My name is Laura "Lupin" Howard, I'm a not-quite-grown-up girl living in England who likes to make and do. I drink a lot of tea, am partial to a nice bit of cake and am completely obsessed with felt.
I've been selling my work online as Lupin Handmade since 2007. I sell handmade felt brooches, flower headbands, animal masks and other fun stuff in my online shop plus digital sewing patterns for people to use in their own projects. I also have shops on Etsy, DaWanda and Folksy.
All my feltworks are 100% handstitched, and all pieces are cut by hand from my own original patterns. No mechanised cutters, no sewing machine and definitely no glue - just me and my scissors and a needle and thread. Oh, and quite a few cups of tea...
When I'm not making things, I'm usually writing about making things. My first book - Super-Cute Felt, - was published in 2011 by CICO Books. It's available to buy from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and many other bookshops.You can also buy signed copies from my online shop. My second book, Super-Cute Felt Animals will be published this autumn.
I also share lots of free projects here on my blog and have written tutorials for various craft publications including: So Pretty! Felt, Stash Happy: Felt, Fa La La La Felt, and Heart-Felt Holidays
. You can see my other published tutorials here.
I blog about my business, and about my personal crafting adventures. I always have a long list of new makes on my to do list! I first discovered the joys of blogging when I started my Crafting 365 project to be crafty every day and blog about my progress. Lots of other crafters have since begun their own Crafting 365 projects, sharing the photos on Flickr. I think of my blog as a journal of my crafty life, and love how it's connected me to a whole community of amazingly creative and supportive people.
When I'm not making things, I'm usually writing about making things. My first book - Super-Cute Felt, - was published in 2011 by CICO Books. It's available to buy from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and many other bookshops.You can also buy signed copies from my online shop. My second book, Super-Cute Felt Animals will be published this autumn.
I also share lots of free projects here on my blog and have written tutorials for various craft publications including: So Pretty! Felt, Stash Happy: Felt, Fa La La La Felt, and Heart-Felt Holidays
. You can see my other published tutorials here. I blog about my business, and about my personal crafting adventures. I always have a long list of new makes on my to do list! I first discovered the joys of blogging when I started my Crafting 365 project to be crafty every day and blog about my progress. Lots of other crafters have since begun their own Crafting 365 projects, sharing the photos on Flickr. I think of my blog as a journal of my crafty life, and love how it's connected me to a whole community of amazingly creative and supportive people.
- Explore my archive of free crafty tutorials, Christmas tutorials and fun gift wrap ideas.
- Visit my website, my online shop or check out press features of my work
- Take a peek at my design process (from doodle to finished product) or learn how to design and make your own felt brooches with this beginner's guide to working with felt.
- Read my eight top tips for crafty bloggers and thoughts about getting started selling your work online
- See the awesome things my customers make with the felt squares and other supplies they buy from my shops in my "show and tell" series.
- Show off something you've made from one of my tutorials in my Flickr group.
- Keep up with what I'm making! See my photos on Flickr, follow me on Twitter or become a fan of Lupin Handmade on Facebook .
- Want to get in touch? You can contact me via my shop, or just leave a comment on my blog and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
