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Indie Week Discount
LET’S CELEBRATE! I am joining in a fantastic online event next week to celebrate small Independent Businesses. Indie Week-Visiblity Fair is runnig from 22nd of November until the 26th which is Indie Friday. Artists, Makers, independent shops and small businesses. Here is the perfect chance to support them! For an amazing selection of creatives go
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Christmas Craft Fair Time
I cannot believe it has been 2 years since the last Christmas Craft Fair! Last year they were all virtual ones.. But now it’s time again and I am very excited. Sparks has been coming off my workbench for weeks now in some extra intense work. This weekend the 13th and 14th of November I
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Happy World Handmade Day!
Today is World Handmade Day! A day to celebrate everything handmade. Think about all the time all the artists, craftspeople and creatives all around the world put into making their wares by hand. Maybe you make things? If so be proud of yourself extra much today! Also the last evening of Visibility Fair. Go on
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Visibility Fair Special Offer
Visibility Fair 27th of September to October 1st Very excited to be taking part in a brilliant event organised by two brilliant initiatives “Just a card” and “Handmade Hour”. Both of these do amazing work supporting small independent creative businesses. This time of year (In the Northern Hemisphere!) we all need a small bit of
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Hello Autumn!
What does autumn mean to you? Back to school and work, nights are drawing in, damp leaves in warm colours, berry picking, mushrooms, wet woods, stormy weather….. To me September is a bit like January. New routines and a time for new projects and challenges. This time of year I usually set myself some challenges.
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Happy Midsummer
Happy Midsummer! In Sweden where I was born an old tradition is to gather 7 varieties of flowers at Midsummer nights eve and put them under your pillow. I decided we would pick 7 varieties of shells instead as myself and my youngest went for a Midsummer nights beach walk. Sometimes you need to adapt
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Winner Announced
At last! The winner is announced!! All comments gathered and drawn out of a hat. The lucky winner is called Fiona Robertson from Kirkwall and she wrote this moving piece about what the sea means to her: “The sea is my happy place. I lost my mum a few weeks ago, and I’ve spent many
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New Website GiveAway
EDIT: Thanks to everyone who entered, the giveaway is now closed and the winner has been announced. Giveaway/Competition Time!! To celebrate my new website I am giving away a Made to Measure Silver Limpet Shell Ring to a lucky winner.. To enter go to my Facebook page or Instagram and follow the instructions. For anyone
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New lambs! New Website!
My present this morning was 2 super cute Shetland lambs to celebrate the launch of my new website! So excited both about lambs and the website!
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In the Kelp Forest
End of March brings some of the lowest tides of the year so the perfect chance to explore our Kelp forests. We might not have forests with many trees in Orkney but the forests of Kelp are stunning. Abundance of a huge variety of seaweeds and even some banks of seagrass that are under water
