Queen Charlotte's cottage

Few days ago i came back from London. I had a very busy four days in there, gardens to see and shopping to do. Few days in such a town would be enough for me, although i had a lovely time in there. I will show you some photos which i took, today from the Kew Gardens where Queens Charlotte's cottage was. 

Kew garden was blooming and all the woodland spring flowers too. Visiting at the Kew was best part of the trip, i was able to be little time in the English woods.

This Queen Charlotte's Cottage was one thing i waited to see. i could imagine fancy ladies taking a stroll in the yard and the surrounding woods, sipping a tea under the shade of trees.

Queen Charlotte's cottage looked like nobody would not care for it, i would have thought that there would have been a lovely garden in the yard. This would be a lovely cottage to keep a tea room. I wonder what is inside of this cottage... This place is open just on weekends and on bank holidays.

There was many lovely little buildings.

Trilliums, one of my favorite flowers.

Cherry trees, such a magical place this spot was. 

I too many photos in Kew gardens, to inspire me with my own garden designs.

Dear bluebells swaying in the wind. 

I have never seen such a old trees as i saw at Kew's. 

They must know so many secrets from the past...

Apple trees and Magnolia stellata. 

Kew Palace.

Now i am planning another journey to England... 

there is so many places to see, like Kent and Devon. 

blackbird

today while going to the village by bicycle, i saw many migrating birds after the winter, like skylarks and lapwings. it is soul touching to listen how the birds are singing after long winter. i have listened for days how blackbird is singing very quietly, but just moment ago i heard first time the true blackbird song. blackbirds often sing when it is cloudy or in time of twilight, i do not know why. they are twilight birds for me, so dear. 

the photo was taken few days ago.

twilight fae

have you ever made something new which have made you giddy after you have finished the piece? today was the day when i sat by my studio table, trying to make jewelries, but somehow nothing worked. i decided to look Cicely Mary Barker's fairy journals, those beautifully made books filled with magic. i saw this image of Arthur Rackham, faery artist whom i have loved many years, but somehow forgot his art.

there it was on the page, image of Arthur Rackham's paintings, where faeries are wandering at Kensington gardens at time of twilight... Kensington garden is one of the places where i will travel on next weeks Tuesday. 

for months i have had this brass flower focal piece ready to use in jewelries, but it never worked with my other jewelry designs. after seeing these faeries wandering in the twilight garden, i thought i must make necklace of this brass flower pendant... lately the colors of brown and dark teal have been caught my attention where ever i see them. Month a go i visited in my friends home town. i did not wanted to go any shops, since i wanted to save money for my journey to England, but while looking at the shop front awhile my friend said that we should go inside to have a look. there i saw this beautiful beautiful print with a house in a woods, the painting was painted with colors of dark teal and shades of sepia and brown. surely i needed to purchase that print, which now inspire me on my tiny studio room. 

painted by Heli Pukki

today i decided to use those colors of sepia and teal. new colors for me. and even newer thing is to attach white lace. few weeks ago i found photographs of antique dresses designed by Boué Soeurs. Today i was pinning them on my Pinterest board and the combination of lace and sepia lingered on my mind all day. i am not sure why i feel giddy about this necklace... maybe because of the new colors and materials.

Boué Soeurs. the Metropolitan museum of Art.