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We are excited to share our new products, handwoven and eco-friendly scarfs.

Inspired by our surroundings we wanted to create a natural product to display this. We also wanted to make them in the location using natural materials sourced locally.

Our first design is called ‘Moss of Brough’. Blushful Earth is based in Brough and over looks the Moss of Brough. We love the autumnal/winter colours and wanted to create a scarf to using these colours.

This scarf is handwoven here in Brough using Shetland pure wool.

Please get in touch for more details.

At Blushful Earth we are always looking for new ways to reduce waste. Our latest idea is making socks from wool left over from other knitted products. Because of this no two pairs of socks are the same.

Most knitted garnments that we make end up with a slight surplus of wool, so this wool is then made into socks. But we are stretching the waste wool a little further too. With waste left over from the socks we are making knitted cards. These can be ordered via https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing

If you would like to order any of our socks please get in touch. Prices start at £8.00.

We are pleased to announce we have launched some Easter cards for 2021

As feature within the Independent Catholic News website new  https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/41711

Plantable Wildflower Seed Paper Easter Cards

Plantable wildflower seed paper attached to recycled white card, complete with recycled white or brown envelope.

Four different print options available.

The handmade wildflower seed paper contains British Wildflower meadow seeds. Including;- Birdsfoot Trefoil, Black Snapweed, Black Medick, Common Vetch, Meadow Buttercup, Musk Mallow, Ox-eye Daisy, Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Self Heal, White Campion, Yarrow, Browntop Bent, Red Fescue, Crested Dogstail, Meadow Fescue and Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass.

All products have been made in the UK.

Card size is A6.

Parcels dispatched via Royal Mail.

We offer a FREE bespoke design service and can work with you to create a unique design. Please get in touch for more details.

Everything we make is handmade, so there may be some slight variation in actual size.

Due to the nature of the handmade paper the final products may vary in distribution of the featured seeds, and in size. If text or print appears over a seed this may affect its formation slightly.

Priced at £3.75 and available to order directly or via our Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/967193999/plantable-easter-card-plantable?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1

We are offering plantable change of date tags to add to ‘ALL’ our plantable range of invitations. If you have already purchased these invitations please contact us and we can organise tags to add to your invitations so that you do not need to order new invitations. The tags are made from the same wildflower plantable seed paper as the invitations.

Priced at 25p each.

We are pleased to announce a few new designs to our plantable range.

Sketched Thistle Design
Black and white thistle embellished frame invitation.
Made from plantable wildflower and grass seed paper.
Available A5 size only. Price starts at £2.25, including a recycled C5 envelope.

https://blushfulearth.co.uk/handmade/eco-friendly-range/

Not only have we featured in Katie’s blog its a fantastic read for anyone planning a vegan friendly and sustainable wedding. Being vegans and running a sustainable ‘Eco friendly’ business we think it’s a good read.

Please read: http://katieinkind.com/2019/07/14/planning-a-vegan-friendly-and-sustainable-wedding-part-1/?fbclid=IwAR2RHx3VPI0P8m7-zxtdcy6ObA8ME2TLNDnxy3CH6tPgvQpt29H1I2YABqs

Looking forward to part two.

Bees are essential to the survival of the human race. The food that we eat is due in some way or another to the bees. Plants depend upon the pollination of the bees, in order to grow, breed and bare food. The bees therefore need protection, not only for their own sake, but for our own.

Although we depend upon bees, the human race is slowly causing their extinction. Climate change, pesticides and the removal of their habitats is amounting to their decline. Climate change effects the bees, as the rising climate forces the bees to move to cooler climate, and it also creates an irregularity to their pollination, being that flowers are growing faster and thus producing pollen earlier than usual. Pesticides is an intense form of exterminating insects and pests from crops. When bees are exposed to these chemicals, their central nervous system is disturbed, and they lose their ability to navigate back to their home, and go into a state of shock. It is no longer enough to become aware of the decline in the bee population, but we have to consciously act in order to protect them.

There are known to be 25,000 types of bees*, and 10 different types of bees in a single hive. There is the most common bumble bee and the honey bee. The former pollinates and fertilises plants, allowing them to produce fruit. The former, as the name suggests, collects nectar and pollen to which they then use to produce honey. And there are also sweet bees which pollinate wildflowers and crops. But these are just some of the most common bees, and there are endless more. However this may not be for much longer. Already since 1900, the UK has lost 13 species of bee, and a further 35 are considered under threat of extinction. 

Each in our own way can protect the bees. We can reduce our impact on the environment, buy organically, and create nourishing and safe gardens were the bees can life. And we can encourage other to do the same.

We have created a way in which you can encourage those you know to ‘save the bees’, and also thank them for celebrating your special day. Our wildflower seed favours contain either wildflower seed paper hearts, or seeds from the bees favorite plants. All your guests have to do is plant the seeds or hearts, water, and nourish the bees. It is a great way to thank you guests, and also help the bees.

For further product details visit:  https://blushfulearth.co.uk/handmade/plantable-favours/

Blog by Joy Rollinson