A Christmas table setting just isn’t right without a few crackers to pull. No festive dinner is complete without a few party pops and some hilariously bad jokes. If you’re going for a perfectly styled table setting you need the perfectly styled crackers to go with it! This is the second year I’ve made my crackers and there’s nothing better than surprising people with tons of confetti, lovely little presents and delicious treats. They’re actually surprisingly easy to make so you still have plenty of time to get them ready. Just see my DIY Black & White Marbled Christmas Crackers post over on… Read More

You would think buying a bucket is easy. Four DIY/home stores later we finally found this perfect purple guy at what was the smallest and most independent shop in our area… of course! Well, we loved our purple bucket for saving the day and keeping our tree alive but purple… at christmas? Not for me. So I gave my purple friend a little makeover to go with our more earthy decorations. Now I love him even more! Ok, I’m going to stop referring to the bucket as if it was human now. Materials: Bucket Rope Glue gun White paint Paint… Read More

For the second year running we have nothing to put on top of our tree. Last year the pressure was on to find the perfect topper for our first Christmas tree. Alex grew up with a hammer and sickle on the top of his tree (there is a family story behind this and how it became a yearly tradition) so we were waiting to be hit with the inspiration for our own traditional tree topper. Only problem is it never came and I got board of waiting, so I decided to make something pretty instead. That is my new tradition… and I really… Read More

Trying to make all your decorations from scratch, last minute, with Christmas just around the corner can be pretty time consuming. I’m currently trying to decorating the flat, make (and wrap) gifts and party all at the same time and lets face it, as much as I love decorating it’s coming out at the bottom of that pile. So many of the decorations need to be quick and easy ‘upcycles’ to get the job done before the big day! You can buy mega cheap decorations and use paints, pens and stickers to create something a little different. Try looking up patterns… Read More

Lets start with the good news. We have our Christmas tree! The bad news we have no decorations. Turns out the salt dough decorations from last year did not survive the winter (let alone spring, summer, autumn and some more winter) and they took the rest of the decorations down with them.. So back to the good news. I get to make more! In true DIY spirit I’ve put together tutorials for everything I’ve been making and I’ll be posting them everyday this week. First up, the Felt & Pom Pom Wreath. Materials: Felt Metal ring Scissors Thin wire Pom… Read More