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December 19, 2015

A gingerbread house decorated by 6-year-olds

Ikea gingerbread house decorated by 6-year-olds | Growing Spaces

My 6yo daughter Ez was insistent that I share the pictures of our gingerbread house here on the blog. Making one has become an annual tradition, and it’s one of the advent calendar activities that the twins really look forward…

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December 16, 2015

Christmas with Thornback and Peel

Thonback and Peel Christmas card bunting | Growing Spaces

I’ve loved the quirky designs from Thornback & Peel since they launched the business back in 2007. With their fun Victoriana-inspired prints and a focus on the natural world, what’s not to enjoy? They really come into their own at…

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December 13, 2015

Styling the Seasons: December

December styling the seasons | Growing Spaces

: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the…

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December 9, 2015

6 fun gift wrap ideas for Christmas

6 fun gift-wrap ideas for Christmas | Growing Spaces

My post featuring 5 easy gift wrap ideas for kids’ presents is one of my most popular, so I thought it would be fun to do a Christmas gift wrap version for the holidays. If, like us, you have a…

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December 3, 2015

5 festive parcel tag ideas

5 great gift tag DIYs | Growing Spaces

Yesterday I shared my Christmas crafting table top for Teri from The Lovely Drawer’s 12 Styled Days of Christmas series, and I promised you’d be able to see the results of my crafternoon. This crafting session was all about giving…

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December 2, 2015

The 12 Styled Days of Christmas – Day 2

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Christmas. I adore all the traditions, I love the build-up and that bubbly feeling of excitement. Fairy lights! Candles! The tree! So much magic and sparkle. So when Teri from The…

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November 30, 2015

The ultimate mulled sloe gin recipe

The ultimate hot mulled sloe gin recipe | Growing Spaces

I tasted mulled sloe gin for the first time on Saturday (in Pizza Express of all places) and it was all kinds of awesome. I’m a huge fan of sloe gin anyway (here’s my post on how to make your…

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November 27, 2015

Cosy Scandi-style Christmas decorating with Notonthehighstreet

Our Christmas this year is going to be a relaxed affair. For the first time ever, it will be just the four of us on Christmas Day, at least until Ben leaves for work just after lunch, and then we’ll…

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November 5, 2015

Portfolio: Ideal Home’s Complete Guide To Christmas 2015

Christmas morning | Growing Spaces

I’ve worked on Ideal Home’s Complete Guide to Christmas – a standalone magazine, dedicated to all things Christmas – since 2012. I edited the 2012 and 2013 issues, and have been a contributing editor for the 2014 and 2015 issues….

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