I’m so excited to be the first to kick off The Everyday Spruce – a new project with Sarah-Lou, which will see us pass the blog baton between us each week to share ideas and tips aimed to help you…
While I was walking..
Charting the weeks through our walks to school We let our walks slip towards the end of last time. I think it was probably inevitable – first-term exhaustion, miserable weather, the dark evenings. But we’re starting the new term armed…
Introducing : The Everyday Spruce :
A very happy new year to you! I love the blank page that a new year offers, and although I’ll always be a fan of the twinkle and frippery when the house is all decked out for Christmas, I’m just…
Word for 2015: Discover
2014’s word, EXPLORE, couldn’t have been better for describing last year. We were lucky enough to visit some amazing places – New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Italy – and experiencing them as a family created a wealth of precious memories for…
{Make it} DIY personalised felt stocking
I’ve been searching for the perfect stockings ever since the twins were born, but I’ve never managed to come up trumps (probably because my searching usually consists of a mad panicked dash round the shops when they’re packed in the…
Hobbycraft paint your own wood decorations
When Hobbycraft sent me a selection of their paint your own wood Christmas decorations, they were immediately hijacked by the twins, who were adamant that the decorating duties should be all theirs. Given their level of enthusiasm, we made ‘Christmas…
Styling the Seasons: December
: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the…
Succulent festive hanging decoration
Senecio cephalophorus + copper leaf/fine copper glitter + a touch of PVA glue + coir seedling pot = living hanging decorations for your Christmas tree or festive branches
{make it} DIY lavender bags for teachers’ gifts
Sorry for the radio silence. I started December all cocky about all the fantastic crafts and posts I had planned for the blog, and then a combination of a lastminute work project (extra work is always good news for a…
{Make it} DIY copper pipe Christmas tree decoration
We don’t have our Christmas tree yet (I’m getting impatient, but will hold out for another week or so), but that hasn’t stopped me making some new tree decorations. I wanted to continue the copper theme of my homemade decorations…
5 Simple paper wreaths
I love the simplicity of all five of these DIY paper wreaths, that are each equally striking. And the best bit is that they’re kid-friendly crafts too – I reckon the twins’ top choice would be drawing round their hands…
{I love} Jennie Maizels alphabet patches
It must have been a stressful week when the email popped into my inbox asking me if I’d like to work on a little “pimp your cushion” project using these fab alphabet patches from Jennie Maizels, because my thoughts immediately…