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 website you will find lots of ideas of how to bring creativity into your own life too.
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Please note that from April 2025 I will no longer be posting outside the UK - sorry!
(Updated 10th May 2025.)
Buy my new book!
The Modern Embroidery Handbook features step-by-step instructions for over 70 hand embroidery stitches plus 20 modern projects.
Treat yourself or a pal and order your copy today.
You'll also find my first book, Colourful Fun Embroidery, in my shop too!
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Embroidery kit fabric panels
Original price was: £12.00.£8.00Current price is: £8.00.
The Modern Embroidery Handbook
Original price was: £18.99.£15.00Current price is: £15.00.
Low-fat Tomato Pasta Sauce
Before I met Tom, I couldn’t really cook. I could make something that vaguely resembled a stir-fry and I was also good at omelettes, but that was pretty much it. I didn’t have much confidence in the kitchen, and before moving away from home I also didn’t have a lot of time for cooking – I spent most of my time…
Yorkshire Parkin
For me, Yorkshire parkin is the true taste of Autumn. I’m a proud Yorkshire lass and there is nothing better on a chilly evening than drinking a cup of tea and munching on a slab of this wonderful treat. This is a really great recipe that was published in the Waitrose Weekend magazine on 13th September…
Pumpkin Carrot and Bacon Soup
Happy Halloween! As you can see we have been busy here decorating pumpkins – as usual, I avoid the really scary stuff and have made the happiest looking pumpkin ever, haha! We are actually not huge fans of Halloween, so this is about all we do (I guess you could say that we’re Halloween scrooges!)…
Have you ever wanted to learn hand embroidery?
Then you've come to the right place! Start with my book and sign up my free course #TheHappyStitchProject!
#colourfulfunembroidery
You'll find everything you need to stitch your own #colourfulfunembroidery in my online haberdashery!
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