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Find Your Creative Flow!
Hello friends, One of the biggest things I’ve been learning recently is about how I can create the best setting for my optimum creative...
Marianne Slater
Aug 25, 20236 min read
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Tackling the Top 5 Obstacles in Your Creative Endeavours
Embarking on any creative endeavour is incredibly fulfilling, but it's not uncommon to encounter those pesky roadblocks that hinder our...
Marianne Slater
Aug 7, 20234 min read
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Building a creative space that inspires you to thrive!
Hello! It’s been a while 👋🏻so many things have happened this year so far, some good, some bad, some mundane and some exciting. I feel...
Marianne Slater
Jul 21, 20236 min read
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The Creative Cure
Welcome to my belated blog post about my brand new PODCAST, which is about 4 weeks after the first episode came out, but better late than...
Marianne Slater
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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10 Years of Frances & Rose
So rather than sit and write out my CV and tell you how I even got to this point, I’m going to do some shameless plugging of my new...
Marianne Slater
Feb 10, 20238 min read
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Thinking a Little Differently This Christmas
Gifts. Stuff. Things. Every Christmas the high street and shopping centres fill with people trawling for that perfect 'thing' for their...
Marianne Slater
Nov 16, 20229 min read
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Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival
A couple of years ago, I was scrolling through instagram and I saw something incredible. Images of the very first Strawberry Hill House...
Marianne Slater
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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My Favourite Autumn Sown Annuals for Beginners
Now is the perfect time to start experimenting with your autumn sown annuals. "But why not wait till spring?" I hear you cry... well if...
Marianne Slater
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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Three Epic Gardens in Two Days
During the sweltering heat of the start of August, my garden loving mother and I headed down south, first and foremost to visit my...
Marianne Slater
Aug 16, 20224 min read
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Small Space, Big Dreams
This is the project I've been dreaming of doing for a while, for myself and my space and I'm excited to share my journey with you and...
Marianne Slater
May 9, 20225 min read
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Cut Flower Growing - The Journey and The Why
How we got here… A little less than 10 years ago, with bright eyes and creativity running through my veins, I exited a degree in Art and...
Marianne Slater
Apr 4, 20226 min read
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Shop Small This Christmas
There's no denying it, this year has been especially tough on small businesses. I won't get into the politics of it (that's for another...
Marianne Slater
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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Finding Balance
For the last few years, as I near the end of the summer season and the days get shorter, the same thing seems to keep happening to me - I...
Marianne Slater
Jan 3, 20204 min read
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The Thief of Joy
If comparison is the thief of joy, how do I make a citizen's arrest and get on with just being me? The last few weeks, even months,...
Marianne Slater
May 8, 20193 min read
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A Break from the Studio
I can often forget how beautiful the North of England is, from the little village where I grew up in Foolow in the Peak District, to the...
Marianne
Feb 26, 20182 min read
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Monthly Floral Project
I am challenging myself this year, to create one floral display every month, using anything I like and any style I choose. This sounds a...
Marianne
Feb 19, 20182 min read
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Five Years of Frances & Rose
Whilst the rest of the world tucks into pancakes, we're tucking into some well earned cake! Well earned I say, as today we are...
Hannah Clugston
Feb 13, 20183 min read
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A Bright Day in January at Haddon Hall
Just a quick one today, but we really wanted to share some photos of our latest work for the gorgeous Haddon Hall in Bakewell! It’s one...
Marianne Slater
Jan 26, 20181 min read
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2018... The Best is Yet to Come
We’ve eaten all the chocolates, downed the last of the mulled wine and we’re ready to take on 2018!! We’ve got so many exciting things...
Marianne Slater
Jan 15, 20182 min read
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Time To Put My Big Girl Pants On
Well, I never thought this day would come! The first day of the rest of my life, the day my last 5 years has been leading up to... today,...
Marianne Slater
Jan 3, 20183 min read
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