 loops) twice BPtr back post treble – yrh, insert hook from the…