learn how to take beautiful flower photography with eva nemeth. find simple tips and plenty of inspiration

One of my dAILY joys right now is settling down to watch anne with an E on the TV (based on Anne of green gables). It's such a beautiful retelling of the story. But... Sometimes you can't beat actually reading the original, can you? I just love old books and the secret history they bring with them. in case you feel the same way, I need to share wonderful Forget me not originals with you.

Discover your most beloved classic books given a whole new lease of life by emma - who lovingly repairs and hand covers each with reclaimed vintage fabric.

how to make this needle felted rabbit

simple step by step tutorial with emma herian

The cosiest responsibly made knits by laura's loom

I was so excited when laura Rosenzweig listed her wonderful business - laura's loom - in the FBWL directory recently. Discover utterly beautiful wool blankets, scarves, socks and more all woven using yarn spun from local yorkshire and cumbrian fleeces. The colours and textures of Laura's yarns and woven fabrics reflect the breathtakingly beautiful landscape that produces them. 

Something laura said when she decided to join US really resonated with me : 

'It can be a hard slog ploughing one's own furrow with not much more than a deep passion to keep going.' 

I think that is something many of us in thE FROM BRITAIN WITH LOVE community CAN really identify with, CAN't we?

nuRTURE YOUR CREATIVITY AT A WORKSHOP

DISCOVER the simple joy of spending a day learning a craft or skill. making with your own two hands - creating something new. 

I find my own RACING mind slows and a deep sense of wellbeing grows on days like these. 

Find inspiring courses and classes around the british isles in the Creative Workshops section of our directory.

featured Above (clockwise from top left): sustainable flower growing with electric daisy flower farm; shibori INDIGO dye techniques with indigowares; Spring flower workshop with Simply by Arrangement; screen print linen fabrics using sustainable plant dyes with madder cutch & co

PHOTO: LAURA'S LOOM