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Elemental Insights : Imbolc
Our first newsletter of 2024 comes to you at the time of Imbolc. The first of the 8 festivals celebrated during the wheel of the year. A festival of light, slap bang
How do we make acorn pendants?
Pendant Mold Production First we make the molds – which we do from actual acorns collected from our woodland in Sussex. Each mold is typically good for making 10-15 pendants,
My Story
My personal story begins growing up on a dairy farm in Sussex – scrumping apples or picking hops for Dad to brew beer with. Learning which blackberry bushes were best
How can epoxy resin be classed as eco-friendly?
Harmonite pendants are naturally sourced materials set in resin and strung inside real acorn caps on waxed-cotton cord, but how eco-friendly really is man-made epoxy resin? I get asked this
My Favourite English Oak (Quercus Robur)
As I wander through the shade of our mixed woodland in late summer, a profound sense of calm washes over me. The air is filled with the earthy aroma of
Sourcing Natural Materials
It’s cold and cloudy, and the damp floor is already starting to invade my waterproof trousers as I lie on the woodland floor armed with a pair of scissors and