Best Christmas Present!

I just received this amazing lamp from my good friend Marco. It was most unexpected and made my day. These lamps are handmade using recycled items and each one is unique.

Faery lamps by Marco Steiner

Merry Christmas everyone

Ethical jewellery

I love these cute jewellery designs by Christy Robinson.

People always ask me about mine -

a great way to spread the vegan and green message.

                             Have a look at her designs here  Christy Robinson designs

                                                                     

                                                        Please Be kind, Go Vegan

Jaboticabas and blueberries

                          I thought I would share some more of my garden. I was delighted to find four year                                                  old jaboticaba trees fruiting for the first time!

Jaboticabas are really easy to grow and will adapt to any soil

as long as you keep them watered in the drier times.

Growth will be slow at first, but once they start to grow they

really take off. These trees are a great addition to any food forest.

As always at this time of year, fresh blueberries are a treat.

I grow mine in big pots as they like acidic soil.

Greening the Desert

                                             From Desert to Oasis

The problem:

Results of overgrazing and deforestation

The solution:  Planting Food forests using clever permaculture design 

Tom Kendall in a new food forest

2000 year old food forest planted on desert lands

watch this short video clip for inspiration - 

Couple turns desert into Oasis  

How to see and feel faeries

Faeries love kind people who care for them, the Earth, plants and animals. The very best way to increase your chances of faery contact is to have FUN! Do lots of fun things and planting a tree or 200 can't hurt either. See this great article
 11 signs you are surrounded by faeries

Hosting a Faery tea party

So you want to hold an unforgettable faery tea party?

Remember, faeries will party any time so be prepared for a long celebration...

You may want to hold a twilight tea party, but faeries don't follow

time as humans do..

Just choose a beautiful, natural environment with lots to view

faeries love to eat, so include sweets, honey, shiny, pretty food..

Anything sweet really is good

Sugar flowers; what could be more divine?

Fruits and berries also will be fine

Some games for sure, how about these jars to store

all the sparkly things hidden in the garden

faeries love music, this is a must if you

really want to please.

As the sun begins to set a fire twirler or two

is guaranteed to appease any of your esteemed guests.

Gifts are also good manners in the faery world,

why not something living to remind of your giving?

Have a wonderful time!

In My garden this month

             
                           
                                It is

 

                Luscious mulberries, just asking to be eaten, have to be quick to beat the birds..

A masked lapwing (commonly called plover) has made a nice nest in the yard, can't wait to see the babies - if she lets me get close!

                                               

                                                Flowering Lotus berthelotii (parrot beak)

                                                   and some potted colour for spring

                            Pansies and violas coming to an end as the weather warms up

Rose apple in flower - have to keep an eye out for the fruit on this one as I have not tried this yet, but the bats and birds have

I am thinking about getting a native bee hive so I can watch the bees day to day activities, keep reading for updates on this project..

Vegan Alternatives for Fur and Leather - Can high fashion be cruelty free?

Can high fashion be cruelty free?

This is a question that is terribly easy to answer in 2015. A vegan lifestyle not only includes avoiding cruelty to animals, but embraces the world as a whole. Sustainable living is key and making choices about fashion is easy.

No need for gruesome fur farms in the world now, there are so many designer faux fur options.

English rose Embellished lives faux fur jacket by Dolls Kill.

Real or Faux - Can you tell the difference?

Animals Australia spoke with Gilat Shani, head designer of Unreal Fur and Nayia La Scala, founder and director of Designer Duchess - the two leading faux fur companies.

Designer Duchess - Nayia La Scala, founder and director of Designer Duchess 

"I have always loved the innocence of animals since I was a little girl. I feel that they are such intelligent creatures that have instincts and emotions just like all of us. That’s all the motivation I needed".

Can you tell the difference?

Unreal Fur

"A personal love of animals and a growing frustration that there is a lack of awareness about the cruelty behind the fur industry made me feel very strongly about starting this project to replace real fur with faux fur".

Gilat Shani, head designer of Unreal Fur

To read the whole interview please go to 

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/innovative-fashion-labels-give-fur-the-flick.php

Latest Find...

Ashley Ann Bennett - Cuff - Fall - 

Black Faux Leather, Bronze or Black snap, My special paint mixture, Handmade in USA

available from Footprint Fashions or AshleyAnnBennett Etsy Shop

Looking for Vegan cruelty free footwear?

There are so many different companies producing high quality fashionable vegan shoes. I will post these randomly. Loving these by Nicora Johns

Nicora Johns