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havven DIY Projects

The super talented and amazing Jade Sheedy who I am lucky enough to call a colleague and friend has been tirelessly working away at starting a really cool new DIY site called Havven. If you are a lover of DIY projects and need some inspiration, Havven is where you’ll find it. Jade spends hours researching projects – she sometimes sends me sneak peeks of things she’s working on and I wonder how it will look anything like the way she describes it but every single time she nails it. She’s pretty clever like that.

Jade wears many hats – homewares buyer, graphics designer, mother to super cute Olive and DIY craft queen (okay so it’s only me calling her that but I’m sure it’ll catch on soon!).  I’d like you all to get to know Jade a little better because she’s a cool cat and has lots of fun things to share with you guys on her site so I asked her to share some insights into how she got the site started and where she finds inspiration.

1. What is havven?

Havven is a free DIY resource for home and style enthusiasts. You will find all the latest on-trend projects on a user-friendly interface with incredible search and dynamic functionality. With a team of chosen DIY experts you are sure to get their professional tips, tricks and tutorials in their industry fields. Style shouldn’t be compromised due to budget!

2. What led you to create havven?

I’ve always been crafty and organised, my mum still proudly displays the dreamcatcher I made with found feathers from the property. Now as an adult and working as a buyer of furniture and decor, I couldn’t afford many items I lusted over so I attempted to make them; I was surprise at the success of some of those projects. I think the shift really happened when I made d at the success of some of those projects. I think the shift really happened when I made the coiled jute rug after lusting over Armadillo & Co’s version.

jute-rug1-withwatermark
3. What DIY project of your own are you most proud of?
The rug for sure, I always get the reaction ‘you made that!?’
4. What DIY project would you love to try?
At the moment I am working on a beaded chandelier that I have been crushing on from the Swedish brand Nordel, the supplies are costing me a little over $400 so it’s being made in instalments 😉
5. What dream would you most like to fulfil?
A dream is to be sponsored by someone that can supply me with all my craft needs so I can continue making awesome things with free supplies but my goal is to get people to believe in themselves more.
We are all born baby artists but we lose the creativity as we age,  I want everyone to stop talking themselves out of doing things and give making it a go.
6. Who inspires you?
My mother the natural artist, she is the backbone of my creative drive. She taught me self belief and watching her do everything for herself made me want to follow in her footsteps and be a strong, independent woman too. *cue Destiny’s Child.
7. What are your favourite sources of inspiration?
I really admire and get motivated by all the creative artists out their making original content and selling their work or ideas via a market stall or their little patch of online and really owning their style.
Pallet Coasters

Pallet Coasters on havven

Thanks for sharing Jade!

Emma x

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