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Need your daily fix of adorable? Allow us to introduce Claire Wilson, a charming English rose residing in Cambridge “with my other half G, and our squishy face Persian cat Tammy.” She spends her days with science professors and fruit flies, has a degree in dance, loves macaroons, and is completely terrified of moths.
Get swept away with English sweetness when you visit Wilson’s blog, ClaireabelleMakes. You’ll find lovely photos of a Cambridge summer, adventures in crocheting R2D2, and many DIYS.
Be sure to also visit her Etsy page, where you can shop her homemade accessories. Our favorites are this galactic button ring and these Scrabble cufflinks.
Read on for Being Geek Chic’s interview with Wilson, and discover her chosen superpower, fictional character drinking buddy, and lovely British spelling. (Read her responses to yourself in a British accent.)
Q: What has led you to your passion?
A: I’m a full on craft nerd and always have been. My granny taught me to knit as a teen and I think my love of DIY comes from her surrounding us with wool, fabric and buttons. I like to hoard things for a rainy day, but then I find some velvet rabbit print ribbon in a clear out and think WHY DID I EVER OWN THIS?!
Q: Where do you find your inspiration in life?
A: So many places! Blogs, books, thrift stores. I do like the challenge of going into a second hand store to look for treasures. Usually I’ll come out with something I can revamp with my spray painting obsession. I think my neighbours must think I’m a total weirdo when I’m standing in the garden in my pyjamas spraying mache deer heads and lamp stands.
Q: You can choose one superpower. What is it?
A: I would definitely love to stop time or even just slow it down. Think how much you could get done in one long weekend! Then I could watch all the movies and TV shows I wanted and crochet a million blankets and amigurumi characters.
Q: If you could take any fictional character out for a drink, whom would you choose and what would you drink?
A: Rainbow Brite. What a cool sense of colour she had and that natty little wand. Girl knew how to accessorise! We would have to have a bright blue cocktail with an umbrella decoration in a clashing colour.
Q: What would you tell your 13-year-old self?
A: Stop trying to be cool. Do your knitting on the bus without caring what others think. Oh, and keep your Global Hyper Colour tee. One day you will want to refashion it into something else.
Emma Bauer is a Being Geek Chic Contributor. Clearly, she’s got great taste. She is a PR enthusiast, history scholar, tea drinker, fashion devotee, and of course, aspires to Be Geek Chic.
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