Festive
Christmas jumper craziness!
Christmas jumpers. They are everywhere! I can hardly walk down the street without seeing festive knitwear in every shop window and cosy Christmas cardis worn
Christmas jumpers. They are everywhere! I can hardly walk down the street without seeing festive knitwear in every shop window and cosy Christmas cardis worn
I’ve always loved the idea of a Christmas wedding. Although I got married in the summer, December would have been my second choice. I think
If you’re as crazy about your pets as I am about my cats you’ll understand why I feel the need to share this information with
I’ve taken a look at back some of the seasonal recipes that I’ve shared on the blog over the past few years so that I can revisit some of these festive flavours myself.
This time of year is always special for me. Not only is it the month of my birthday, Christmas and New Year, but it is
When my hamper of festive craft goodies from Country Baskets arrived last week for the Festive Face-Off craft challenge, I was completely stumped as to
Take one plain pullover and make it into a Christmas jumper for less than £5. What a challenge! I was inspired to create a snowy
Have you ever thought that you’d like to create something a little different for a special someone this Christmas? Do you want to make a personalised gift
I’ve pretty much finished all my Christmas shopping and am pretty sure that I’m going to be spending all weekend wrapping gifts, so long as
I can now safely start getting really excited about Christmas. I’ve opened my advent calendar, all the Christmas lights have been switched on in town
Last week I had a gorgeous bouquet of Christmas flowers delivered to my home. I was having a pre-Christmas party with my family at the
Today I’ve enlisted the help of Tracy Rowbottom, a top designer at Country Baskets, to share a fabulous festive DIY article on making a door hanger.
Anyone who follows my Instagram account will know how much I love my cats. Yes, Cookie and Muffin are practically my children and I adore
I can’t wait any longer. For me, Christmas starts right here. I’m going to be decorating my house next weekend and I don’t care who
This week’s Tuesday Shoesday blog post is a little bit different. This week I’m sharing a DIY tutorial for making Christmas crackers. But it’s not
Even though I’m bursting to get out the Christmas decorations and fill my house with festive cheer, I agree that it is still a little too early to be hanging wreaths and stringing up the tinsel.
Earlier this week I was invited to join in with the Thriftmas Style Blogger Challenge, to buy a complete party outfit for the festive season
The thing that I love most about Christmas is the lights. The twinkling fairy lights on the tree, homes lit up with sparkly displays and
Okay, I admit it. I’ve already started wrapping my Christmas presents. If you follow me on instagram you’ll have seen my piles of presents, neatly
I loved bourbon biscuits as a child but I’ve realised that I haven’t eaten one for about 5 years now! I don’t know why, I just don’t
Christmas starts here! As soon as bonfire night has finished, that is the start to my festive season. Some may say it’s too soon, but
I know I sometimes go on about Christmas a little too early but this time it’s for good reason: If you get your fairy lights
And I’m talking about the scent of autumn. It’s at this time of year that I start getting out my scented candles and enjoying cosy
The past few days have definitely seen a shift weather-wise; the Indian summer has finally passed and the cooler weather has set in. I’ve been
This is a thrice-yearly problem for me. I have a husband who doesn’t want anything. For birthdays he insists he’d rather no-one celebrated it, at
It’s Tuesday Shoesday I-wish-I-could-snooze-day. For some reason I am super-tired today, which is why your weekly hit of footwear is coming to you a little later
What did you wear as a teenager? Were you brought up in the era of 90s neon, grunge, skater, goth? If you remember all the
I’m taking a different approach this Pieday Friday and instead of sharing another naughty recipe to tempt you away from your new year health-kick I’m going
I’ve discovered a new method for improving your living space and making rooms seem bigger and brighter than ever. It’s quite simple. Put up tons of
That retro-knitwear staple, the snood, is very fashionable again this year, with all kinds of patterns and colours available in high street shops. But you don’t
Today’s blog post is by a guest blogger Carol Atkins who is sharing her plans for an outdoor new year’s party! It all sounds so
So Christmas is over but it’s still the holidays so you’ll be looking for activities to keep yourselves and the children entertained until they go
One of my favourite things to eat is a pasty. I know it’s naughty and I really shouldn’t indulge in buttery pastry too often, but
