Seasonal Musings from the Studio- May
Seasonal Musings from the Studio - May
Heading into a new month and I’d definitely forgotten how much I love May time, there feels like there’s been a big shift and all of a sudden we’re racing towards summertime. Although I say this whilst it’s raining outside however just think how lovely and fresh everything will look tomorrow after a good watering!
Creative ways to celebrate the month of May…
Explore edible flowers. Pansies and violets are in season this month and you can add a touch of floral magic to drinks with friends (just pop them in the glasses) or have a go at making floral biscuits.
Cook seasonally! This month I’ve set myself a challenge to explore cooking with organic seasonal produce. I find cooking a nice relaxing creative outlet for the end of the day and with so much in season I thought May would be a great time to start embracing the seasons in the kitchen as well as the studio. I’m going to share a blog post at the end of the month about it so if there’s anything you want to know, pop me a message and I will note down to cover it in the post. If you fancy trying some seasonal recipes, I’m enjoying lots from the Riverford organic book.
If you’re planning a summer celebration I’ve shared lots of new projects over on Hobbycraft on how to create Name places, table names, favours and more. It doesn’t have to be a wedding you make them for, the seed bombs with hand-lettered tags would be perfect gifts for friends with summer birthdays and if you start crafting now you can enjoy creating slowly for the summer celebrations ahead.
Head out for an early morning walk, if you can set your alarm for half an hour earlier it really it magic to start the day outside walking.
One of my favourite things about the warmer months is eating dinner in the garden. I also love having friends over and making the garden look pretty with fabric thrown over the table, flowers and simple crafted items, like these jute placemats & coasters. They are a brilliant craft for beginners, the repetitive technique of wrapping the rope is really mindful and you’ll be able to create something useful for your home and garden in an afternoon.
And finally, I’m excited to share my new seasonal workshop which launches in June and will run every month until October - Painting from the Garden. Each month we will be exploring flowers of the season with the June edition covering how to paint Scabious, Cosmos, Sweetpeas, Peonies, Phlox and more!
My May Journal so far…
