Dogwood flowers

This easy, stylish decoration is quick to achieve, and you can adapt the sugarpaste colour and sprinkles to your taste. Once iced, the decorating takes just minutes.

Designing in the depths of winter captivates me. I almost prefer the sparsity and lack of choice to the huge overwhelm of summer. For this striking yet surprisingly simple natural staircase design, yo

For my amaryllis project, I will paint from the reference photo (right), I found on Pixabay. I may incorporate other elements that are not even there, for example, I thought salt might be a great effe

Don’t just spark a flame – scent it! These easy-to-make eco firelighters release natural fragrance as they burn

Take the stress out of the proceedings and let your kitchen appliances do all the hard work

YOU WILL NEED ■ Any DK cotton in: Yarn A white Yarn B pink Yarn C teal Yarn D red Yarn E yellow Yarn F green Yarn G purple ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook ■ Stitch markers ■ Toy stuffing ■ Pencil TENSION 21 sts