Emma Mitchell
@silverpebble2.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author: how nature & craft improve #mentalhealth |
BBC Springwatch | Etsy (silverpebble)| Creative & mental health workshops #AuDHD 🏳️🌈| Agent: Juliet Pickering
BBC Springwatch | Etsy (silverpebble)| Creative & mental health workshops #AuDHD 🏳️🌈| Agent: Juliet Pickering
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Emma Mitchell
@silverpebble2.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I plan to post at least one of my photos a day here on Bluesky. I design each of my photos using recent research into the benefits to mental health of looking at plants & patterns in nature.
Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:
Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:
Small but also BIG news from the garden step bird café: in the last 24 hrs my garden robin, the one who came in the house to tell me the mealworms had run out, has found a mate! I usually silence my films but you can hear how completely delighted I am. He was showing her around! Ngl bit tearful rn❤️❤️
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Small but also BIG news from the garden step bird café: in the last 24 hrs my garden robin, the one who came in the house to tell me the mealworms had run out, has found a mate! I usually silence my films but you can hear how completely delighted I am. He was showing her around! Ngl bit tearful rn❤️❤️
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Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:
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If you'd like to learn how to draw long tailed tits, wrens, chickadees other faves I've just 5 spaces left on my bird illustration & mental health w'shop,Sat 24 Jan
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If you'd like to learn how to draw long tailed tits, wrens, chickadees other faves I've just 5 spaces left on my bird illustration & mental health w'shop,Sat 24 Jan
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
If you'd like to learn how to draw long tailed tits, wrens, chickadees other faves I've just 5 spaces left on my bird illustration & mental health w'shop,Sat 24 Jan
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If you'd like to learn how to draw long tailed tits, wrens, chickadees other faves I've just 5 spaces left on my bird illustration & mental health w'shop,Sat 24 Jan
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
I'll also teach you how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bird...
Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Word has spread on the long tailed tit grapevine that I run a very good bird café. This family group (likely brothers & sisters from a 2025 brood) came to dine. I’m passing on these 5 adorable tiny birbs (colloquial name: flying teaspoons) to you bc we all need a bit of joy rn🪶:
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I just went outside as the sun went down & the sky was watercolour-washed with pink,long tailed tits were flitting about silhouetted against it,a dunnock was singing & far above a flock of redwings flew towards their roost.It was beautiful & I captured a very few seconds of it (sorry it’s not more):
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I just went outside as the sun went down & the sky was watercolour-washed with pink,long tailed tits were flitting about silhouetted against it,a dunnock was singing & far above a flock of redwings flew towards their roost.It was beautiful & I captured a very few seconds of it (sorry it’s not more):
I just went outside as the sun went down & the sky was watercolour-washed with pink,long tailed tits were flitting about silhouetted against it,a dunnock was singing & far above a flock of redwings flew towards their roost.It was beautiful & I captured a very few seconds of it (sorry it’s not more):
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I just went outside as the sun went down & the sky was watercolour-washed with pink,long tailed tits were flitting about silhouetted against it,a dunnock was singing & far above a flock of redwings flew towards their roost.It was beautiful & I captured a very few seconds of it (sorry it’s not more):
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Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress, perhaps bc ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress, perhaps bc ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:
A Cyanotype T shirt I made using pressed flowers, kestrel & curlew feathers 🪶:
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
A Cyanotype T shirt I made using pressed flowers, kestrel & curlew feathers 🪶:
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Two goldfish swim into a bar, and the barman says, why the long faeces?
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Two goldfish swim into a bar, and the barman says, why the long faeces?
Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress, perhaps bc ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress, perhaps bc ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:
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A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
If you're feeling a bit droopy (pfff, same) this new single from Bruno Mars is properly joyful-I've been dancing round the kitchen like a middle aged wally to it & it really cheered me up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrV8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrV8...
Bruno Mars - I Just Might [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Bruno Mars
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January 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If you're feeling a bit droopy (pfff, same) this new single from Bruno Mars is properly joyful-I've been dancing round the kitchen like a middle aged wally to it & it really cheered me up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrV8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrV8...
