• This product is only available to buy in person from my Studio at Grizedale Forest. Priced at £20.
  • This product is currently only available to buy in person from my studio at Grizedale Forest
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    Collection from Grizedale Forest Studio price £117
  • Gypsy flowers are part of our cultural heritage, made by the gypsy travellers of old, who moved with the seasons. The gypsies harvested crops from spring to autumn and made crafts, such as these carved flowers, to sell door to door in the winter.   Hand carved from a Hazel wood pole, these flowers make a beautiful gift. They look great alone in a vase or as an addition to a fresh floral bouquet, yet these ones need no water & go on living indefinitely! I carve several flowers from one Hazel pole. Clamping the pole in the mouth of my ‘shave horse’ I sit on the saddle and use a drawknife (a long blade with 2 handles) to carve out the petals. The sweep head variety is carved when the wood is fairly ‘green’, meaning that it still contains moisture having not long been cut. The wetness in the wood means the petals come out with a long sweeping curve, rather than the curly headed variety that is more of a corkscrew curl. Making Heritage Crafts helps to keep our cultural heritage alive. When I attend a craft show I sell gypsy flowers and sometimes I demonstrate the making of them. People are always interested in the Gypsy Flowers & usually say that they have never seen them before, it feels good to be amongst the greenwood crafters helping to revive the awareness of our cultural heritage. Includes P&P Dimensions: Variable: Flower heads are 15-20 cm diameter, height of flower and stem 40-60 cm. Stems are cut to different heights so that a bunch of 3 sit well together. Please note that the flower stems are shorter (to allow for p&p) than those I sell from my studio.
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    Sale price £141 if collected from Grizedale studio Classic meets Rustic with this ‘Bark On’ wooden footstool. The stool frame is made from Birch wood from our woodland. The seat is made from reclaimed solid wood, upholstered in Morris & Co 'Kennet' fabric in Grape/Gold colourway. Whether your interior space is shabby chic, classic, or traditional country house styling, this wee stool will nestle in nicely! As well as looking great, this chic little number can be used as a footstool, fireside stool, child’s stool or for any other low down sitting. Price Includes P&P Dimensions: H30 x W40 x D24 cm
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    Sale price £177 if collected from Grizedale Forest Studio The ‘Floating Top’ stool is an elegant design. The seat is upholstered inside the legs, showing off their full length and giving the appearance of a seat suspended in air. The wooden stool frame is made from Hazel or Birch pole wood from our woodland. The seat is framed with milled Ash wood, with webbing & hessian to form the foundation for upholstery. Upholstered and covered with William Morris Snakeshead print design fabric in Thistle & Russet colourway. Suitable for use as a footstool, fireside stool or any other low seating needs. Please note, the featured photo will differ slightly from the product in stock as the stools are made from natural wood that is not uniform & has it’s own unique wiggles and bark tones. please see my Instagram @jofromthewoods for the latest product in stock, or contact me for photos. Includes P&P Dimensions: H34 x W42 x D42 cm
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    Currently available from Grizedale Studio only Hand carved Xmas trees, made from Hazel wood & mounted on a Birch or Hazel plinth. These trees are available all year round (A tree is for life, not just for Xmas!) Currently available online are the plinths with 3 trees - "the Wee forest". The single trees are available from my studio at Grizedale Forest & from Brantwood Gardens gift shop. Dimensions of 3 trees on plinth (approx) H 19cm x W 10cm x D 3cm  
    1. Botanical Printing - Ecologically
    Join me for a day in the woods learning the Magical process of Eco Printing. Using only natural ingredients we will cook up our prints over the wood fire to extract the colours & patterns of plants onto paper. Full info below...
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    Hazel footstool with Sheepskin Seat

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