All posts by Masha Karpushina

Some years ago, I found a really old silk top at my grandmother’s dacha. I am sure it was older than I and yet it fit perfectly.’ This past year its taken a beating from my very active two year old. I was sad, and then I decided it really couldn’t be that hard to make…

A really simple way to make your table look fabulous. Five minutes of your time, et voila- sexy setting guaranteed. Difficulty: Beginner Materials: 6 x 12″ squares of IL019 Mix Natural Softened Matching Thread Sewing Machine Time: 5-10 minutes 1. Cut your 12″ squares 2. Start to carefully pull one thread at a time from one side…

This week I had some of that gorgeous Jacquard fabric left, so I decided to make yet another pillow but this time instead of getting fancy with the button loops, I decided to try my skills at the traditional east South Asian embroidery called Kantha. Over the past few years there has been an immense…

Tutorial by Dina Kluchareva This tutorial will show you how to quickly make a cute toddler skirt with bow-decorated contrasting patch pockets. As no pattern is needed, the tutorial is a great option for beginners. Also, it’s transformable’if you’d like to make a nice linen skirt for a bigger girl. Gathered skirt is very simple…

Jacquards tend to have a very luxurious feel to them and they don’t necessarily fit into every interior, but somehow this fabric was simply irresistible. Subtle and quietly fabulous. I decided to make another envelope pillow with it, but I wanted to add something extra. Buttons were my next thought- but how to secure them?…

Painting on pots didn’t occur to me until I recently visited Fred Butler’s show at the KK Outlet Gallery in Hoxton. The pots were yet another canvas for Fred to spread her kaleidoscopic cosmic creativity. Fred Butler is better known for her accessories favoured by eccentrics such as Lady Gaga, so pottery was quite far…

Holidays like Easter is just another excuse to paint yourself a useful little bowl. Try out the blue cobalt paints. Fun! Super simple. This tutorial will take you through step by step on each element drawn. All elements you can draw without a template. Try out on paper at first if you are unsure. Materials:…

My two year old son adores insects all year round, ladybugs and butterflies in particular. Since Spring has officially stepped into office here in London, it only seemed appropriate it was about time to properly praise this wonderful season of revival and new life. A most simple and effective way to bring some colour, slight…

This week we teamed up with the wonderful Stephanie Fail of imakeityoumakeit.com who was kind enough to walk us through on how to make her gorgeous apron for your kitchen.   This tutorial will show you how to make a reversible linen apron with a ruffled edge. ‘ The linen fabric makes a beautiful apron with…