Did you know there's a new Mollie Makes book out?
Well, there is! And much to the delight of my mother it's got two projects in it designed by me :)
Mollie Makes: Weddings includes lots of different crafts - there's papercrafting, cross stitch, sewing, printing, clay modelling, needle felting, crochet and more.
There are ideas for making your own bouqet, boutonnieres, invitations, centre pieces, favours, cake toppers, place settings and decorations, plus keepsake projects like a cross stitch wedding sampler and applique photo album cover.
I designed a felt applique ring pillow which was so much fun to sew!
My other project in the book is these felt cutwork lantern wraps...
... the instructions teach you how to make the felt wraps, but also how to transform ordinary glass jars into pretty coloured lanterns with wire, beads and glass paint (plus a surprising tool for glass painting which I was delighted to discover after some slightly frustrating experiments with using brushes!)
Obviously, a book about craft projects for weddings is mostly going to
appeal to people who are, you know, actually planning a wedding. But
apart from a very few projects (like the button bouquet) all the designs
in the book could be easily adapted for other things - e.g you could use the flower designs from my ring pillow to make colourful flower brooches, and many of the decorations
would look great at any party. If you like your crafts pretty & romantic, you'll find lots to love in this book.
Mollie Makes: Weddings is published by Collins & Brown. It's available from
the publisher's online shop,
Amazon UK, and
The Book Depository. The US edition (published by Interweave) is also available from
Amazon USA.
[PS the Amazon and Book Depository links in this post are affiliate links]
