Jan Richards

So very sorry to hear your sad news. Take all the time you need - we'll all be here for you when the time is right x

😠😠😠It should never have been started in the first place. Total waste of money & countless acres of ancient forest lost. A politician commented that they'll just create ancient forests 'somewhere else' - you can't just recreate 100s of years of biodiversity

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Thank you for organising #Februarty2026 😊

Beautiful, and so much to see!

Patchwork tea-cosy, in shades of purple and mauve, with the pieces arranged to form a fan shape

I can't believe it's almost the end of #FebruArty, so for today's theme, here's a tea-cosy in a patchwork pattern known as Grandmother's Fan. Laura Ashley fabric offcuts were used, so you can tell how long ago I made it! #FebruArty2026 #Fan #patchwork #grandmothersfan #teacosy #fabricoffcuts

And he knows it! 🦊😁

And giving you his best smile! 😊

Thank you @dianadwilder.bsky.social for the repost!

Hope you, and everyone else, stays safe

#FebruArty2026 #Fearless

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This paper collage card features a black and white dog wearing a yellow sou'wester, floating in a blue and white china cup. The sky is very dark, and the sea is rough - even the fish is looking worried!

When I saw this teacup in an old magazine, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it - a card entitled 'Storm In A Teacup' 🙂 Rough seas, a gloomy sky plus a #fearless dog wearing a sou'wester completed the picture! #FebruArty2026 #Fearless #recycled #oldmagazines #savedfromlandfill #ilovepuns

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It was VERY exciting!

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A section of wrapping paper featuring Beagle-type dogs with spotted 'coats'

On this card, the dog is wearing a grey and black checked coat, with a black hat placed just above the eye

This dog is wearing a brown, orange and teal checked coat, and the grey bobble hat is above the eye

Some years ago, I #found this wrapping paper, and used it to make greetings cards. With the addition of different coats and positioning of the hats, I #found the character of each dog was subtly changed 😁 #FebruArty2026 #found #greetingscards #reuse #recycle

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And this should have been #FebruArty2026 too! 🤦‍♀️

Sorry - should have been #FebruArty2026! 🙄

It could be Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes)

Stunning photo! 🥰

Cross-stitch of three Fuchsia type flowers in maroon and pink, with a green stem, set in a pink oval aperture card

Cross-stitch of three Bluebell type flowers in dark blue, pale blue and orange, with a green stem, set in a blue oval aperture card

Another card for today's #JanuArty2026 theme of #Fuchsia. It's my own cross-stitch design for this flower, which easily became a Bluebell by using different coloured threads. #greetingscard #crossstitch #Fuchsia #Bluebell 2/2

Nine butterfly shapes punched out from old maps. They are arranged in three lines of three, and stuck onto a red card. The place names are (top row) Eggborough, Baconsthorpe, Chipstead, (middle row) Breadstone, Buttercrambe, Honey Tye, (bottom row) Stephens, Cookham, Beer

Two for the price of one today. For yesterday's #JanuArty2026 theme of #Fried, a card entitled "All Day Breakfast" with relevant place names from old maps. This was made for a relative called Stephen who is a chef and drinks beer, as reflected in the bottom line of butterflies 😁 1/2 #greetingscard

He really should be ashamed of himself, and he's depriving the rest of the country from possibly viewing some of this country's heritage for themselves, just to line his own pocket

Sad we won't be seeing Bubbles any more, but happy that a permanent home has now been found 🐈‍⬛

Two felt lavender bags with an applique pansy design and a ribbon hanging loop. They are placed on a china dish, the colours matching the felt used

All the places in the hearts have the word 'love' in them, apart from the central one. I was amazed to find an actual place called Hearts Delight!

Today, I'm combining #FebruArty2026 #feel and #ValentinesDay. The heart-shaped lavender bags feel very soft as they're made with felt, and the place names on the card were specifically chosen for today. #myowndesigns #handmade #homegrownlavender #reusing #oldmaps

Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...

Another one.

This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵

PLEASE SHARE, thank you

#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting

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