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Banana Garden Handmade jewellery & crafts. I am also a dab hand at design work in general & interior or garden design in particular.

In 2005 I launched Banana Garden with a range of girly, gothic & vintage inspired costume jewellery, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, brooches & tiaras, made from silver & gold plated wire, beads, buttons, ribbons, lace & felt. Banana Garden’s range has since expanded to include bangles, pendants & rings made from recycled cutlery, keys & copper with a steampunk feel, sterling silver jewellery, paintings in oils, acrylic and watercolour, crochet hats, crochet and fabric bags & collectors jointed teddies made from unusual fabrics.

The bananas didn't like storm Austin much.
23/10/2026

The bananas didn't like storm Austin much.

I had written off the tomatillo harvest for this year because slugs did for the whole of the first germination. Three pl...
22/10/2026

I had written off the tomatillo harvest for this year because slugs did for the whole of the first germination. Three plants survived from the second try but it was late in the season so I wasn't expecting much. The weather has deteriorated so I picked what was on them yesterday and was genuinely impressed. It's two dinner's worth of salsa verde.

I finished this cute dress on Sunday and posted it, along with the matching bloomers, to my granddaughter yesterday. I h...
20/10/2026

I finished this cute dress on Sunday and posted it, along with the matching bloomers, to my granddaughter yesterday. I hope it arrives in time for her very first school non-uniform day which is Halloween related. It makes me think of something Wednesday Addams might wear. She's 4 but tall so I cut out age 6 wide and age 8 long so it should fit well, maybe, if we're lucky, next year too because I put tucks above the hems to be let down for extra length.

I got these ☠️ bloomers made for my granddaughter in plenty of time for Halloween. She's a big girl for 4 so I have made...
08/10/2026

I got these ☠️ bloomers made for my granddaughter in plenty of time for Halloween. She's a big girl for 4 so I have made age 6 wide and 8 long. I added a drawstring to the waist and side seam pockets. There is a lot more work in the matching dress; let's see if I can get that done in time too.

Have you ever started a thing then realised you were doing it wrong but can't remember l wrong how exactly so you can't ...
16/09/2026

Have you ever started a thing then realised you were doing it wrong but can't remember l wrong how exactly so you can't just finish it as you were doing it?

Little old Sandy rabbit died last night. The vet assessed him to be 10+. He was the sweetest natured bunny I ever had. I...
16/09/2026

Little old Sandy rabbit died last night. The vet assessed him to be 10+. He was the sweetest natured bunny I ever had. I'll miss him and in fact, even Mum, who is not an animal lover, will miss him. I did lots of digging yesterday so I could do without digging a big hole today.

15/09/2026

Gardening season is upon us. I have begun a change in one area that I have been trying to do for years. Dave the Fence broke up a big lump of concrete for me in May which was the crucial thing. Then it was too hot to do anything else until now. Have I absolutely overextended myself for the last couple of weeks? I am regretting it deeply right now? Will putting the path back in be crippling? All "yes". Will I still do it in the future? "Probably, once I get over this time". I'm covered in mud and too tired to do anything about it.

I have had a "Repair Shop" moment this week. Meet Biggie Bear. He is 90 years old, as is his owner, my neighbour, Pat. W...
11/09/2026

I have had a "Repair Shop" moment this week. Meet Biggie Bear. He is 90 years old, as is his owner, my neighbour, Pat. When she was little, she carried him Pooh fashion, by one arm and when she was older, she pushed him in her Silver Cross pram. I should have taken a proper before photo when he had no paw pads and no eyes as well as his head and arm having come off. Pat is over the moon because she has Biggie back how she remembers him.

I have made a useful 8x4" zipped pouch from some left over furnishing fabric, quilted with two layers of recycled flanne...
08/09/2026

I have made a useful 8x4" zipped pouch from some left over furnishing fabric, quilted with two layers of recycled flannel for structure and a plain chintz lining.

The bole of this phoenix canariensis is huge. My friend, Barbara, has given me some pieces of billbergia nutans to tuck ...
22/08/2026

The bole of this phoenix canariensis is huge. My friend, Barbara, has given me some pieces of billbergia nutans to tuck into the ugly frond stumps. If I am lucky, it will be hardy enough to survive the winter and next year the bottom of the palm will be festooned with delicate pink flowers.

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