If you’ve been watching my recent stories and posts on Facebook you know I’ve been tackling our photo collection and trying to get some order in the chaos!! Which means I’ve had a real trip down memory lane too! From photos of when we were dating, to our engagement and our wedding. To having the kids and seeing then grow…
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OK, I know we’ve only just hardly hit Spring time, BUT .. my head is gearing up for summer already!! Call it wishful thinking with the cold weather we’ve been having!! The “Cottontail Cafe” bunny bar in our kitchen has gone (if you missed it, you can head to my blog post here!). Soon to be replaced by .. Fields…
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I was having a clear out of my craft stuff. Well .. no, that’s a lie .. one does not CLEAR out their craft supplies! 😉 .. let’s say I was having a rummage in my craft supplies to see what I’ve got left to use. (Before ALL the shops open and I can go and get my hands on…
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I don’t know what it is with me and Terracotta pots at the moment, but I’m loving creating different projects with them! And I’m pretty excited about this one! You see, I tried something completely different. With a product you may not have heard of before. This .. is a WoodUbend Centerpiece. Which was only £2.65. Now, what the heck…
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Easter breakfast is kinda a big deal in our household. It’s not quite Christmas morning but it’s pretty special! And I always try and decorate our table slightly different than the year before. So you may have seen my recent post where I made the Topiary Easter Centrepiece for our table? Well, I had already bought some mini terracotta pots…
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So last week was our daughter’s 22nd birthday. Which reminded me of her 21st birthday we celebrated in lockdown last year (how time flies!!), but as it was pre-blog I never shared it with you guys. She had big plans to celebrate with her friends of course, but unfortunately this was 2020 and Corona had other plans! And so there’s…
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Well, this project sent me on a bit of a wild goose chase! You see, I had a more natural kind of looking topiary centrepiece in mind. With some natural moss to resemble a nest. But after visiting 2 stores, including a garden centre where I was certain they would have moss in stock, I came home empty handed. OK,…
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What if I told you that before we had our current kitchen redone about 5 years ago we had white and blue tiles, lilac walls, and yellow units? (AND, before we bought the blinds we had orange, lime and yellow curtains too!) Crazy right? We painted our units because we didn’t have the money to replace them at the time….
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Sometimes I see an item I really like .. until I see the price tag! Know what I mean? But, occasionally it’s an item I know I can make myself on a budget. Or certainly for a heck of a lot cheaper! Like this vase here – It’s quirky and I love the style, but unfortunately it’s just not in…
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I absolutely loved painting Easter eggs as a kid. But then I had to grow up and somehow life gets in the way of doing things you enjoy doing. (Not that I want to paint eggs for a living, but you know what I mean..) But, I’m just a big kid at heart and now I get to do it…
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