Sending to other Countrys

Because of the cost of postage outside of EU, our store – http://www.honeybeeswax.com – is set up mainly for UK and EU but please contact us – info@honeybeeswax.com – if there is something you would like and we will check the lowest price to send by recorded mail (we make to order and customise own […]

Yellow Tardis and Storm Katie

Consider it lucky that latest storm happened at night time as there were 600 incidents overnight in one county that brought down ivy smothered trees across some roads, tracks and onto pylons and cut off electricity in a few wind howling hours with south westerly wind speeds of 106 mph on Isle of Wight. […]

‘Autism is a different ability rather than a disability’

Amazing advice for a parent from Amy Baskin.. Try New Things Ditch the Guilt Work on Strengths Use Tech-Skills to build Friendships Take Public Transport (think this one is hard) Get known in your Community Celebrate – Hug your kids. Eat ice cream. Bake cupcakes and Love Unconditionally

When to prune Hibiscus

When to prune Hibiscus “Hibiscus plants thrive on attention. Pruning Hibiscus is a great way to give these plants just what they need. Pruning helps stimulate budding on new shoots. It also rejuvenates the plants after their long winter nap” Nikki Phipps… more

Avoca

Avoca and Vintage Avoca at Honeybeeswax.com

Sport

“Alonso said in an Instagram post after incident on Sunday: ‘I am lucky to be here and thankful to be here. I am aware that today I spent some of the luck remaining in life. I want to thank McLaren and the FIA for the safety of this car. I am alive thanks to the […]

“A real friend….” – Walter Winchell

Handcarded Zwartble Wool from smallwoollyelephant

Handcarded wool available from Zwartble Fleece – for Slippers, Pillows, Bags

Out of the blue

My son said, out of the blue and a little profoundly yesterday “its nice to be well known but nicer to be well known to be nice.

Lidl in the News and Indian Clothing Workers

The low prices at shops like Lidl worry me. Have an uneasy feeling, something is being compromised but the fact its a German company and some of the products still have a German origin is great. Sadly they dont seem to sell Vitamaltz but sometimes have dark Cherry juice. Today Lidl is in the news […]

Blue Downs

Confidence

Harvard psychologist Amy Cuddy’s advice to achieve a calm state is to be “present” so you can succeed in challenging situations without a sense of threat and achieve your full potential – whether you’re at a job interview, pitching your startup or any interview situation. “People can tell right away if you’re present, and they judge […]

Selsey Lifeboat Station – February 2016

Silhouette of Selsey Lifeboat Station out to sea may soon be gone – wish someone would rethink. Just along from the ‘Lifeboat Arms’ you can buy fresh Fish, Selsey Crabs, Crab Sticks and maybe Lobsters from all the Lobsterpots piled up nearby

“Fun is good.” Dr Seuss

“Kid, you’ll move mountains!” ‘No need to get intimidated by the size of the task, it’s just a matter of taking small steps towards your bigger goal. Moving a mountain may sound impossible, but you don’t actually have to move one, it’s just a figure of speech. But there must be a mountain-sized task […]

Books or E-Readers

For me – its books every time, but maybe if an E-Reader (or Ipad) is what you grow up with – then maybe a book is a strange thing. Does it mean in classrooms and colleges – students have E-Readers instead of textbooks? When you sit on a train or bus do you ‘loose yourself’ […]

Daydreaming Monkey

“It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all of its shy presence may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.” James Douglas

Magic Lantern Festival – Chiswick House and Gardens

Golden Lion Tamarin

Smallwoollyelephant – made to order

Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey

Notice sometimes things you make, take on a life of their own..

Humphrey – Humpback/Baleen Whale

In the middle of making a small sculpture – 60cms high by 40cms long of a Whale made from Shetland and Finnish wool – greyish Have read Humpbacks are the noisiest and most imaginative Whales – creating long complex, eerie and beautiful songs.