Dainty Dress Diaries by Catherine Carton

Dainty Dress Diaries by Catherine Carton

Based on Catherine Carton's popular blog and vlog channels, Dainty Dress Diaries is an extension of Catherine's 'floral, chalk painted, tea dress-wearing, creative corner of the internet'. Through a variety of afternoon craft projects, recycling and upcycling ideas, gardening tips and sewing inspiration, Dainty Dress Diaries will give readers the skills and enthusiasm you to create the home and life they want with whatever budget they have.

a new book with sustainability credentials offering multiple chances to creatively vamp up gaff in the process, involving minimal cost, if anyWritten by Catherine Carton, our home-grown queen of DIY, upcycling, and make do and mend, she’s made it all nice and easy for us to grasp so far on her YouTube channel, Dainty Diaries, where 225,000 of us follow her, and on her Instagram, Dainty Dress Diaries, where 85,000 track and imitate her DIY crafting escapades … Her first book, Dainty Dress Diaries is especially good for those who believe they haven’t a creative or practical DIY-related thought in your head

-- Irish Examiner

I encourage everybody to go out and get your hands on a copy

-- Ireland Creates podcast

if you’re looking to spruce up your home over the summer or get a few crafty ideas for your school holidays … a new book with endless ideas ... gorgeous ... a beautiful thing

-- RTE Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne

with good photos to clarify the instructions

-- Sunday Times, Ireland

upcycling guru [Catherine Carton] urging us to ditch perfectionism and give cute home crafts a go ... the creative social media star has captured the magic of sewing, painting and gardening in a new book, further cementing why her tea-dress-wearing corner of the internet is a must-visit

-- Sunday World

absolutely stunning … lots of ideas for the garden, I love your teacup bird feeders … your Pom Pom cushion is a joy to behold … the book is a joy and you’ve been an absolute joy to chat with

-- Cork Today with Patricia Messenger * Cork’s 96FM and C103 *

I just came across your channel, one of your videos and I saw you had a lovely vintage-y dress on and I was like oh I like that … the next video I saw you were this little pocket terminator, produced this power tool and started putting up shelves and I thought this girl is brilliant I love her … You’re a good teacher and you have a lovely way about you in explaining things … It is a stunning book, your photography is brilliant… there’s so many different projects in it, anyone who’s into upcycling or sewing or anything, a bit of DIY… there’s something in this book for all of those people … You’ve given Monty Don a run for his money

-- WLR FM’s Saturday Café

a brilliantly clear explainer of otherwise daunting DIY projects, which she also videos, bridging the gap between frills, flowery teapots, and power tools. It’s all very empowering and deeply practical. She also knows when to draw the line between projects that she does herself and ones where she needs to hire someone with specific skills

-- Irish Independent

Catherine Carton is the lady behind the award-winning interiors and lifestyle blog daintydressdiaries.com. She is a lover of upcycling, recycling and making the old new again. In the beginning, Catherine mostly blogged about vintage style, fashion and homeware, but over the years she has become known for her warm personality and the unique creative projects she shares with her online community. Catherine's first book for The O'Brien Press was Dainty Dress Diaries (2022). daintydressdiaries.com youtube.com/daintydiaries instagram.com/daintydressdiaries

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ISBN 13	9781788492966
ISBN 10	178849296X
Title	Dainty Dress Diaries
Author	Catherine Carton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2022-05-13
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.