Libby and Alice: BLOG

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Little Ways to Bring More Art into Your Everyday Life
You don’t need a gallery wall, an expensive collection or a degree in art history to make art part of your life. Sometimes, it starts with a postcard propped beside... Read more...
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Snow, Sparrows and Red Berries: A Little Winter Beauty
Some pictures make you stop for a moment. Ohara Koson’s Sparrows on Snowy Berry Bush is one of them. There are the bright red berries first, then the deep green leaves,... Read more...
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A Cat, a Window, and a World Beyond: The Beauty of Looking Slowly
Some pictures make you stop scrolling. This one makes you wish you could pull up a cushion and stay a while. A white cat sits at an open window. Beyond... Read more...
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From Sheffield to Japan: Why We Love Japanese Art
Discover why we love Japanese art, from beautiful woodblock prints to seasonal colours, and how our 2001 Japan reunion became part of the Libby & Alice story. Read more...
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15 Beautiful Scrapbooking Ideas That Cost Absolutely Nothing
Discover 15 beautiful free scrapbooking ideas using things you already have at home. Easy vintage crafts, junk journaling and creative inspiration. Read more...
How to Start Scrapbooking: A Beginner’s Guide to Beautiful Paper, Precious Memories and Creative Joy
How to Start Scrapbooking: A Beginner’s Guide to Beautiful Paper, Precious Memories and Creative Joy
You don’t need to be an artist. You don’t need expensive supplies. You just need a little paper, a few memories and the desire to make something lovely. There is... Read more...
30 Fall Journal Prompts to Help You Slow Down and Enjoy the Season
30 Fall Journal Prompts to Help You Slow Down and Enjoy the Season
There’s something about fall that makes you want to pick up a pen.Perhaps it’s the darker evenings. The first cool morning. The leaves changing colour. Or simply that feeling that... Read more...
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Why Writing a Postcard Still Feels So Special
Why Writing a Postcard Still Feels So Special In a world where we can send a message in seconds, perhaps there is something rather wonderful about choosing the slower way.... Read more...
The Butterfly Life Cycle: One of Nature’s Most Beautiful Transformations 🦋
The Butterfly Life Cycle: One of Nature’s Most Beautiful Transformations 🦋
There is something almost impossible about a butterfly. A tiny egg becomes a hungry caterpillar. The caterpillar disappears inside a chrysalis. And sometime later, out comes something with wings. Even... Read more...
How to Draw Flowers (Even If You Think You Can’t Draw)
How to Draw Flowers (Even If You Think You Can’t Draw)
There’s something lovely about sitting down with a pencil and a flower. No expensive supplies. No complicated techniques. No need to produce something worthy of framing. Just a flower, a... Read more...
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How to Find Time for Crafts When You’re Already Busy
I love the idea of spending an afternoon making something. A table covered in beautiful paper, scissors, paints and glue. A cup of tea nearby. Nowhere to be for several... Read more...
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Butterflies of Britain: Small Wings, Wild Places and a Little Bit of Magic
There is something about spotting a butterfly that makes you stop. Perhaps it is because they never seem to be in a hurry in quite the same way that we... Read more...
Seven Ways to Enjoy Nature on a September Weekend
Seven Ways to Enjoy Nature on a September Weekend
Give part of your September weekend to looking a little closer. A familiar path, a garden border or the tree outside your window can offer enough inspiration for a walk,... Read more...
September Wildflowers and the Joy of Small Daily Pleasures
September Wildflowers and the Joy of Small Daily Pleasures
Dear friends, There is something lovely about setting an envelope aside until you have a moment to open it properly. Making a cup of tea, finding your favourite chair and... Read more...
Sleeping to Rain Sounds: A Gentle Way to Settle the Mind
Sleeping to Rain Sounds: A Gentle Way to Settle the Mind
There is something deeply comforting about listening to rain from a warm, quiet room. The steady tapping against a window, the softer patter falling onto leaves and the distant rush... Read more...
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Wildflowers in Italy: Poppies, Orchids and Meadows Worth Wandering Through
There is a particular kind of beauty that belongs to Italy in spring. It appears at the edges of vineyards, along old stone walls and beside roads that curl through... Read more...
