The garden is looking beautiful at this time of year. New growth and colours still continue to sprout up and surprise me. It’s great having all this as inspiration on my doorstep. Our home grown strawberries are doing well. We’ve had to cover the strawberry plants in netting to avoid the birds helping themselves to […]
Revisiting some of the crafty projects and tutorials I’ve posted and thought I would share them all in one place. Would love to hear which one is your favourite, or if you have tried any using my tutorials it would be great to hear from you! 1. Cedar wood wall hanging 2. Pebble mirror 3. […]
If you look closely at the border along the lawn in this picture, you should see lots of shiny circular objects all lined up in a row… The circles are in fact empty wine bottles that have been pushed into the ground to create a recycled decorative and quirky garden border. This is one of […]
All we seem to be getting weather-wise lately is rain, rain and more rain. But at least the garden will be kept happy. I’ve left it a little late this year but I can’t wait to start tending to my flower pots and plants. Brand NEW to my website this week ~ a Garden Section where […]
I had to share my new hazel twig fence with you! I love it! It was so much fun, especially collecting the branches from the woods. My dad had made a fence in his garden and as soon as I saw it I had to make one too. The fences aren’t very practical, just ornamental […]
The sun is shining in the bright blue sky and I’m feeling bright and cheery today! The garden is too, showing off some of it’s vibrant colours and the plants growing from bulbs & seeds are getting taller and taller. You might remember the dahlia seeds that we planted in a small pot on the […]
Do you like my new flower pot? This photo was taken last weekend when we had just planted the flowers – they are much more in bloom now and they look stunning. I wanted to add a bit more colour to the garden so this is what we came back with from the garden centre. […]
I wrote this article for the Artists in Business blog, as they have a “In The Studio” section and feature a few artists every month. I had a message today saying I’d been featured for December, and here it is: Ceramic Artist Charlotte Hupfield “My passion for ceramics started from an early age, and it […]
I’m so excited to have my new ‘workshop’ built! I haven’t started to move everything in yet as I’m waiting to get a high wooden work bench to put inside, and I would like to insulate the walls and roof from inside so its not as cold in winter. I also plan to put some […]
