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  • Cherry Blossom Granny Squares

    Cherry Blossom Granny Squares

    April 13, 2025June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects, Nature and Seasons
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    We’re now into April, and the trees and hedgerows are springing into life. There is blossom on the trees, and although it is not exactly warm, it’s not freezing cold and it’s been beautifully sunny. I really wanted to make something, and I hit on the idea of…

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  • How to Make a Crocheted Hot Water Bottle Cover

    How to Make a Crocheted Hot Water Bottle Cover

    November 10, 2024June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects
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    I often find that when the weather starts to get colder, I feel more inclined to woolly crafts. If it’s something larger, like a blanket, of course it has the added benefit of keeping my legs warm at the same time! But even smaller projects appeal as well….

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    Granny Square Fingerless Mittens Pattern

    November 28, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Gentle Projects
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    Granny Square Fingerless Mittens Pattern Back in the early autumn when the leaves were first starting to turn, I had an overwhelming desire to crochet things in autumnal colours. I had some yarn left over from another project which included cream, red and brown. So I used this…

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    Crocheted Cushion Cover Pattern

    July 6, 2019June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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    Crocheted Cushion Cover Pattern Having spent a little while not feeling very inspired, it’s so nice to actually have ideas again of things I want to make! A few weeks ago I made the decision to go back to what I used to do when I started Tea…

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    Free Crocheted Bunting Pattern

    April 25, 2019June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives

    Free Crocheted Bunting Pattern Making crocheted bunting is a fun way to use up odds and ends of yarn from other projects. This pattern shows how to make traditional bunting triangles, worked in the round. The triangles are quite small, although obviously that depends on the weight of…

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    Year Of Bunting Challenge 3: Knitted or Crocheted Bunting

    April 18, 2019September 22, 2023 Blog

    Year Of Bunting Challenge 3: Knitted or Crocheted Bunting Welcome to the Year of Bunting Challenge 3! Challenge 2 was to make some bunting embroidery and several people took part. Hazel made a cross stitched book mark. Julie made a needle case (she has a craft blog too…

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Wild Blossom Companion: A Gentle Beginning

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Do you... 🍁 Find inspiration in everyday thing Do you...

🍁 Find inspiration in everyday things?
🍁 Like spending time in nature?
🍁 Crave slowness but can't seem to find it?
🍁 Like making things but don't know where to start?
🍁 Maybe miss yourself a little bit?
🍁 Would like something gentle, not another demand?

Then you are in the right place! πŸπŸ§‘πŸ‚ This is exactly what Wild Blossom Life is about. No huge life changes or masses of time required, just some gentle ways to slow down a bit, notice the changing seasons, and be creative without any expectation of perfection. If this sounds like you, you are very welcome here πŸπŸ§‘πŸŒ°πŸ‚

#wildblossomlife #creativelife #seasonalcreativity
#natureinspired #slowingdownabit
I've been thinking about how easily we can slip in I've been thinking about how easily we can slip into comparing our lives with other people's and feel that we are failing because our lives don't look like theirs.

In the end, we are all different, our circumstances are different, our children are different, our home lives are different. What might work brilliantly for one person at the moment, in the season of life they are in, might just not work for you right now.

Sometimes the best we can do is accept that the current situation is what it is. Sometimes particular things need to take priority, or there might be a weird phase we have to live through. 

But it is worth remembering that growth can look like stillness, care can be keeping things simple, wintering is a thing, letting go is sometimes necessary, and tending what is can be as necessary as cooking up something new.

This is what Wild Blossom Life is about. It's not about making huge changes to your life. It's about doing little things that help, slowing down, getting outside even if it's only for a few moments, remembering to breathe, noticing what is there, then having some kind of creative thing for your hands to do if that is what you need, without pressure or expectation.

#wildblossomlife #autumn #lettinggoofperfectionism #peacefulmoments #changingseasons
From October's Wild Blossom Companion: "This is a From October's Wild Blossom Companion:

"This is a season of layers. 

Leaves drift down to form a rustling tapestry on the forest floor. 

The hedgerows become textured with sloes and rosehips. 

The fields lie stubbled and still. 

The skies stretch wider.

There's a richness in the layering of scent and sound: damp earth, woodsmoke and the call of migrating birds."

#creativelife #wildblossomcompanion #october #slowdownandlook #autumn #imspiredbynature
Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘ After making an Octo Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘

After making an October colour palette with water colour, I wanted to do something else with the paint. 

So I painted some leaves πŸπŸ‚

If you feel that you are not much of an artist, it can be difficult to try, even if you really want to. Often we have this expectation that what we make, draw or paint has to be perfect.

One thing that is very clear from looking at autumn leaves is how beautiful they are in all their imperfections! The colours are blotchy. They look like they ought to be symmetrical, but they often are not. The edges are wiggly and the lobes are uneven. So if you don't paint perfect, neat little watercolours, your leaves will probably be lovely!

I already had the colours, so that was one less thing to think about. It was a joyful experiment, not an exercise in perfection. Blotchiness is required! And a pro tip if you are new to this, let the leaves dry before painting the veins πŸ˜‰πŸ§‘

#creativelife #paintingautumnleaves #creativeinvitation #octobercolours #colourpaletteforoctober #lettinggoofperfection
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