Cross Stitcher's 20th birthday

Cross stitch has come on a long way in recent years, with contemporary designs and vintage inspiration to suit style-conscious stitchers. Our friends at CrossStitcher magazine are celebrating their 20th birthday, so we thought we'd share a couple of pretties with you in honour of the event - come along and join the party...

Tutorial Tuesday: homemade washi tape

Washi tape - the pretty fabric sticky stuff from Japan. We love and covet a collection of this pretty masking tape, but it's not always available in the prints or colours you might want, so when we saw this super-easy tutorial from the girls at A Spoonful of Sugar, we asked them to share it with us...

Free taster of Mollie Makes

If you've never seen Mollie Makes before, or maybe you've only just discovered us, we've a free sampler magazine you're gonna love. Flick through this sampler and enjoy our world of lovely makes and thrifted finds. Even better, you can print it or share it with your friends to spread the word about Mollie Makes. There's plenty to discover...

Moodboard Monday: Poodles

The other day a vintage knitted poodle bottle cover caught our eye, and since then we've been spotting poodles everywhere. So, in celebration of those most pampered of pooches, here's our Poodles Moodboard...

Fabric Friday: Feathers

The latest Mollie Makes features feathers as a trend to watch, so we thought we'd track down some feathery fabrics to add a flight of fancy to your next project. Feathers can be fun, whimsical, or sophisticated. You choose...

Jar of hearts

One heart, big love. Make a whole jar of sweethearts for crafting in a hurry. Quick greetings, dressed-up gifts, home decs in fabric and paper… we've a whole lotta love for time-savers and this Sizzix Bigz heart die for the Big Shot Starter kit is pretty versatile. Valentines aren't just for Feb 14th y'know.

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Subscription offer: Granny Square Love

How's this for an incentive to subscribe? Sign up for a monthly issue of Mollie Makes and you can receive this beautiful book Granny Square Love by Sarah London... Read more to see out what's inside...

Mollie Makes issue 11, out now!

Treasure the memories of childhood... Our latest issue is full of sugar and spice and all things mice, with a helping of nostalgic makes and dreams. Inside you'll find seven projects to make, including our three kind mice, designed by Jenny Dixon - with a mousey giveaway on her blog. These tiny toys come complete with miniature knitted cardigan and teeny-weeny Liberty print dress.

Hearts and flowers: behind the scenes

We've been taking a long and lingering look at our Hearts & Flowers feature from issue ten. And just for the delight of it, and, because they are such beautiful photos, we thought we'd share a couple more piccies that didn't make the final cut...

Tutorial Tuesday: Felted hand warmers

It's still pretty nippy out there, and we loved Jenny Warner's make-in-a-moment hand warmers so much we had to share them with you. So easy, so thrifty and so cute! Read more to find out how to make these felted heart hand warmers…