About The Trees

22/10/2026

A random set of pics maybe - I'm never one for choreographed Insta perfection! - but an unscripted snapshot of an industrious afternoon in the bothy: sticks, tools, and nine creative youngsters.

22/10/2026

Morning light at the bothy. The space belongs to a family today, returning for some whittling with youngsters of different ages. Thankfully yesterday's rain has blown through, and nice to see the sun, but fair to say I'm glad the two bothy stoves are burning, and that there's no shortage of wood at Glassmount 😉

16/10/2026

Introduction to Spooncarving (this one for adults)
Sunday 13th December, 10-4pm, nr Kirkcaldy/Kinghorn.
£90/pp

An early Christmas present, or a chance to make a handmade Christmas present perhaps? Still a few spaces on our December spooncarving intro day - a chance to learn hands-on, carving with axe and knives to get from log to spoon.

If you've ever been intrigued by spooncarving as a craft, or know someone who'd love it, our day course is a chance to get a solid foundation, and come away not only with your creations but the skills and safe practice to continue your creative journey with confidence.

More than just a how-to with the tools; we explore the raw material, form, grain direction, drying, finishing, foraging for raw material...as much as we can cram in around tea and cake, basically!

The link to more info and booking is here: www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/product/intro-to-spoon-carving-per-person-full-day-workshop
Any questions, ping us a DM 🙂

11/10/2026

It's almost that time of year again...
'Wreath Making - Forage and Create'
Saturday 28th Nov, 10-1pm
Saturday 5th December 2-5pm

Spaces are filling up for our annual festive wreath making workshops. Ours aren't like the others! Here, you'll first walk around the beautiful grounds of Glassmount House, foraging for fresh foliage: holly, yew, ivy, teasel, box and more. Then we head for the bothy and start to create your unique wreath, by the warmth of the woodburning stove.

£45pp, with warm drinks included.

Oh, and if you would struggle with the foraging bit for mobility or any other reason, we do that for you - just let us know in advance.

See website for details: www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/category/shared-workshops
And please ping us a message with any queries.

Oh, and don't forget we also have spaces on our Festive Willow Decorations workshop on Sunday 22nd November, 2-5pm.

05/10/2026

My youngest (14) did several sewing workshops with Kirsty recently, and absolutely loved it! Learnt so much in such a short time. So happy to see my pal Kirsty get these courses live, and thoroughly recommend having a look (if any spaces are still free!).
Another great creative addition to this wee corner of Fife :-)

... and it's here. Something I have been dreaming up for a long time.

Dreams in a Glass Box is delivering creative, stitching, mending and machine sewing classes in Burntisland, Fife! At the wonderful SolusHolistic

Starting off with my first series of 'Slow Stitch' Workshops. Providing a space to slow down and be creative in a cosy and welcoming environment.

Slow Stitch workshops offer Cross stitch Journaling, visible mending (Sashiko) and embroidery sessions to encourage mindfulness, creativity and sustainability.

Come along and have a go, no experience necessary.

Book online:
https://www.dreamsinaglassbox.com/book-online

👀Watch this space for machine sewing classes coming up soon 👀

02/10/2026

A lovely morning with the awesome crowd at Kennoway Community Shed. Willow fat-ball feeders this time. Craft, coffee, and good chat! Great fun.

19/09/2026

Stool-making workshop; Sunday 6th December.
Wait! Have we just solved your gift-buying woes? 🌲🤔

If my mum was still with us, I'd be in big trouble for using 'the C word' - that was mentioning Christmas before December 😂 But it's almost October, and if you're sitting wondering what on earth you can gift someone special (or maybe treat yourself), don't overlook spending a day in our cosy bothy learning to make a handmade one-of-a-kind stool.

Whether you come alone to share the day with like-minded strangers, or come with a friend, colleague, family member etc, the day will be memorable. And what nicer than heading home with the fruits of your labour!

We've scheduled our next session for Sunday 6th December, 10-4pm. You'll select your raw materials from our milled local hardwoods, then set-about learning all the many steps involved as you work hands-on with the tools. The workshop caters for any level of experience; those who've never done any woodworking, to those who might be no stranger to tools but have maybe never tackled a stool.

The link below gives you more info, and online booking. You'll see details of other upcoming workshops too, such as spoon carving and festive wreath-making.
www.aboutthetrees.co.uk/product/a-stool-in-a-day-per-person-full-day

Comment or ping us a DM if you have any questions 🙂

29/08/2026

Great to have hosted OWL West Fife (our local division of Silvi Owlscotland) for their AGM this year. And a bonus skill-share from Julien Pearly, sharing his experiences in using music with woodland kids' groups. We were treated to a wee tune on the uke too; a song he wrote in memory of his late father.

15/08/2026

The grand reveal! 😍
As Peter and I started building the bothy, his longtime pal Andy gave us several huge rusty sawblades from the historic water-powered sawmill which sits in grounds in the Borders. Fast forward a year, and my lovely pal (and I'm happy to say teaching colleague, and fellow Burntislander) Kirsty Kirsty was continuing her creative exploits by learning traditional sign-painting. Surely just the thing for the bothy, I thought...

I got the call last night - Kirsty had finished it. I arrived so fast she had to wonder if I'd been camping at the end of her road. And here is the finished result in situ - I absolutely love it! And I hope the many lovely people who've shared days at the bothy with us feel it's a pretty natural fit. What do you reckon?

Big thanks to Kirsty 👏🙏

24/07/2026

A few pics from an afternoon hosting the young people from the Burntisland-Flekkefjord Town Twinning; this year marks the 80th anniversary of the exchange, making it one of the oldest town twinnings in the UK. Five Norwegian youngsters come for the week, staying with five Burntislanders who visited Flekkefjord last year. The initiative exists to develop friendships and cultural links between the two towns, so rather nice the bothy was chosen again for one of their days in sunny Fife 🙂

An introduction to whittling, followed by hand stretched dough and wood-fired pizzas on the Ooni oven. Few things better than ending a day with pizza al fresco!

Wishing the youngsters and their accompanying adults all the best for the rest of their stay. And enjoy your ceilidh tonight!