Luxury Yarn Kit 5 Seasonal Gum leaves from Eucalyptus shirleyii

Gum leaves from Eucalyptus shirleyii are harvested from growing gum tree branches

gum-leaf pot with eucalyptus leaves

100% European Linen

Alexander the Great and Cleopatra used saffron in their baths

gumnuts and purple carrot (rounds)

Luxury Yarn Kit 5 Seasonal Gum leaves from Eucalyptus shirleyiiOriginally I created these kits for the "ImpressionistMKAL" by Helen Stewart from Curious Handmade beginning March 31. The colours in each kit reflect the "plein air" painting colours used by impressionist painters such as Monet, Manet, Degas and Vincent Van Gogh. Australia had its own impressionist painters, from the "Heidelberg School" including Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, Fred McCubbin and Margaret Preston. These painters chose to move and paint