15 Jan

It’s been a week of dark light here ( this was taken in a moment of brief brightness! ), but I’ve been organising and sorting and have spent time in the garden and the shed having a big clear up...

05 Jan

Some of you may remember that back in August I collected some Ornamental Artichoke heads which had been uprooted from my local park ( you can see about it here )...

04 Jan

When I came back from Cornwall yesterday, I knew that virtually all my Christmas flowers would be past it, but I couldn't bring myself to throw them away before I left when they were all still thriving, albeit in the last stages of flowering...

22 Dec

Its been a busy last week as I’ve been trying to get everything done before Christmas; visit relations, clean the house, organise food, wonder when I’ll ever have a free moment to tidy the garden, write cards and completely avoid the ironing...

12 Dec

When I was making mini wreathes the other night, I ran out of wire at one point, so started to play around with the Virginia Creeper twigs making impromptu fascinators, so I though I’d make some for myself and share the idea!   Twigs from a...

11 Dec

This week has been full of preparation for mini wreath making at the Instagram Christmas Party last night which was held in a rooftop wigwam at an amazing London venue called The Queen of Hoxton...

03 Dec

It may seem like I’m forever pulling flowers apart and carelessly chucking bits and bobs around the table, but I’m actually a complete re-user if there is anything to be saved or salvaged for another arrangement...

02 Dec

It’s all been a bit crazy over the last few months with my 'Sea Marks’ exhibition, workshop and the Open House , but now that exhibitions are all over for this year, I am really excited about working on a new art project with London...