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    Pinwheel Quilt Block Tutorial

    June 6, 2015June 22, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    Having the attention span of a goldfish, I’ve never actually made a quilt. My plan is to one day make quilts for my boys, but it’s a big project and I have a habit of not finishing things if they take a long time. Which a quilt probably…

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    Weird Crafts I Have Made

    May 31, 2015March 19, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    I don’t usually do weird crafts. I make normal things, like bags and cushions, clothes for myself and the boys. I make blankets that don’t ever get finished and occasionally I make pictures out of felt. Sometimes however, I am required to make something peculiar. There are two…

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    How to Crochet Shell Stitch

    May 29, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    One of the reasons why I prefer crochet to knitting is because there is such a variety of different stitches. The other reason is that I am the world’s slowest knitter and crochet just seems to be quicker. I like shell stitch because it is pretty. That’s a…

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    Messenger Bag Tutorial

    May 24, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    Ever since Boy 1 permanently lost his book bag on the way home from gymnastics, I  had planned to make him a new messenger bag. I was on the lookout for the perfect fabric and, during the Easter holidays, I found it! He loves everything to do with…

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    DIY Sharpie Teapot

    May 21, 2015March 13, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    Making a Sharpie teapot is something I’ve wanted to try for ages! Ever since I saw some beautiful cups somebody very talented had decorated with a blue Sharpie on a link up somewhere. I opted for a teapot because I drink gallons of the stuff. The only slight…

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    5 Best Craft Books…

    May 18, 2015March 13, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    …from my bookcase! We have an awful lot of books. This means that: If we ever move house, the house will probably fall down because I suspect it is the books that are holding it up, and We will not be moving to a boat because the weight…

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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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