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She/her/they ❤️ I run craft workshops for adults (& bloody love it!) 🧡 Mostly on Instagram: under 'mayinspire' & 'gemma_mayinspire' 💛 [email protected]

Southampton, England
Joined January 2011
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The letter X will be holding a press conference later today. #TwitterX
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Our first extra-curricular craft session tonight with @MayInspire Well done everyone on your crafting skills creating a macrame feather. #enrichment #afterschool – at Southampton, England
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Southampton continues to do us proud #MakeItSO 🙌❤️
My failed attempt of getting a cute picture of the model's dog 😆
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"WHAT IS HAPPENING" feels like my mood since 2019 #UnitedKingdom #Eurovision2022 WHAT IS GOING ON
Welcome to our city of Southampton, City of Culture judges ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 We hope you see our passion, our love for culture, our community and our potential #MakeItSO
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Excited to see how Southampton can grow if we win (/earn!) the City of Culture title at the end of the month #makeitso💖
Have you seen the new murals at Weston's Copenhagen Towers? These mosaics are inspired by the local landscape and can be found outside the Southampton Housing blocks, overlooking some of our #Southampton Water. #CityofCulture2025 #Southampton2025 #MakeItSO
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📸 Here are some snaps from our tour of #Southampton! #Dance @ace_southwest @southampton2025 #Southampton2025 #makeitSO #OurSouthampton
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Calling all SO based artists and creatives, apply for the Turning Point Bursary and develop the next stages of your artistic practice 💫 To find out more about the Bursary and how to apply, follow the link ow.ly/7ZFX50IUpaC 📸 Works by 2019 bursary recipient Jackie Eksi
How I started my morning
Today we spoke to students from the Normandy Business School about the BID's objectives and our ambitions for the future of Southampton. The students are currently on a tour of the UK to learn about economic development and urban planning.
Planning for our Christmas crafts kits already! Feeling like a super organised elf 😆 #Christmascraft
Fabulous visit from Sarah Parish in Soton today. Thanks to @itvmeridian for capturing Looking forward to the Hares of Hampshire hitting Southampton from 16th June. Proud that @Go_Southampton are a sponsor! Happy Friday everyone ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 @HaresHampshire @Themurrayparish
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I also urge @Etsy to remove or reduce fees for sellers in Ukraine
Happy Tuesday #bcchat - just checking in to say hi and send CNY love
Started the Netflix ep about Bob Ross. Always been obsessed with him as an art instructor 💕
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I crocheted a Wordle 😂😂😂😂
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It's about time they made a gherkin and salad burger. Their magic sauce. Their sensational bun. Bish bash bosh. Sold.
It’s official, the McPlant is here 🙌🏼 🌱
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Such a fantastic workshop seeing these Christmas creations come together 🎄 Nice work Christmas crafters! They will look great in their new ho ho homes 🎅❤🤶 instagram.com/p/CWZWggZIU7d/…
Feeling fabulously festive 😆 Such a friendly group yesterday for our wreath workshop. Lovely to see new faces and old favourites. We now can't wait for our other Christmas workshops! Love Gem & Sue ❤❤❤