It’s elderflower season guys! Did you know this stuff grows in the wild in so many public places across the UK for about 4-6 weeks of the year. And it comes back again every year. Something we trrrry to do is go on an elderflower foraging hunt at this time of year. We come back … Continue reading Fancy a free elderflower foraging hunt?
I recently celebrated my sons 2nd birthday, so it was the perfect opportunity to get creative. I wanted to attempt making a 3D number to use for a photo with him, and to decorate the food table. If you fancy having a go yourself, all you’ll need is a large cardboard box, sellotape, spray paint, … Continue reading Make your own giant 3D numbers and letters
Every year these handmade pallet Christmas trees get to come out and say hello! I had a pretty unrealistic dream one year that I wanted to fill my garden with lots of them and make some sort of magical wonderland! Storage was a little bit of an issue! So I stopped at three. These … Continue reading Handmade Pallet Christmas Trees
If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas this year, here’s a little guide we’ve put together of gifts sourced from small and local companies. It’s been a tough year to navigate on all fronts. From a retail perspective, being a small business owner, it’s been a challenging time. There are so many small businesses out … Continue reading Christmas Gift Ideas From Small Businesses
For anyone toying with the idea about going self-employed, I wrote an article for the Metroland Magazine which was published this month: Making The Leap To Self-Employed It shares our story, background, and how we’ve got to where we are now as a little business trying to spread some creative cheer in the world! I … Continue reading Making The Leap To Self- Employed
October for me means pumpkin decorating! And not the scary spooky kind! Why not create a pumpkin floral display and turn your 🎃 into a vase! Here's our easy to follow tutorial... First you'll need a pumpkin! We bought three from our local supermarket. Next, find a plastic pot smaller than the pumpkin you’re using. … Continue reading Pumpkin Decorating Idea
I love attempting an Ikea hack project! This one is definitely one of my proudest upcycles so far, as I did it all virtually for free! It all started with me needing shelving units in our newly installed office. I managed to find these two Billy bookcases on the Trash Nothing that someone was giving … Continue reading My latest Ikea hack
Here's a lovely moving house gift idea I made recently for a family who moved to St. Louis in the States, last month. This gift idea is ideal for people moving somewhere new. It's a year of day out ideas to help them get to know their new local neighbourhood. I scoured the internet for … Continue reading Moving House Gift Idea
If you’re looking for a face mask for a special occasion, we might just have something for you. With face masks becoming the crazy new normal, it’s completely going to change people’s photo albums for weddings and parties. So imagine this, you’re heading to your best mates wedding, you've had your hair done, you've got … Continue reading Need a face mask for a special occasion?
Want a SUPER simple bake-less cake recipe that will make the perfect dessert for any celebration? Read on 🙂 I celebrated my birthday recently and it's a tradition in our house for the mama bear to make us all a handmade cake, usually in a creative, quirky fun design. This year was quite an impressive … Continue reading An Epic Bake-Less Cake Recipe
This is a thoughtful handmade gift idea for a new mum or expecting mama. Perfect if you're wondering what to get someone. Inspired from a gift I received when I was pregnant, I wanted to write little letters to my bump of all the things I was thinking and dreaming for him. My pregnancy was … Continue reading Handmade Gift Idea For Mamas-To-Be
To date, as a business we have always tried to shop small and source our stock and supplies from small independents or fair trade organisations. But as part of the continued conversation about diversity, one of the things we can do as a company is to be mindful about the businesses we buy from. One … Continue reading Diversifying Our Shopping Habits
We’ve introduced a crochet kit which could make the perfect gift for the crochet lovers out there. This fun crochet kit comes with everything you need to have a relaxing evening, creating a trio of colourful handmade wash cloths. This easy crocheting project comes with all the supplies to crochet three 16cm square dish cloths … Continue reading Give the gift of creativity with our new crochet kit
You can never enough useful storage bags. Well we're helping the cause making the world become a little more organised with our useful storage bag decorating kits. People have been getting creative at home with these super therapeutic block printing kits. These kits come with a cotton bag of your choice, brightly coloured fabric paints … Continue reading Useful Storage Bag Ideas
Escape the chaos for just a few minutes with a doodle a day. For the last month I’ve been trying out a new habit before I go to bed. I doodle the highlights from the last 24 hours in a notebook. No fancy equipment, I just use a standard biro and notebook. I saw this … Continue reading Switch Off From The World With A Doodle A Day
If you have a celebration coming up and you'd like to decorate, check out this simple 'how to make a streamer backdrop' tutorial to create your own impressive display. All you need: Crepe paper streamersStringScissorsGold metallic ribbon (optional) I have seen so many of these stunning streamer backdrops all over pinterest, these brightly coloured backdrops … Continue reading How To Make A Streamer Backdrop
There are so many things you can decorate and personalise with block print stamps. Block printing has been around for thousands of years, and is still providing so much joy for creatives today. We provide block printing kits for people to create signature pattens onto tote and drawstring bags. These individually carved wooden block print … Continue reading 10 Things You Can Decorate With Block Print Stamps
If you’re new to scrapbooking, here’s our simple guide on how to make a lockdown scrapbook, great to do with or without kids. It’s currently May 2020 when writing this, 8 weeks into lockdown, and there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Shops are talking of re-opening, services potentially starting up again and … Continue reading How To Make a Lockdown Scrapbook
Organise your cupboards using beautifully labeled kitchen storage containers. I've saved so many pictures to my pinterest board of beautifully organised kitchen cupboards and labelled jars and bottles. I love the pictures where all the jars are the same style and all the labels are co-ordinated. I thought it's about time I have a go … Continue reading How to get organised using kitchen storage containers
At the beginning of the year we hosted 'How To Make A Vision Board' Workshops helping people get intentional about the year ahead. Writing this at the beginning of lockdown 2020, the sessions took place just over 10 weeks ago and in that time, the world has dramatically changed. I don’t think any of us … Continue reading How To Make A Vision Board
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