My Passion For Flowers And Tips For The Perfect Display

Designer, crafter and maker Lisa Tilse established her site We Are Scout in 2015. Lisa’s inimitable work, creative DIY craft projects and of-the-moment style have been picked up and championed by many of the world’s leading design sites and over 40 international magazines. Lisa, who has 20 years' experience as a graphic designer in…

ByThe Carousel20/04/20242Comments

Wellness & Health

5 Ways To Journal Away Your Worries

Confession; I am a diary dealer. If you're in my inner circle - a friend, a relative, a colleague - at some point in our relationship I give you a journal as a present, probably sooner rather than later. Often my gift is met with the same polite response, 'Umm thank you, it's…

ByAmy Molloy11/07/20210Comments

News & Trends

Polish Up Your Handwriting – Tips To Improve Your Penmanship

From writing lists, to cards and gift tags, put pen to paper and practise your handwriting skills. Here are tips on polishing up your penmanship. In this techno-driven age, it would be easy to assume that the humble ink pen has been relegated to history. Think again - just like colouring in, knitting and sewing -…

ByThe Carousel20/06/20180Comments

Careers Lifestyle & Homes News

Book Secrets Revealed: How To Write A Bestseller

Okay, so it won’t exactly write the next 50 Shades of Grey or The Girl on the Train for you, but it may help you get on the right track. Former acquisitions editor for Penguin UK, Jodie Archer, and associate professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Matthew Jockers, have been compiling data for the last…

ByThe Carousel12/07/20160Comments

Arts & Culture Careers

How to Write Memoir

Whether it’s something that you simply want to leave for your children or grandchildren to read, or whether you went through something life changing or traumatic and feel that writing a memoir will help you exorcise some demons – as a cathartic exercise – then it’s time to stop thinking about it and actually doing…

ByLJ Charleston31/07/20150Comments

Careers

How To Write A Book

But of all the people who express a desire to commit their thoughts and knowledge to paper, very few actually succeed. Why? Because most people don’t know how to START. Or they find the blank piece of paper or computer screen so daunting they move onto another creative project (Scrapbooking anyone? Beading? Pottery?) But, like anything in…

ByLJ Charleston22/07/20150Comments