If you go down to the woods today… With the autumn season wrapping its colours warmly around us in my part of the world, there is no better time than now to share with you my new seasonal craft. I have spent a considerable part of my creative days recently staring at my vintage French […]
When autumn is a favourite season of yours, it is always going to be a special time to invite folk around to craft a day away with you. Last Friday, I optimistically ordered warm sunshine and requested no rain as I gathered together the last of Belle’s cottage garden jewels popping each precious bud into […]
To my utter delight Autumn is here again in my part of our world. The time for all things cosy and calm. Blankets and throws make their way to the backs of soft sofas ready to snuggle under on more chillier nights and candles and fairy lights become the backdrop for all things hygge. And […]
And all at once Summer collapsed into Fall – Oscar Wilde. Possibly one of my favourite summers end quotes. Words which encapsulate a desire to hold onto those last precious days of summer knowing all too soon our mature sunshine will draw to a close and as sure as the sun will again rise, we […]
Life at Belle’s is simple and uncomplicated. In her I find a peace and tranquillity I have never known before and I am able to quietly channel my creativity freely as often as time allows. I am fortunate enough to be able to create an aesthetic which suits me alone and I never take for […]
It has long been decided by my lot that my epitaph shall read “Oh I love that song!” It’s a phrase I apparently declare every time a favourite tune can be heard on the radio or television. And so too with our changing seasons. “This is definitely my favourite season” I cry depending on where […]
Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower – Albert Camus, French philosopher, author and journalist. I must agree as I watch the hardworking flowers from my garden slowly die back allowing leaves from the surrounding trees to lay down their dense and colourful carpet. And not for the first time I […]
