One of the things I like the most is the seasons changing. My favourite season is autumn, but it’s hard to choose! There are lovely things about each of them, and one of the nicest things is the seasons changing. It has a kind of bittersweetness to it,…
Last week I shared a tiny weaving I made using embroidery thread, with a piece of cardboard as a loom. I used colours from a colour scheme I made from a photo of some lupins. The colours are so beautiful, I still feel like I haven’t exhausted them!…
It seem like an unpromising start to looking inspiration in winter colours for a creative project. Where you are it might be snowy. Here, it is dreary and bleak, muddy, cold and wet. At a first glance, everything is drab and shades of grey and mud. However, taking…
We’re now into March, and although it was snowing here yesterday, signs of spring are everywhere. The bulbs I planted in the autumn have sprouted, and in my garden there are crocuses, some early daffodils and grape hyacinths. While I’ve been out roaming the village, I’ve spotted snowdrops,…
Nature is a good place to look for inspiration for a creative project. Even just being outside can be enough in itself to make you feel inspired, whether you are actually looking for ideas or not! This is especially true in the autumn, when it’s so easy to…