I have no resolutions, they always feel like I'm setting myself up to fail because there's so little flexibility and life changes so much. But I do have a new mission for the decade and it's to live by the mantra "Make what you love"    (This is me on the LCC stand, at the Handmade Fair in 2014.) London Craft Club was started on exactly that idea back in 2014. The plan was to make a business I love, providing a service I love, helping people make things they love, and giving me the opportunity to actually make things that I love on a daily basis. It's been six years and despite the occasional ..read more

Happy New Year to you! If you are still in need of a nice calendar to put all your new year plans into, we have one for you here! It's not too heavy on the ink if you're printing it at home. There's none of those strange download apps either - just click the link and the .pdf opens up there and then for you to save on to your computer.  I'm not doing resolutions this year, they're so guild-laden to start the decade! But I do love a goal, and I have some personal ones to put in here. I have so many apps but an actual real life calendar on the wall makes a totally different impact, it's just ..read more

We love Cath Kidston fabrics for interiors,  but we wanted to make some Christmas cards with it too.  You can join our workshop at the Cath Kidston London Picadilly store, or if you can’t make that here’s our handy How-To. You will need:  Cath Kidston fabric Fusible facing Sharp scissors Double sided tape Blank cards (white and Kraft Fine black ink pen Extra card embellishments  Step One Iron the fusible facing onto the back of the fabric. Make sure you put the shinier side on the fabric and protect your iron and ironing board with baking paper. This is to to stop you fusing the facing to ..read more

A wreath adds a lovely festive dash to any door! We’re making a wreath using artificial foliage and Cath Kidston fabric, because if you use it for many years to come it’s good way to avoid waste at Christmas. Join us for a workshop in Cath Kidston's Manchester store  or follow this DIY! You will need A plain wreath base. We’re using a twig base, but willow or metal frames are just as good Thin florist wire Pliers 3 artificial eucalyptus stems Some artificial yew or other foliage A glue gun and glue sticks Pine cones Bark stars or other wooden embellishments Cath Kidston fabric  Step One ..read more

This is the perfect Christmas craft for beginners, especially if you want something that can use year and year again! We’ve teamed up with Cath Kidston for the second year to bring you a this as a workshop too. Book here and if you can’t make it, here’s a DIY for you.  You will need:  A plain burlap, linen or cotton stocking A medium felting needle with handle A felting sponge or brush  Some balls of yarn that are wool or a wool mix with a high proportion of wool (at least half) A water soluble pen Step One Assemble the felting needle. Pull the wooden insert out of the handle and lay the nee ..read more

I was delighted to see Stylist Loves, the regular email from Stylist Mag, highlighting how craft can build confidence at work. (Not least because they flagged London Craft Club as the place to go get a good hobby.) It wouldn't be the first time that science has started to confirm what those of us who craft already know. The idea that a skill you develop as part of your leisure can actually increase your confidence, and that you can benefit from that increase in all areas of your life, is not a surprise to us. We already know that simply being able to make stuff impresses other people, which ..read more

At a social event, it's not normally a sign that things are going well if everyone is sat in silence. But at London Craft Club events, it's pretty much always a mark of having done our job well.  The wonderful part, about an hour in, is when the conversation turns to concentration, and all you can hear are the little noises of making. Paper being cut, the hiss of burning wood, the click click of knitting needles, and not much else.  Getting in the flow of crafting is one of the great rewards of making things with your own hands. You stop thinking about the world, and focus entirely on what yo ..read more

Summer is here and the fun is starting! Here's a quick flower hair clip DIY that's great for festivals, parties and just generally hanging out in the sun.  You can get faux flowers in all sorts of places now - IKEA does a lovely selection, but you can get them in lots of random places too. If you get a spray, just twist all the flowers off and use them as individuals You probably don't need instructions for this one! Grab your flowers and a glue gun (or super glue, or even florists wire if you don't have a glue gun) and attach three of the biggest brightest flowers you can.  Check out our v ..read more

Last week we had a fabulous time helping some kids make these cute crowns to wear for Mothers Day. It was part of a collaboration with Paperchase, so we used all their gorgeous stickers, cards and embellishments to make it glam as possible. Download the templates to cut out one yourself here - just tape on a length of ribbon the back to stabilise it and so you can tie it round your head. Choose from gems, hearts or flowers!  DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES FREE ..read more

We love Pinterest of course, but it does tend to tout a project as "quick and easy" even if it's a week long marathon. So when we needed some brilliant display furniture for our studio, we thought we'd road test some peg board DIYs Step one - find a timber yard First I went to B&Q and Homebase but they didn't have nice pale plywood, only the very red stuff with the nasty splintery edges. So I went to BuildBase, a trade builders merchant. I know it's 2019 but still lots of people tell me they feel a bit out of their depth in these places. Don't, they want your money just like anyone elses ..read more