About Botanic Isles
Real Scottish Flower and Nature Jewellery.
Botanic Isles Description
Inspired by Scotland's highlands and islands, every element of my jewellery is lovingly hand picked by me and then preserved. I carefully hand press and document where each seed, flower and shell has come from in Scotland so that I can pass their stories on to my customers.
Personal touches are everything to me. I am always happy to add little extras and sentiments. I use a mixture of resin, glass and sterling silver in the production of my pieces. Each piece is unique in itself and can never be replicated identically. In this way, you not only own an original piece of wearable art, you also own a tiny bit of Scotland.
Each and every piece is eco-friendly, sustainable and 100% cruelty free (I only ever take feathers from birds who have naturally shed them and I only ever take insect wings from already deceased insects. )
I am always delighted by custom orders and requests- I reply to each and every one of my customers. Feel free to send me a message; I can preserve almost anything.
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Cornflower starting to bloom in the greenhouse. If anyone would like some of these "Scottish blue" cornflower petals made into a pendant or a pair of earrings just give me a shout :)
The perfect pendant for a wild heart. Growing merrily on sunny hedgerows and by far the most enchanting of all wildflowers, this long tapered pendant contains a single preserved Scottish dog rose bud. Designed to hold the emerald green rose bud as if it were in a vase, this ethereal pendant is suspended from a 24 inch sterling silver chain. Find my new wild rose pendant here: https://www.etsy.com/…/scottish-wild-ro se-bud-sterling-silv…
In my happy place - collecting in the wild strawberry forest. The tiny strawberries aren't out just yet but I'm checking back every few days so I can get the early ones to make into pendants. I'm going to make some wild strawberry jam this year too in the tiniest jars I can find so I can give them to customers at local craft fairs.
A walk in the Perthshire woods nearby some abandoned World War 2 Polish watch towers. This is the time of year I love the most where new pockets of woodland can be discovered brimming with new life and new little oddities to discover. It's easy to find inspiration for new designs in the simplest of flowers.
Collecting speedwell and dandelions on the farm this morning and taking a break away from the pressures of running a business. I've taken to keeping the flowers I don't use straight away in water vases and scattering them around my home - when I work 7 days I week I often forget to take enjoyment in the little things in my personal life.
My tomato plants are starting to flower too which is a small relief as I prefer to eat what I grow or find growing wild in the local area i...nstead of supermarket food. I also grow herbs, fennel, strawberries, rhubarb, edible flowers, oyster mushrooms, onions, chives and lots of fruit. Last year was my first year growing tomatoes, and this year I have 4 different varieties which I will make into sauces using herbs from the garden and freeze for the Winter :)
I've been using up my small batch of wild rose buds collected from Perthshire and a small hoard of new botanical treasures will go online on Tuesday.
Hope you all have a lovely day! :) L x
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Filling the hedgerows and river-sides of the Angus countryside, Queen Anne's lace flowers grow in abundance with their white fluffy heads nodding in the Springtime breeze. These delicate wildflower droplets are suspended from sterling silver lever back earrings for an effortless daytime look.
Find my new Queen Anne's lace items here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/botanicisles/