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.
IMPORTANT POSTAL INFO
ORDERS PLACED BETWEEN MIDDAY ON 30TH APRIL AND MONDAY 6TH MAY WILL BE POSTED OUT FROM TUESDAY 7TH MAY 2024.
Shipping is from Newcastle upon Tyne to everywhere in the UK.
Please note that due to rising costs and new rules, I am no longer posting internationally. I am so sorry!
(Updated 30th April 2024.)
Preorder 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 preorder your copy today.
Exclusive kits to accompany the book will also available in my shop very soon. Yay!
Shop now!
The Modern Embroidery Handbook
Original price was: £18.99.£16.99Current price is: £16.99.
Come and join my new Embroidery Membership on Substack
Come and join my new Embroidery Membership on Substack – today is the launch day and I’m so excited to have this new space for my work! I started this blog in 2012, and I had no idea back then where my creativity and writing would take me. I just wanted to make stuff and…
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My Studio Dariolina mural
The hardest thing about leaving my studio by far was having to paint over my Studio Dariolina mural that was the main feature of the workshop room. Designed by my wonderful friend and partner-in-craft, Daria, it is something that means so much to us. We were absolutely heartbroken to be honest!
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When dreams don’t work out
It took me AGES to think of a title for this post, and it has been sitting in my drafts for even longer! It was a hard post to write, but the process has actually been therapeutic. We don’t always talk about what happens when dreams don’t work out. And my dream didn’t work out…but…
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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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