As ‘Black Friday’ hits the UK encouraging us to rush out and spend to prop up retailers like Amazon, famous for aggressive tax avoidance, appalling working conditions and zero-hours contracts, […]
With Christmas Day nearly upon us, forget last minute shopping and indulge in last minute making or sharing instead… A joyful and wonderful festive season to all! Loving this list […]
Completely loving this blog, cross-posted from ‘The Double Life of Mrs M‘ who beautifully describes her reasons for taking part in ‘Make Something Month‘ She says: “Obviously it is the […]
With a week to go until Christmas, designer Vivienne Westwood adds her support to ‘Make Something Month‘: “Everyone has heard me say, ‘Buy less, choose well, make it last.’ For […]
Making things is pleasurable (if frustrating at times, but that is, in part at least, the point) but it is also about refusing consent and (re)learning just how much we […]
Watch one of the avalanche of Christmas adverts this year, and you’ll wonder how we ever managed to celebrate Christmas before the advent of large, profit-hungry retailers. Much of what […]
Our friends at the Transition Network are focusing on making, not shopping this month. (There must be something in the air…) Here’s what happened when we met for a chat. […]
On average, people living in the UK are likely to spend £43 this year on cards, tree and decorations, while by the end of the festive season over 83 square […]
Seasonal advice from the very fantastic ‘Stop Shopping Choir’ on the joy of making gifts from bread to home made cards and the pleasure of making your own money promising […]
We can make things with our hands using natural materials, but words can have a physical shape too. When we write down a memory, or pen a poem, words take […]
