Turning Memories into Art: The Beauty of Custom Paint by Numbers

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DIY home

marble tray // copper statement light // faux fur stool // moon phase wall hanging // gold & perspex clipboards // ikea hack table

DIY envelope table plan

I’m excited to have another guest DIY post slot over on Bespoke Bride. It’s bold and bright and comes with free printable envelope liners! If you’re planning a wedding or want to store this for a hypothetical future event (wink wink) then head on over to Emily and Jessica’s gorgeous blog right here.

Styling the seasons – January

Hello and welcome back to reality! This is my first post of 2015 and I’m excited to get back into things even if waking up for my alarm this morning was even more painful than yesterday. I’m kicking of the new year and new month with my styling the seasons post. Let’s be honest, January…

Looking back on 2014

It’s always good to take time out at the end of the year to reflect on the 365 days that just passed by. There’s something really satisfying about sitting back and taking stock of the year as a whole. My Husband and I tend to do it for our lives, praising God for all that he’s done…

Up to date with 2015

left the right: Stationery Bakery // Rifle Paper Co. // Darling Clementine // Mona Cheng // Jasmine Dowling // Fine Day Press

sweet home sweet

Making a gingerbread house has always been lurking somewhere on my Christmas list of things to make. I’ve literally never got around to it before now which was all thanks to Biscuiteers who supplied me with this gorgeous gingerbread house kit. It was as if they read my mind! I took my first trip to…

Etsy House Pop Up

Photos from Etsy You may have seen me keenly instagramming this a week or so ago and if you didn’t make it along then you missed out, but perhaps a blog post will suffice. Etsy became a bricks and mortar pop up for 3 days in central London and it was a sight to behold.…

A tree for your tree

Happy Friday to you all! I hope you have lots of festive fun planned over the weekend. Perhaps you fancy making some tree decorations? Well if you’re in the market for some Christmas craft, why not give these tree ornaments a go? They are so simple to make and it also means you get to…

Something for your screen

Hello, me again! I’m aiming to be posting a lot more regularly on here in the lead up to Christmas as I just have so much content in storage or in creation that aint gonna work post Christmas. Gingerbread houses and Christmas trees will not have a great reception in January!

Bake up a storm

Disclaimer: Today’s post may leave you feeling more than a little hungry for sweet treats.  I got the opportunity to review this scrummy recipe book by Jen Rich. Rich Tea is one of Blurb’s many self-published books. If you are unfamiliar with Blurb, it’s an established self-publishing platform that wants to see creative’s ideas realised in book…

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