The art of Lizzie Spikes is inspired by the coast near her home in Ceredigion, Wales and uses the flotsam and jetsam that the sea rejects – you can almost smell the tang of the sand-filled air!
Read MoreTwo Thirsty Gardeners: Roots manoeuvres – five ways with parsnips plus growing tips...
Growing, cooking and even brewing tips for your surplus vegetables – not to mention Sunday lunch "parsnip roulette"! – from our regular guest bloggers, Nick and Rich.
Read MoreThe Simple Things Issue 6 is here, full of inspiration and ideas!
The February edition is now out, featuring a whole heap of amazing recipes, interiors, ideas for sharing quality time with friends, craft projects, enjoying the wildlife and seashores of Britain, and romantic Valentine ideas...
Read MoreWordless Wednesdays: A different kind of snow...
Time to think about escaping! How about Springtime in the Vaudoise Alps, Switzerland?
Read MoreSmartphone love: How to take fab photos with your pocket pal...
The National Trust's prestigious Your Space photo competition was won by a picture taken with a smartphone, which we found inspiring! So we asked our friend Paul, who's a keen smartphone snapper, for some tips on how to use your pocket pal in a really creative way...
Read MoreShop Love: The Denim Doctor – think thrifty! Repair your fave jeans, don't throw them away...
How a bespoke family tailor's love of jeans led him to launch a really green business that uses his traditional skills to make countless folks around the world very, very happy!
Read MoreLive Urban Love Rural: Columbia Road Flower Market – an oasis in East London...
"The sky is low and hazy" so our latest guest blogger, Rachel Bull, decides to bring some fresh hues into her terraced house with an evocative visit to an East London landmark...
Read MoreHot chocolate with pink peppercorns
When you've been playing in the snow, this pizzazz-filled, flavour-packed recipe from our friend Kay is a total treat!
Read MoreBest of British: Aero Leather Clothing – hand-crafted jackets to last a lifetime, or even longer...
The likes of Johnny Depp, Daniel Craig, Dave Grohl, George Clooney and Hugh Laurie love their Aero jackets, and the Scottish family firm are doing their best to train a new generation in the traditional skills needed to make what are probably the world's finest leathers...
Read MoreTwo Thirsty Gardeners: On your marks, get set… sow!
January is the perfect time for sowing leek and onion seeds indoors, say our regular green-fingered experts – read on for top tips on germination and acclimatising your seedlings before planting out...
Read MoreMaking pasta: "Well worth it," says our friend Ian! Find out how to make your own in Issue 5...
Handy pasta-making hints and mouth-watering pictures from Ian Robson, in response to the Lunch With Friends feature in our current Issue – get inspired!
Read MoreWordless Wednesdays: Outside...
Courtesy of Kate Miss @ For Me For You.com
Read MoreWinter Activities: Snow time! Top skiing tips for piste or park...
With snowfall predicted for the UK this week, our friend Sian imparts her top tips for fun on the slopes, whether you're talking Europe or your local park...
Read MoreSeasonal super food: kale
January is the golden month for kale, an iron-rich super food which is versatile and full of flavour. It has been hailed 'queen of the greens' as its high in fibre, low in calorie, and filled with powerful antioxidants.
Read More5 things for the weekend: wood
We've put together five simple DIYs for you to try over the weekend, using one of our favourite materials: wood.
Read MoreBand4Hope: it's contagious pass it on...
Band4Hope is an innovate not-for-profit social enterprise which exists to encourage acts of kindness (Actions4Hope) and raise funds and awareness for charities through travelling, trackable wristbands called Band4Hopes.
Read MoreThe must-have guide for urban cyclists
Urban Cyclist is a new quarterly magazine for riders who know that riding in a city is a fantastic feeling!
Read MoreWordless Wednesdays: It's past Twelfth Night...
If your Christmas decorations are still up do take them down to avoid bad luck in 2013!
Read MoreThe Selby meets Annie Novak the urban farmer
Three stories up in the air, the power of an idea & fresh food are growing…
You have probably heard of Todd Selby, the brains and photographer behind the revolutionary project The Selby, which offers an insider’s view of creative individuals in their personal spaces. Perhaps less familiar however, is Eagle Street rooftop farm, a 6,000 square foot green roof organic vegetable farm located atop a warehouse in Brooklyn.
At Eagle Street, Annie Novak and Ben Flanner supply locals with an onsite market during New York City’s growing season, as well as running a range of farm-based educational and volunteer programs. Head farmer Annie grows everything from rare types of kale to radishes, and also keeps hens and bees on the rooftop.
Eagle Street farm is America’s first commercial rooftop farm, the project is a figurehead of the potential for refitting green spaces back into our cities, and The Selby really captures the beauty and spirit of the place, a simple and Eden-like getaway high above the concrete jungle that is New York – look at these pictures and try not to smile!
To see more of the views of Eagle street taken by Todd, don’t forget to visit The Selby, and if you would like more information about the farm visit Eagle Street’s website.
Meet The Amazings
As one of the most overused words in the English language, you could argue the term ‘amazing’ has lost some of its sentiment, but not when it comes to this truly incredible group of people...
Like something out of a marvel comic, The Amazings have been brought together for their invaluable set of skills in order to pass on what they know to the next generation. They are doing this by providing us with courses and classes ranging from the classic to the curious, with lessons in woodturning, bookbinding, interior design, and even perfume making available in and around London.
without colour we are lost
The Amazings was born out of a simple idea. Society has always learned from its elders. But along the way that connection between generations is often lost – which means sometimes losing rich, valuable, and rare skills. Skills such as those of Christina, The Amazing's resident interior designer, who has spent the last ten years creating beautiful spaces for people to live in with a focus on colour, attention to detail, and the notion of space.
Christina, Interior Designer from The Amazings on Vimeo.
One off classes start from as little as £15 and what’s more, the team are offering 20% off all courses until 7th January, simply enter the code ‘FacebookHQ’ at the checkout when you visit The Amazings’ website. So perhaps this year we should all try something old, to learn something new!
Don’t forget to like and follow The Amazings on Facebook and Twitter for daily updates from the team.