Small Things Bright & Beautiful

17/03/2026

Two weeks to go until our next Healing Journal Introductory Workshop on Sunday 29th March. 😊

The previous four workshops have been incredibly popular and each one has had its own gentle rhythm. There’s something about a small group quietly creating together that changes the atmosphere in the room. It settles people. It softens the edges of the week.

Hosted by Jane and beautifully facilitated by Penny from Small Things Bright & Beautiful, the session blends steady guidance with space to explore at your own pace. Penny brings the materials, the creative structure and a calm, capable hand. Jane holds the room and provides the refreshments ☕🍪🍇🧁 It works rather well.

If you’ve been curious but unsure whether it’s for you, this is your nudge. You don’t need to be artistic, you don’t need to be “good” at journalling, you just need to turn up and begin.

Healing Journals aren’t about writing pages. They’re layered, tactile and thoughtful. You’ll leave with something you’ve made; something that feels personal to your journey.

If you’ve already joined us before, you’re very welcome to come back and continue building on what you started.

Details and booking below.

🗓 When: Sunday 29th March 2026, 10am–1pm
📍Where: The Calm Rooms, 7 Fore Street, Liskeard
Investment: Beginners £25, returning attendees £15

It’s shaping up to be another quietly lovely morning. 😊

See the event on our page for details and booking link.

09/11/2025

We remember everyone we have lost who made great sacrifices for our future. ❤️

Photographed here: “Grateful for the love we share”… poppy inspired ephemera along with a selection of theatre programmes and plays relating to the World Wars.

Lots of love
Penny and Tim
Small Things Bright & Beautiful
Theatrabilia Playwriting Studio and Theatre Shop

06/11/2025

The second Healing Journal Introductory Workshop with Penny from Small Things Bright & Beautiful is happening on Sunday 30 November at 10am at The Calm Rooms, 7 Fore Street, Liskeard - and it's almost sold out already - there's only one space left!

It’s a three-hour calm-and-creative session to help you start (or restart) a healing journal that actually feels doable. Expect gentle guided reflection, a few grounding exercises, and time to make something that’s truly yours - no rules, no pressure.

£25. Book through Eventbrite - link in bio/on The Calm Rooms page.

Once that last space is gone, that’s it until the next round. ☺️

02/11/2025

We show our gratitude to those who made great sacrifices with a new range of journal pieces inspired by poppies.

During November we will be showcasing how gratitude can be explored when making and using healing journals. A reminder of its place in our lives today, as important now as it was then…

Pictured here are a range of pieces now displayed in Theatrabilia’s window. A bright red poppy upon a bittersweet white background adorns the cover of this gratitude journal. Nestled inside are vintage blank papers and a copy of John McCrae’s poignant poem “In Flanders Fields.” As companion pieces, a small reminder of gratitude on a tag and a hopeful bundle of buttons and lace. It is a special month to remember special people.

Finally, a theatrical nod via a leaflet for the National Theatre classic ‘War Horse’ sits with the healing journal in our studio in 7 Fore Street, Liskeard, Cornwall.

Love to you all,
Penny |

28/10/2025

The first Healing Journal introductory workshop turned into a gorgeous blend of calm, creativity and connection that carried us right through into the afternoon. Everyone made a wonderful start on their journals (and yes, there was glue everywhere, but in the best possible way).

We got so absorbed that the next one will be extended to a full three-hour session to give everyone space to settle in and enjoy the process. It’s on Sunday 30th November and still very reasonably priced at £25.

Spaces are limited and expected to go very quickly, so early booking is definitely wise.

✨ Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-healing-journal-introductory-workshop-tickets-1892267837039?

28/10/2025

Bundles became beautiful creations…

Spent a lovely Sunday morning at Jane Sandford’s The Calm Rooms sharing my healing journals and their part in my journey.

Pictured here are the healing journal packs I presented at the workshop. On the left is the prototype, a mini pack showcasing the process of crafting tags, pockets, tuck spots and places for your notes, finished with a button and a heart to protect your precious reflections.

Where cracks appear, we can still heal.

For those that made your own creations, feel free to share here… I’d love to see how they turned out for you.

Thank you all for coming. It was so rewarding seeing you all create your own special keepsake to hold your hopes and dreams in. Enjoy. Penny x

24/10/2025

23/10/2025

Healing Journal Introductory Workshop FULLY BOOKED

All spaces for the Healing Journal Introductory Workshop with Penny and Jane are now filled. 🙏 Thank you so much to everyone who’s booked; it’s going to be a lovely, gentle morning of reflection, creativity and calm connection. ☺️

If you were hoping to join us, you can add your name to the Eventbrite waitlist to be the first to hear when the next date is released.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone on Sunday.

Jane x

14/10/2025

Small Things Bright & Beautiful presents an Introduction to Healing Journals
At The Calm Rooms in 7 Fore Street, Liskeard

I am looking forward to hosting an introduction to healing journals workshop in conjunction with Jane from The Calm Rooms. The session will explore how to use a journal to enhance your well-being, building on the progress you make in therapy sessions or as part of your own self healing journey.

See below the photo of the Small Things Bright and Beautiful journal starter bundle, which is displayed in The Calm Rooms down the corridor from our studio in Number 7.

Further details regarding the workshop coming soon…

If you could make a journal that wasn’t about writing neatly but about letting your mind exhale, what would you put inside?

Dried flowers? Random words? Bits of old wallpaper?

We’re running a Healing Journal Introductory Workshop later this month (details coming soon), and I’m nosy… what would your page one look like?

📖 Comment below 👇 or post a pic of your journal stash if you’ve got one waiting to be used.