It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Cla To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits has to be the perfect post Christmas craft project 😊 
If you fancy getting your needles out to make this adorable pair, the link to buy Claire’s pattern is in my bio. Happy knitting! X
Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
#littlemoments #littlestoriesbook #alifeofwords #lostinwords #competition #booksarelife #mindfulphotography #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #igreads #whatareyoureading #signedbooks
Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
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LIFESTYLE, MAKE · December 29, 2018

How to decorate with Living Coral

How to decorate with Living Coral

I have a sneaking suspicion that Living Coral being announced as Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2019 is a bit of a reaction to the omnipresent greys that we’ve surrounded ourselves with in recent years. Don’t get me wrong, I do love a nice bluey-black or soft french grey, particularly contrasted with other colours. But there’s something about this shade of coral that just makes my heart sing.

I wouldn’t cover a whole wall in Coral but I do like the idea of bringing splashes of into my life, so I thought I’d pull together some ideas for doing just that.

Paint

Firstly, chalk paint queen Annie Sloan (listed in our directory here) explains how to mix your own Living Coral shade using her wonderful non-toxic paints.

love this Living Coral shade of paint mixed by annie sloan using chalk paint - love this pantone colour of the year because it's bright and lively - click through to get the exact recipe and other ideas for bringing this colour into your home

To recreate the vivid energy of Living Coral, Annie recommends mixing Chalk Paint in Emperor’s Silk, Barcelona Orange and English Yellow. Use one of Annie’s silicone MixMats to experiment with mixing the colours together in various ratios until you achieve your desired hue. Her other recipe for creating Coral is to try mixing 1 part Emperor’s Silk and three parts Tilton.

This is the beauty of Annie’s paints – you can mix them up to create exactly the shade you want. Just make sure you keep a note of the relative quantities so you can recreate it!

And if you feel like being very literal about embracing the whole coral idea, Annie has created a Coral stencil. A great way to bring an updated and fresh coastal feel to your home.

love this coral design paint stencil by annie sloan - perfect for using with chalk paints to add an updated coastal feel to furniture, walls, you name it. Click through for more ideas you'll love to try for bringing the beautiful paint shade Living Coral into you home

Check out Annie’s blog for inspirational ways to get creative with her paints – I found a link to this wonderful idea over there. It’s a collaboration with artist in residence Abigail Ryan

Upcycle furniture

I absolutely love the idea of painting an old vintage chest of drawers a beautiful new vibrant shade and filling it with seasonal spring flowers. Great for a conservatory or workspace that needs an injection of character don’t you think?

love this creative idea of painting a vintage old chest of drawers with bright coral pink chalk paint by annie sloan and filling with spring flowers. Click through for more details on how Abigail Ryan achieved this as well as other great ideas for bringing a splash of Living Coral pantone colour of the year into your home lifelove this creative idea of painting a vintage old chest of drawers with bright coral pink chalk paint by annie sloan and filling with spring flowers. Click through for more details on how Abigail Ryan achieved this as well as other great ideas for bringing a splash of Living Coral pantone colour of the year into your home lifelove this creative idea of painting a vintage old chest of drawers with bright coral pink chalk paint by annie sloan and filling with spring flowers. Click through for more details on how Abigail Ryan achieved this as well as other great ideas for bringing a splash of Living Coral pantone colour of the year into your home life

Get the full details of how Abigail achieved this over on her blog here  Basically, though, she mixed a base of Pure White chalk paint with Scandinavian Pink, Emperor’s Silk, Barcelona Orange and a touch of English Yellow. She mixed until she’d achieved the neon coral colour she had in her mind. To achieve a flat finish, she also used Annie’s Flat Finish brush to apply the paint.

To create the stunning spring display, Abigail mixed potted hyacinths, primula, narcissus and hellebores with some eucalyptus and some straw to add a rustic edge. The bright yellow fruit basket was from M&S.

For a more salmony take on coral, Valspar (stocked at B&Q) sells a soft Coral Crush shade (R71B).

this soft coral crush paint shade by valspar is a way to bring pantone colour of the year Living Coral into your home - click through for more details and lots of beautiful creative ways to bring a splash of coral into your home

Another creative way to use coral in your decorating is to use wallpaper. You could paper one wall or even experiment with filling some frames with paper to add colour and pattern to a gallery wall.

