My weekly sewing blog is up on the Hive: "Feels like a nice achievement too, to have carved out space (and time), in our super-chaotic living room/ dining room/ bedroom/ atelier! We only very recently got it fractionally more organised, and it feels about 5000% better to live-work-play in!" https://ecency.com/needlework/@clareartista/new-straps-on-an-old #sewing #repairs #needlework

Our first serious snowfall on the #sovereignhomestead ! Astounding views all round 🤗😍🥰🙏 #naturallaw #naturalrhythms #winterwonderland

A lot of our early #homesteading is flying-by-the-seat-of-our-pants kind of stuff. This is the best way to learn (the most) (in the shortest period of time)! Many of our actions might seem to be chaotic and/ or even desperate... but there are decades (and perhaps lifetimes) of practise, skills accumulated, living wisdom behind what is unfolding. It just needs time. #homesteading #italy #sovereignhomestead

Selling The Arthouse in Guardia Sanframondi, Italy: Bitcoin preferred. #casainvendita #houseforsaleitaly #guardiasanframondi #dreamhome #italydream #btc #bitcoin #btcaccepted

My post on these *favolosi* transformed tweed winter shorts - is now up, over on the Hive blog. "I spent a good few hours sifting through bags and bags of unsorted clothing this week in Guardia: storing my needlework passion is a bit like sorting out photos on my laptop; in the time that new garments accumulate, they create new categories that I hadn’t thought of yet, and then I really have to create an opportunity like this one, to reassess what I have, and how best it can be arranged." https://ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/tweed-shorts-redemption #slowfashion #adjustingclothing #recycled #handmade

New blog post over on the Hive: "This weekend @vincentnijman and I have been in Guardia Sanframondi sorting out the Arthouse – meeting with some altri stranieri, with a view to accessing a wider audience for it now that we are absolutely sure we want to sell it. So this makes organising the last of my belongings which are here, vital: putting our energies into the clearout, which involves a very large collection of lovely materials that have cumulated this past 1.5 decades." https://ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/tweed-shorts-redemption

Looking forward very much to sharing a #needleworkmonday post tomorrow on the Hive blog - my first in a couple of weeks, since we've been in chaos confronted by the winter, on our not-ready-to-live-in-yet abode! So glad to be sheltering back in Guardia Sanframondi temporarily, getting some sewing done, and organising (hopefully) the sale of the Arthouse! #slowfashion #homemade #handmade #houseforsaleitaly

Merry Christ Mass, dear friends on Nostr 🌟🥰❤️‍🔥🙏💝 Here's my latest sharing around these sacred days and long nights, on our sovereign homestead ⭐🌟⭐ "Then a moment shines brightly, like the crystal clear skies above us speckled with countless stars, as we nip outside after midnight for a pee. Every time I do this, the awe of being under this clear dark majesty calls me back to myself: my mystical Self. I am no longer the simpleton limping out of the back door in cumbersome slippers that are getting caked in mud and grass – suddenly I am reminded of who the Higher Self is, as the night sky seems to implode inside of me, instantaneous vibrational downloads coming in from all directions." https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@clareartista/the-only-way-is-up #naturallaw #slowliving #freedomisearnedbylivingit

Super-challenge of the day on our #sovereignhomestead: covering the (most) leaking side of the roof, before the next rains - which are beginning imminently! #waterproof #temporarysolutions #rainfreehome

"All in all, this ‘house’ it is not particularly safe or secure. But it is ours. And this is the most important thing for us. Why? Because anything else is bound in others’ energies, contractions, vision – and the wider vision of the mainstream. Whereas being on our own land in our own building – no matter what – is a vastly easier and more energising space to be in. Though many of us have not noticed, mainstream humanity is on a very rapid downwards spiral: the quality of life, value of benefits and privileges, the very health of nations, the mental health especially, is all descending. It is more noticable every day, to folks like us - who avoid cities in general and groups of humans in particular – that ‘conventional’ life is becoming more restrictive, toxic, and degraded/ degrading." Read the whole post over on the Hive Blog; https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@clareartista/back-to-the-future

