My Wild Life - Day 3

Day 3 of My Wild Life started off with glorious sunshine and wall to wall blue skies!
But down to business... at the end of April, my mum and I rescued some plants we wanted to keep from the lawn we were (at the time) about to rake over.

So my job for the day was to replant them!
Easy! Except for the thistles, they were prickly...

First to go in was this magnificent poppy.

Which needs stabilisers whilst it settles into the new soil.

I found a wild pansy I had bought from Potteric Carr last summer which looked... well, dead.
Every plant deserves a second chance!

In went the thistles. Yes I said it, thistles. They are horrible spiky weeds but in our garden, yes they are still horrible and spiky, but we allow ours to grow 5-6 foot tall because then, they produce an abundant of flowers which, when go to seed, the gold finches LOVE!

A few other jobs were done round the garden, including piling the soil up against the nettles' pot...

...and adding a water bowl to the entrance of the 'hog-alo'.
But this is what I did for nature today!

My Wild Life - Days 1-2

30 Days Wild; what a month this will be!
Yesterday being the start of the month long challenge, didn't quite go out with a bang.
I did however, have a lovely warm, sunny walk and as poetic as it is, I enjoyed the wind in my hair too!

Arriving back at home, I relaxed my feet by walking round the garden bare foot.
And obviously, when late evening rolled in, I watched the all time awesome Springwatch and the live camera's!

Day 2

WELL! Today was certainly better for My Wild Life!
Waking up at a sensible time (for a day off!) I watched the live Springwatch camera's on the red button whilst having breakfast.

Exploring the garden mid morning, I topped up the pond and watched the smooth (common) newts swim round in the current the running water was creating.

Having a rather strong coffee, I went back outside and discovered the great tit nest, which were nesting in the overgrown hedge, had fledged!
Small birds, hopping between the branches of the trees and pursuing one of the adults for food.
If they weren't so fidgety, I would've taken a picture!

Time to go Wild!

The Wildlife Trusts are at it again; can you go wild for the whole of June?

Bring it on!

Here are some idea's to kick start you wild life!

Wire Jewellery - organic bracelets

These bracelets were fun to design!
Trying to think of 5 different wire shapes to use for each colour (and there was only 5!) proved to be quite difficult!

The aim was to have a unique shape per colour. So pink had love hearts, blue had spiralled 'S' shapes for water and so on.

For the other colours;
Brown has wire shapes which almost resemble a bird or an owl, with the additional bone beads threaded on.
Green, the shapes I used for blue, I pointed more and turned into leaves.
Lastly purple, I tried to spiral the wire into more of a flower shape.

I have tried to make the bracelets look as organic as I can using waxed cotton cord.

Wire Jewellery - knot set

As a set, I really like this design. It almost reminds me of a flower with it's simple flowing form and elegance.

The set consists of:

A bracelet.

Matching pair of earrings.

And last, a simple necklace which isn't too garish!

Inspiration from Linda Jones' Wire and Bead Celtic Jewelry.

Wire Jewellery - earrings

These Yin and Yang earrings were satisfying to create and colour coordinate. With a variety of bead sizes, shape and shades of colours for each pair, it became a challenge to please my creative mind!

Inspiration from Linda Jones' Making Beautiful Bead and Wire Jewelry.

Wire Jewellery - kilt pins

These 10 kilt pins I had great fun creating. Using nature as the theme, the beads, shapes and combinations reflect the lines and colours of wildlife.

Whether the beads are made from natural materials; such as bone or fossil sharks teeth, or inspired by the colour of honey and bee's (picture above), wildlife can be interpreted in all sorts of forms.

The kilt pins above represent the natural materials found on earth. Ceramic beads with a rustic finish, originate from the clay rich soil parts of England have. Gem stones are also a natural formation alongside wood.

Inspiration from Linda Jones' Wire and Bead Celtic Jewelry.