An extremely tiny spring posy from last year including a speckly violet, speedwell & deep purple gold-edged primula, in a minuscule blue ink sample bottle
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
An extremely tiny spring posy from last year including a speckly violet, speedwell & deep purple gold-edged primula, in a minuscule blue ink sample bottle
A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠:
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One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:
There are now 7 pieces I've made using Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms in my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
There are now 7 pieces I've made using Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms in my Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
One reason gardening for wildlife is worth it-a goldfinch feeding on teasels seeds earlier this afternoon. I let teasels self seed in my garden as bumblebees & goldfinches are big fans:
Four necklaces from tonight’s collection:
🌸hellebore locket*
🌿ivy leaf locket^
✉️etched stamp holder’
🫖tea themed necklace
*1920s
^Victorian
‘Edwardian, Chester hallmark
🌸hellebore locket*
🌿ivy leaf locket^
✉️etched stamp holder’
🫖tea themed necklace
*1920s
^Victorian
‘Edwardian, Chester hallmark
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Four necklaces from tonight’s collection:
🌸hellebore locket*
🌿ivy leaf locket^
✉️etched stamp holder’
🫖tea themed necklace
*1920s
^Victorian
‘Edwardian, Chester hallmark
🌸hellebore locket*
🌿ivy leaf locket^
✉️etched stamp holder’
🫖tea themed necklace
*1920s
^Victorian
‘Edwardian, Chester hallmark
More photos of tonight’s collection of necklaces made using Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders & charms coming soon but if you’re feeling a bit 👎🏼👎🏼 please zoom in on this little etched bird’s face & tufty feathery hair do-I love it so much. It’s a Victorian brooch I’ve converted into a necklace:
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
More photos of tonight’s collection of necklaces made using Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders & charms coming soon but if you’re feeling a bit 👎🏼👎🏼 please zoom in on this little etched bird’s face & tufty feathery hair do-I love it so much. It’s a Victorian brooch I’ve converted into a necklace:
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This small collection will be in my Etsy shop this evening. I’ll tweet photos of a few of the finished pieces later today 🗝️
I’ll be listing a small collection of necklaces made using these Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms on Monday eve 8.30 (UK time). If you’d like to enquire,reserve a piece or create a custom necklace pls msg me on Etsy by clicking 💬top right of my page: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This small collection will be in my Etsy shop this evening. I’ll tweet photos of a few of the finished pieces later today 🗝️
This small collection will be in my Etsy shop this evening. I’ll tweet photos of a few of the finished pieces later today 🗝️
I’ll be listing a small collection of necklaces made using these Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms on Monday eve 8.30 (UK time). If you’d like to enquire,reserve a piece or create a custom necklace pls msg me on Etsy by clicking 💬top right of my page: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
This small collection will be in my Etsy shop this evening. I’ll tweet photos of a few of the finished pieces later today 🗝️
Reposted by Emma Mitchell
If your autistic burnout’s so bad you struggle to get to the co-op for milk then it’s ok to rest. I’m getting better at being kind to myself about this-I have a dynamic disability-today it’s disabling. Meanwhile here’s what I taught my illustration class to draw on Saturday,incl the first snowdrops🌿
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
If your autistic burnout’s so bad you struggle to get to the co-op for milk then it’s ok to rest. I’m getting better at being kind to myself about this-I have a dynamic disability-today it’s disabling. Meanwhile here’s what I taught my illustration class to draw on Saturday,incl the first snowdrops🌿
If your autistic burnout’s so bad you struggle to get to the co-op for milk then it’s ok to rest. I’m getting better at being kind to myself about this-I have a dynamic disability-today it’s disabling. Meanwhile here’s what I taught my illustration class to draw on Saturday,incl the first snowdrops🌿
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
If your autistic burnout’s so bad you struggle to get to the co-op for milk then it’s ok to rest. I’m getting better at being kind to myself about this-I have a dynamic disability-today it’s disabling. Meanwhile here’s what I taught my illustration class to draw on Saturday,incl the first snowdrops🌿
Hi, I’m not well today (recovery from a breakdown isn’t smooth & today is a rough one) so this collection will be listed tomorrow night instead. Sorry for the calendar wonk 🌿
I’ll be listing a small collection of necklaces made using these Victorian & Edwardian stamp holders, lockets & charms on Monday eve 8.30 (UK time). If you’d like to enquire,reserve a piece or create a custom necklace pls msg me on Etsy by clicking 💬top right of my page: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Hi, I’m not well today (recovery from a breakdown isn’t smooth & today is a rough one) so this collection will be listed tomorrow night instead. Sorry for the calendar wonk 🌿