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🎃Let's talk about Pumpkins🎃 What do you do with yours after Halloween? . According to the Woodland Trust 18 thousand tonnes of pumpkins get thrown away in the UK every year! . If your pumpkin seems past human eating, there's loads you can do with them. You can turn it into a bird feeder in your garden. Leftover seeds can be baked and given to the birds or eaten yourself. . If you choose to give back to local wildlife, be aware of what your local wildlife is. A lot of places are suggesting putting pumpkin on the floor for foxes, hedgehogs, birds...etc . HEDGEHOGS can't eat large quantities of pumpkin. A small amount is ok but they will gorge on it, preventing them from getting other nutrients that they need, and they are likely to suffer stomach upsets and diarhhea. . This can be prevented by hanging or resting your pumpkin from a tree. . Pumpkin will also make a nutritious compost. Chop it down into smaller pieces to help it break down quicker. . Do you have any other suggestions of what to do with your old jackolanterns and pumpkins? . . . . . #halloweensend #halloweeneveryday #pumpkins #pumpkincarving #reducewaste #reducereuserecycle #lesswaste #compost #lovewildlife #iloveanimals #savethehedgehog #backyardwildlife #greenwitch #ecowitch #environment #ecolivingtips #sustainableliving #sustainablelivingideas #naturelover #savetheanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/CHH7nCEJnr8/?igshid=hgl0cpr9yz72

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Today is your last chance to shop my 25% off sale! . . The sale applies to both my Etsy and Folksy shops. Just use the code 'LUGHNASADH' at the checkout if it isn't automatically applied when you are shopping . . Anyone who messages me today enquiring about commissions will also receive 25% off . . Don't forget my shop ethics are 'Do no harm'. I try to think of the environment each step of the way. I make my prints small scale from my home studio, and post all works plastic free. . . . I hope everyone had a nice Lughnasadh. We booked some extra time off to extend our celebrations, but it'll be business as usual by Thursday. Hopefully I'll be refreshed enough to make the next creations I have planned in and do a shop update over the weekend. . . Over the weekend we've made a Scarecrow (who I've named Marcus) and spent some time sorting the garden. I planted an apple tree that i bagged for a mere £2.50 in the sale at Morrisons! . . Today we had a nice woodland walk and tomorrow I think I'll do some batch baking. . . . #mondayfeeling #lughnasadh #meetthemaker #meettheartist #folksyartist #etsyartist #behindthescenes #etsyfinds #adayinthelife #baker #paganartist #naturelover #ecowitch #sustainablelivingideas #lifewithoutplastic #plasticfreepackaging #ecocrafts #derbyshireartist #veganartist #femaleartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbZfyglCcC/?igshid=fqapwdur7aja

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Did you know that all my Artwork can be turned into personalised cards? Simply tell me what message you would like printing on your card and I can print it on either the inside or the outside of the card for you. 💚 All my cards are printed on the same quality paper as my Fine Art Prints to encourage home framing. Alternatively as I use no lamination or microplastics such a glitter, they are also recyclable. 🌱 Packaged plastic free (I use clear display wallets made from cornatarch which is compostable) 🖤 Envelopes made from recycled paper. 💜 . . . . . #derbyshireartist #fathersday #fathersdaycards #folksyartist #etsyartist #veganartist #jackrussell #petportrait #dogart #jackrussellillustration #builder #plasticfreepackaging #ecofriendlypackaging #sustainablelivingideas #ecowarrior #doglover #animallover #petportraitartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CAutsvfFyw0/?igshid=1o9gyu5w2hges

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So today we took our pumpkin for a walk to the woods to be enjoyed by the local wildlife. What's everyone else doing with theirs? 🖤 💜 💚 ♻️ 🍄 #halloween #sustainablelivingtips #sustainablelivingideas #sustainableliving #sustainablederbyshire #bekind #veganliving #greenwitch #ecowitch #woodlandwalk #walkswithmydog #wildlife #gogreen https://www.instagram.com/p/B4anFdnFTws/?igshid=niwuog8thz55