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Discover the Magic of Cut and Come Again Flowers with Sarah Raven & Create Academy

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What if I told you there is a way to have a garden full of flowers, from early spring to late fall and, unlike gardening with perennials, the more flowers you picked, the more your plants would bloom?  What if you’d spend the same amount of time gardening, yet you’d have buckets of fresh flowers to bring indoors every week? Imagine a home filled with color, scent and beauty, day after day, all of it from your garden. Sounds impossible, right?

sarah raven and create academy - cut and come again masterclass
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New Curtains for the Family Room

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Dear friends, I hope you’re well! It’s been a while since our last chat, but I’m still here, thinking of you. Today’s design story is driven less by aesthetics and more by practicality, and my desire to show off 🙂 I love making pretty things but when these things turn out to be practical as well, I’m twice as tempted to share the outcome, hoping it will inspire some of you to try something similar in your home.

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Learn the Art of Block Printing with Molly Mahon & Create Academy

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For those of you who long for more playtime as adults, and would love to experiment with color and making pretty things for the home, Molly Mahon ’s block printing class on Create Academy could be a wonderful experience, and a productive way to express yourself creatively. 

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Learn About Cut-Flower Gardening with The Land Gardeners

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If you’ve ever been seduced by thoughts of growing flowers in pots or in your garden, yet needed guidance on where to begin and what to plant, Create Academy’s course A Year of Cut Flowers, taught by Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy of the Land Gardeners, is a wonderful place to start. 

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Tips for Reupholstering an Ottoman

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Hi, friends! Do you remember that DIY project I was telling you about a couple of weeks ago? Well, I underestimated the amount of time it would take me to get it done, styled and shot (oops!) but it’s finally finished and I’m happy with the result, so I thought I’d share the process with you, in case you need some encouragement to do a little reupholstering of your own.


Current living situation: finds old and new, colors and patterns slowly making friends with each other, and a room that’s starting to look like home. See that new quilt on the sofa, barely making it into the pic? My favorite flea market find this month! 
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