From the monthly archives: July 2009
Terrariums by mooshoopork on Etsy I’ve noticed a trend on Etsy lately towards filling every piece of unwanted glassware with moss, sticking a lid on it, and letting it grow. I for one, am a massive fan of this move and would love to have a shelf filled with charming vintage glass bottles and jars, [...]
I apologise in advance for this rather self-centred post, however we really wanted to take a moment to thank the glorious and wonderful Wee Birdy for writing a great feature about crafts in London and including us! Wee Birdy is one of my real must-read blogs, full of pretty things and stuff to spend my [...]
What a fantastic evening! Finishing School was bursting with eager artists at our second lesson: life drawing. Louise Reade managed to calm us down, suppress the giggles and get us to focus on making that first mark and loosening up our personal interpretations of the human body, helped by our superb model Steven Wheeler. It’s [...]
The more time I spend on Etsy, on reading blogs, and chatting to people about Finishing School, the more I realise there’s a massive community of crafters out there. The world is full of people making their own things to sell or to enjoy, as well as talking to each other, sharing ideas and basically [...]
These 13 ladies are all photographers. They’re all from different corners of the US, but decided to embark on a trip together, to build relationships, find inspiration and support. As soon as I stumbled upon their blog from the trip I was smitten. Not only do I love the idea and the adventure, the photography [...]
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