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Bright ideas, fabulous products, clever tips & quick reads

DIY BRIDAL BOUQUET

Professional florists might like to skip over this entry, since we’re showing such a

clever alternative to traditional fresh flowers to be carried down the aisle. Maize Hutton

created this glorious bunch of colour, using Styrofoam for the base and support. Go

to maizehutton.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-crocheted-flower-wedding-bouquet.html

for more (including links to a couple of the original flower patterns she used – one by

Daniela Herbertz, http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rose-brooch-2, and the other

by Carolyne, http://www.thepartyartisan.co.uk/article.asp?article=33&pID=5). All you

brides-to-be out there should make a vow to get crafty with your flowers.

REELY EASY LISTENING

For crafters who have everything, how about

spooled headphone-cord organisers for their

next present? These keep tangles at

bay – and they’re inexpensive,

which is always a bonus.

You can buy them

online through Yellow

Octopus. Just go to

http://www.yellowoctopus.

com.au/spooled.

Getting the hang of knitting

Multiple colours are always fun ... they lift the

spirits and, in this case, the decorating scheme.

Suspend this merry Knitter’s Mobile from your

workroom or kid’s-room ceiling, and you’ll feel

cheery right away. It’s from the creative and

colourful Penny Graham-Jones, from Planet Penny,

and she can teach you how to make one of these

if you go to planetpenny.co.uk/wp-content/

uploads/2013/06/Knitting-Mobile.pdf. Her yummy

Etsy store (www.etsy.com/shop/PlanetPennyUK)

has a whole collection of other bright ideas, too.

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