We're back! Our stay in a treehouse in France was just magical and just what we all needed. 

Some lovely family time, rain, sun, activities and tired children.

We were only there for 6 nights but it was such great fun that I am already thinking about the next one. The small girl actually cried about coming home, a sure sign of a good time!

It would appear that I am not really blogging at the moment! Life is just not allowing me the time.
I have a holiday coming up and I am hoping the break will return me to you refreshed and with lots to say.
See you all in two weeks friends xxx

When I first started with the idea of Violet&Green and the working from home plan, I figured it would be an 'easy' way for me to work and still look after my children. How wrong can you be?!
I had this ideal in my head of me beavering away whilst my children busied themselves with some toys or drawing.
Of course how you think things will be, and how they actually are, never quite add up do they?
The reality of me working from home is vastly different to how I thought it would be, its actually chaos.
And as I have accrued more and more 'stuff' it has slowly got harder to juggle everything.
I started off thinking I could cope with a desk in our bedroom and some savvy storage ideas. But the amount of material, frames, cushion covers, cards (you get the idea) I have, has grown considerably.
So I started sounding my husband out about other ideas. Ways to try to make this work for me.
We have toyed with the idea of doing a mini loft conversion, putting a bigger, better ladder in place and boarding out, lighting etc.
But the cost involved was more than I had thought it would be. And the budget, well, it isn't great.
So, now we are onto planB. The idea is to get a summer house from eBay, put it at the bottom of our garden, insulate it, run power to it, and make it into my very own little studio.
I am incredibly lucky to have a 'handy' husband who is very capable at this kind of thing!
I am now watching several summer houses on eBay, and slowly driving my husband insane about it.
Here are just a few pins from my Studio Space? Yes Please! board on Pinterest.

  

Morning All!
Today is my birthday and my lovely, lovely friend has bought me this beautiful pink striped orchid. Isn't it fabulous?! There was no doubt that I just had to use it in this weeks Nature in the Home series.
I have always wanted an orchid but have never actually owned one, so I am super happy.
I could be all gushy about how lovely it looks against the teal, but I will try to hold back.
I am also excited about next weeks challenge of a forage, there is a local hydrangea bush that I have admired for a long time, I am hoping it may be in flower. I expect I may be a bit early, but fingers firmly crossed!
Thankyou for popping in,
Georgie X

My entry for this weeks Nature in the Home series is full of apologies.
Apologies for the quality of my photo, apologies for the lack of prettiness, the list is actually endless.
This week I am ashamed to say that I officially have zero pretty flowers in my house. I also have to hold my hand up and admit to a very serious lack of houseplants, this very unattractive money tree is in fact one of only two houseplants.
So although it is an un-pretty entry, it is a very real entry. It sits on this shelf with some random jugs and two squirrels above our fridge freezer.
Next week I will make more of an effort, I promise.

On my (personal) facebook page I am taking part in a photo a day challenge set by Marsha May Photography. My photographic skills leave a lot to be desired so I am hoping this is not only going to get me using my camera more, but may also help me figure out how to get a half decent picture out of it!
I thought I would share the photos with you at the end of each week, here are my first weeks attempts.

Our very own Easter eggs, courtesy of Holly & Polly

Jus' Chillin'

First sniff of sun and we are out, slime fishing.

Spring??!

Bounce

Balloon Love

Heads down, bums up

For any of you who also follow my Facebook page, Im sure you can't of helped notice my countdown to my day with Abigail Brown in her studio.
I have liked Abigails work for a long time so when I saw her offer of a day in her London studio making a bird, I jumped at the chance.
There was a small group of us working alongside Abigail creating our own birds.
Abigail was really lovely and very generous with her knowledge and skills, we all made some really lovely birds. Which I have to admit are very labour intensive and take a Lot of stuffing! So I thought I would share with you a couple of my many photos from the day.                                        

Abigails love bird.

One of Abigails spring birds.

Abigail helping us with our birds.

This is my little bird, sitting pride of place on my mantle!

Hello Everyone! Well here we are, another week has passed and its time for my offering of a little Nature in the Home. If you aren't aware of this blog get together, pop on over to Lou's lovely blog Little Green Shed and take a gander, I have thoroughly enjoyed taking part and also finding lots of lovely new blogs who are joining in.
This week I have some rather lovely daffs on my fireplace. I bought these on Sunday whilst doing my food shop, for the bargain price of 95p a bunch. I got two bunches as Im greedy, and to cheer me up when the cashier broke it to me how much that trolly of food just cost.
With Spring evading us for now and Winter holding fast I feel like I have a little bit of Spring in my front room.

My entire week last week consisted of crafting. The housework was neglected, the children neglected, and last but not least, the Nature in the Home series was neglected!
But I am back on the ball, I have spent the day spring cleaning. The downstairs of my house looks almost sparkly, the upstairs, well, it will have to wait for another day.
And now I am sitting down thinking about my blog. I have zero nature in my home at the moment, other that a couple of unattractive money plants. So my offering this week is going to be a 'I would like some of this nature in my home'!
On my Pinterest page I have an Indoor Greenery section, within this I have been developing an interest in terraniums! Ive never had one, but growing up my elderly next door neighbour had one. I can remember laying on the floor in her front room gazing into the jar unable to comprehend how she got all the plants etc in it. It fascinated me.
So here a few photos of terraniums that I really like the look of, I just need to find the time to be able to give one a go myself!

 

Aren't they lovely?! I like the clear distinction between the stones and the soil, it appeals to my orderly side. And I like the lid on the one above, Im sure Ive seen similar jars in TK Maxx, Im going to have to try and find one now.
You never know, perhaps in the not to distant future I will be able to show my very own terranium in the Nature in the home series!

There is one word to sum up life here in Essex at the moment, snowy!! I know, I know, its March. But someone seems to of forgotten to tell the weather.
Needless to say the schools are shut, the roads are just sheets of ice and we are on a TV marathon.
Im not sure I have ever been more ready for some sun, the silver lining? The children are Over The Moon!!!

I am snowed under at the moment with work (see what I did there?!) I have a craft fair this Sunday so am working away making some pretty things. I have lots of decorative birds and hearts, owls, cards and brooches.
I also made these yesterday, I hope people like them! I thought I would just do three and see how they go down before going crazy and doing lots.

My aim is to get my Esty shop up and running after this craft fair, I will do a blog opening party when it happens!!