The Joy of my Creative Woodturning Community on Instagram Liz writes: Woodturning is my passion. There's something magical about taking a rough piece of wood and transforming it into a beautiful work of art. And what makes this craft even more...
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Woodturning for Mental Health: Unlocking Creativity and Finding Balance
Experience the mental health benefits of woodturning as a hobby. Find peace, creativity, and enjoyment while learning to craft beautiful wooden pieces. Book Your Introductory Session Now Introduction Liz writes: Have you ever found yourself in need...
Calculating Your Micro-Business’ Carbon Footprint
Want to calculate your business's carbon footprint but don't know where to start? I hope this description of how I navigated the experience can be of help, especially if like me you operate a micro-business. Despite the fact that my employees...
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More Liz entries from the Love HeartWood Journal
wooden fathers day gifts
Dad’s are hard to buy for aren’t they? But if yours is a practical soul or loves nothing better than a spot of tinkering then I have some perfect present choices for you.
British Made Wooden Toys COVID Project
Chapelhall Community Resilience Project As I'm based in my garden workshop, I was able to continue working during lockdown in the precious hours when I wasn't homeschooling my 3 sons aged 4, 8 and 10. At the beginning of June 2020 I received an email from the...
Wooden Eggs Featuring Hand Drawn Spring Flowers
skew & ink - a new creative collaboration Skew and Ink is the name of the collaboration between Love HeartWood and another West Berkshire female-led, creative business Bloom & Bear. The collaboration's named after the tools we used to create this new...
rustic wedding ring box commission
In Britain, rowan trees have long been seen as protective spirits. Because of that it's the perfect wood to craft into a rustic wedding ring box. This ring box was a special commission for a lady who'd seen my boxes in yew and silver birch but wanted hers to be made...
Custom Wand Commission
I recently completed my second custom wand commission. Despite already writing about making a wand I had such fun designing Mark's wand with him that I wanted to share the experience with you. I really enjoy it when customers get involved as I love collaborating with...
Circular Coffee and Conversation
https://youtu.be/yVcCCgBTkBE crafting circular futures I initially started watching Reading's Circular Economy Club talks to get sustainability tips from other local people. So I was delighted when Erica invited me to take part in the seventh Circular Coffee and...
Love HeartWood – Rural Business Awards Finalist
BERKSHIRE BUSINESS SHORTLISTED FOR TOP RURAL AWARD A local company is in the running to be named one of the best rural businesses in the UK after being shortlisted as a Rural Business Awards finalist. Love HeartWood from Burghfield Common, just outside Reading, has...
Woodturning Demo & Talk for Men’s Shed Cymru
woodturning demonstration video, workshop tour and a brief history of me https://youtu.be/TGJ24HoIMBA Talk and turning demonstration given for members of Men's Sheds Cymru on 7th August 2020 via Zoom. This is a recording of the Zoom talk and demonstration I gave in...
Digital Craft Festival 2020 – for a Creative, Handmade Christmas
Love HeartWood is one of a hand picked selection of 120 of the best British makers and craftspeople. The digital craft festival is a really exciting Christmas craft event crammed full of brilliant makers and my main Christmas event for 2020. I was very pleased to be...
plastic free picnicware
Summer evenings are perfect for picnics. If you're looking to ditch the plastic and replace it with more sustainable picnicware then 3 Bears Woodware's the answer. 3 Bears Woodware is eco friendly tableware that can grow with your family. It's a great alternative to...