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…