Craftwerk the DIY/Indie Craft Fete is on today in London. Alongside other crafty artists and makers will be Love To Print, some of the ladies behind the Girls Who Draw collective, showcasing their new zine Obsession. Click CONTINUE READING below to see the zine.

I've been perfecting my vegan cupcake recipe for a while now and had a chance test them out on the general public at the recent Vintage & Craft Fair in Worcester. Luckily they seemed to go down a treat (those are my cupcakes in the photo, the chocolate and lemon ones with a raspberry a-top) and I was glowing with pride when good reports and empty plates came back from the Vintage Tea Shop. I also promised a happy cupcake customer I'd put the recipe up on here so here we go...

'DIY OR DIE' are actually the last words written by Brian Oakley in J. Namdev Hardisty's book 'DIY Album Art - Paper Bags and Office Supplies' published by Mark Batty Publishing.

To read my review of the book and to see more pictures click CONTINUE READING below --->

My publishers Laurence King were kind enough to send me a copy of Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge by Bradley Quinn. The book is really well put together - content and design. It's tied together with a ribbon and other lovely design features include changes of paper stock for the two different 'Body' and 'Space' sections and it has a pinking shear-type cut edges (not sure of the technical term - I'm sure there is one!) for the few intro pages of each section. I'm hoping I'll be working with this book's designer on the new book project I'm currently ensconced in, which will be published next year. More on that later!

Click MORE INFORMATION below to see the books press release info and some more photos.