There are so many great homemade Christmas gifts you can make for very little money, using nature and foraged finds. You can make lots of festive decorations using nature too. I had planned to create a fancy printed and downloadable guide with all of these ideas, but I ran out of time, so I’ve written […]
The post describes simple and creative DIY Easter craft ideas, including decorating wooden eggs, making toilet roll chicks, and using pressed flowers, supplemented with linked resources and shop recommendations.
It’s wedding season and so many people come in to my shop asking for help and ideas for wedding gifts to give. Unique and special gifts to last and be remembered. From pressed flowers captured forever in frames, to botanical imprint tableware that captures nature forever in your home, to dried flowers and plantable cards.
January can be a long and difficult month and I struggle with the dark and the cold, but there are lots of ways to bring sunshine inside your home when there isn’t much outside – through bright coloured artwork, ceramics, linens and blankets. Through beautiful books about nature and the outdoors. Through uplifiting smells and
This spring collection was inspired by the colours and textures of the coast – the vibrant yellows of gorse flowers and sand, the dark blue greys of rocks and pebbles, the rich blue of the ocean. The textures of wood, clay and rope. It’s a really tactile collection that makes you feel warm inside and
Sunshine in Handmade Form – Spring 2022 collection inspired by the coast Read More »
I know I’ve found the perfect designs for my collection when I get so excited about the delivery arriving that opening it takes priority over everything, even my morning coffee! (I’m someone who gets very grumpy without coffee!). When I beam from ear to ear as soon as I see the designs in real life
Sometimes someone special comes into your life for a reason. I met @rachellambertwildfoodforaging a few years ago as part of a small group of people working on setting up a global nature network. That network became @dialogueswithnature. We both moved on to other projects but stayed in touch. Rachel grew up in Bristol and on one visit back
Wild & Sweet – Foraging & Feasting Workshop on Saturday 17th September Read More »
This wooden coffee scoop heading to Canada, a pressed forget-me-not flower frame heading to France, some local honey heading to Holymead primary school down the road. A visit from my favourite dog that insists on dragging his owner in to the shop every time he walks past. A kid walking past saying out loud to
Happy Mabon & Autumn Equinox. The Autumn equinox is when day and night are equal, making it a time of balance. It’s the second of the pagan harvest festivals. is also sometimes know as the Harvest of First Fruits. Mabon is all about giving thanks for the plentiful harvest and sharing fruits ready for winter.
Autumn is my very favourite season. I was born in autumn. I love the flavours and colours of autumn. I love the darker evenings by the fire, the blackberry and apple crumbles, the candles, the colour and crunch of autumn leaves underfoot. It’s a time of so much abundance in nature – hedgerows and orchards
