I’m loving their seaweed paper. I am glad I nabbed number 13 when I did as the papers only went up yesterday and several more have already sold. (Low stock = each is unique so only one of each) wild-plant-paper-cic.square.site
Anne Collis
@welshflier007.bsky.social
Wales. Owner of PinkGold Ltd, co-founder of NeuDICE, Christian, Autistic, motivated by equity, social justice and systems change.
I am very happy with this #CoffeeCup #HandmadePaper This batch has horse chestnut leaves and dead onion flowers in for strength. I can’t wait to turn it into notebook covers and get it on the Square Shop wild-plant-paper-cic.square.site
Which way round would you choose for adding a few words from a poem before mounting? It’s Gower seaweed embedded in handmade paper, created by Wild Plant Paper - a neurodivergent-led eco social enterprise started by my husband. (They’ve got 15 more for sale - was 18, but…)
Calling all #Greenbelt26 fans. Wild Plant Paper is taking expressions of interest for papers made from materials foraged at Greenbelt (with permission!) forms.gle/P95Ecv7qAHqj...
This is why we don’t put single use coffee cups in paper or card recycling. (Top pile is the plastic lining; bottom is the outer.) But when boiled, the plastic is peeled off, and the remnants are pulped, pulled, and pressed, they become rather nice sheets of art paper.
Three stages of papermaking at #GB26 with #WildPlantPaper 1. Collect materials on site and make pulps overnight 2. Pull sheets of paper and iron them dry, then get Make & Creaters to create thank you notes for volunteers 3. Fill car with Boughton/Greenbelt materials for papermaking back home
Whatever happens today in Clacton #Farage today loses. If he wins, the parliamentary inquiry restarts so he still loses. If Count Binface is elected, he loses. But the election result matters for Clacton, the rest of us and for democratic processes. Please vote & vote wisely. Bins matter.
Who’s off to @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social ? I’ve just downloaded the app - the Wild Plant Paper workshops are at Studio and Make & Create. There’s only one chance to make paper :-( But three chances to use it :-)
I’m thoroughly enjoying just how much Nigel Farage’s millions of pounds in gifts “for his security” have left him feeling in such a state of insecurity.
People of Clacton, I am relying on you to respond in the only truly British way to this situation. Vote Count Binface.
CNN@cnn.com · 3mo agoA political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired. https://cnn.it/3RuKKyV
Nigel Farage starts canvassing the only Clacton locals he knows will be 100% anti-bin
I’m not sure Numan have got their marketing strategy sorted. Although looking at it, i now realise it’s probably a scam text.
This is where I miss Twitter. I had a lovely community there (well, three really) and I’ve not quite managed to get my head round BlueSky in the same way. I need some tips on how to help someone in Uganda to fundraise for course fees & then their NGO - #NotAScam!
Today I have 8 hours before I go to bed and about 14 hours of tasks. And about 2 hours of productive energy. Where’s a logistics expert when I need one?!
If you have any suggestions how this young man can fund the last bit of his training and his future NGO, please shout (or donate)! I only wish I could bankroll it myself www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fundraiser...
Empowering a Future Advocate for Justice in Uganda
The fundraiser target of £1,600 will fund the Diploma in Legal Practice, empowering me to become an advocate for justice.
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Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant - St David’s Day. Our patron saint. David’s love of God was lived out in the moment-by-moment of everyday life, prayer and relationships, not empty grand gestures. Whether digging or preaching, he was the same. May we learn from his example.
a red dragon on a green and white flag
Alt: a red dragon on a green and white flag
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Playing with handmade paper from Wild Plant Paper. The dark is oak leaf. The pale is recycled coffee cup and the white shell is recycled mounting board dried onto an actual shell from Mumbles (shell was returned!). Need to start selling to fund my habit. Eek.
ADHD life - the multiple drinks on the go at the same time edition. Today’s selection: Miso Espresso with added oat milk Chai latte with added protein powder because I forgot breakfast…
These are More Than Notebooks, soon to be available from Wild Plant Paper (or via me). The black cotton paper covers used to be a cotton T-shirt. A bit like me, they could have been discarded when no longer fit for purpose - but have been repurposed rather beautifully.
I start new meds for migraine tomorrow. Only 15 months late… I emailed neurology to ask how much longer I had to wait. Turns out they sent an e-letter to the GP 15 months ago with advice/no need for me to be seen in person. GP hadn’t downloaded the letter. He did today.
Really annoyed with Josh’s dissing of George, although I can understand why the love bird is stressy about another man being praised by Esmee #TheArchers
As one of the ‘everyone’ I experienced all the frustrations of @kolektiv.xyncro.com PLUS I had no idea what most of the course descriptions actually meant! And that was just when I was looking at beginners level. I think I will just ask my fave AI (Claude) for a simple guide to mastering prompts.
Andrew Cherry@kolektiv.xyncro.com · 8mo agoI think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
I see Bruce Springsteen has released a new single youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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It won’t stop a bullet. But it may stop assumptions of non compliance when someone simply loses or does not have speech. MnNEAT have created cards for everyday neurodivergent people like me who ever expected to need them.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)@autisticadvocacy.org · 8mo agoMnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues. Cheerful. Funny. Gentle. And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
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Anyone who know me will I agree that I’m no Barbie. But I have no issues with Barbie being a very different woman to me. I don’t routinely use AAC (alternative, augmented communication). But I have no issues with Autistic Barbie being autistic differently to me.