I have that kind of hair that frizzes wildly out of control at the mere sight of cloud, so for me winter is always about how I can keep my hair under control and not look like I’m living in arctic conditions. This means that in any given winter month I have a number of hats for any mood (or outfit) I might be in. So much so that they have gone way past being a practical item and are now part of my daily winter uniform (even if they’re not on my head you know there’s one in my… Read More
This marbled paper chain christmas decoration might be one of the quickest, easiest and perhaps most wonderful festive DIY ever made! (Well by my two hands at least.) And it’s a great way to use up off cuts and left over contact paper from projects like these DIY Marble Planters or these Marbled Envelopes. I think you already get how this one goes but here are the directions anyway! Materials Contact paper | Craft knife | Cutting Mat | Ruler Cut the marbled paper into equal sized strips. Peel off the backing paper and loop sticking one end over the other. Take… Read More
Guys, life it chaotic right now. It’s Christmas all over this joint – but not in a beautifully decorated way. It’s more of a strewn decorations here, scattered eucalyptus leaves over there sort of festive feeling. I’m enjoying this build up to when I get to do it for real. I even got to make a mess with wrapping paper yesterday! But I still have so many ideas to share with you. I know what you’re thinking right now (or at least I think I do!) Christmas is stressful enough without the chaos of over complicated DIYs. That’s why at this… Read More
We don’t usually go for advent calendars to countdown to Christmas. Mostly because I’ve never seen a vegan chocolate advent calendar (although I’m sure they do exist) until now! In fact these mini glass jars can be used for not only sweet treats but for messages and small gifts that you can peek at before the day arrives! EDIT: Sharing this post on my Insta account I had a flash of inspiration. Next year each time there is a special or memorable moment I’m going to note it down, fold it up and fill a bottle with it. Then when December rolls around… Read More
It’s only the second in our four part series and I already know I will come out of this wanting more planners than when I began. It’s not a bad problem to have though. At least I know that the planner (or two… or three even) I do end up with will be everything I need. It will be my unicorn! (new planner terminology I’m learning. Thanks ClaireabelleMakes!) In this post I wanted to look at covering blogging and business. It’s coming up to the anniversary of my first year in blogging and during this time I’ve been dipping my… Read More
Have you seen all the amazing things going on over at The Holiday Collective? It’s like the santa’s grotto of the virtual world. All the Christmas, ALL of the time. And between you and me it’s only going to get better! Keep it on the down low but we have a little trick up our sleeve that will be announced next week and trust me, you will want to stick around for that! Until then you can just peruse the amazing projects that have been posted so far. I’m in awe already and there’s still six weeks to go! In other… Read More
You guys are the best. After humouring (and well some of you absolutely indulging) my early start to the Christmas celebrations we’re storming ahead with even more! I’m calling it winter decor to Alex for now. Not sure if he’s buying that, but he hasn’t put up too much of a resistance so far. Next step – fairy lights! Until then I have made these winter (CHRISTMAS) paper cut wreaths thanks to Hobbycraft who very kindly sent me over the Cricut Explore to experiment with! Thanks for enabling my holiday obsessions Hobbycraft! You guys! Materials Flat Basket Reed | Cricut Explore |… Read More
If it were up to me we’d have our Christmas tree up, fairy lights a twinkling and Fairytale of New York on repeat from 1st November until spring next year! But unfortunately common sense prevails. I don’t want to be known on our street as the crazy Christmas lady, so I wait for the appropriate time to start putting up decorations whilst secretly planning away behind the scenes (and perhaps sneaking in a Christmas song playlist or two). This post blog is for all you fellow Christmas lovers. I’ll be writing quite a few festive posts from this point on,… Read More
