Gift Selection | Earth Balance Craft

Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs

28/02/2025 by Nicola

Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs Welcome the beauty of spring with my enchanting dewdrop suncatcher. As the season bursts into bloom, there’s no better time to get creative with a dazzling wire craft project. Watch my step-by-step video tutorial below and follow … Read more

Meet the Artist Campsodella

23/12/2022 by Nicola

Meet the Artist Campsodella Introducing the very talented Joanna from Campsodella. She is a professional coin artist, silversmith, handmade jewellery designer, as well as being a one woman small business. Her jewellery studio is based in the South Yorkshire countryside … Read more

February Birthstone Gifts

28/01/2020 by Nicola

February Birthstone Gifts Amethyst is a beautiful purple semi-precious gemstone, and is the birthstone for February. View over our range of amethyst gift ideas from women’s jewellery designs to hanging decorations. Wish that special woman in your life a very … Read more

Spring Snow Drops

10/02/2019 by Nicola

Spring Snow Drops The British snow drop flower is a sure sign that spring is on its’ way. I like to consider snow drops as a spring flower, a bit optimistic as they begin to bloom in the middle of … Read more

Unboxing a Wire Craft Kit

03/02/2019 by Nicola

Unboxing a Wire Craft Kit Taking you through the contents of my wire-work craft kit. With bundles of titanium wire, semi-precious gemstones and ribbon, along side a set of three wire working tools. For rainy days and hands that like … Read more

Wire Work Hobby Kits

18/11/2018 by Nicola

Wire Work Hobby Kits Introducing the ‘Hobby in a Box’ Introducing the Wire Bird Craft Kit for adults, as the perfect gift idea for hands that like to make. Featuring a little robin red breast, my favourite British garden bird. … Read more

Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs

04/06/2018 by Nicola

Wildlife Suncatcher WIPs One of the largest most intricate pieces I have made to date is this wildlife suncatcher. Hand-made using only copper wire wrapping, adorned with semi-precious gemstones and Czech glass beads. A labour of love went into the … Read more

Copper | Gift Selection

Copper Wedding Anniversary

01/04/2017 by Nicola

Copper Wedding Anniversary Each year of marriage is celebrated with the gift of a particular material or element, each being more solid and steadfast than the previous. After your marriage has weathered quite a few years, you move into the … Read more

Citrine November Birthstone

28/10/2016 by Nicola

Citrine November Birthstone Citrine is the secondary birthstone for November. A beautiful translucent crystal with honey yellow colours. It is a variant of the quartz semi-precious gemstone, where the colour is made through heat treating smokey quartz or amethyst. The … Read more

Yule Arts and Crafts

27/09/2016 by Nicola

Yule Arts and Crafts Shhhh, I’m jumping the gun here and sharing my decorative yule offerings. With autumn now in full swing, many are thinking ahead to the festive season. View over my creative offering for yule gifts and crafts.

Its Raining Cats and Dogs

18/09/2016 by Nicola

Stained Glass Rain Cloud Decorations I am very excited to share with you all today, a collaboration of British artists. These stained-glass rain drop suncatchers are what happens when two creatives get together. The beautiful stained glass droplets are by … Read more

Blue Dragonflies Collection

09/08/2016 by Nicola

Blue Dragonflies Collection I might be a little bit fascinated by blue dragonflies. It’s the metallic colours that draw me to them, with shimmer and shine as the dart around by the river. I love the British species ‘Beautiful Demoiselle’, … Read more