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    DIY Decorated Glass Jars

    December 5, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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    DIY Decorated Glass Jars Making some diy decorated glass jars is something that I’ve wanted to try for a while. I’d previously done something similar using glass paints, but they were expensive, messy and difficult to clean up. So when I was sent some Chalkola chalk markers to try…

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    Nordic Star Cushion Tutorial

    December 3, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    Nordic Star Cushion Tutorial Decorating for Christmas is a lot of fun, but there’s no need to stop at Christmas trees and fairy lights! Changing your cushions is an easy way to add a little bit of the current season to your home, and Christmas is no exception. You…

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    Reindeer Christmas Cushion Tutorial

    November 27, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

    Reindeer Christmas Cushion Tutorial Changing the cushion covers is an easy way to mark the changing seasons at home, and Christmas is no exception. Pretty cushions made in some snuggly fabric cry out for cosy times indoors, the best way to enjoy winter! There’s no need to buy…

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    How to Make Dried Fruit Decorations

    November 24, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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    How to Make Dried Fruit Decorations There’s no question at all that Christmas is a special time of year. Obviously it wouldn’t be Christmas without presents, but I like to focus on getting somebody something they would like rather than feeling that we have to buy all the…

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    DIY Scandinavian Style Christmas Decorations

    November 19, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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    DIY Scandinavian Style Christmas Decorations There’s no question at all that the Scandinavians do winter better than anyone else. One of the things I loved about a recent trip to Norway was eating breakfast by candlelight. The mornings were gloomy and the sky overcast, but in the hotel…

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    Very Easy DIY Christmas Earrings

    November 16, 2016June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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    Very Easy DIY Christmas Earrings It’s nice to have something to wear at Christmas. However, buying new clothes can be expensive, and it doesn’t always seem worth it to buy something just for Christmas. And as any of you who have kids will know, going clothes shopping with…

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Wild Blossom Companion: A Gentle Beginning

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Under the eaves of my house there are house martin Under the eaves of my house there are house martins' nests. Every year in April,  the house martins' arrive, and all through the summer I hear them chattering in their nests and see them swooping about. 

The sound of those little birds chattering is part of the summer soundscape, until one day I realise that it's quiet, and they've gone. It's usually in late August or early September, and it's a sign that autumn is on its way.

One year they didn't arrive until June and I was worried. But they still came back! 

The house martins remind me that cycles and seasons often involve both beginning again and letting go.

To mark their leaving this year, I've been embroidering a little abstract piece that feels like birds in flight. It's a way of holding onto them even as they leave, and reminding myself that they will be back in the spring. 

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I chose the theme of soft for September's Wild Blo I chose the theme of soft for September's Wild Blossom Companion. The light is more golden now and less harsh, there are fluffy seed heads and soft grasses, fluffy clouds and pets to cuddle.

September is that soft edge between summer and autumn. The colours are becoming muted, with more faded greens, ochre and dusty rose. 

We might reach for a favourite jumper in the freshness of early morning, or a blanket as the evenings draw in.

We're invited to walk softly as leaves start to fall.

What does softness mean to you, and how do you weave it into the creative bits of your life?

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#wildblossomlife #quietmoments #softtextures #slowingdownforcreatives
Even as we get older, it's very difficult to shake Even as we get older, it's very difficult to shake off the shiny shoes and new pencil case feeling that September brings. 

In some ways, it feels more like a new year than January does! But I don't think we need to rely on other people telling us whether or not it is a new year. We can start a new year whenever we like!

One way to start afresh is to take a moment, step outside and notice what is there. Signs of autumn are appearing where I live, even though it still feels like summer.

Taking a little bit of time to slow down and really see can help us to be there in the present, instead of endlessly rushing from one thing to the next and before we know it, it's Christmas again.

This is why I created the Wild Blossom Companion. It's designed to encourage you to slow down a bit and notice, and see how you might use those in things you make. There's no need to completely change your life. That's not what it is. It's also not a toilet roll long ticky list. It's a way to honour the quieter, slower rhythms of a creative life.

I have a free edition available on my website if you like the idea of it and you'd like to try it without any commitment. It's called A Gentle Beginning and the link is on my bio.

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What does late summer feel like to you? I find i What does late summer feel like to you? 

I find it a weird time of year. In some ways it feels like summer still. The weather is still warm and will hopefully be a while before we're back into winter coats again. But the light has changed, the hedgerows are full of berries, the early mornings are colder and the nights are drawing in.

It feels almost sad, but not really because autumn is lovely! 🍁🍂

I've written a post about it on Wild Blossom Life. The link is in my bio if you want to read it 💖

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