Hello I’m Lyndsay, I am so glad you have found your way here…
Welcome to Story & Thread., a cosy, welcoming place to be inspired by the quiet power of noticing beauty & wonder. Here we explore our creative lives through the lens of the seasons, and what it means to tell our stories with meaningful PR.
All subscribers will receive regular thoughtful posts about mothering, creativity, home and garden through the seasons. You would be so welcome to upgrade your membership to join The Beauty Thread. creative community for online seasonal gatherings, home guides, co-working spaces and soon, guidance for crafting a considered PR kit for your creative business.
"May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope."
—Emily Brontë.
Dearest reader
How are you doing as we move deeper into May?
As we are coming towards the (meterological) end of spring, I wanted to send you some of my reflections from the season, a snippet taken from A Seasonal Salon. creative gathering for spring last week, and a round-up of this season in case there is anything you have missed or would like to return to before we set our sights on the long, summer days…
My spring reflections…
Within the REFLECT part of A Seasonal Salon. we looked back on how spring has felt for us, you can listen to the audio above and see my notes below…
*March — peering out of the cocoon.
March is a melding of the seasons, a container of change, it is ‘winterspring’. It requires a shift in energy from downward rooting energy, to upward growth which can feel unsettling and uncomfortable, but also something that we can come to crave.
*Did you feel a shift in your (creative) energy at the beginning of spring?
*April — opening the windows.
Just like the word April, thought to be derived from the Latin verb aperire meaning ‘to open’, life is begins to open up again once more in this month — we open our curtains and windows to find a new wash of colour from buds, leaves, petals opening in the warmth and light. With all the sweeping change, we require a soft place to land, to feel our feet on the earth, a place of comfort from which to feel revived and inspired.
*What did you open yourself up to in spring?
Afterwards we moved onto anchoring ourselves in this part of late spring in May, as we step outside, with poetry, lunar and floral wisdom, before crafting and cultivating a sense of bright light within to be embodied in the lightest, growth weeks ahead…
Introducing The Beauty Thread. by Lyndsay.
Tending and telling our stories inspired by the quiet power of noticing beauty & wonder.
*creative gatherings | co-working | considered space | crafted PR*.
I have been making some changes and tweaks behind the scenes at The Beauty Thread. As always, a work in progress and set to evolve, but I am excited to welcome a new phase in my creative life (more of which I will update you on soon).
For now, it would be an honour to welcome you into the cosy, creative community at The Beauty Thread….
If you are feeling overwhelmed, out of alignment with your inner wisdom, and holding your stories tightly inside, this is an invitation to join The Beauty Thread. — a home that will provide you with time, space and quietude to come into relationship with yourself and the world around you. A place to put down roots, to cultivate your soil, to nurture your inner landscape, a place to grow from…
I would love to support you in your own homecoming with a multi-layered offering at The Beauty Thread. including seasonal creative gatherings, cosy co-working sessions, a series of guides to help you create an intentional and joyful home, and resources to support you in crafting the stories of your creative business using meaningful PR in a considered and sustainable way.
Read more below…
Welcome to The Beauty Thread. by Lyndsay.
Tending and telling our stories inspired by the quiet power of noticing beauty & wonder.
This spring at The Beauty Thread.
We met at Gather & Tend. in March, an online co-working session held on the eve of the spring equinox — it was such a pleasure to be together, to make space and to steady ourselves as we tipped into the lighter, brighter part of the year.
As the session unfolded, I realised just how important it is that we make time to gather — both gather ourselves inwards as we are pulled in different directions during the day, as well as gathering together, and to tend — taking care of and nurturing our work, visions and dreams, rather than racing through the priorities on our to-do lists.
Find out more below…
A place to Gather & Tend. in spring.
Hello, I am so glad you have found your way here… I’m Lyndsay — mother, creative and storyteller with a background in interiors PR.
We softened into the season with A Storied Home., a 20-page guide filled with my thoughts, reflections and practical ideas for creating softness and inspiration at home in spring.
The guide includes,
gentle intentions to weave into your home in spring
my take on home as a soft place to land in spring
an exploration of the power of the air element in refreshing our homes, including some easeful, uplifting sensory rituals and design cues & details.
three design themes to explore — freshness & warmth, softness & renewal, vibrancy & comfort.
Explore more below…
Introducing A Storied Home, in spring.
Hello I’m Lyndsay, I am so glad you have found your way here…
We gathered together to light a bright fire within at A Seasonal Salon, spring edition in May, as the glorious spring light poured in, bringing the jug of peonies on my desk into fullness.
It was such a joy to share seasonal insights with a group of beautiful souls — to witness wonder rising up in each of us, to remind ourselves to tend to our seeds/selves, to celebrate what is blooming, and connect to the bright fire that resides within. It was so nourishing to receive everyone’s reflections, to feel the support of each other within the space, and to explore the themes deeply embedded in spring.
Catch up with the recording below…
*Upcoming dates for summer gatherings are announced below*.
Spring letters for all.
In addition, there has been a steady flow of new thoughtful posts about creativity, mothering, home and garden, as the seasons turn for all subscribers to Story & Thread., with more to come soon about the garden in spring, including my spring floral oracles…
Looking forward to summer.
Reflecting on the season feels like framing a fragment of time that can slip through our fingers so quickly, whilst thinking about looking forward to craft our steps ahead (which I hope is helpful for planning your diaries).
Two upcoming dates for your diaries are,
Gather & Tend. in early summer — 10am-11.15am BST, Monday 16th June 2025.
A Seasonal Salon. for summer — 11-12.15pm BST, Wednesday 16th July 2025.
More details to follow soon, with links to register for members of The Beauty Thread.
My biggest learnings this season are, that whilst we open and move outwards into the lightest, brightest growth season, there is still much unseen work taking place below ground — that perhaps the bloom is not always visible but instead, a deepening into fullness.
That there is a fine balance between tending to, and letting go. We must remember to nurture the seeds we have sown, to give them what they need to flourish, whilst also remembering to leave some space for wildness to unfold in the way it was always meant to.
*What have been your spring learnings (so far)?
Thank you for being here this spring, I would love to hear how it has been unfolding for you and hope we can chat spring thoughts in the comments.
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