We love coffee. it is more than just something to wake us up in the morning, it is a ritual. However you make it (in a cafeteria, Drip coffee filters, Stove top coffee makers, or just a spoonful of instant) making it can give you a moments reflection and calm… and even if it doesn’t and you grab a cup on the way into work each morning, it does taste amazing.
Here are a few other ideas of what you can do with coffee other than just drinking it.
Classical Vanilla Marshmallow
Summer holidays are here! And it is a great time to start baking and making and camp fires (please choose a safe and suitable area). With this in mind, we thought we would give you a few ideas on what to do with marshmallows rather than just eat them.
And we decided to ask an expert, so we asked The Mallow Maid
We love pastel! Used properly it can lighten a room and add character. Using pastels with neutrals can create a beautiful light room. Interiors can also look gorgeous with a mix of pastels. Lilacs, blues, greens, yellows, pinks and more. Colours that can be used in any room in the house. Here are a few ways to add pastels to a room.
Have you heard about the #justacard campaign? As a small business owner, it is a campaign close to my heart. We aim to support a variety of small businesses through Home of Juniper, because we know how hard it can be, being a small business. This is why we support British makers and designers, small family businesses and artisans from further a field. When I started Home of Juniper I remember my brother telling me it would be the hardest thing I would ever do but it would be amazing too. I don’t think I believed him at first, but he was right. It is hard and wonderful all rolled into one. I spoke to the lovely Kate Marsden, one of the #justacard team to find out more about the campaign and her involvement:
Creativity and making is the perfect way to learn new skills and have fun during the summer days, especially on rainy days (we will probably have some!). Painting, photography, embroidery; there are many ways to express your creativity. You can download embroidery patterns for example lovely ones by Ovobloom and you can to find some sewing materials visit Sewing Online
We love flowers! But florals can be an intimidating thing to add to the interiors. But it doesn’t have to be flowery wallpaper on every wall. Here are a few ways you can add florals to your home… mostly suitable for renters as well as home owners: Read more
We love the community on Instagram and we also love the creatives that we find. One of these creatives is the wonderful Annie. Annie creates beautiful prints and cards decorated with nature and flowers. To find out more about her work, and her life as an artist we spoke to Annie…
Have you ever taken a moment to think about the amount of plastic you use in a day?
Plastic was and is an amazing invention. It has made things possible, which wouldn’t have been without it. But we have become very ‘throw-a-way’ with it, not everything we use plastic for we need to use plastic for. There are plenty of natural or more sustainable materials we can use instead.
Plastic Free July is all about choosing not to use single-use plastic in July. The aim of this campaign is to highlight the use of single use plastic and show you how you can live without it. Plastic free July actually started in Australia in 2011 and has been gaining followers since then. You can find out more by visiting the Plastic Free July website, but we have written a few tips on changes you can make to help you go plastic free (or at least decrease the amount of single use plastics in your home and in the sea.). Remember it is all about the little positive changes. Read more
One of our favourite things about social media is when you stumble across a brand, a blogger or a magazine you have never heard of before. Savant is one of these magazines. We found it on Instagram and it is a wonderful online magazine. We managed to catch up with Savant editor, Hanna-Amanda and ask her a few questions on why she started Savant Magazine and what it is all about: Read more
Happy British Flowers Week! Do you love flowers as much as we do? Florals have always been a big part of Home of Juniper. Whether it is floral scents in our fragrance and well-being range, a beautiful range of handcrafted vases, or pressed flower cushions… we cant get enough of them. We also use a lot in our images, because they are beautiful and they can have a positive affect on the mood. But we are in no way experts… so we have asked a few experts, wonderful British flower growers and florists a few questions about British flowers and why they love them.