Low-cost (and free!) festive days out in East Anglia

November 13, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

There’s nothing I love more at this time of year than filling up my weekends with festive fun. There are so many fantastic events taking place around East Anglia this year that I could easily double- and triple-book myself on most dates in November and December. That said, I’ve come up with a ‘must do’ […]

4 ways to use fairy lights all year round

May 21, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I know that many of you love fairy lights at any time of year, just like I do. We’ve hung them in our bedrooms, and we’ve used them in blog posts. Yes, twinkling LED lights make rooms look pretty and they put a smile on my face every time I see them. So why is […]

More Christmas prep ~ shopping for fairy lights!

November 6, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

It started with the party dress… and now I’m already looking into festive lights for my home. It’s funny how one thing leads to another when you’re searching for ‘Christmas shopping’ online and I ‘accidentally’ started browsing through fairy lights and christmas trees! I’ve only had one previous Christmas in my home, and having only […]

Exterior Illuminations – that’s Christmas lights to you and me…

December 20, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

One of my favourite things about this time of year is driving around in the evenings and spotting all the houses who are celebrating the Christmas season with an abundance of fairy lights! My brother is the king of ‘exterior illuminations’ as he calls it; ever seen the film Deck The Halls? – yep, that’s […]

DIY project – Make a rustic basket decoration for Christmas

December 13, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Here’s a super-easy, super-quick idea for making a Christmas basket decoration with pretty sparkling fairy lights. This would be perfect if you had an unused fireplace space in your living room to give a festive focal point to the space – or use outdoor fairy lights and sit it outside your front door or in […]

My local Christmas lights switch-on

December 2, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

This weekend I went to the Christmas Lights switch on event in our nearby town and this had become a bit of a festive tradition for our family in recent years. I happened to be shopping in the town when they were installing their Christmas lights this year so I got a sneaky peek at the decorations and even saw their […]