Spring | Earth Balance Craft

Dewdrop Suncatcher WIPs

Nicola — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:08:51 +0000

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 along to make your very own shimmering beaded hanging decoration. Perfect for catching the sunlight,...

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Gatekeeper Butterfly WIPS

Nicola — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:43:36 +0000

Gatekeeper Butterfly WIPS Bringing Nature to Life through Wire Art Introducing the gatekeeper butterfly suncatcher and sharing with you my latest craft tutorial. Learn how to make this butterfly with easy to learn copper wire work techniques. This design is handmade with lashings of copper wire work, dotted with semi-precious gemstones and glass beads. Ingredients:...

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Pretty in Pink

Nicola — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:32:22 +0000

Pretty in Pink This dusky pink and soft white hanging mobile is inspired by sakura season, when falling blossom petals float in the sky like nature’s confetti. Spring is my favourite time of year as the trees begin to bloom and the air is filled with pretty cherry blossoms. Here's a video of the hanging...

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Spring Snow Drops

Nicola — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 09:00:39 +0000

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 winter, the very cold January. I am looking forward to the start of the most...

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Sakura Blossom Season

Nicola — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 16:42:15 +0000

Sakura Blossom Season My Love of Nature's Confetti There is nothing better than the start of cherry blossom season, for me personally it is my favourite time of year. As the clocks go forward and the evenings become lighter, buds start to form on the trees and the early signs of magnolia and camellia show...

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Creative April Showers

Nicola — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:31:07 +0000

Creative April Showers I love everything rain! I am truly a water baby, so whether it is the ocean, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, rain, puddles and so on, I am constantly inspired by all things watery. Many of my copper wire-work designs use the weather as my muse, so this month in April which is...

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Spring Bluebells are Here

Nicola — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:47:46 +0000

Spring Bluebells are Here

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Spring Song Poem

Nicola — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 11:03:09 +0000

Spring Song Poem "Hark, I hear a robin calling! List, the wind is from the south! And the orchard-bloom is falling Sweet as kisses on the mouth. In the dreamy vale of beeches Fair and faint is woven mist, And the river's orient reaches Are the palest amethyst. Every limpid brook is singing Of the...

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Mothers Day Gift Ideas

Nicola — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:47:47 +0000

Mothers Day Gift Ideas Mothering Sunday will soon come around once again. To celebrate all things mummy, here’s our range of spring time inspired artisan gift ideas. With a loving nod to woodland at this time of year, when life begins to grow all around us. It's magical! Apple Blossom Love Heart Suncatcher - The...

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Stained Glass Gifts

Nicola — Tue, 05 May 2015 08:33:56 +0000

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...

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