My studio space

This is the first post in, what I hope will be, a short little series of blog posts on my studio and working space. I want to share with you my making process and show behind the scenes photographs. 

When I create my packaging I type the text on a vintage pastel blue typewriter which was actually given to me as a gift on my 18th birthday. I love it so much even if some of the letters are a bit clunky and sometimes get stuck. It's really important to me that when I wrap up my handmade jewellery the packaging recieves the same care and attention that goes into making each little woodland inspired creation.

I have an old bookcase that I use to store all my botanical books along with crystals that I've bought while on holidays,  dried flowers in little vintage inkwells (that my Dad actually discovered by digging them up when he was much younger in the site of an old Victorian tip) some of my own creations and handmade little polymer clay toadstools that I like to dot around the place. I often get asked on Instagram where I buy my botanical nature guide books but the real answer is that there isn't one particular place. On holiday, or when I go to a new town, I oten search thrift stores, market stalls and antique shops for illustrated nature guides. I am particularly drawn to those with beautiful botanical illustrations. I've also recieved some as gifts, as now family members often look out for these books for me when travelling too.

I used these books to inspire my new botanical collection of handmade necklaces, dried flower stems in tiny little glass terrarium jars, allowing you to take a piece of nature with you wherever you go. You can see these pendants in my Etsy store here:  www.owlandwallflower.etsy.com

I studied as a photographer and enjoy taking my own photographs of my handmade jewelery so much! I collect little pieces of nature wherever I go and use these as props in my photos, but also as decorations around my house. Teeny tiny aldercones, moss, dried wildflowers, acorns, hazelnuts, large pinecones, and fallen twigs are all used when photographing my necklaces. Gypsophila is one of my favourite flowers - if you've been following me on Instagram you probably already know this, as I often use the dried flower stems to decorate my photographs and the flower also features on my handmade illustrated thank you cards that come with each Etsy order.

I just want to finish by thanking everyone for the overwhelming support, orders and kind words that I have recieved since I decided to reopen my Etsy store a couple of weeks ago. I've been studying postgraduate art, but since graduating earlier this year I knew that I wanted to focus my energy on growing Owl and Wallflower and I would like to thank everyone for making my dreams a reality ♡