30th October 2025
I combined art and fashion to bring the beauty of Venice to the Dressmakers Ball in Leicester and to Minerva’s 25th birthday celebration in Manchester.I grew up surrounded by most things handmade and crafted. I was a creative and curious…
15th November 2020
Hello Sewists! I am delighted to announce that I have been asked to be part of the Minerva Makes Team! How excited to be able to showcase my makes on their wonderful new website. For my first project on Minerva,…
14th October 2019
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is an annual Mexican celebration that spiritually reunites the deceased with their family and friends. The festival takes place at midnight from 31st of October and ends on the 2nd of…
8th December 2018
Making your own Christmas decorations is a ritual in my family. It has always been part of the festive fun! From handmade biscuits to painted baubles and what else? Christmas Stockings!!! This year I wanted to juxtapose traditional Christmas themes…
10th November 2018
Christmas is the perfect season to indulge yourself in crafting and to spread your creative wings. It is one of the most joyful times of the year where you can bring imagination to life making your own decorations, gifts and…
9th September 2018
It is now tradition that every September our Queen of craft, Kirstie Allsopp, hosts The Handmade Fair at the Green at Hampton Court Palace. I can’t wait to see her going around with the electric buggy discussing the latest craft…
15th July 2018
If you are a little bit like me and have a ‘joie de vivre’ you will find yourself planning a summer party every year! You don’t need an occasion, but you definitely need a theme. Believe me! It is trendy…
25th March 2018
Pastel eggs, little rabbits, baby chicks and fluffy lambs are some of the traditional symbols of Easter. But this year I decided to take a different view and to get inspired by Mexican culture. I have just returned from Milan…
4th February 2018
This year there are two exceptional and major exhibitions of Frida Kahlo going on display in Europe. The first is now open and hosted in Milan at Mudec Museum. The second will be open at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum…
9th December 2017
Don your apron, roll up your sleeves and discover the amazing book, ‘Making Winter’, about surviving the winter through creativity. A few months ago, on a gloomy London day, I went to the gorgeous Islington yarn shop and haberdashery, Loop,…