How to Paint Watercolour Daisies: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
How to Paint Watercolour Daisies: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
There is something wonderfully cheerful about a daisy. With its fresh white petals, golden centre and slightly untidy leaves, it feels like one of the friendliest flowers to paint. Daisies... Read more...
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What Is Ephemera and How Can You Use It?
If you enjoy scrapbooking, journalling or paper crafts, you have probably seen the word ephemera. It sounds rather mysterious, but its meaning is actually very simple. Ephemera describes everyday paper... Read more...
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Mary Vaux Walcott: The Woman Who Painted North America’s Wildflowers
There is something especially magical about a wildflower: its smallness, its determination, the way it appears quietly at the edge of a path or among long summer grass. For our... Read more...
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How to Paint Wild Echinacea: A Simple Botanical Watercolour Guide
There is something especially lovely about wild echinacea. With its soft, falling petals and warm, textured centre, it has that slightly untamed, meadow-grown feeling we love so much. It looks... Read more...
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Wildflower Meadows: Beautiful, Wild and Essential for Nature
Discover why wildflower meadows are so important for bees, butterflies, birds, soil and biodiversity—and how even a small patch can help nature thrive. Read more...
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What Is a Mail Club? Here’s Exactly How It Works
We’ve realised that while lots of people love the idea of receiving beautiful post, some are still wondering what a mail club actually is. Is it a magazine subscription? Is... Read more...
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The Lovely Letterboxes of Britain 💌
There is something very British about a letterbox in a front door. Sometimes it is shiny brass, sometimes painted the same colour as the door, and sometimes it rattles so... Read more...
REDOUTE ROSE MAIL CLUB MONTH ONE
A Peek Inside Month One of the Libby & Alice Mail Club 🌹
Well, Month One IS actually happenING! After weeks of talking about it, designing things, changing our minds, changing them back again and generally trying to work out exactly what the... Read more...
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Types of Wildflowers in the Cotswolds: A Guide to the Region's Most Beautiful Native Blooms
Discover the most beautiful wildflowers found in the Cotswolds, including oxeye daisies, orchids, knapweed, harebells, and more. Learn where to find them and when they bloom. Read more...
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Nature Rambles: A Gentle Guide to Flower Spotting 🌼
There’s something wonderfully calming about setting off on a nature ramble with no destination in mind. No rush, no deadlines—just the sound of birdsong, the rustle of leaves, and the... Read more...
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Bringing Wildflowers into Everyday Life
The Quiet Magic of Wildflower Meadows There is something wonderfully untamed about a wildflower meadow. Unlike a carefully arranged garden, where every plant has its place, a meadow appears to... Read more...
The Best Roses for Beginners (and Why Every Garden Needs One)
The Best Roses for Beginners (and Why Every Garden Needs One)
If you've ever admired a rose garden and thought, "I'd love to grow roses, but they seem too difficult," you're not alone. For years, roses have had a reputation for being... Read more...
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Pierre-Joseph Redouté: The Artist Who Made Roses Eternal
There are few artists whose work continues to inspire gardeners, artists, and flower lovers more than Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840). Often called "The Raphael of Flowers," Redouté transformed botanical illustration into an... Read more...
The Timeless Beauty of Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Roses
The Timeless Beauty of Pierre-Joseph Redouté’s Roses
At Libby & Alice, flowers are at the heart of everything we create — and few artists have captured floral beauty quite like Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Often called “the Raphael of... Read more...
Weekend Crafting, Flowers & a Little World Cup Excitement 🌹⚽
Weekend Crafting, Flowers & a Little World Cup Excitement 🌹⚽
Weekends have a way of inviting us to slow down. Whether you're spending yours in the garden, enjoying a quiet morning with a cup of tea, or settling in for... Read more...
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Welcome to Libby and Alice Mail Club
Why We Created This Little World of Flowers and Post There is something quietly magical about receiving beautiful post. Not bills, not flyers, not endless emails demanding our attention—but something... Read more...
REDOUTE ROSE MAIL CLUB
Why We Started Libby & Alice
In a world of instant messages, endless notifications, and overflowing inboxes, there is something quietly revolutionary about receiving a letter. Not a bill. Not a piece of advertising. A real... Read more...