Out and About

Last year brought some very special news for Blooms by Beam, although, with everything else happening in my personal life at the time, and while I may have shared the news on social media, I realised that I had never quite given this achievement the space it deserved here on my journal. This time last year, I was honoured to receive the Craft Revival Award 2025, presented by The House Directory in association with Handmade Britain. This was presented during the Handmade Chel

I was delighted when Octavia Dickinson invited me to create the paper flowers for The English Garden Palette, her collaboration with Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. The idea was to bring an English garden into their Pimlico Road showroom, surrounded by Octavia’s patterns and Edward’s beautiful colours. I had the pleasure of creating the paper flower installation for their Pimlico Road showroom in London, bringing together hand-crafted flowers, Octavia’s beautiful patterns and E

Last November, I spent two truly heartening days at the Christmas Market at Thyme, the beautiful estate nestled within the rolling Cotswolds hills. The setting was idyllic, but what stayed with me most were the warm conversations and the thoughtful interest in handmade pieces. As I don’t often take part in in-person events, this one felt quite special. Many visitors asked where they might find these paper flower gifts online afterwards, especially those who weren’t able to a

As the 2025 summer winds down, I’ve been reflecting on one of the past year’s most memorable highlights in my creative journey: being selected to take part in the Arteria Gallery Summer Exhibition 2024 in Lancaster. Held at the beautiful Arteria Gallery, this annual showcase brings together an exciting mix of emerging and established artists, presenting a wide range of styles and mediums. To say I felt honoured would hardly capture it. Sharing space with such a diverse and ta

A Day to Remember Last month, I found myself amidst a vision—one spun from sunlight, florals, and friendship—in the heart of the Cotswolds. The occasion? POM-On-The-Wold Fashion Show 2025. The sun arrived in full celebration, casting a golden warmth over a garden humming with lavender, laughter, and expectation. It was the kind of day that reminded you: beauty is not just in what we wear but in who we gather with. Guests and Gatherings Guests drifted in—stylish, smiling—and w

Last month, I had the pleasure of stepping into a little pocket of enchantment — an intimate garden lunch hosted by The Soir Studio at The Buttery, Belgravia, in celebration of Belgravia in Bloom. It was the gentle beginning of the summer season — that brief window when London feels softer, warmer, a little more golden. The rain, ever the unpredictable guest, was gracious enough to hold off. And so we gathered, twenty women — founders, creatives, dreamers — in a quiet garden