Wallpaper

This coral pink Denver wall paper by Miss Print (listed in our directory here) is just fab don’t you think? I’d love this inside fancy vintage frames against a grey (sorry!) wall. There’s a graphic midcentury feel to the design that I really like about this.

love this coral Denver wallpaper made in England by MissPrint with a midcentury 50s design inspiration and perfect for adding pantone colour of the year Living Coral to your home life

I’ve only just discovered Woodchip & Magnolia wallpapers, all made up in Lancashire and really beautiful. Love this blousy and unapologetically floral Wisteria Coral Floral wallpaper, part of a collection designed in collaboration with Pearl Lowe.

love this coral floral wallpaper by pearl lowe for Woodchip and Magnolia designer British wallpapers made in Lancashire. Click through to find out more and to see inspirational ideas for using pantone colour of the year 2019 living coral in your home

Accessories

Adding a cosy welsh blanket in a coral shade would be a lovely way to go with this. I have a blue welsh blanket that is one of my most treasured possessions. We bought it direct from the mill in Wales a few years ago and my youngest son and I often snuggle up underneath it in the evenings. I love this beautiful Pink Ednyfed Merino lambswool blanket by Mamws interiors (listed in our directory here)

love this coral pink welsh wool blanket made in wales for mamws interiors. Click through to find out more and to see inspirational ideas for using pantone colour of the year 2019 living coral in your home

Bring colour with flowers

Probably the easiest way to bring splashes of coral into your home is to use flowers. There are so many beautiful shades of Dahlia you can grow or buy – Try Sarah Raven (listed in our directory here) for ordering bulbs to plant. Sarah Raven is always a great source of beautiful bulbs, seeds and plants. Love these brightly coloured and coral coloured dahlias from her:

love these bright and coral dahlias from sarah raven. Click through for more ideas you'll love for bringing a splash of pantone colour of the year living coral into your garden, home and lifelove these bright and coral dahlias from sarah raven. Click through for more ideas you'll love for bringing a splash of pantone colour of the year living coral into your garden, home and life

For inspiration, I also love to browse Erin Benzakein’s beautiful blog Floret. There is a lovely online shop there too, and you can order seeds to be shipped to the UK. Bulbs and tubers can’t be shipped outside the US. There is a fab Farmer-Florist directory here, where you can find local flower growers around the world.

Love these smoky coral Mystique dahlias grown by Erin on her flower farm:

love these smoky coral Mystique dahlias by Floret flowers - click through to find out more and to see other creative ideas for bringing a beautiful splash of coral - pantone colour of the year - into your life

Roses also grow in some really beautiful coral shades. I love this image by Peony & Sage  – a great source of beautiful fabrics and home accessories all made in England.

love this soft coral rose by peony and sage fabrics. Click through for more ideas for bringing pantone colour of the year 2019 living coral into your life and home

I love to browse the seed and plant catalogues at this time of year, dreaming of spring and summer days ahead. For roses, particularly scented English roses, David Austin is the best.

I love this highly fragrant Boscobel rose – an English shrub rose with a fragrance described as ‘myrrh with hints of elderflower, pear and almond’

love this boscobel coral fragrant scented rose by david austin. Click through for more ideas you'll love for bringing a splash of pantone colour of the year living coral into your garden, home and life

To buy cut scented David Austin roses, head to The Real Flower company (listed in our directory here)

As a customer, you’ll find a simply beautiful seasonal selection of roses in all different shades in their shop. If you’re a florist, you can set a trade account up with them here.

This Juliet bouquet includes beautiful coral roses and I know from personal experience that RFC bouquets last far longer than shop bought flowers.

love this scented rose Juliet bouquet from The Real Flower company which includes coral pink David Austin english scented roses. Click through for other beautiful ideas for bringing coral pink into your home including the most exquisite dahlias, paint, wallpaper, accessories and decorated furniture

I hope you’ve found some ideas you like and want to try. I’ll add in more as I come across them, in the meantime let’s enjoy living life in a more rose-tinted way. It makes me smile a little just thinking about it…

