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As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, the winter witches of the north take to the sky. Meet Bente (above left). She’s a festive Halloween and Christmas witch. With her pointy red hat and a dress speckled with yellow moons and stars, she hovers mid air[.....]
Wayne Charmer is passionate about colour and texture. His beautiful glass work is based on the power of colour, which he uses to stimulate or soothe the mind of the viewer.
We’re so used to seeing stark furniture and furnishings, that you can’t help but be drawn to Wayne’s bold, illuminated wall hangings.[.....]
Following on from yesterday’s ethical theme, Worn Again is another environmentally aware company that makes shoes for people who want good-looking feet, without a guilty conscience. Everything from old coffee bags, car seats, reclaimed jeans and raggedy old suits are given a new lease of life as hip, edgy trainers.
Worn Again explains[.....]
British Summer Time officially ends this Sunday (29th Oct), so don’t forget to put your clocks back. For me this means an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning. However, some people have different ideas entirely. In a recent and bizarre conversation with my sister, she mentioned that she ’saves her hour’.[.....]
Looking stylish and living a cruelty free lifestyle needn’t be mutually exclusive. Beyond Skin have proved this with their classic, yet unique collection of vegetarian/vegan shoes.
In 2001 owner Natalie Dean set out to create beautiful, handmade and ethical footwear, that was produced ‘in a manner that is non-exploitative to animals or humans[.....]
I’ve got a thing about hair accessories. With some people it’s shoes, with me it’s hair slides (and handbags of course). Just look at these lovely hair barrettes from Little Something. They’re so cute. Each one has been handmade by Mara Greenaway.
My favourite is the Snowflake Barrette (above left). [.....]
Feeling sad today. Remember I told you a while ago that my sister is about to move to Scotland? Well, she leaves today. We said our goodbyes last night and I left to her finish the remaining packing (and repaper the wall that Monty the cat had scratched). So today’s post[.....]
Textile artist, Margaret Taylor has recently opened an online shop to sell her unusual handmade accessories. Margaret makes bags, wall hangings and journal/album covers, as well as working on individual commissions and running a number of workshops.
The bags and journal covers shown above have been created by the manipulation of[.....]
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