I still haven’t worked out what to do when I grow up! I’m mainly a writer, an artist, and a fairytale dressmaker with various crafty hobbies! Here (and on YouTube) I share bits of my life, thoughts, and what I’m learning along the way. Let’s find magic and inspiration; join me for this creative living adventure!

 

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Why you should try gratitude journalling
February 14, 2022
Have you heard of the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon? Or perhaps you’ve heard it called ‘Frequency bias’? Have you ever looked around for your new car; chosen a make and model you’re interested in, and then all of a sudden you see it everywhere? It’s the car in front of you in the traffic jam, and then you walk past two more as you walk across the car park to the Tescos entrance. It seems like the universe knows you want that car, and decides to show it to you ALL the time…
frozen lake
A slow January
January 31, 2022
I just made it to the New Year, and then I got very ill indeed. It was nothing more serious than a fluey cold, but oh my god, I don’t remember the last time I felt that ill! I had hot flushes and chills (they were multiplying) and couldn’t breath lying down, so three nights of trying to sleep upright in the settee downstairs left me extra tired too. Anyway, the upshot is, even if I’d wanted to run into 2022 full steam ahead, I simply couldn’t. I was kind-of forced into a slow January…
Mixed media sketchbook flip through ~ Painting fairytale art ~ Varnishing paintings
December 5, 2023
Hi! I create a fairytale painting with Brusho and pigment powders; write my signature on my art for the first time, and varnish mixed media and oil paintings. I also show you a flip through of my sketchbook of floral art. And my exciting news is I have had two paintings accepted for a group art exhibition! It's at The Art Bank in Shepton Mallet, Somerset from 7th December to the new year. https://www.artbank.org.uk/events/open-5-exhibition-launch/ As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
Tidying up my art studio & sorting through paintings
November 28, 2023
Tidy up with me! I tackle some of the mess in my art studio; organising craft supplies and putting things away. I go through all of the paintings I've created in the last year or so and start thinking about selling them. And I cook the apples I picked from the garden! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
Autumn simple living at home in the countryside.
November 21, 2023
A chatty day in the life type of vlog. Join me for Halloween! I prepare for some home renovations with paint samples; pick apples (rather than bobbing for them!); paint a doorframe; walk through a graveyard, and do some Halloween journalling. As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
Oh the fun of making decisions about art! ~ Magical mixed media
November 15, 2023
A magical mixed media painting using silver leaf flakes and talking about my art process - comparing paintings with and without oil paint added. I also continue tackling the brambles in the garden, and put together the chair for my sewing room. Have a fun creative week! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
Visiting the Glastonbury Fairy Fayre ~ My Hornby Flower Fairy collection ~ A cosy Sunday vlog
November 10, 2023
The Autumn has got cold and it's time to light the Rayburn! A cosy Sunday vlog where I visit the Glastonbury Fairy Fair and show you where and how I displayed my collection of Hornby Flower Fairies. I take Merlin for a crisp autumn walk, and we have a living room furniture update! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
Fairytale art with gold leaf ~ Trying new things ~ Playing with Hornby Flower Fairies
November 7, 2023
A vlog with various things going on! Selling some fabric; framing some art; some random things I've bought lately! Plus painting a mixed media and oil fairytale picture and using gold leaf for the first time, whilst chatting about resistance and wondering why we have it. As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Please support this channel for free by clicking the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends. Thank you! :) Sign up to my newsletter here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/threads-fairytale-newsletter/ If you would like to watch an extra 60 or so sewing and art videos, please go to https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me: Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Tip jar! If you would like to contribute to my hard-drive fund, it would be gratefully appreciated. :) https://paypal.me/Oshun Keep in touch! Links about my clothing business: Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/ E-mail: helen (at) threadsofafairytale.com https://www.instagram.com/threadsofaf... https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfAFa... Links about me and my blog: Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/ e-mail: helen (at) whenIgrowupblog.com https://www.instagram.com/helenhobden/
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