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    An Autumn Felted Picture

    October 3, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    It’s October! Yay! Definitely officially autumn! Although it does not really feel like autumn at the moment as it’s so warm and the leaves are still more green than anything. I like autumn. Being uncomfortably hot is as bad as being too cold in my opinion. Sunny autumn…

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    Christening Robes and an Outfit For Boy 3

    September 27, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life

    Here is something I meant to write a post about some time ago. My boys were not actually christened. They had a dedication instead, which is very similar to a christening except that the babies are not initiated into the Christian religion. We chose to have a dedication…

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    How to Make a Bag

    September 6, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life

    Making bags is great. Being smallish they don’t take too long to make or use up too much fabric, making them perfect for using up smaller pieces of fabric that either cost a fortune so you didn’t want to buy too much, or stuff left over from other…

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  • How to Make a Waterproof Hood for a Pushchair

    How to Make a Waterproof Hood for a Pushchair

    August 25, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    Boy 4 hates the raincover on his buggy. It doesn’t matter if it is pouring with rain. In his 1 year old boy’s brain, he would rather get wet than have his view slightly obscured by a transparent piece of plastic that will keep him dry and snug…

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    How to Put in a Zip

    August 21, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    Having to put a zip into something can really put you off making it. It’s so difficult to know how to do it without messing it up. Where do you start? Should the zip be open or closed? I don’t have a/ can’t find my zip foot. The…

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  • Some toddler trousers I made from an old shirt save money on sewing supplies

    Upcycled Toddler Trousers

    August 10, 2014March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    I found myself in a v good situation the other day. One of Husband’s shirts had a tear in it and Boy 4 needed new trousers. Crank up the sewing machine, it’s a chance to make stuff. Hooray! There’s a lot of fabric in a man’s shirt, especially…

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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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