News from Sarah Painter
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Easy-peasy pretty tealight holders
I love this idea from Pretty Much Penniless. Who would’ve thought something so simple – lace wrapped around a jam jar – could look so effective? I’ve got a fair amount of ribbon in my craft stash and was thinking about adapting this idea with coloured ribbon (and, perhaps a…
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Faber and Faber/Stylist Crime Fiction Competition 2012
Look! I’m telling you about a writing competition in plenty of time for you to actually write something and enter. Go me! Does this signify a new and exciting period in which I become super-professional, productive and timely? Unlikely. My advice is to enjoy this brief moment of efficiency and expect the…
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My Weekend: Puppets, Zombies and Lemon Drizzle Cake
On Saturday the sun was shining and my husband was off gallivanting (climbing a hill) and my favourite daughter was home from her school trip so I donned an apron (yes, really) and did a passable impression of a domestic goddess. I baked flapjacks and lemon drizzle cake, I cleaned…