Today’s make is a printed wreath to hang on a cupboard or interior door. I love print making, and although I am complete novice, I think it’s possible to create a great effect without being an amazing artist. I love the simplicity of print, and the homespun effect. As with all my makes, this is… Read More »
Foraging
Season change
It’s been a strange few weeks, I still feel as if I’m in a sort of seasonal limbo. Flu is finally shaken off, and I’m poised and ready for action in the garden, but the ground is soggy and looks uninspiring in a post-snow brown. There was a brief lull in the rain last week,… Read More »
Bringing the outside in…
This year I’m making a big effort to keep my Christmas decorations natural and recyclable. Like most people, I haven’t got loads of spare time this week, so I don’t want anything too complicated. That means wandering round the garden and the woods working out what will look good inside with a minimum of effort,… Read More »
A back yard brew
Why is it that food and drink tastes so much nicer eaten outdoors? It doesn’t even have to be anything lavish, no fully blown bbq or gourmet feast is required. Just a simple cuppa, boiled up in the open air and polished off on a picnic blanket by the seaside or in the back garden… Read More »
Making a folded book
Home made nature journals are a brilliant project to undertake. It’s really simple to make your own book. A folding one is the easiest and quickest type to create – and you don’t need any drawing or painting skills to do it. Mine was made using simple leaf prints using finds I’d collected on a… Read More »
Decorating naturally
I go for a walk most days at this time of year. It’s partly for the exercise, but mostly because I’m addicted to collecting the seasonal treasures that appear in the hedgerows during late summer and early autumn. I rarely come back empty handed, whether it’s a bunch of cow parsley stems to spray… Read More »