A couple of months ago we celebrated our first Christmas since welcoming baby Evan to our family. Since I knew that he would be spoilt with gifts from family members, I wanted to organise a token gift for each person that was “from” Evan. Thankfully a friend spotted these DIY fridge magnet kits at The…
I love finding local online stores that have original and reasonable items. I came across Stowe & So towards the end of last year, and I immediately added some of their items to my Christmas wishlist! I love my little piggy cereal bowl, and my “deskpet” calendar brightens up my desk at work. I also…
Oh my, I’ve been swooning over these gorgeous copper foiled prints for ages, they’re at the top of my wish list! Each print is available either unframed or box framed in pink beech wood (see the full collection in the Seven Swans online store). These talented ladies also offer a bespoke wedding stationery design service, so…
Last week I shared my weathered photo frame project which I completed with our new Dremel Micro. Now it’s time for my second Mother’s Day-inspired project – and I have a Dremel Micro to give away to a lucky reader! When I heard about all the different functions that the Dremel Micro has to offer,…
You’ll be forgiven for thinking that I have a mild obsession with making baskets, since this is the third basket DIY I’ve posted in about a year (you can find my crocheted baskets here and my t-shirt yarn baskets here). The truth is that I love finding pretty ways to store things, which is particularly…
Hello friends. Goodness, it’s been so quiet over here the last couple of weeks. I had to take some time to prioritize other areas of my life (like handing in my PhD thesis), but I’m happy to report that things should be getting back to normal here on my poor little neglected blog. To get…
You may remember this 30 Days of Creativity post about cork trivets. I really wanted to make a couple, but I thought it would take about 10 years for us to collect enough corks! So I was really pleased when I found a shoe box full of wine corks at Milnerton market soon after that, for…
I recently came across this lovely little online store called Little Honeypot. It’s filled with beautifully curated items that would be perfect in anyone’s home, or as a gift for someone special. I’m so in love with the heart soup bowls and the heart tea set! Here are some of my favourite items, but you can pop over…