Gifts for Valentines This coming Valentine’s Day, treat your loved one to a hand crafted love heart hanging decoration to be treasured for a long time. Make your own love heart out of copper wire, semi-precious gem stones and glass beads with one of our craft kits, available both with tools and without tools. Or…
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 they smelt when she opened them. These to me were the most precious moments, sat…
Autumnal Colours Earthy – Vibrant – Nourishing We love the autumn season, for the deep natural colours of the changing leaves from burnt oranges, to lush reds and warm browns. It’s a magnificent time of year, when harvest has come, and we start to prepare for winter. There’s nothing better than swishing fallen tree leaves…
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 shapes and colours, with a nod to a number of British species. Designer Nicola is…
Love Hearts for the Home Learn to Make! Wire Hanging Heart WIPs For hands that like to make! Are you new to wire work, a beginner wanting an easy project to start with. Start here with my wire love heart suncatcher tutorial. Learn easy to master foundation wire working techniques to begin your wire journey….
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 is shining. Using copper wire wrapping techniques with semi-precious gem stones and glass, our bespoke…
Stained Glass Gifts Meet the Maker Carole Dawes Introducing Carole Dawes of ‘Caroles Glass’, a Horsham artisan crafter who specialises in unique stained-glass gifts that are handmade in West Sussex. Her products can be found on sale at ww.carolesglass.folksy.com Each item is hand made by Carole, nothing is bought in. Each piece of glass is…
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 inspired by a summer butterfly landing gently on Buddleia tree blossom. Reminiscent of my childhood…
When Feathers Appear For those of you who are familiar with my artwork, you will know my love of birds and feathers. As the famous saying goes “When feathers appear loved ones are near”. Feathers, especially the little white fluffy ones are seen as a sign of angels and spirits. When you come across them…
Find Your Birthstone The month you are born in relates to a semi-precious or precious gemstone. When work as jewellery these birthstones are seen as holding luck and good fortune. Each gemstone also holds properties and characteristics that are associated with it. Read over the British birthstone list below to find your birth month and…