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  • Embroidered Winter Wreath

    Embroidered Winter Wreath

    December 15, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects, Nature and Seasons

    A little while ago, I had an idea to make 4 little embroidered wreaths, one for each season. They were inspired by these Christmas ones I did a long time ago. And that idea came from a book about hand lettering when I was into that. I really…

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  • How to Make an Advent Candle

    How to Make an Advent Candle

    November 16, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects, Nature and Seasons

    This post contains affiliate links. Around Christmas time, it’s nice to do some Christmas crafts, but I’m not one for doing lots. I used to do more when I was younger, but as the years go by, I find that I already have enough and I don’t need…

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  • Some Thoughts on Wabi Sabi

    Some Thoughts on Wabi Sabi

    November 10, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Nature and Seasons, Thoughts and Reflections
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    What is Wabi Sabi? Wabi sabi is a Japanese idea that is about appreciating the beauty in impermanent, imperfect things. Not to be confused with wasabi, which is Japanese horseradish, the idea of wabi sabi includes things that have aged, faded or withered, and have become more beautiful…

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  • DIY Pumpkins From Fabric Scraps

    DIY Pumpkins From Fabric Scraps

    October 13, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects, Nature and Seasons
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    This a repost of a tutorial I wrote several years ago after our first trip to the USA. I kept the pumpkins for a year or two, then I gave them along with these felted pumpkins to an American friend who misses the beautiful Minnesota autumns of her…

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  • Giving Time For the Moment Rather Than Rushing Through Life

    Giving Time For the Moment Rather Than Rushing Through Life

    October 7, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Slowing Down, Thoughts and Reflections
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    A little while ago, I was scrolling through Instagram when something caught my eye. It was a video of a lady making a flower arrangement. It was beautiful, with seasonal flowers and foliage, and was both rustic and sculptural. When I read her post, it was one of…

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  • Giving New Life to Old Tea Towels

    Giving New Life to Old Tea Towels

    October 1, 2023June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects, Slowing Down
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    When we had our kitchen redone a few years ago, one of the first things I did was make some new tea towels. Making new tea towels is an easy thing to do. You can just cut rectangles from pretty cotton fabric and hem them, then decorate them…

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Nettles to yarn 🌱🧶 Not a project that can be done Nettles to yarn 🌱🧶

Not a project that can be done in an afternoon! It's taken about a week just to make a tiny bit and could probably have left them for longer.

I love how nettle like the yarn is. It's quite soft and smells of plants.

#creativelife #nettles #nettleyarn #inspiredbynature #slowingdownabit
There was a huge thunderstorm and lots of rain, so There was a huge thunderstorm and lots of rain, so afterwards I went outside to sniff the garden 🌱🌺🥀

#wildblossomlife #slowingdownabit #spring #may #garden
It's ridiculously hot but at least it's cooler in It's ridiculously hot but at least it's cooler in the woods 🌳🌿

Apparently it's not just because it's shady. It's also because trees do a thing called evapotranspiration which means they release moisture into the air. So it's basically nature's air conditioning 🌿🌞💖

So if you are too hot and you are able to, find yourself a wood. Or even a clump of trees will do. 

If you like the idea of having something to do while you are there, I have written a new guide, called What to do in the Woods in Summer: A Guide for Creative People. It's quite a lot like the Wild Blossom Companion, there's a little bit to read, some forest bathing style things to do, some gentle, open ended creative things to do while you are there, and some more for when you get home if you want to stretch it out a bit more. The link is in my bio.

#creativelife #woodsinsummer #getoutside #slowdownabit #inspiredbynature
Visible mending on a pair of shoes 🧵🪡 I have the Visible mending on a pair of shoes 🧵🪡

I have the kind of feet that tend to cause holes in things quite quickly, and I only got these shoes last summer and they already had sprung holes.

We often treat things like they are disposable, and instead of mending things when they break, or spring holes, we throw them away and buy some new ones.

But we don't give much thought about what happens to them after we have put them in the bin. 

Sometimes things can be recycled, but not everything is and not everything can be. Elastane (probably what the fake laces on my shoes are made of) for example won't break down even with chemicals, so as far as we know it could be here forever.

Somas a tiny act of rebellion, I repaired my holey shoes with pretty patches and Boro style stitching.  They are not perfect but they are wearable again.

#wildblossomlife #boro #visiblemending #makedoandmend
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