Books, cards & homewares inspired by Australian nature
Take this Book for a Walk
Take this Book for a Walk is a step-by-step guide to nature journaling, written in a friendly, simple style for kids and adults. It includes 33 nature journaling activities and many samples of my own nature journals for encouragement and … Read More
Stories from the Wildworld
Suzy Swamphen has never heard of the Life Magic and doesn’t know she is part of a Tribe. But her life is changed forever when Pip the Squirrel Glider and Roo the Kangaroo arrive at Second Lagoon, seeking help to … Read More
Bimblebox Wonderland colouring book
Lose yourself in the enchanting world of a wild Australian woodland with this gorgeous colouring book for adults. Colour finely-detailed, beautiful and inviting illustrations Find many hidden creatures and flowers Add your own creative details to the fine-art designs Charming … Read More
Wren will I card
This beautiful card features the superb blue fairy-wren. Part of the Wild.Life greeting card series. Designed and printed in Australia on recycled paper, supplied with recycled paper envelope. Size A6 (14.8 x 10.5 cm)(A5 folded), blank inside for your own … Read More
Red-capped Robin fridge magnet
Brighten up your home or office with this delightful Red-capped Robin fridge magnet. Original design by Paula Peeters. Handmade in Australia. Size: 54 x 78 mm.
Splendid Fairy-wren fridge magnet
Brighten up your home or office with this delightful Splendid Fairy-wren fridge magnet. Original design by Paula Peeters. Handmade in Australia. Size: 54 x 78 mm.
Wild.Life birthday card collection
This collection features 8 birthday cards from the Wild.Life card range, each inspired by the wildlife of Australia. Created with love in Beechmont, Queensland. Designed and printed in Australia on recycled paper, supplied with 8 recycled paper envelopes. Each card … Read More
Bird-lovers greeting card collection
This collection features 10 cards suitable for many occasions, all inspired by the amazing and beautiful birds of Australia. Created with love in Beechmont, Queensland. Designed and printed in Australia on recycled paper, supplied with 10 recycled paper envelopes. Each … Read More
Tree-lovers greeting card collection
This collection features 7 cards inspired by the trees and forests of south east Queensland, Australia. Rainforest, Antarctic Beech forest, Eucalypt forest and woodland, plus individual portraits of the Queensland lacebark tree and the spotted gum. Created with love in … Read More
Cockatoos of Australia organic cotton tea towel
In stock, and on sale now! Let the gorgeous cockatoos of Australian brighten up your kitchen with this Australian organic cotton tea towel. It shows the 14 members of the Family Cacatuidae that are found in Australia, including the corellas, … Read More
Sketchbook card collection
This collection of 5 cards features pages from my sketchbook, all inspired by Australian nature. Magpies in Beechmont, the beautiful Glossy Black-cockatoo, a reflection on the rainforest of Binna Burra, a blue-banded bee exploring garden flowers, and fairy-wrens skipping about … Read More
Fairy-wrens of Australia organic cotton tea towel
Bring the gorgeous fairy-wrens of Australia into your kitchen with this delightful Australian organic cotton tea towel. Printed in Melbourne by The Linen Press with water-based inks that meet the organic standard. 70cm x 42cm approx. and machine washable. Original … Read More
Robins of Australia organic cotton tea towel
Let the delightful Robins of Australian brighten up your kitchen with this Australian organic cotton tea towel. It shows the 16 members of the Family Petroicidae that are found in Australia, and have ‘robin’ in their name. Printed in Melbourne … Read More
Brisbane Bird Challenge Game card
This game card features original illustrations of 12 common Brisbane bird species. Get kids and adults into birdwatching by playing the five different bird games on the back of the card. Have fun spotting birds in your backyard, school or … Read More
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‘Sketchbook series’ card collection now available
I’ve just created 5 new card designs, drawing inspiration from my sketchbooks of Australian nature. Magpies in Beechmont, the beautiful Glossy Black-cockatoo, a reflection on the rainforest of Binna Burra, a blue-banded bee... Read More
Spiky grubs, tiny bats and the giant stinging tree
Meet the punk caterpillar who’s willing to take on some of Australia’s most fearsome plants (the Gympie Stinger and Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree), and spends part of its life masquerading as a bat. In... Read More
Recent journal pages, and why a fountain pen is my new best friend
I love drawing with ink for many reasons (see note below for more details). But the disposable nature of many ink pens has never felt good to me. I enjoy drawing with dip... Read More
A Tale of Three Scrubwrens
Australia has an enormous variety of little brown birds. Some of these are scrubwrens, of the genus Sericornis (The name ‘Sericornis’ refers to the soft, silky plumage of these birds). Three species of... Read More
Introducing the nature scroll: a compact, lightweight way to record your next journey
I really like to enhance my travel with nature journaling. Be it a bushwalk, or a journey to another state or country, I always find that journaling enriches my experience and creates a... Read More
Free colour-in sheet: Small rainforest birds
This colour-in page features some small birds that hang out in the rainforest where I live. Plus a cuckoo waiting to lay its eggs in their nest when it gets a chance. The... Read More
Beechmont Nature Journal, February 2021
He waits on the bright green grass, alone. As I approach, he walks quickly away (wood ducks don’t waddle). Dark head held high, a cautious eye looking back, watching my every step. I... Read More
