Liz creates beautiful hand-embroidered art from the sunniest room in her home in East Sussex.⁠ Her designs begin as pencil drawings in her sketchbook before being brought to life with a variety of colourful fabrics, threads and delicate beads. ⁠☀️

Plants make people happy - it's a fact! 🪴⁠
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Join us in celebrating our love for all things houseplants with this crackin' collection of plant-y goodness on Folksy. 😍⁠

FOLKSY FRIDAY: COUNTRY GARDEN⁠
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The days are getting lighter and we’re being drawn to the garden to soak up the warmth that’s creeping in as the Spring season establishes itself. ☀️🌷⁠
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Embrace the beauty and whimsy of country garden style with these inspired picks. 🌼⁠

Every pet owner knows how good animals are at manoeuvring themselves into our lives and winding their way into our hearts... and if you want to embed them in the art on your walls and shelves too, Folksy is filled with talented artists with the magic to do that. 😍 ⁠

Next Wednesday, in a FREE webinar for Plus members, Camilla from Folksy will be sharing advice on writing product listings that get seen in search results.👌🏻⁠

📅 Join us LIVE online at 11am (also recorded), on 17th April using the link on your Plus page.

A round-up of items we've been loving lately... 😍⁠
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Discover some gorgeous handcrafted goodies to add to your favourites list. ❤️

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Each order, like, comment and rec makes a small biz owner feel valued, reassures them the hard work is worth it, lifts their self-belief, helps pay the bills and keeps their business going. So THANK YOU from all of us for sparking dances and so much more.

❤️ What happens inside your head and body when you start creating?⁠
❤️ Where does craft rank in your stress-busting tactics?⁠
❤️ Does that change when your craft is also your job?⁠
❤️ What causes you stress in your business or creative practice?⁠
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We'd love to know 👇🏻 ⁠

Introducing The Accidental Stitcher. 🧵⁠
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The talented Liz is a fine art graduate who now specialises in beautiful hand embroidery using silk, cotton and wool.
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👉🏻 To learn more about Liz, ⁠check out our Meet The Maker interview on the Folksy blog.

'𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.⁠'⁠
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We like how the Oxford dictionary defines the word 'handmade', but we'd love to hear your thoughts. ⁠What does 'handmade' mean to you?

FOLKSY FRIDAY: BRITISH WILDLIFE 🦔⁠
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There's fantastic wildlife to see during spring - birdsong reaches a peak, flowers bloom brightly and the natural world comes alive with a buzz of activity. ⁠

We're embracing the beautiful British wildlife with these handcrafted delights.

Our top picks for April birthdays. 🎁⁠
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💎 Birthstone: Diamond and Quartz⁠
🌼 Birth Flower: Daisy and Sweet Pea⁠
♓ Star Sign: Aries and Taurus⁠

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Your overall postage strategy takes time to get right, so here's something you can do in just a few mins:⁠
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⁠⁠If you don’t want your customer to be charged extra when ordering multiple items, check that you have entered ‘0’ in the “Additional Shipping” box.⁠ ⁠

Spring has sprung and we're choosing to embrace all the spring vibes, with a little help from our wonderful community of UK makers and artists, of course! 🌷🌿⁠

April, we’re ready for you!⁠📝⁠
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Each month expect key dates, Folksy events and upcoming occasions/themes to consider.👌🏻⁠
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Use this to create content, plan product launches, grow your business and achieve your goals in 2024. ✨

Today is the final day to save 10% in the Blooms by Beam Folksy shop, so if you’d love to adorn your home with exquisite florals that will last a lifetime, make sure you use the code SPRING10 before it expires at midnight! 💐⁠

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A little selection of things we've been loving lately... 😍⁠
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Discover some gorgeous handcrafted goodies to add to your favourites list via the link below. ❤️

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FOLKSY FRIDAY: SPRING REFRESH⁠
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Happy Easter from all of us at Folksy HQ. We hope you enjoy a glorious 4 day weekend filled with fun Easter plans, lots of chocolate eggs, and perhaps a spring refresh with a little help from this talented bunch on Folksy. 🍫🐰⁠

Excitement levels at Folksy HQ reached the roof when we spotted Layla Amber in one of our favourite magazines of all time and we couldn’t WAIT to share it with you! 😄⁠
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The perfect accessory for adding some spring vibes into your wardrobe. 🌻🌿

Folksy is SO much smaller than Etsy and it's never easy being pitted against a giant.⁠
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We don't have the resources or scale they do, but we believe Folksy is a wonderful and inspiring place to shop. ⁠Hopefully you do too...