Sharing my passion for handcrafted jewelry, paper making, and living a creative life.

Tutorials


Pressing Flowers in the Microwave
This tutorial guides you through the process of drying pressed flowers in your microwave for fast and beautiful results.

This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know to make your own beautiful, tactile papers from plants you find in your own region.  Also read about gathering and preparing the plant materials including woody bast fibres and herbacious bast, leaf and grass fibres.  If you're feeling really adventurous, check out this series on making papers from moose poo - parts one, two, and three and the final chapter.

Learn how to make beautiful cold-process soaps to suit your own needs and taste.

You'll love this and it makes a really special gift, too!  It took a lot of trial and error to come up with a formula that glides on your lips but holds up in your pocket.

Pamper yourself and your friends with this luscious body butter.

Make a gift even more special with one of these little handmade creations.

Pure beeswax candles made the old fashioned way.

Dye Handmade Paper with Wildflowers
The first in a series about using natural dyes to dye the pulp for making handmade paper.