The Crafty Damsel Journal

Creative ideas, meaningful moments, thoughtful gifts and inspiration for making more time to create.

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A silk scarf painted with pink and black leopard markings, stretched on a wooden frame on a table at home, with dye and brushes beside it.

Creative Hobbies

Ways to make something with your hands.

Two women working with clay together at a table in a pottery studio, surrounded by tools and finished pots.

Time Together

Creative afternoons shared with the people you love.

A handmade silk bead necklace and bracelet in turquoise, pink and purple, beside a matching turquoise pouch on a pale background.

Thoughtful Gifts

Handmade presents that mean something.

Ania sewing leather at a sewing machine while working on a handmade project.

Creative Confidence

Gentle encouragement for starting, and for carrying on.

Time Together

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Two women working with clay together at a table in a pottery studio, surrounded by tools and finished pots.

Time Together

Creative Activities to Do Together: Make Something, Learn Something, Remember the Day

Why an ordinary afternoon making something with somebody can outlast a far more expensive day out, and how to choose what to do.

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Two women laughing together on a sofa at home, holding cups of tea with an open photo album across their laps.

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Creative Things to Do With Your Mum at Home

Meaningful ways to spend an afternoon together at home, from cooking and sewing to painting, gardening and old photographs.

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Discover Silk Painting

Explore colourful techniques, creative ideas and courses designed to help you enjoy the process of making something of your own.

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