Last year I shared a festive gift guide full of independent Northern brands and designer-makers, a precursor if you will to this year's 'Gifts from the North'; a 42-page downloadable guide that I created for Fabric of the North (access it here!) One of the presiding messages in my post last year was the juxtaposition of the season's customary merriment ...
northern tidings
it's supposed to be the 'happiest time of the year', but the festive season has - justifiably so, really - come in for a lot of criticism over the past few years for it's negative effect on collective mental health, as well as the environment. i've spent my own fair share of years bemoaning christmas festivities but i've made peace ...
no time like the present
it's beginning to look a lot like.. that time of year again! i've written before about the pressures of the holiday season to find the perfect gift for all the important - and sometimes not so important - people in our life, and often end up spending money we can't really spare but, 'tis the season and all that. my ...
the art of gifting
i am the absolute worst at buying gifts, and never more so than at christmas! there is such pressure at this time of year to find the perfect gift for a loved one and while i might spend the entire year spotting trinkets that would make my bestie laugh or my sister cry with joy (neglecting to actually purchase them!), as soon ...