Welcome to the latest instalment of my really useful, low-impact gift guides! This week I’m taking you on a tour of some awesome gift ideas for sewists. Giving presents is really fun, but it’s more important than ever that we make sure that we’re giving people gifts that they’d really love to receive, and won’t end up going straight to landfill. Let’s try to change the meaning of giving - some of the best gifts I’ve ever received have been non-traditional ones, but they’ve been absolutely perfect for me. I try to do the same when choosing gifts for other people, but it can be hard to know what to choose. That’s why I’ve launched this blog series, brimming with great ideas for great folks. Let’s go!
Read MoreThat’s right, I’m on the move! I’ll tell you more about where I’m moving to a bit closer to the time, but right now I’m on a mission to make sure that I’ll be able to fit the contents of Cepheid Studio into the moving truck. This is great news for anyone with a keen eye for a bargain; I have so many lines in the sale that you’ll hopefully be spoiled for choice!
Read MorePython notepads and washi tape from Cepheid Studio.
Python is a joyous language to code in (believe me, I’ve spent time trying to edit someone else’s code written in C and it was the worst), which is why I’ve immortalised it in this stationery set. In fact, I designed the notepads to work as a real Jupyter Notebook! The code sets up the numbered lines for your ‘to do’ list, and then congratulates you if you manage to tick everything off the list. But hey, what happens if you don’t manage to finish the whole list? The code is very forgiving and knows we’re only human. “Never mind”, it says, “there’s always tomorrow!”.
Read MoreRefresh your living space with these celestial home decor ideas.
Would you be surprised if I told you that I was one of those kids with glow-in-the-dark stars on their ceiling? No? I suppose I’m nothing if not consistent!
If you’re the sort of person who used to love glow-in-the-dark stars but wants celestial beauty in their home all day long (not just when the lights are off!), read on….
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