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Interview Series: Deborah Vass, Artist & Printmaker.

  I’ve made this series to highlight women who are starting out. They have created something out of nothing, following those whispers and are moving forward with bringing their dreams to life. I believe in the power of sharing our stories, supporting and lifting each other up. There is enough for everyone to be successful, […]

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Postcards for Children.

~ Honeybee the Duckling postcard set ~ I created this set of 10 postcards with Primary School age children in mind, ages 5 – 12 years. A review for the postcards: “Writing a special postcard is a brilliant way to get children off devices and encourage practicing those writing skills.  Writing helps children to convey […]

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New Postcards.

My Postcards are all about connection. To send to friends and family. A thank you note. A gift card. A book mark. Pop in a little frame for some flowery goodness. A teacher’s thank you card. String together and make bunting. So many possibilities. Everything I take photos of we grow here in the garden […]

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A Spring project.

  ~ Heirloom Frangrant Narcissus ~ A Spring Gardening Project. Earlier in the year Liliana and I had a lot of fun scrolling back and forwards through bulb catelogues online. Most we bought when the bulbs went on special at the end of the sale season. But this can mean you miss out on some […]

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You may or may not know …

You may or may not know that all my photography is only taken here at Fairy Wren Cottage. Life changed for me ten years ago when I fell and the metal prong of the garden rake went completely through my hand, I’m no longer fully independent and live a very different life now. Going out […]

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Keeping you in the loop.

An update: I’ll be reopening the Fairy Wren Cottage Etsy Shop soon and my plan is to do it in stages. This will make it manageable for me and take into consideration Lil’s University work load. Postcards: First off will be new Postcard collections. Small batches, sent worldwide, you will be able to purchase them […]

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A shop update.

Well, I learnt how to use the new Reel functions on Instagram and have been going for it. You may have seen lots of Botanicals popping up on your screen with pretty music. they are the new prints and postcards that will be coming to the Fairy Wren Cottage Etsy shop when it reopens soon. […]

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Journal: Food Hedge Updates. 8.8.2023.

In order to add more trees to the Food Hedge we gave two quince trees major haircuts. In usual Jude and Michael tree pruning fashion I pointed to one tree branch, Michael thought it was another, and those trees are now pruned way beyond what my initial plans were. We’ll wait and see what happens, […]

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Quince Orchard updates.

Hello! How are you? We have been slowly but surely making some changes in our Quince Orchard. It took a lot of courage, lots of sleepless nights and worry if I was making the right decision but after ten years of only harvesting a handful of quinces it was time to say goodbye to the […]

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