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]]>Brooks loved painting for as long as she can remember, but committing to it full-time seemed like an inconvenient career choice. She worked at galleries and classrooms, surrounded by art without actually making it until she started painting landscapes on leaves in 2018.
Three years later, Brooks decided to quit her job and started painting leaves full-time, setting the scene for what grew into her signature 100 Painted Leaves Collection.
“In search of structure, I committed to painting a leaf each day for 100 days. The love these little paintings were met with was overwhelming and solidified my new journey as an artist. I think that collection will always be precious to me. When I look at those paintings, I see the path I took back to myself,” she explains on her official website.
Painting on leaves is a time-consuming process that starts with gathering leaves in the woods near her home in North Carolina. It takes about a month for leaves to press and dry, and Brooks uses acrylic gesso to prep them before painting them, as carefully as possible to avoid tearing the leaves.
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]]>The post Moritz Schmid is Transforming Mushrooms Into Dreamy Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Moritz has been a huge nature lover from an early age, and love for mushrooms has followed him since his childhood years. He explored his passion further by becoming a mushroom coach at the German Society for Mycology and getting a certificate to become a course instructor at the German Academy for Forest Bathing and Health.
“I immerse myself almost every day in the fascinating world of mushrooms and let myself be inspired by the magic of the forest… I want to infect you with my enthusiasm for mushrooms and create a space where you can experience nature in a whole new way,” he writes on his official website.
Schmid made quite a splash with his works of art that see him arranging mushrooms into fascinating displays and attracted over 50,000 followers to his Instagram page. He also enjoys hosting workshops and retreats for other mushroom lovers in the Berlin area and taking them into the woods to discover the magical world of fungi by his side.
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]]>The post Stephanie Jones is Preserving Nature’s Fading Beauty Through Jewelry appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Jones started experimenting with jewelry over a decade ago, and her style significantly evolved as the years went by. Resin has always been her favorite medium to create with, and something finally clicked when she started working with flowers.
“The first stage is collecting the flowers and botanicals that I’ll be using for my batch. This includes hopping around flower shops in my city, sourcing what I can online, dyeing flowers different colors, drying them, and snipping them up into tiny pieces,” she explains on her official website.
After collecting the most beautiful flowers, Jones has to create all the metalwork for her jewelry, usually from sterling silver and gold fill. Applying resin is the most important step of the process, and it usually takes it 12-24 hours to cure before she can assemble finished pieces.
Each of her jewelry pieces is inspired by nature, and they’re keeping flowers, plants, mushrooms, and more safe from oblivion. Their regular life span may be limited, but they can get to live on forever through Jones’s tiny botanical masterpieces.
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]]>The post Reena Zaveri Will Help Your Indoor Jungle Thrive appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Zaveri is a content creator from Washington DC, whose background in marketing helped her build quite a following on social media. She’s followed by 200,000 people on Instagram alone, and her houseplant tips and tricks are the reason behind her viral success.
Zaveri learned how tough it can be to try to grow a thriving indoor garden when your space is limited. She decided to pour all her knowledge into her content, in an attempt to help other people who are in the same position.
“I love plants and home decor but living in an apartment, I understand space restrictions and feeling like there’s no space to keep buying the next new plant or constantly buying pots/shelves/other gadgets,” she wrote on Instagram.
Zaveri has a passion for helping others create a stunning oasis of greenery in their homes, bringing the beauty of the great outdoors inside. Her Instagram page is filled with resources that can help you take care of a wide variety of plants because each one is special in their own right and has unique needs.
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]]>The post Christine Rogers Will Help You Discover the Magic of Beachcombing appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Rogers is a creative force behind Saltyjunk Studio, and she’s living her best life on Canada’s East Coast. She spent years exploring the rugged shores of Newfoundland and beaches of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, looking for tiny treasures within the maritime landscape.
She describes herself as a “chronic collector” of the fragments of the sea, ranging from seashells and snails to sea urchins and crab claws. In addition to collecting them, she has a special talent for arranging them into picture-perfect works of art, breathing a new life into these coastal treasures.
For Rogers, beachcombing isn’t all about creating her own collection of impressive finds – it also helps her lead a meaningful life, allowing her to reconnect with nature every chance she gets.
“While I love the end result of beachcombing—having such a wonderful range of shells and other nature finds to play with and to display—I also simply enjoy being outside, exploring, and experiencing the sights, smells, and sounds of the sea,” she told Sentimental Journal.
