Each year I make lavender wands to scent our clothes in their drawers. They hold their fragrance so well, that they really do last for a few years. The idea is that the stems form a frame around the lavender heads and a thin ribbon weaves in and out of […]
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Butterfly and Glitter
We went to a local folk music festival today. We go each year and it is fun. The music was good and the children’s entertainment enthralled our three. There is also an area where they have stalls. Lots of free flowing festival clothes, incense sticks and musical instruments. The girls […]
Read moreFlower Fairies to the rescue
Every garden should have at least one flower fairy, preferably two. They are difficult to spot as they dress to blend with the flowers. For example, they use hollyhocks for skirts and nasturtiums for bonnets, on their love-in-the-mist inspired heads. Their aprons may be fashioned from rose petals and their […]
Read moreBuzz, buzz bumble bee
There are so many bumble bees in the garden that we were inspired to see if we could make some. First of all we raided the cork collection and selected some wool. We wrapped the wool around the cork, changing colour to give a banded look. We have a number […]
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