Twinkle Twinkle Little Star The Star Poem by Jane Taylor “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he … Read more
We Love Rainy Days As a child I have fond memories of my nana reading the A.A Milne books and poems to me. I remember distinctly her collection of old dog-eared books, where they sat in the shelf and how … Read more
Scarlet Darter Dragonfly Spotted sunning herself out by the River Arun in Sussex, what appears to be a Scarlet Darter Dragonfly. Spotted on a later summer walk by the river. It was difficult to capture in focus with my camera … Read more
Butterflies and Dragonflies Artisan Made Wildlife Designs Here at Earth Balance Craft, we love making the glorious curves from the insect world, namely the winged beauties of flutterbyes and river darters. Our wire metal butterflies and dragonflies come in all … Read more
Love Hearts for the Home The heart shape is one of the most well known symbols globally The origins of the love heart symbol are a little unclear, with many associations from different eras from the ancient Egyptians to the … Read more
The Copper Story Using Copper in Artisan Crafts Here at Earth Balance Craft we have a passion for using copper metal in her jewellery, decorations, mobiles, suncatchers and art. Read here about the process I use when working with raw … Read more
Summer Sun Catchers Finally, summer has made an appearance. To celebrate all things warm, here is designer Nicola’s collection of home and garden sun catchers and hanging ornaments. Made for the warmer weather, they come to life with the sun … Read more
The Making of the Penguin A Sneak Peek at the Artisan Design Process Sharing with you the work in progress sketches and photographs of my copper wire work penguin sculpture. The design is based on free-form cage styled wire-wrapping technique, … Read more
Sun Catcher Buddleia Butterfly This nature inspired metal hanging mobile is from our artisan range of sun catchers for the home or garden. Hand crafted patina copper wire wrapped with agate, amethyst, fluorite and other purple gemstones. This design is … Read more
Learn to Wire Work Begin your wrapping journey here! For creative hands that like to make, try our range of copper wire work tutorials. There are a variety of projects from the beginner student with no experience of wire work … Read more
Copper Robin Sun Catcher The Magical Robin Red Breast One of my favourite British birds is the little red robin, the friendliest of all garden birds with its distinctive shape, colouring and bird song. A familiar sight in gardens, and … Read more
Sun Catcher Woodland Butterfly Butterfly Decorations for the Home and Garden This woodland butterfly hanging ornament is from our range of nature inspired sun catchers, featuring dragonflies and butterflies in woodland and meadows. This woodland design features polished patina copper … Read more