Mollie Magazine

MollieMakes is a brand new lifestyle and craft magazine which brings you the best of craft online, a look inside the homes of the world’s most creative crafters, tutorials on inspiring makes, round ups of the most covetable stash and tours of the crafty capitals of the world.Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find on printed newsstand copies.

THE SLOW LIVING ISSUE Mollie

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

KNOW YOUR KNOTS • ISABELLA STRAMBIO’S RUSTIC MACRAMÉ MAKES ARE ALL ABOUT SIMPLE, SLOW LIVING VIBES

ISABELLA STRAMBIO

SHELLS ON THE BEACH • ADD A CHIC SEASIDE look to your HOME DÉCOR with seashell ACCESSORIES

SHE MAKES SEA SHELLS • CHANNEL SOME MORE SUMMERY SEASIDE VIBES WITH THIS SEASON’S FAVOURITE SHAPE IN CRAFTS TO SUIT YOUR EVERY STYLE

OH I COULD DO THAT

NEST • INTERIORS | DIY | CRAFTS

COLOUR creative • WITH A PASSION FOR BRIGHT BOLD INTERIORS, GILL CORRIGAN HAS TURNED HER EX-RENTAL 1930S BUNGALOW INTO A FUN-FILLED PLAYFUL HOME

HIGH IMPACT COLOUR • Transforming the way our homes look, but also the way we feel, bold, beautiful colour is a style that never goes out of fashion

Pompom bedspread • Want a quick, easy way to pep up your home décor? Add a scattering of colourful pompoms to a blanket for an instant, on-trend update

COME ON OVER • YOUR SUMMER SPREAD IS SORTED WITH LOUISE GRANT’S EASY PAINTED CERAMIC VASES

LOUISE GRANT • The designer behind our beautiful cover make reveals all about running her own business, finding inspiration and her love of homeware. www.pimpupyourplants.com

OH I COULD DO THAT

SHADES OF SUMMER • STEP INTO THE NEW SEASON AND TURN YOUR HOME INTO A RESTFUL RETREAT WITH OUR FAVOURITE FRESH SUMMER SHADES

PLEATS C’EST CHIC! • VICTORIA RICHARDS SHOWS US AN EASY HACK TO DIY THE PLEATED LAMPSHADE TREND

VICTORIA RICHARDS

MY HOME VIBES • CREATE AN AMBIANCE WITH A TRICK OF THE LIGHT – WE’VE ROUNDED UP OUR FAVOURITE ACCOUNTS WITH BRIGHT IDEAS FOR DIY LAMPSHADES.

ONE OF A KIND

Story to tell • ABBIE SMITH’S SUMMER REVIVAL GOES FROM TABLECLOTH TO COVERUP IN A FEW STEPS

ABBIE SMITH

Embrace the JOMO • Forget about FOMO; by adopting a slower pace of life, it’s time to really appreciate the unrivalled joy of missing out

OLIVE, PARMESAN & THYME BREADSTICKS • THESE BREADSTICKS ARE SO VERSATILE FLAVOURWISE — TRY SPREADING THEM WITH PESTO OR HARISSA PASTE FOR SOME SPICY HEAT. MAKE A BATCH OF THESE TODAY AND FREEZE HALF FOR YOUR NEXT LUNCH.

OH I COULD DO THAT

FOAMING HANDWASH • A ZESTY-SCENTED ALTERNATIVE TO YOUR EVERYDAY REGULAR SOAP

WAX WORKS • Brighten a summer tablescape, cast a soothing scent throughout your home or complete a pastel-themed shelf by creating your own candle with one of these kits, which are composed of soy or beeswax for a cleaner burn

LENGTHENING CURTAINS • Bid sweet dreams to daylight poking beneath ill-fitting curtains and disturbing your sleep. Lucy Tiffney shows you how to add floor-length drama to window displays that fall short

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JULY • Atia delves into her ever-increasing fabric scrap stash to weave, knit and stitch beautiful makes with her daughter