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…