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Handmade reusables, beeswax food wraps and plastic free alternatives for sustainable living

24/02/2025

First market for a little while, always enjoy the vibe of particularly their cathedral settings. Nice to be back selling face to face, having great chats with customers and other creative business stallholders. Great day, thanks Sheffield!

17/06/2022

My pop-up in Northwich is on until tomorrow. Drop in to browse my full range of reusables and upcycled items.

Weigh of the World is a fantastic zero waste and refill shop in Northwich. I'm particularly impressed with their amazing range of tasty refill snacks and treats

12/06/2022

🌸Elderflower Cordial🌸

It's elderflower foraging season and they won't be around for long. Elderflower is nice and easy to forage for, being fairly prolific even in urban areas and also straightforward to identify. Once you know what you're looking for, you'll notice it everywhere!

We made a batch of cordial last week. 25 Elderflower heads, water, sugar and lemons. Heated, cooled, left to steep for a couple of days and strained into bottles. There's a certain satisfaction in gathering AND making your own food. I'm collecting more on my early morning bike rides.
Do you forage for elderflower? What are your favourite recipes?

Remember to follow safe and responsible foraging practices

28/05/2022

And we're off! At Good Liverpool Market on floor 3 of LUSH
Right in the middle of town on Church Street, over 30 stalls of locally handmade goodies 😍

19/05/2022

Thankyou, Camp Quirky!

So good to be back after a long three years. We had a real mix of weather, getting set up in that wind was a challenge but the Saturday sunshine was glorious

The beeswax wrap workshops went down a treat again and I really enjoyed giving my talk on zero waste in the sustainability tent, it was great to meet and chat with so many of you. Hopefully there will only be one year until the next one this time 🤞

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05/05/2022

I've got some very exciting events lined up this month

Starting this weekend with at Walton Hall Gardens near Warrington. It's my first time at this event and there looks to be plenty of exciting and yummy things on offer. This is a free event

Next Weekend, I'm so glad to be finally back at Camp Quirky. My stall will be open throughout the festival and I'm bringing my beeswax wrap making workshop again - it was so busy last time that we've got two sessions on offer this year. I'll also be delivering a talk on sustainable living habits. Tickets are now sold out for this event - if you're going, pop by and say hello or come and join in!

I'm also thrilled to be back at Sefton Park Palm House for spring market. I'll be there for the full weekend, from Friday afternoon through to Sunday. I absolutely love this event, it's definitely the most beautiful place I've had the pleasure to set up my stall and there are always so many gorgeous handmade things on offer. Not to be missed!

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04/05/2022

UPCYCLING

Some pieces of furniture I recently gave a refresh to fit in with new decor

These are all pieces I've had for years and originally bought second hand, like the vast majority of my furniture.
A tin of recycled chalky furniture paint, some pieces of curtain fabric and a wallpaper sample and a creative weekend afternoon later, I had them all beautifully transformed

The paint colour is Deep Delta. upcycles old paint for walls and furniture and can be bought locally at or and online in their Etsy shop

The drawers are stencilled using a reusable furniture stencil and leftover paint from the colour I've painted the walls in the room

I'm really pleased with these, I loved bringing new life to them in a cheap and low-waste way and now have some bespoke pieces that I created myself. Do you upcycle your furniture? Have you completed any upcycling projects recently?

11/03/2022

I am so excited to be part showcasing at The Good Business Festival as part of an extra special & exclusive GOOD Market presented by Good Liverpool on Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd March

TGBF will be hosted over 3 days (22-24th March), there’s 70+ sessions presented by 60+ global brands and organisations, across 6 Boroughs in 9 venues, as well as 4 epic after hours events plus a full programme of practical business support and expert advice and a GOOD Market!

For more details and tickets head over to thegoodbusinessfestival.com

09/03/2022

Homemade Citrus Cleaner

Do you make your own household cleaners? This is a great way to get some more use out of citrus peels before they go into the compost and also a great natural and chemical free way to clean your home.

Fill a jar with citrus peels and top up to cover with white vinegar (I get my white vinegar from my local refill shop). Close the lid and leave in a sunny place, the kitchen windowsill is ideal, for 2-3 weeks to infuse. Strain the vinegar into a spray bottle and add the same amount of water to the bottle so you have 1 part citrus vinegar to 1 part water. Voila. Homemade cleaner.

As well as adding antibacterial properties, the citrus adds a nice scent and the cleaner doesn't smell much of vinegar at all with the added citrus.

This is a fantastic example of my favourite zero waste rule - use what you have
What homemade cleaners do you use?
What other uses for citrus peels do you love?

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25/02/2022

Visible mending / clothes refashioning

Two pieces given new life. The request was bright, contrasting colours and I seem to have pulled it off well with a rummage through my scraps box

22/02/2022

Wednesday 23rd February at 10.20am
Catch me on BBC Radio Merseyside - I'll be chatting sustainable lifestyle and running my handmade business

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