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It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Cla To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits has to be the perfect post Christmas craft project 😊 
If you fancy getting your needles out to make this adorable pair, the link to buy Claire’s pattern is in my bio. Happy knitting! X
Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
#littlemoments #littlestoriesbook #alifeofwords #lostinwords #competition #booksarelife #mindfulphotography #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #igreads #whatareyoureading #signedbooks
Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly swee Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly sweet peas - the perfect way to celebrate #britishflowersweek 
I just wish I could share the blissful fragrance with you too 💕🌸
#locallygrownflowers #flowersofinstagram #supportlocal #britishflowersweek2021 #britishseasonalflowers #flowersfromthefarm #sweetpeas
This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland ak This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits and just one of the creative spring projects you might enjoy immersing yourself in right now. To discover other inspirational ideas and to get all the info you need - including this free pattern by Claire - click the link in my bio. Hope you find something that brings you a little seasonal joy x
Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a s Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a surprise signed copy of her dreamy new book Discovering Dahlias - and another signed copy to share with one of you. 
To enjoy a peek inside - and for a chance to win - click the link in my bio. 
The truly beautiful photographs (including this one) are all by Erin’s husband Chris Benzakein #discoveringdahlias #floretflowerfarm #dahliasofinstagram #flowersgivemepower #giveawayuk
Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beaut Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beautifully simple way to arrange snowdrops and other early spring flowers over on the blog (link is in my bio). I’ve already made my own simple flower grid using foraged twigs and it works brilliantly! 
As well as sharing her simple step by steps, there’s also a video tutorial where Sarah shares more inspiring ideas for creating with early spring flowers. The beautiful photographs are by @jonathanbuckleyphotography - hope you enjoy! X
Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your O Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your Own gift bundle competition!
My favourite #gardenersquestiontime panellist @pippa.greenwood offers a range of totally brilliant Grow Your Own gift bundles - which include garden-ready veg plants sent out at the right time for planting, email growing advice, tips and recipes from Pippa herself as well as signed copies of The Gardener’s Year. It’s the perfect gift for anyone interested in growing their own fresh produce - and comes with the best expert advice!
We have two Pippa Greenwood GYO gift bundles to be won - the link to enter the competition, and to find out more is in my bio - Good luck!
Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Cla Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Claire Garland Christmas Mouse knitting pattern competition. The link to enter is the top one in my bio. Good luck!
If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty an If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty and overwhelming place right now, you might like to get behind Sarah Corbett @craftivists new project - she’s crowdfunding to create the final part of her Craftivism trilogy: the Craftivist Collective Handbook. It will be a beautiful hardback with 20 gentle protest Craftivist projects and tools to help readers become positive and effective change makers. Because slow and gentle can be more effective in the long run than fast and loud. I am 100% behind Sarah’s project and have no doubt that those of us in the crafty, creative community have plenty to contribute when it comes to making a better, fairer world. 
Stitching a powerful message can be  more effective than shouting it at someone who’s not listening to you. If you’d like to get involved or find out more, follow the top link in my bio.
Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful d Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful dried flower wreath ideas over on the blog - link in bio. I love this dried mini wreath as natural gift wrapping decoration (you can buy ready-made too) - all the links are in the post.
Thanks too to Kirsten @henthorn_farm_flowers for sharing her step by steps for creating a stunning giant foraged dried flower wreath as well as her beautiful simple wreath in silvery winter whites. 
I’m increasingly obsessed with the idea of growing my own flowers for drying and creating lovely things with them. Watch this space for more dried flower inspiration coming soon... X
One of the joyful things about this time of year f One of the joyful things about this time of year for me is making plans for next spring and summer in my flower cutting garden. After two years of growing cut flowers, I’m ready for some fresh ideas and to raise my game a little more. I would like to fill some gaps in shape and colour and to extend the flowering season in particular. I’d also like to start drying and preserving my flowers... so I am thrilled that Kirsten of @henthorn_farm_flowers has shared a beautiful glimpse into her seasonal and sustainable flowery world as well as lots of fantastic expert tips and ideas over on the blog - the link is in my bio. I hope you find some inspiration too. Kirsten lives in a very beautiful part of the world - the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It’s an area very close to my heart as I grew up not far away. Loved spending a little virtual time there again, thanks to Kirsten - and I am yearning to go back in person one day soon and breathe it all in again.
To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last moments of Summer. I do always eventually embrace Autumn but, this year in particular, I’m wanting to hold on for as long as possible to the quiet bliss of the last few months. 
I do really worry about what lies ahead for us all, but spending time outdoors, connecting, really up close, to what’s going on in the garden definitely helps. I still have roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, zinnias, asters and LOTS of dahlias blooming so there are always jars and jugs of flowers on every available surface. Rose geranium leaves have been a revelation for adding a fragrant green frilliness - and now I’m full of love for abelia. 
This beautiful photo is by @gandgorgeousflowers and captures the between-seasons beauty in the flower garden right now. I am inspired to create something similar as I have many of the same colours. 
I do realise that it’s silly (and utterly pointless 😂) to resist Autumn as it’s actually one of the most beautiful times of year. As soon as the leaves really turn, and everywhere starts to smell like Autumn, I’m sure I’ll be fully on board. 
With that in mind, I’ve shared lots of inspiring Autumn Flowers ideas over on the blog (link in my bio) from some of my favourite flower creatives including @gandgorgeousflowers @simplybyarrangement @therealflowerco @wildbunchflowers @floribundaroseflorists @thesussexflowerschool @electricdaisyflowerfarm 

Hope you enjoy - and find a little bit of creative inspiration too. X

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