... and roses too.

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Indie shopping: Alice Caroline

So I’m a little obsessed with Liberty print …

… the most beautiful patterns …

… the lightest, strongest cotton …

… the history behind the prints.

Snowy Liberty

But let’s face it, £22+ for a metre is quite steep. Which is where one of my most favourite online boutiques comes into play.

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Liberty fabrics: Autumn/Winter ‘The Silk Road’ collection

It’s out! The new autumn/winter Liberty fabrics collection is here – and it’s got some real treats!

Titled “The Silk Road”, it celebrates the journey from east to west that Liberty’s original cotton lawns would have made in Arthur Liberty’s suitcases.

It’s one of Liberty’s more edgy collections (I love that they’re doing this – releasing separate design-led and traditional collections) and features bold prints, geometrics, bright paisleys, exotic florals and – this is exciting – some rather fabulous tiger prints.

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Quick make: 3D glasses bag

So Ted and I love going to the movies, but we had nowhere to stash our 3D glasses. (And I know they’re cool, but not exactly for everyday wearing…)

This’ll take you a couple of hours, max.

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