I’ve got that thing. That thing when all the Christmas decorations have come down, and I’m marvelling at how spacious the house feels. Or actually, because I’m me and have a thing about moving furniture, I’m wondering how I could…
My word for 2014: Explore
I’m keen to avoid making resolutions this year, opting instead to choose a word that I hope will guide me through 2014, along with a list of things I’d like to do, rather than promises I probably won’t keep (the…
The new year begins
Christmas tabletop glow with Cable & Cotton
When Cable & Cotton challenged me to blog about their ‘Glow’ lights as festively as possible, playing on the word ‘glow’, there was no way I could turn them down. It’s no secret how much I love fairy lights, and…
{Make it} Nature in the home: festive rosemary wreaths
Week three in the Christmas edition of of Lou’s Nature in the Home series. This week’s theme was wreaths, and as I’ve already blogged about our Christmas door wreath, I needed to come up with something else, preferably a quick…
{Make it} Leaf-embossed air-drying clay tree decorations
I can’t believe that I’ve never used air-drying clay before. I’ve written about it, admired other people’s creations and thought about what I’d like to try making with it, but somehow I’ve never quite had the opportunity. So with some…