What's new in Owl and Wallflowers Store?

Lots of new vintage nature books in Owl and Wallflowers Etsy store this month. I also released a new  botanical jewellery collection earlier in the month, with a selection of pressed flower necklaces and even a few pressed flower bookmarks. The Forget Me not pieces are turning out to be very popular, and also one of my favourites to make!

I also has a mini toadstool and fungi themed Etsy update earlier in the month which proved very popular. I had some lovely vintage mushroom guides including some books from the Balndford 1960s colour series and also the very collectable Oxford nature series from the 1980s.

Some lovely antiquarian nature books in Owl and Wallflowers Etsy store this month, including this beautiful, rare 1920s Bee guide, as part of the Shown to the Children series.

I also added some very beautiful 1920s trees, butterflies, wildflower & garden flower guides to the shop this month,

 Even some antique nature guides from the 1800s!

Owl and Wallflower Handmade Jewellery in Debenhams

I've had a very busy few weeks recently! Owl and Wallflowers handmade jewellery was in Debenhams, Manchester from Wednesday 15th August - Sunday 26th August as part of the Curated Makers pop up shop! 

Below are a few photos from the shop! If you would like to buy any of the jewellery shown, or pieces of my new collection, they are available in my Etsy store.

Scotland Wildflower Diaries

I have been a bit quite around here lately. In June and July I spent three weeks travelling in the Scottish Highlands. We travelled about and stayed in several places including Gelencoe, Oban, Arisaig, Isle of Kerrara, Canna, Sanday and Muck.

We climbed into the ruin of a 16th century castle high up on the cliffs, ate in lovely tearooms, walked in the deep, dark pinewoods, swam in the sea, avoided all the jelly fish, climbed hills, walked miles, watched sunsets, sat on beautiful beaches, collected sea shells, explored 2000 year old underground chambers, stayed in a cottage on the cliffs, spent hours on boats,, visited the "King of Norways grave", waded through bogs and marshes, got very sunburnt and got soaked by the rain!

I had a wonderful time, and it was lovely to see so many beautiful places. We saw wild deer, harbour porpoises, a sea eagle and a whole colony of puffins perched high on the cliffs, diving into the sea below to catch sand eels.

The weather was very mixed! We had one very very stormy night in the tent, lots of rain but also a whole week of sunshine and calm seas!

Wild flora discovered included foxgloves, primroses, bluebells, wild roses, yellow flag iris, orchids, thrift, honeysuckle and carnivorous butterwort.

 Driving up to Scotland, through the mountains, on one of my favourite journeys, Rannoch moor to Glencoe to Glenfinnian.

The beach at the campsite we stayed at, at the Silver sands of Morar

Wild Butterwort, a carnivorous plant, found in the marshes in the Scottish highlands

Climbing into 2000 year old underground chambers surrounded by ferns and moss.

View from the Isle of Canna, looking out to the Isle of Rum

Little robin on our tent, foraging for any crumbs we may have left.

Little Update

It's been a very busy few months for Owl and Wallflower! Thank you all so much for all your support and orders! 

I've been very busy adding lots of handmade jewellery, botanical notebooks and vintage books. Also, I have ventured into offering a small selection of antique books (over a 100 years old) in Owl and Wallflowers Etsy store. 

This beautiful book below is part of the Look about you Nature book series, published in 1907. This book is now sold and on its way to its new home!

(SOLD) I have a few books in the Wayside and Woodland series, including this lovely little book published in the 1920s below.

(SOLD) I also have a few little antique books belonging to the Shown to the Children series including wildflowers, birds and birds nests. All are lovely little books and would make a wonderful addition to any nature book collection. 

I will be closing Owl and Wallflowers Etsy store for a little summer break but when I return I will be launching a whole new jewellery collection, including a make a wish dandelion seed collection.

Walk in the woods

A lovely little walk in the woods in Lancashire, among the wild Ramsons, tall trees and little streams.

We came across this beautiful patch of forget me nots, and I couldn't resist taking some photos!