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]]>The post Squidlicks Preserves the Beauty of Nature Through Magical Resin Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Garecka is based in Richmond, Virginia, and she’s been working with resin for about a decade. She’s a jewelry designer, so most of her resin creations take the shape of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and other pieces of wearable art.
Garecka’s obsession with nature led her on this artistic journey, and she was initially only looking for a material that had the power to showcase actual pieces of nature. Resin proved to be the perfect choice, and it allowed her to perfectly capture the beauty of her botanical subjects.
Garecka found a huge success with her Instagram page Squidlicks as the years went by, and sold her botanical jewelry to hundreds of nature lovers on Etsy.
“What was a therapeutic hobby for me in my early years has grown into a full-on fascination and small business. Working with materials that I could string on thread, wire, and chain, I’ve found that manipulating objects into wearable accessories is a satisfying creative outlet and a necessity,” she wrote on her Etsy page.
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]]>The post Dana Washington Will Inspire You To Fill Your Home With Plants appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Washington is a plant lover from New Orleans, Louisiana, who’s spreading planting joy and nurturing inspiration all over Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. She has tens of thousands of followers on several different social media platforms, and it’s not hard to see how her videos became such a huge hit.
Washington is a huge believer that anyone can be a good plant parent if they put their mind to it – and look for help in the right places. She’s using her platform to share practical houseplant care tips that you’ll find in useful whether you’re a beginner or an experienced plant parent.
Washington has been on her own plant care journey for years, and her houseplants inspired her to grow and bloom by their side.
“Each leaf, tells a story of growth and nurturing… A decade of cultivating my plant obsession has woven itself into the fabric of my life, each leaf a chapter in my never-ending love story with plants,” she wrote on Instagram.
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]]>The post The Artful Possum’s Embroidery Will Put a Smile On Your Face appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Emily is a British embroidery artist, who decided to give this art form a shot in 2021. It was a love at first sight, and it didn’t take her long to develop her signature quirky style and become a true Instagram sensation, with almost 70,000 followers under her belt.
Just like the name of her brand suggests, most of Emily’s embroideries show opossums in all sorts of hilarious scenarios. She also enjoys paying homage to other animals, including foxes, rabbits, mice, and otters.
Emily learned everything she knows on her own, and she’s now selling her signature embroidery patterns in the hope they’ll inspire other people to give this art form a shot.
“I am entirely self-taught and love that hand embroidery is something you can teach yourself at a pace that feels comfortable for you. I really enjoy coming up with silly and fun designs with the aim of making people smile and I am a firm advocate in ‘stitch what makes you happy,” she writes on her Etsy page.
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]]>The post Court O’Reilly is Transforming Wood Slabs Into Magical Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>O’Reilly fell in love with woodburning in 2016, and she spent six full hours working on her first project without noticing a minute had passed. She was instantly hooked after seeing her first finished art piece and found the creative process incredibly relaxing and peaceful.
She uses sustainably sourced kiln-dried wood slabs as a canvas, and she transformed into more than 400 artworks over the years. She cuts and sands the wood before using it as a canvas for burning, and you can witness her creative process in her viral videos on Instagram.
O’Reilly finds inspiration in everything from popular culture to architecture, but animal portraits are definitely her specialty.
“Nature is her biggest inspiration. She is always including earthy elements into her original woodburning pieces. She is recently experimenting with burning textures into her artwork by deeply carving and etching the realistic textures of nature into her work,” she writes on her official website.
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]]>The post Layla Robinson is Breathing a New Life Into Dried Flowers appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Robinson works with flowers, foliage, seeds, twigs, and berries in an attempt to breathe a second life into the natural elements of wild beauty. Her pressed and dried flower art and floral sculptures are putting an everlasting twist on the fleeting nature of flowers and preserving them for years to come.
From bouquets and wreaths to lampshades and chandeliers, she can truly make anything with flowers from her own organic garden and surrounding countryside in the charming Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye.
“This magical landscape of myth and legend, wilderness and beauty are what inspires my designs, and is woven together in a little bit of all my work… I aim to continue striving for an ever-improving environment for nature and wildlife to thrive alongside where we grow and live,” she writes on her official website.
Robinson’s work has been shown in several galleries, and she’s also sharing it on her Instagram page, where she’s followed by over 150,000 people.
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]]>The post Katie Brooks is Transforming Leaves Into Magical Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Brooks loved painting for as long as she can remember, but committing to it full-time seemed like an inconvenient career choice. She worked at galleries and classrooms, surrounded by art without actually making it until she started painting landscapes on leaves in 2018.
