31/05/2026
The flowers were extraordinary. The people were better.
It's been a week now, and the thing that has stayed with me isn't a single display. It's the conversations.
I met Georgie from Common Farm Flowers and we talked about the club she's built, a real community of people who love flowers and grow them and gather around them. I stood on Louise's stand and watched a steady stream of people come up just to say hello to her. I thought I was good at talking to people. Louise is something else. She makes connection look like the easiest thing in the world, and watching her, I realised it's a craft in its own right.
I came home thinking less about what I saw and more about what I want to build. Not just jewellery, but a community. My own tribe of flower and jewellery lovers. People who care about beautiful things made slowly, and who want to be part of the story rather than just buy the end of it.
That's what Gathered & Kept is for. It's my fortnightly letter from the studio, and it's where this little community is starting to grow.
If that sounds like your kind of place, use this link to join https://www.lizzychambers.com/newsletter I'd love to have you.
P.S. I also came home with the best gardening tip about alliums. That one's for another day.
