Once a Duckling

Whatever time of the year, we always use loads of candles in our home. You just can’t beat real candle light when it comes to making your home feel cozy! And of course, even more so at Christmas (as if I need an excuse?!). Jam jars are absolutely perfect for these Epsom salt snowy glass jars. I used some old…
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Let me just say, there was absolutely nothing wrong with this home accessory from Poundland before. It’s ticks all the boxes – It’s Christmas, budget AND .. it’s got glitter! BUT it was looking a bit store bought for my liking. And so I trawled through my craft stash to see what I had to hand to spruce it up!…
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Do you remember when pine furniture was the “in thing”? I sure do. We had a LOT of pine in our house! But over the years .. well .. not so much. I’ve either painted over it to drag it into the 21st century (you can find an example here). Or, it’s gone to pine furniture heaven (where we’ve either…
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If you’ve been following me for a while you know that last year I scored BIG on the Christmas bauble front! And I mean HUGE .. People, this is what happens when you mix a love .. (OK, let’s call it what it is .. obsession) .. for Christmas with a passion for Facebook Marketplace shopping .. I know! …..
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No doubt you’ve seen them? Enter, the CUTE gnome .. They’ve been around for a few years now, and people are adapting them for all seasons. They’re also know as a gonk .. the funny little fellow with his hat pulled waaaay too far over his eyes, but resting on his big nose. Which makes him look even more adorable!…
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I’ve gradually been adding Christmas decorations to our kitchen. But our breakfast bar was still empty. Which just won’t do! 😉 Thing is, I didn’t want an elaborate display. We use our kitchen a LOT and I didn’t want a big display that was either going to be in the way, or that would take a lot of effort to…
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Anyone else love vintage gumball and sweet machines? We are lucky enough to have an outbuilding at the end of our garden, (which my husband THINKS is his man-cave 😉 ) Anyway, we’re just adding some quirky things to it as we come across them. So when I saw a vintage sweet machine on Marketplace (where else?!) I just KNEW…
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Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without adding a wreath (or 5 😉 ..). But sometimes I just can’t find what I’m looking for. And the wreaths I did see this year were either too big, too expensive, or both 🙂 I wanted to add a bit of colour to our cooking area in the kitchen by adding a small berry wreath….
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I’m a BIG fan of Scrabble craft projects. (Not so much of the Scrabble game – I’m pretty useless!) But these little tiles are pretty awesome when it comes to doing craft projects! Originally, I thought of using our names for these Scrabble ribbon decorations. However, “Marianne” compared to the rest of our family (Rob, Sam and Dan) looked ridiculously…
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