Hello and Welcome to

~Winter Bloom~

A place to find beautiful things.

I love to reshape, remake and revive using a mixture of recycled, vintage and new materials.
I am a free form artist, which is my way of saying "No two things are ever quite the same".
I very rarely use a pattern for anything.

One of my favorite things to do, is to dye and upcycle baby clothes.
My Mother hand dyed my baby clothes, and when I had my first daughter 11 years ago I dyed all her woollens bright and beautiful colours, Hence the name "Winter Bloom". My last baby is getting bigger by the day, but I just cant stop making these little creations!
I find the whole process so exciting...you just never know quite what colours different things will come out!
I then adorn each piece with pretty buttons, animals birds, trees and flowers made from felted jersey pieces, felt, fabric scraps or whatever lends itself to the colour, shape and often my mood.

My inspiration comes from many places...my three little girls, the ocean I live beside, poetry, music, the ever changing weather...

I am a magpie for pretty shiny things, bright and beautiful fabrics, old children's books, old china and spend far too much time in op shops.

you can find more about my work on facebook

www.facebook.com/straw2gold

or follow my blog at

www.straw2gold.wordpress.com


~every treasure you find here
was pieced by my two hands with care