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Carving a wooden pumpkin
I have seen quite a few impressive wooden pumpkins on the internet and decided to have a go. Luckily I had recently rescued a large union of freshly felled Sycamore that the wood fairies had left behind as it was too big and nasty to split for firewood. The original ‘big lump’ of wood was…
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Getting to grips with a DSLR
Still trying top get to grips with my new camera. Yes, I have read the instructions but after so long with a ‘point and press’ the complexity of a DSLR seems insurmountable. Trying to remember the little bit learnt a week ago is a big enough challenge at the moment. I didn’t want to let…
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Layla and Jamie visit
Sue’s work colleague Paul and his wife Claire called with their two kids to pick their pumpkins from the field, feed the hens, collect the eggs and pose for pictures on the big pumpkin. I think it is fair to say that collecting the eggs proved to be the favourite part of the visit for…
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New wreath decorations arrived today
Two new items received and listed today on www.WreathSupplies.co.uk ; red apple picks (pack of 12 £2.99) and jingle bell hearts (£1.99 each). Available to buy now from http://wreathsupplies.co.uk/decorations.html
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Fire Dragons / Swedish Log Candles
We are now stocking ‘Fire Dragons’ made by my brother Graham and his wife Jacky at ‘Really Rustic’. They harvest these large logs from their own sustainable forest in Wales making a wide variety of products from the wood including these Swedish log candles that they have branded as Welsh ‘Fire Dragons’. The Fire Dragon is their take…
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Pumpkin picking
My little helper came along to the pumpkin patch to help select a few nice specimens for a display.
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Alternative Wire Heart Frame Now In Stock
We took delivery of our new heart frame stock this afternoon. The ‘dumpy’ heart shape of these new wire frames make it slightly easier to binding foliage to them. It will be interesting to hear from our customers who use them for fabric crafts as to what they think of them. All feedback very welcome. They are made from…
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Rosemary Wreath
Made for the local village show which was held yesterday, this very simple wreath caught quite a bit of attention; not necessarily because of the quality of its construction but more from the intense fragrance of rosemary that permeated the hall. It was easily made; just a good pruning of our home grown rosemary plants with…
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The pumpkin season begins
Usually we start the season with a giant pumpkin which needs a pallet under it to move it but this year we start with a tiny little pumpkin that barely fills a hand. These small squashes are just the job for harvest festival arrangements and rustic autumnal displays. These pumpkins are available now from www.BigPumpkins.co.uk