We’re probably all guilty of hoarding a pair of jeans in the back our wardrobe that doesn’t fit. But instead of leaving them to collect dust, why not repurpose them as a home decoration? While there is nothing like a fresh bunch of flowers, faux ones will stand the test of time – which is where the jeans come in. Experiment with different shades of denim, too, to create a truly unique bouquet. This bouquet makes a truly unique home decoration, that will work well as a centre piece at the dinner table. And you don’t need to stick to just denim either. Mix it up with different textures, materials and colours to create a truly seasonal flower arrangement. Claire Armstrong talks us through her step-by-step guide to making this centrepiece.
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Hello,
If you’d asked me earlier this year what images
the Amazon rainforest conjured up in my mind, it
would be densely packed, lush green trees, brightly
coloured macaws and chatty toucans living alongside speedy
squirrel monkeys and majestic jaguars. Perhaps naively, I assumed
that the world’s largest rainforest was a constant – a protected
part of our natural landscape, somewhere we can all close our
eyes and see images of, like the Alps or the river Nile.
But, over the last few months, this idyllic picture of the
Amazon has been destroyed, replaced with haunting and
horrifying images of blazing fires and ominous plumes of smoke.
Often described as the lungs of the planet, the Amazon now
looks like it’s starting to choke. The anthropogenic impact we
have had on some of the most vital natural resources on the
planet is really starting to show.
The notion of constants is changing, too – our glaciers
are melting, our rainforests are being destroyed, our rivers are
polluted and our coastlines eroded – the landscape of our planet
as we know it looks set to continue to transform and degrade.
As bleak a future as I’m describing, it’s not all doom and gloom
and there are many things we can do to help. We want the future
generations to close their eyes and picture the toucans, not the
burning embers of what was once the greatest rainforest on
Earth. We need to act, and we
need to do it now.
Have a great month,
Phillipa
Editor