Loving being back on our wild mountainside homestead in Molise, Italy, where we've been forced to abandon the rental cottage that was supposed to keep us safe & warm until spring... Revelling in the glorious ancient woodlands, the funghi, and the clean air and waters... Read more on my Hive Blog post here; https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@clareartista/finding-the-way #sovereignhomestead #naturallaw #slowliving

Aaah; living fire changes *everything* and also this gives us a much better sense of being in control of our homestead 🙏 Following our most challenging days yet, we managed to get this miniature (tent) stove installed!! Even having a warm spot to heat up tea is a joy: this morning we relished maté, rose & nettle tea on our terazzo, greeting the morming sun. We are very blessed, and have a much clearer perspective now for what to work on next. ❤️‍🔥 #homesteading #slowliving #freedom #selfsufficiency

We are back in our blessed wee shack, on our magical mountainside property in Molise, Italy.... It is not remotely winterproof, and so is somewhat bracing to the senses already! We hope to be able to make it work, somehow, between multiple duvets on the bed, a miniature stove, multifarious make-do-and-mends... and a great deal of prayer 🙏💝❤️‍🔥 Blogs & podcasts are coming! #theartoflife #italy #homesteading #naturallaw #freedom

Struggling this week, after a nasty health implosion; Vincent & I realising eventually that we're being poisoned by leaking woodstove and gas cooker 🤢😵 Major realigning to be done: the rental bothy is no longer a haven, and we're back on our beloved land, roughing it and healing with a homeopathic remedy 🙏💝❤️‍🔥🥳 Not exactly clear where we go from here, though! The 'un-house' is pretty basic, insufficient windows and door, and most certainly not wind- or water-tight! 🤔🥴 Lots of fresh air though - and funghi! 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄 #naturallaw #health #carbonmonoxide #italy #homesteading

Another beautiful-crazy day on our homestead - this time sweeping water off of a large plastic sheet, which *kind of* saved a few hundred litres from pouring through the terazzo and into the cellars! Phase one of salvaging the crazy building on our land is well underway. 🤗😍🥳 #homesteading #diy #homeimprovements #italy #livingthedream

Our Italian Arthouse is for sale: 10 rooms, two balconies, historical details, in the heart of an atmospheric medieval quarter.... Overlooking the most epic panorama. Great old-fashioned market town of 5000, welcoming of foreigners, big international community, famous wine festival, loads of creative folks. Nearest airport Napoli (1hr by car), or Rome (2.5hrs by car); good public transport - train from the next town (Telese Terme). Mountains, Amalfi coast, islands relatively close. Private contract preferred. BTC accepted. Contact me initially by replying below, for more information 🙏💝✨ #houseforsale #italy #guardiasanframondi #ladolcevita #thegoodlife #liveinitaly #italiandream

My entire homemade clothing collection - stored just now in The Arthouse (my Italian medieval quarter abode, for sale in BTC), Guardia Sanframondi, until we build a suitable storage/ atelier for them! #slowfashion #handmadeclothing #completelyunique

A favourite upcycled denim coat, that I won a Hive.blog sewing competition with! Made from a few pairs of pale, soft denim jeans, it was a masterpiece effort, which I wish now that I'd kept... (It most unfortunately was stolen by a young woman from England, who I trusted to pay me in instalments for it 😦) Losing it does help motivate me to create another one! Avanti in upcycled styleñ

Working in our forest today was spectacular and deeply full-filling; every session feels like a return to the embodied indigeous being that I knew as a child. Clearing paths, chopping wood, selecting which trees should flourish... sacred tweaking and the methodical strengthening of our bodies, calming of our minds and emotions. Our land becomes more ours, with every right action 🙏💚✨🤗🪵❤️‍🔥🫀 #homesteading #sovereignty #naturallaw #freedom

Stripes & Vintage Embroidery - my latest post over on the Hive.blog; "It was a joy working the vintage embroidery into the bottom of the trews! They clash & harmonise in equal measure, and for me they bring more meaning and beauty into fabrics that previously were rather conservative." Link with the full post and photoshoot: https://ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/stripes-and-vintage-embroidery #handmade #handsewn #originalclothing #slowfashion #vintageupcycling #uniquegarments