Take time out to be creative!
Welcome to Hello! Hooray! - a blog about the things I love to make and do. My name is Clare Albans, and I am a mama, maker and author living in Newcastle upon Tyne. I am passionate about living a creative life, and hope that through my blog and shop you will find lots of ideas of how to bring creativity into your own life too.
My new book is here!
Colourful Fun Embroidery features 24 modern hand embroidery projects to bring joy and happiness to your life!
It will be released on 30th October 2020, but you can preorder your copy today!
Exclusive book and kit bundles are also available in my shop. Yay!
Crafty Colour Palette #5
It has been a long, long time since I put together a new colour palette! I had such a lot of fun creating Crafty Colour Palette #5, which is inspired by my garden.
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DMC to Anchor thread conversion chart
This super handy DMC to Anchor thread conversion chart is perfect for embroiderers and cross stitchers who need to reference colours between brands.
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Lemon curd ice cream
This delicious lemon curd ice cream recipe is based on a previously blogged recipe for the ultimate vanilla ice cream.
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Have you ever wanted to learn hand embroidery?
Book your one-to-one lesson or a place on one of my workshops here.
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Show off your pin collection on one of my pin holder hoops. Custom colours will soon be available!
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