Back in the summer when I did the rounds of Christmas press shows, I saw gypsophila, or baby’s breath, used in frothy excess at the White Company show where it was the star, rather than just a filler. Since then…
Christmas wreath workshop with Poppy & Peonies
Last night I attended a workshop run by Sarah from Poppy & Peonies to learn to make a Christmas wreath. Sarah created the stunning wreath that was chosen for the front cover of Ideal Home’s Complete Guide To Christmas (my…
Christmas Jumper Day – Friday 13th December 2013
Last week I was invited to the launch of Save The Children’s Woolly Wonderland at Westfield Stratford in London. Unfortunately I was poorly and couldn’t make it, so I missed out on the chance to customise my very own Christmas…
Nature in the home: Christmas table centrepiece
I’ve wanted to join in with Littlegreenshed’s Nature In The Home series for so long, but somehow have never quite got my act together. A quiet home-based weekend gave me the opportunity to have a go at this week’s challenge…
Our homemade advent calendar
This post is a bit of a case of better late than never, but after I posted my 25 favourite homemade advent calendar ideas a couple of weeks ago, I could hardly fail to show you my own attempt, could…
10 of the best Etsy Christmas decorations
I have Christmas craft projects stacking up, and it’s probably time to face the fact that I’m not going to have time to make them all this year. Luckily I can head over to Etsy to buy decorations that are…
{Make it} 25 Homemade advent calendar crafts
The 1st December is nearly upon us, and this year I’m determined not to get caught out by forgetting our advent calendar, as I did last year. A homemade advent calendar adds something extra special to the run up to…
Decorating with fairy lights
The days are drawing in, and the lights are going on earlier and earlier in the day. To me, fairy lights are for life, not just for Christmas and in our house our string lights are up all year round….
REVIEW: The Fine Bedding Company’s Breathe duvet
As anyone with young children knows only too well, sleep is the holy grail. I can’t think of any time in the last four years that I haven’t craved more of it, and I probably spend a good proportion of…
Ideas for using plywood in kids’ rooms
We’ve used plywood plenty of times in projects around our house, but its always been hidden away rather than left on show in its natural state. I keep coming across fantastic home design ideas using plywood in all its glory,…
Things I’d love to make, but probably won’t – homemade churros
I’m not quite sure what got me thinking about churros today, but once I got them in my head I wasn’t going to be able to forget them in a hurry! It’s probably something to do with all the funfairs…
{Make it} Cushion cover with Cricut iron-on vinyl
This week I jumped on a train into London to attend a workshop with Cricut, where I got let loose on one of their electronic cutting machines. After a quick tutorial on the Cricut Mini, fellow blogger Elizabeth from Rosalilium…