In a world that can sometimes feel dark or dull, this is a space for celebrating creative women in the UK who fill life with light, love, colour, and joy. For supporting the hobbyists, the side-hustlers, and the full-time makers; encouraging their one-time projects and their life-long passions. For the painters, the writers, the content creators. The crafters, the florists, and the weekend bakers. It’s for you all. For being creative for creative’s sake (i.e. being creative for the simple joy of creating), but more than that… for being creative for creatives’ sake (for the wellbeing of creatives).

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Rosa Harradine in her workshop, holding one of her handmade brushes
Friday Features

Friday Feature: Rosa Harradine, creator of handmade brooms and brushes

Rosa Harradine | Photo: Heather Birnie With a passion for heritage crafts and working with sustainable materials, our Friday Feature this week is none other than Rosa Harradine. Recently chosen as one of The King’s Foundation’s “35 under 35”, Rosa hand-makes brooms and brushes that are both practical and beautiful. We asked Rosa some questions to get to know more about her and her creative small business… Do you feel being creative is a part of your identity? Definitely! Before I came to craft, I trained in music, so I’ve always been creative in some way. I can play the clarinet, saxophone and piano, although I don’t have much time

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Create It Yourself Feature Flower Projects cover image with illustrated daisies and roses background
Create It Yourself Features

Create It Yourself Feature: Flower Projects

As we head from spring to summer, we’re surrounded by gorgeous flowers everywhere. But why not create some handmade blooms that will last well past nature’s floral season? For this month’s Create It Yourself Feature, we’ve found four flower projects for you to try. And, because you wouldn’t expect anything less from FCS, they’re all designed by incredible women with small businesses here in the UK. Origami Peonies Kit by Origami Est | Photo: Holly Booth Studio Origami peonies kit by Origami Est Peonies have got to be one of the most popular flowers at this time of year (just look at Instagram for the proof!), but their natural season

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Friday Features

Friday Feature: Krishanthi Armitt, creator of beautiful handcrafted flowers

Our Friday Feature this week is the exceptionally talented Krishanthi Armitt. After fifteen years of making exquisite artisan cakes and sugar flowers, Krishanthi now focuses solely on creating beautiful floral creations from different mediums. Let’s get to know more about her… What does being creative mean to you? Being creative means coming up with some original and unique ideas to explore and elaborate. It’s a form of personal expression through art. Creativity simply means having a blank canvas to transform my ideas into reality, whether it be an experiment of fusing different ideas together or working with a specific  medium. In other words freedom to play Have you always been creative? I

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Charlotte from Cloth & Clay, with her sewing machine
Friday Features

Friday Feature: Charlotte from Cloth & Clay, creator of sustainable homeware with a touch of luxury

This week’s Friday Feature is the talented Charlotte from Cloth & Clay. With a background in costume making in the West End, and a growing love of creating pottery, Charlotte had the creative skills and passion needed to start her own business when the pandemic struck. Since then, she has focused on creating sustainable homeware pieces with a touch of luxury. Elevating everyday essentials (from tea towels to tablecloths) by using high-quality linen. Let’s get to know more about the lovely woman behind the small business… Do you feel being creative is a part of your identity? Being creative is definitely a big part of my identity. I’ve always loved

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Becks from The Interior Lens sitting at a table, with interior design samples in front of her
Friday Features

Friday Feature: Becks from The Interior Lens, interior designer and content creator

Our Friday Feature this week is the wonderful Becks from The Interior Lens. With a passion for creating spaces that are practical and beautiful, and an incredible eye for colour (bringing personality, style, and warmth into homes without making them feel over the top), Becks is a well respected interior designer and content creator. Her gorgeous designs have featured in numerous home magazines, and she regularly shares inspiring spaces and creative ideas on her Instagram (to over 180k followers, we should add!). Let’s get to know more about her and her business… Do you feel being creative is a part of your identity? Yes, it’s a huge part of my

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5 ideas for a creative May illustrations
Monthly Motivation

Monthly Motivation – 5 ideas for a creative May

May is always such a mix of a month… with the final flourish of spring, some warm and sunny days starting to come through, and a handful of ‘April showers’ still keeping us on our toes. It’s a good month to embrace the changing seasons, and create some lovely late-spring/early-summer projects. With that in mind, here are 5 ideas for a creative May… 5 ideas for a creative May 1. Decorate some plant-markers. Whether you’re growing herbs on your windowsill or planting a flowerbed in the garden, making your own plant markers is a sweet and practical project to add extra joy. Use wooden lolly sticks, smooth pebbles, or air-dry

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