creative lifestyle
When life gets busy, self-care seems to fall at the bottom of our list of priorities but there is nothing quite like a good pamper session to bring you back to feeling your best. Not all of us are lucky enough to have the time or the money to take a trip to the spa […]
With all this wet weather we’ve been having here in the UK this week, it’s got me in the mood for a good old movie night and what better way to set the scene than with these printable popcorn boxes that are now available from my Etsy shop. With retro graphics and minimal colours, these […]
What better way to decorate for a party than with these easy peasy mini paper doily festoons. See below my 2 step guide for how to make them… What you will need: Mini Paper Doilies White Thread (as long as you like) Needle Double Side Tape Scissors […]
You may have guessed from some of my posts that I love entertaining, especially the prep before hand, coming up with new ideas for food, decorations, table settings etc. However, having to do this on a tight budget sometimes can be a bit tricky so I also love finding news ways to create my own […]
If you’re looking for a way to personalise a notebook or planner then this is a fun and easy guide for doing just that. What I love about this is you can create notebooks for different events, jobs or occasions and stylise them to suit. So you could make notebooks for your bridesmaids covered in fabric that […]
When it comes to celebrating, whatever the occasion may be, I think it’s so nice to find new alternative ways to wrap gifts. These clay gift tags are so cheap and easy to make but look so pretty and with a little bit of string or ribbon, they can be kept and turned into a hanging […]
After writing my previous post SS/17 trend: Embroider Everything I wondered how easy it would be to custom embroider my own clothing, so I decided to give it a try. I used embroidered patches ordered online so this is not an embroidery tutorial but you may need some basic sewing skills to fix the patches to your clothing. […]
With all the gorgeous sunny weather we have been having it’s hard not to start thinking about summer bbq’s, garden parties and cocktails and one of the things I think makes hosting these events so much fun is the decorations. So I thought I’d share my step by step guide for making your very own party cocktail […]
With Easter just around the corner, it’s time to get all the decorations out, and in our house, that means the Easter tree. Not everybody has one but it’s actually a very old and very popular European tradition. We always had one in our house growing up so I naturally carried on this tradition when I […]
I know that there is a lot of information out there now about bicarbonate of soda and it’s incredible versatility for cooking and cleaning but I wanted to share with you 5 ways you can add it to your beauty regime to save you a lot of time and money. Bicarbonate of soda is an alkaline […]