By Helen: August 2016

August 2016

08/25/2016

lovely, lovely, lavender…

Have you visited Provence? No, neither have I. I would love, love, love to visit the area and see the beautiful fields of lavender stretching out for miles and miles. I would love, love, love to hear the hum of the bees as they go about their work in the lavender fields. I would love, love, love to take a deep breath and inhale the intoxicating lavender perfume. One day…

Have you visited Yorkshire? I am lucky enough to love in York, the centre of Yorkshire, the city is stunningly beautiful and so is the surround country-side. Last week Si and me hired a car (we have been car-free since last November) and went to the stunning Yorkshire Lavender. As soon as we stepped out of the car, the smell of lavender hit you in waves. I wish I could let you smell what we smelt. I took lots of photographs so you can see the loveliness of what we saw…

All colours of lavender…

Harvest time…

Sculpture punctuating the landscape…

Not the only ones enjoying the lavender…

Yes, lots of lovely lavender…

Ok, it isn’t Provence: it is Yorkshire and it is well worth a visit, a visit for the senses and for inspiration.

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25 Aug 2016 09:52:48 | A grand day out, garden, inspiration, York

08/18/2016

little treats…

Wow! It has been a busy few months. Regular readers will know that I have been trying really hard, over the last few months, to slow down and reconnect with my making. It is beginning to work! I’m still working (in the real world) full-time but this may change soon, as my work contract comes to an end. In the creative world, I have been just as busy, with my makes going to a certain three day fair in September (more about that very soon), a crochet workshop in September and lots of Christmas fairs to start getting ready for. Yes, it has been busy! Last week I took some time out and treated myself at The British Wool Show. I was the first time that I had visited The British Wool Show, despite it been just four miles from my home. It was brilliant. Even the free shuttle bus from York had been yarnbombed…

There wasn’t the same amount of stalls that you would expect at Yarndale or the The Knitting and Stitching Show, but the quality of what was there sure made up for the quantity…

Very soon, I had spent all of my money: I take cash to places like this so that I don’t have to explain myself too much!

I bought the most beautiful yarn from; Midwinter Yarns, Truly Hooked andYarn Garden and two stunning brooches from Flet by Bridget. I have ideas whirling around my mind as to what to do with the yarn, I’ll share these with you very soon…

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18 Aug 2016 11:04:08 | A grand day out, inspiration, Review, York

08/10/2016

Summer in the garden…

Where do you get the inspiration for your makes? Like a lot of you, I get a lot of my inspiration from plants, flowers and Mother Nature. Often, my inspiration is found just a few feet from my backdoor! At the moment, I live in a small terrace house a stones-throw from the centre of York, with a lovely, lovely, garden. Purists would say that, technically, my garden is a yard, and I guess it is…but to me it is my small, perfectly-formed, garden. My garden is my place of calm, green-ness and inspiration. I love it…

Lavender welcomes you in to my home…