Cacti & Other Succulent Plants to Make By Emma Varnam Published by GMC RRP £14.99 When this book arrived through my letterbox it caused me to giggle. It seems such a bizarre and bonkers idea to crochet a Cactus. However if you, like me, are fairly hopeless with house plants then why not. As Emma… Continue reading Crocheted Succulents
In the introduction to her book, author Emma Mitchell comes clean about the depression from which she has suffered for the last twenty-five years. The Wild Remedy How Nature Mends Us is a diary that shows how through nature Emma manages her ‘depression’ and her life. https://silverpebble.net/blog Emma’s description of how depression manifests itself… Continue reading The Wild Remedy by Emma Mitchell
Declutter The get-real guide to creating calm from chaos By Debora Robertson published by Kyle Books at £12.99 You need this book if you are doing any of the following: You regularly buy things to replace items you already own because you can’t lay your hands on them right now. You regularly lose your glasses,… Continue reading Do you need to get your house in order and sort out your life? Then Debora Robertson’s book DECLUTTER is your answer
When I heard about the book Relaxed Coastal Style, by Sally Denning I was very keen to review it. I met Sally many years ago as she was setting out on her career as a stylist, and she used my house as a shoot location. Since then I have been very aware of her meteoric… Continue reading RELAXED COASTAL STYLE
My last blog post was on making a floral headband wreath for Midsummer day celebrated in Sweden. This post is for those who wish to go larger and make a wreath for their home. Wreath Fresh, Foraged & Dried Floral Arrangements It was the architect, flower loving, boyfriend of my daughter Alice, who first introduced… Continue reading Wreaths by Katie Smyth and Terri Chandler from Worm London
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