We’ve woken up to a dull and dismal day here, but it made me think back to the trip we did to Doubtful Sound (and area of fjordland full of verdant rainforest) when we were in New Zealand. Rain is…
{Make it} My spring flower crown
When I saw Michelle and Bethan’s posts about making floral crowns to celebrate the start of spring, I immediately wanted to get involved but when I checked my diary I could see that joining in on the 20th March (the spring equinox) was going…
New addition: vintage school lab bench
Changes are afoot in our kitchen, but they’re at that annoying stage where there are lots of little things to finish off before I can share proper pics here. Instead I’ll show you a sneaky peek of our latest eBay…
A homespun wedding in New Zealand
Two weeks ago I went to one of the most special and gorgeous weddings I’ve ever been to. Obviously I’m biased, as it was my little brother’s big day, and I travelled 11,700 miles to the other side of the…
Hello March
Wedding prep team effort
One of the things I loved most about the build-up to my brother’s wedding was working with their friends to pull all the details together. Plenty of hard work had gone on before we even landed in Queenstown – clearing…
I ♥ NZ
Home for three days, the post-holiday glow is wearing off and the tan is fading so here’s a selection of snapshots from our truly incredible trip to Queenstown, New Zealand to remind me of the warmth of the summer sun and…
Happy Valentines Day
Rainbow crochet granny blanket
I made this crochet rainbow blanket for both my nieces this Christmas. One blanket has already been given but this one has travelled to New Zealand with us as a belated Christmas gift for my nine-month-old niece who lives out…
Gone exploring
Right now we should be somewhere on the Dubai – Syndney leg of our 28 hour flight to New Zealand. My little brother lives in Queenstown and is getting hitched next week, so the twins and I have flown over…
{Make it} DIY Sharpie Valentines mug
I first tried out the Pinterest favourite of decorating plain ceramics with a sharpie pen (permanent marker) at Christmas when I made mugs to fill with truffles made by the twins to give to family. In the festive craziness…
{Make it} DIY colour block envelope cushion cover
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a novice when it comes to using my sewing machine, but I’m getting braver. I got it out in the run up to Christmas to make my DIY felt triangles garland,…