Three years later, Brooks decided to quit her job and started painting leaves full-time, setting the scene for what grew into her signature 100 Painted Leaves Collection.
“In search of structure, I committed to painting a leaf each day for 100 days. The love these little paintings were met with was overwhelming and solidified my new journey as an artist. I think that collection will always be precious to me. When I look at those paintings, I see the path I took back to myself,” she explains on her official website.
Painting on leaves is a time-consuming process that starts with gathering leaves in the woods near her home in North Carolina. It takes about a month for leaves to press and dry, and Brooks uses acrylic gesso to prep them before painting them, as carefully as possible to avoid tearing the leaves.
The post Katie Brooks is Transforming Leaves Into Magical Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Moritz Schmid is Transforming Mushrooms Into Dreamy Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Moritz has been a huge nature lover from an early age, and love for mushrooms has followed him since his childhood years. He explored his passion further by becoming a mushroom coach at the German Society for Mycology and getting a certificate to become a course instructor at the German Academy for Forest Bathing and Health.
“I immerse myself almost every day in the fascinating world of mushrooms and let myself be inspired by the magic of the forest… I want to infect you with my enthusiasm for mushrooms and create a space where you can experience nature in a whole new way,” he writes on his official website.
Schmid made quite a splash with his works of art that see him arranging mushrooms into fascinating displays and attracted over 50,000 followers to his Instagram page. He also enjoys hosting workshops and retreats for other mushroom lovers in the Berlin area and taking them into the woods to discover the magical world of fungi by his side.
The post Moritz Schmid is Transforming Mushrooms Into Dreamy Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Stephanie Jones is Preserving Nature’s Fading Beauty Through Jewelry appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Jones started experimenting with jewelry over a decade ago, and her style significantly evolved as the years went by. Resin has always been her favorite medium to create with, and something finally clicked when she started working with flowers.
“The first stage is collecting the flowers and botanicals that I’ll be using for my batch. This includes hopping around flower shops in my city, sourcing what I can online, dyeing flowers different colors, drying them, and snipping them up into tiny pieces,” she explains on her official website.
After collecting the most beautiful flowers, Jones has to create all the metalwork for her jewelry, usually from sterling silver and gold fill. Applying resin is the most important step of the process, and it usually takes it 12-24 hours to cure before she can assemble finished pieces.
Each of her jewelry pieces is inspired by nature, and they’re keeping flowers, plants, mushrooms, and more safe from oblivion. Their regular life span may be limited, but they can get to live on forever through Jones’s tiny botanical masterpieces.
The post Stephanie Jones is Preserving Nature’s Fading Beauty Through Jewelry appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Reena Zaveri Will Help Your Indoor Jungle Thrive appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Zaveri is a content creator from Washington DC, whose background in marketing helped her build quite a following on social media. She’s followed by 200,000 people on Instagram alone, and her houseplant tips and tricks are the reason behind her viral success.
Zaveri learned how tough it can be to try to grow a thriving indoor garden when your space is limited. She decided to pour all her knowledge into her content, in an attempt to help other people who are in the same position.
“I love plants and home decor but living in an apartment, I understand space restrictions and feeling like there’s no space to keep buying the next new plant or constantly buying pots/shelves/other gadgets,” she wrote on Instagram.
Zaveri has a passion for helping others create a stunning oasis of greenery in their homes, bringing the beauty of the great outdoors inside. Her Instagram page is filled with resources that can help you take care of a wide variety of plants because each one is special in their own right and has unique needs.
The post Reena Zaveri Will Help Your Indoor Jungle Thrive appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Christine Rogers Will Help You Discover the Magic of Beachcombing appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Rogers is a creative force behind Saltyjunk Studio, and she’s living her best life on Canada’s East Coast. She spent years exploring the rugged shores of Newfoundland and beaches of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, looking for tiny treasures within the maritime landscape.
She describes herself as a “chronic collector” of the fragments of the sea, ranging from seashells and snails to sea urchins and crab claws. In addition to collecting them, she has a special talent for arranging them into picture-perfect works of art, breathing a new life into these coastal treasures.
For Rogers, beachcombing isn’t all about creating her own collection of impressive finds – it also helps her lead a meaningful life, allowing her to reconnect with nature every chance she gets.
“While I love the end result of beachcombing—having such a wonderful range of shells and other nature finds to play with and to display—I also simply enjoy being outside, exploring, and experiencing the sights, smells, and sounds of the sea,” she told Sentimental Journal.
