Do you know about the Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon? It’s that thing where you notice something once – a new word, an idea, a colour – and then it seems you just can’t avoid it. It’s everywhere. But is it really everywhere, or have you just become attuned to it? I’ve been feeling that way about stripes. …
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Best Things: Stripes
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Making Friday: Super simple stripes
In the mood for a super simple, super satisfying creative activity? One that involves masks? No, not THOSE masks, just masking tape. Also, fabric paint and a credit card. C’mon, you’re going to have to watch my little video tutorial to figure out what the heck I’m talking about. CLICK HERE to watch.
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Making Friday – Flow
All I seem to do in these strange days is flail around, feeling impotent, making nothing, getting nowhere. In a frustrated text to a friend I described myself as “disappointingly unfocussed”. She felt the same way. It seems pretty common these days. I even read an article about it – aimed at parents, actually – which …
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Wabi Sabi … or ‘mending’, as your Granny called it
A brief tale about feeling smug about mending holes in a cherished jumper.
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Skinny laMinx Stripes
After all the dottiness last month, we’ve now gone a bit nuts about our stripey patterns. Take a look at the colourful and fun Simple Stripe design. Isn’t that kids’ apron just too cute? Or is it just the effect of our little model, Finn? Our more grown-up aprons also look good in Simple Stripe, but …
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