leather alternative phone wrist strap

I got some beautiful samples of natural rubber a while ago, which were quite small but I didn’t know what to do with them. The natural wild rubber is from the Amazon forest, harvested sustainably by local tribes, supporting indigenous livelihoods. It’s so cool to see and feel these natural products and realise that most…

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rondel stacking ring

These cute rondel donut stones were so cute I wanted to make a ring that could show off the fun shape. The ring is made with 925 sterling silver and can be stacked or worn on it’s own and available in 4 stones. Find them on Etsy or buy directly below. Adjustable sizing in 3…

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leather link rainbow phone strap

I started making phone straps using scrap leathers, it creates such a beautiful rainbow effect, I’m really in love with how it looks. I find it hard to throw away scrap pieces of leather because it seems such a waste but it was also becoming a problem so I had to come up with a…

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new design – spiral double piercing earrings

I’ve just added a new design to my earring collection. It’s a continuous spiral earring that looks like you have more piercings than you actually have. So the single piercing option looks like a double piercing and the double piercing the photo above looks like a triple piercing. One of the ‘hoops’ is hammered so…

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time poor, book rich

Too many books to read and not enough time to read! Do you know what I mean?! I had intended to write some thoughts I had about each book, but I soon realised that I just didn’t have the time or mental capacity to this and would rather spend my time reading 😭 These are…

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a new batch of bookmonsters

Meet the new batch of bookmonsters ready to journey into whatever adventures you go on. They’ll guard your spot where you left off with a vengeance and they’ll keep you company from the scariest of moments to crying from heartbreak to laughter! Each one is hand painted and one of a kind. Find them in…

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when life gives you moth holes…

When life gives you moth holes… make embroidery! At the start of winter I took out all my wool jumpers knowing some already had holes in. Seemed like such a waste to cast them aside and I wanted to try my hand at some visible mending so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to practice.…

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how the future will imagine now

I was having a conversation my friend who was telling me about London Mithraeum an archaeological discovery in London of the Roman era, nearly 2000 years ago. As she explained to me what she had learnt it prompted me to think of the similarities to two books I had read recently: The Power by Naomi…

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are you a book monster?

Do you have piles of books waiting to be read? These book monsters will conquer them in no time! I love making these little book monsters. They are all one of a kind and I’m using my tiny leather scraps for the appliqué and all hand painted. I hope they brighten someone’s reading, diary, planner…

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the importance of books

The threat of ‘books will become obsolete’ gets thrown around every time some new technology emerges. It feels safe to say that books are here to stay, maybe it’s the human nature of needing to tell stories? Of course the format has expanded, and in some ways become more inclusive. (eBooks, Kindle, audiobooks, not to…

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