Living and crafting the vintage lifestyle
By Jolene Crawford
By turning her hobbies and passions into her livelihood, vintage-inspired designer Leah Halliday never gets the Monday morning blues. See inside her shop and studio, and handcraft your own unique gift using Leah’s step-by-step tutorial.

So Sew Pretty
Be inspired by vintage loving designer maker Leah Halliday who turned her passion into a business. BBC World Affairs Correspondent Allan Little describes some of the key moments from his career and answer questions about what it is like to report the world in an age of conflict. Bill Boyd reads his poem Hogmanay, written in the style of Robert Burns.
Try out this tutorial from Leah to create your own button heart
Art and crafts groups across Scotland
- Craft Scotland - the home of Scottish contempory craft (craftscotland.org)
- Glasgow Craft Mafia (glasgowcraftmafia.com)
- Voluntary Arts (voluntaryarts.org)
- Creative Scotland (creativescotland.com)
- Art and Craft - South West Scotland (artandcraftsouthwestscotland.com)
- What's On - Scottish craft events (craftscotland.org)