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BONFIRE Night. Roslyn inhaled deeply, relishing the scents drifting on the air. No other time smelled quite like it. Woodsmoke predominated, but sweetened by the competing aromas of toffee apples and

The founder of stylish stationery studio Scribble & Daub turns her distinctive hand to decorations over the festive season

When Helen Giddens first wound yarn into a skein and dipped it into a saucepan of food colouring in her kitchen, she had no idea she was about to embark on a creative journey that would change her lif

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

O CHRISTMAS CONE I just finished adding the previous cone from issue 353 (Special 2024) to my set. I don’t hang mine, I add a supporting wire to the base and display them standing. Sometimes I add my

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top