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Handmade Pallet Christmas Trees

November 7, 2020November 15, 2020Leave a comment

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

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Moving House Gift Idea

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020Leave a comment

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

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How To Make A Vision Board

April 3, 2020September 6, 2020Leave a comment

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

Free bunting for all

March 23, 2020May 14, 2020Leave a comment

To celebrate our 7th birthday we’ve made a beautiful printable for you to make and use at home, either for celebrations, as gifts, or decorations for the home. All you'll need: string, a hole punch and some scissors. Print out this floral bunting by clicking on the link below. You'll find the first few pages … Continue reading Free bunting for all

A Handmade Cuppa Tea Gift Idea

February 26, 2020May 4, 2020Leave a comment

The best gifts are handmade and this one’s an easy one for anyone to make. You’ll need a plain mug which you can pick up from most homeware shops, a few coloured sharpie pens and a packet of alphabet stickers, both can be purchased from Hobbycraft or a general Craft Store. If you’re gifting this … Continue reading A Handmade Cuppa Tea Gift Idea

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Bootyful Baby Shower Decoration Ideas

August 1, 2016May 5, 2020

Wanting a little inspiration for some baby shower decoration ideas? Or wondering what to do to bring a little fun to an upcoming baby themed party? We had the pleasure of providing decor for a yummy mummy's baby shower. We created a few handmade, decorative bits and bobs full of colour. Including a nappy wreath, lace bunting, pink tissue blossom … Continue reading Bootyful Baby Shower Decoration Ideas

Looking for a handmade gift idea? What about this?

December 4, 2014May 6, 2020

If you're looking for a handmade gift idea, here's one for a friend or loved one. Do you like receiving happy mail? Me too, I've been given a few packs of beautiful postcards and notelets which I can now send to some of my friends when I want to say hello, or thank you in … Continue reading Looking for a handmade gift idea? What about this?

One Stunning Vintage Barn Wedding

September 1, 2014May 6, 2020

A barn wedding is always such a privilege to decorate. Most of the time, the barns are so magnificent, it doesn't need a lot to impress your guests! I love the look of the brown wood against the lace and white fabrics of the table cloths. We recently helped the lovely Nicky & Oliver with … Continue reading One Stunning Vintage Barn Wedding

Bunting – Campervan style!

June 21, 2014May 6, 2020

We've been busy designing new styles of bunting including this campervan bunting. With the current VW campervan craze going on at the moment, why not combine two vintage classics - bunting and campervans! So we came up with this…..! If you're looking for bespoke bunting with a specific design like this, get in touch to get … Continue reading Bunting – Campervan style!

Nappy Cake Designs Ideas and Inspiration

April 26, 2014May 6, 2020

Nappy cake designs! Here they are, we've made a fair few, so I thought I'd save some of our favourite designs all in one place. I've also included a tutorial of how I made my first ever one. If you're looking to try making a creative gift for the next baby shower you attend, this … Continue reading Nappy Cake Designs Ideas and Inspiration

Things to do with kids -Homemade hopscotch – for inside

April 23, 2014May 7, 2020

Looking for things to do with the kids? This ‘no sew‘ creative project will keep the children entertained for an hour at least! Plus if they’re old enough to help make it, even better! Homemade hopscotch! Do you remember playing that game in the playground?! Well I recreated an inside version for my niece's birthday … Continue reading Things to do with kids -Homemade hopscotch – for inside

Capturing your travel memories

April 4, 2014August 10, 2019

If you love travelling this one's for you - a crafty way to capture all the holidays you've treated yourself to in a glance! I bought a cheapy canvas and covered it in a shabby wallpaper to give it the effect of a wooden fence post. I then sourced a cork map of the world, … Continue reading Capturing your travel memories

A Beautiful Navy Wedding Adventure

March 12, 2014May 6, 2020

If you love a navy wedding theme this one's for you! We had the opportunity to let our creative juices go to town by providing some handmade bespoke props for a beautiful wedding held in West London which had a navy wedding theme. We both had a great time cutting, sticking and sewing, getting all … Continue reading A Beautiful Navy Wedding Adventure

Christmas Vintage bunting for all

October 28, 2013August 10, 2019Leave a comment

We've been cutting and sewing galore over the last few weeks getting a few new festive bespoke props ready to add to our vintage catalogue. The first one I'd like to welcome is our Vintage Christmas bunting! Wooooo!  We've sewn three different flags to red (or green) tape - cream floral, red gingham and green … Continue reading Christmas Vintage bunting for all

Love heart garland

September 6, 2013August 10, 20191 Comment

Hearty's doing somersaults right now! Loving our new Love Heart Garland 🙂 We bought a variety of material, cut out heart shapes, sewed around the edge, leaving a 2cm gap at the top and filled with stuffing. Embroidered the gap closed and used parcel string to sew them to thicker parcel string to hang them … Continue reading Love heart garland

Shabby chic dresser makeover

September 2, 2013August 10, 2019Leave a comment

I'm not sure how I inherited such a ghastly and boring piece of furniture but I know a lil' bitta' love and care usually leads to miracles 🙂 So I researched around on google for the type of shabby look I wanted and then it happened... I turned my garden into a painters nightmare... Paint … Continue reading Shabby chic dresser makeover

Postman scores again!

August 31, 2013August 10, 2019Leave a comment

I haven't been this happy to be woken up early on a Saturday morning by the door bell... I raced downstairs and slightly overwhelmed the postman with the sight which greeted him... Bed hair, no make up and rather excitable in nature! There was no way I would miss him! He handed over the goods … Continue reading Postman scores again!

Chairs wrapped in love

August 27, 2013August 10, 2019Leave a comment

The latest vintage order we're hard at work at, is our hessian bow chair tie backs. I'm totally in love with these! They're part of a vintage wedding, set in a rustic barn - they'll blend in perfectly! I love how each chair will look like a present wrapped up in delicious hessian and every … Continue reading Chairs wrapped in love

Sweets for all

August 4, 2013August 10, 2019Leave a comment

We've been working on our latest job this weekend getting lots of bespoke vintage props ready for a wedding vow renewal party. One of the things on the list is a personalised chalk board advertising a vintage sweet table. I love creating all the individual vintage pieces and then put everything in place at the … Continue reading Sweets for all

52 reasons why I love you – Gift Idea

July 31, 2013May 5, 20201 Comment

This handmade gift idea is such a lovely thing to make for any friend, partner or family member. I made this gift for my husband. I thought of 52 reasons why I love him and listed each one in this handmade gift. To be honest I think I probably appreciated this gift more than he … Continue reading 52 reasons why I love you – Gift Idea

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