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]]>The post Squidlicks Preserves the Beauty of Nature Through Magical Resin Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Garecka is based in Richmond, Virginia, and she’s been working with resin for about a decade. She’s a jewelry designer, so most of her resin creations take the shape of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and other pieces of wearable art.
Garecka’s obsession with nature led her on this artistic journey, and she was initially only looking for a material that had the power to showcase actual pieces of nature. Resin proved to be the perfect choice, and it allowed her to perfectly capture the beauty of her botanical subjects.
Garecka found a huge success with her Instagram page Squidlicks as the years went by, and sold her botanical jewelry to hundreds of nature lovers on Etsy.
“What was a therapeutic hobby for me in my early years has grown into a full-on fascination and small business. Working with materials that I could string on thread, wire, and chain, I’ve found that manipulating objects into wearable accessories is a satisfying creative outlet and a necessity,” she wrote on her Etsy page.
The post Squidlicks Preserves the Beauty of Nature Through Magical Resin Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Dana Washington Will Inspire You To Fill Your Home With Plants appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Washington is a plant lover from New Orleans, Louisiana, who’s spreading planting joy and nurturing inspiration all over Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. She has tens of thousands of followers on several different social media platforms, and it’s not hard to see how her videos became such a huge hit.
Washington is a huge believer that anyone can be a good plant parent if they put their mind to it – and look for help in the right places. She’s using her platform to share practical houseplant care tips that you’ll find in useful whether you’re a beginner or an experienced plant parent.
Washington has been on her own plant care journey for years, and her houseplants inspired her to grow and bloom by their side.
“Each leaf, tells a story of growth and nurturing… A decade of cultivating my plant obsession has woven itself into the fabric of my life, each leaf a chapter in my never-ending love story with plants,” she wrote on Instagram.
The post Dana Washington Will Inspire You To Fill Your Home With Plants appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post The Artful Possum’s Embroidery Will Put a Smile On Your Face appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Emily is a British embroidery artist, who decided to give this art form a shot in 2021. It was a love at first sight, and it didn’t take her long to develop her signature quirky style and become a true Instagram sensation, with almost 70,000 followers under her belt.
Just like the name of her brand suggests, most of Emily’s embroideries show opossums in all sorts of hilarious scenarios. She also enjoys paying homage to other animals, including foxes, rabbits, mice, and otters.
Emily learned everything she knows on her own, and she’s now selling her signature embroidery patterns in the hope they’ll inspire other people to give this art form a shot.
“I am entirely self-taught and love that hand embroidery is something you can teach yourself at a pace that feels comfortable for you. I really enjoy coming up with silly and fun designs with the aim of making people smile and I am a firm advocate in ‘stitch what makes you happy,” she writes on her Etsy page.
The post The Artful Possum’s Embroidery Will Put a Smile On Your Face appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Court O’Reilly is Transforming Wood Slabs Into Magical Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>O’Reilly fell in love with woodburning in 2016, and she spent six full hours working on her first project without noticing a minute had passed. She was instantly hooked after seeing her first finished art piece and found the creative process incredibly relaxing and peaceful.
She uses sustainably sourced kiln-dried wood slabs as a canvas, and she transformed into more than 400 artworks over the years. She cuts and sands the wood before using it as a canvas for burning, and you can witness her creative process in her viral videos on Instagram.
O’Reilly finds inspiration in everything from popular culture to architecture, but animal portraits are definitely her specialty.
“Nature is her biggest inspiration. She is always including earthy elements into her original woodburning pieces. She is recently experimenting with burning textures into her artwork by deeply carving and etching the realistic textures of nature into her work,” she writes on her official website.
The post Court O’Reilly is Transforming Wood Slabs Into Magical Works of Art appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>The post Layla Robinson is Breathing a New Life Into Dried Flowers appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.
]]>Robinson works with flowers, foliage, seeds, twigs, and berries in an attempt to breathe a second life into the natural elements of wild beauty. Her pressed and dried flower art and floral sculptures are putting an everlasting twist on the fleeting nature of flowers and preserving them for years to come.
From bouquets and wreaths to lampshades and chandeliers, she can truly make anything with flowers from her own organic garden and surrounding countryside in the charming Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye.
“This magical landscape of myth and legend, wilderness and beauty are what inspires my designs, and is woven together in a little bit of all my work… I aim to continue striving for an ever-improving environment for nature and wildlife to thrive alongside where we grow and live,” she writes on her official website.
Robinson’s work has been shown in several galleries, and she’s also sharing it on her Instagram page, where she’s followed by over 150,000 people.
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