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Self-taught hair stylist, 34, leaves people stunned with intricate braids

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Hair by numbers! Accountant who taught herself to braid shows off amazingly intricate looks after quitting her job to become a stylist Trendafilka Kirova, 34, has left people stunned with her intricate hair creations She was an accountant before surprisingly becoming a self-taught hair stylist The mother, from Macedonia, creates fantasy-like hair braids in unusual styles … Read more

Self-taught baker Walla Abu-Eid, 31, shares three-ingredient recipe for her ‘lazy’ chocolate cake

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An ‘Instagram famous’ baker who learned her craft on Google and YouTube has shared her ‘lazy cake’ recipe made from three simple ingredients – cream, chocolate and biscuits of your choice – without turning on the oven. Busy teacher and mother-of-three Walla Abu-Eid has been whipping up incredible desserts in the kitchen of her Guilford … Read more

LIFESTYLE: Anyone can be a florist, says self-taught Annabelle Hickson

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Who says flower arranging is just for the pros? You don’t have to be the next Constance Spry and virtually anything is vase-worthy, says self-taught ‘bloom wrangler’ Annabelle Hickson  Don’t be afraid to size up your bouquets, says Annabelle, who took up floristry after upping sticks from the city to a farm in Australia’s New South … Read more