~ green, brown and gold ~
use and enjoy what we find in our
~ garden and neighbourhood ~
Bright Leaf Stencil for a Garden Wall
I can verify the truth of rumour I've heard. Putting your house on the market suddenly means that you make time to do so many of the tweaks that you've been meaning to do for years. That's us for sure. It's been fun. It's been HARD work. It's been so satisfying! A...
Botanical Bottles
We have made a huge decision - to put our house on the market. With that has come a mix of emotions - the heartache of leaving a much-loved home full of memories behind and the excitement of the adventure of finding something new. It has also resulted in action,...
3D Still Life – Painted Gondwana Blooms
Proteas from a couple of gift bouquets I received were left to dry for a few weeks.... - and then brought back to life again with a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint I painted the petals with Emperor's Silk Red and then dipped the centre stigmas into a thinned down...
Heart Leaf Heart
Every year, when the trees are finished using their leaves, they throw piles of them onto the grass in our garden, I like to pick some of them up and use them again! This year I made some goodies for friends. I cut heart shapes out of the leaves, before pressing them...
Seed Curtain
My life philosophy is to use ordinary vintage and found objects as material for something a little extraordinary. And so I used the seeds from the Liquid Amber Tree in my garden to make an outdoor curtain for my patio. I love the softness of the round shapes and the...
Leaf Light Panels
I love it when a home reflects what's going on - Birthdays, Christmas, World Soccer Cups, etc. And so its good to reflect that Autumn has been happening here in the Southern Hemisphere! These Autumny wax-paper leaf panels have brought a touch of the outside in and...
Light, Leaves, Paper and Wax
I had some fun mounting leaves between sheets of wax paper. These small samples are mounted on my window with my Washi Tape. I believe the leaves will be fairly well-preserved and maintain some of their colour. I made some autumn leaf panels too and soon I will...
It’s Easter
It's Easter - and by the looks of the leaves on my driveway, it's almost autumn too! We are enjoying a quiet weekend at home! We'll be celebrating a special Easter service at CityHill Church Hillcrest on Sunday morning [actually we're there most Sun mornings] We...
Signs of Spring! Signs of Autumn!
I keep on reading about signs of Spring in the North! Well here in the South - it is signs of Autumn! And with all these leaves lying around - I just had to do something with them! There are loads more leaves waiting to be dispatched from the Liquid Amber in my...
Natural Pattern!
I have this deep secret yearning to be a textile designer. I am fascinated by pattern - but my artistic and drawing skills need a lot of help before I can produce something better than a stick figure print! So...I had a few more moments of delight with those African...