It’s finally Christmas eve and I can’t believe it’s arrived! Everything is done, all the presents are wrapped and the food is waiting to be cooked,
I’ve been thinking about last-minute Christmas shopping and what you can do when you receive an unexpected gift right before Christmas. There might not be time to
This week I’ve finished creating my Christmas sideboard display and I thought I would share the world’s easiest tutorial with you for DIYing your own
The school holidays are finally here and it’s a good idea to start thinking about how to keep excited children (who am I kidding? and
It’s not long to Christmas now and I’m sure that many of you will be decorating your homes for the festive season soon, if you
Over the past couple of years Christmas jumpers have really taken off. This is not new information to those of us who love rummaging through
One of my favourite places to visit and shop is Snape Maltings. I’ve visited this Suffolk destination many times over the years, and I love the vintage
This week I have been in the kitchen making my very own stash of preserves ready for the winter. But I’m not only making them
It was my birthday last week and I really enjoyed scoffing cake and celebrating with lots of girly fun! Most of all, I loved getting dressed
You may remember that I previously discussed the new trend for framed Christmas messages as part of festive decorations and I have finally given in
When Lauren from the Offset Warehouse asked me to be a guest blogger for their special Christmas Showcase, I jumped at the chance. Not only is
As you know, I regularly blog about thrifty fashion and DIY fashion hacks on the Oxfam fashion blog. Oxfam has asked me to share my
Today is Thanksgiving Day is the US and I’ve found that it’s quickly becoming a bit of a tradition to celebrate it here in the
People love getting really creative, one-of-a-kind books for Christmas. Books that elicit a “where did you find this?” response. As the leading indie- and self-publishing
I’ve spotted a trend for festive interior decor this year – framed Christmas prints. I’ve seen them popping up in interior design magazines and DIY hacks are
It’s that time of year again to make your own Christmas cake. Even though I know I can buy a cheap fruit cake from the
Christmas is a time of wonderful light displays: outdoor Xmas decorations adorn public spaces, and beautiful sprays of Christmas tree lights glow softly through netted
I love looking at catalogues at this time of year. There’s just something special about Christmas gift guides that gets me in the mood for the
I’ve received fantastic news that my little lifestyle blog has been honoured by REXLondon.com as one of their favourite blogs. They contacted me to let me know that
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 the leaves begin changing and the pumpkins start arriving in the stores it can only mean one thing: it’s time to start decorating your home for Autumn – or at least that’s the case according to Pinterest ha! It’s certainly a new trend here in the UK to start decorating your home for Autumn in much the same way you’d decorate for Christmas.
Well, the UK weather forecasters have been predicting a deep-freeze for a while now, with a freakishly low-temperatured cold-front predicted to hit the country this week
I am pleased to say that when I told my friends and family that all I really wanted for Christmas were books, they listened – and
Traditionally, festive decorations should be taken down by the twelfth night as Christmas comes to a close. There is a little confusion about precisely when the
If you’re having a new years party and want to bake some treats yourself but don’t want to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen,
I remember that not too long ago (well, in my lifetime at least) the January sales started on January 1st. We’d all have a proper
There’s nothing better than the week between Christmas and New Year. You’ve got nowhere to go, time off work and lots of food in the
Happy Christmas eve everyone! The day has finally come where everything is done, you’ve finished all your work and you’re ready to enjoy the big
This year I decided to bake a batch of mini Christmas cakes rather than one large one. I find that one big cake often gets
Hot chocolate is one of my favourite hot drinks during the festive season and I wanted to share a couple of photos and the methods for making
I know it’s easy just to tape a piece of cheesy christmas wrapping paper around a prezzie, stick a foil bow on the top and
As avid readers of my blog will know, I’m very keen on thrifty craft projects and on sharing tasty recipes on Pieday Friday. As such,
Of course, I couldn’t allow myself to get much closer to Christmas without posting a mince pie recipe for Pieday Friday and I’ve been baking a selection
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
I think I can safely say that one of my favourite Christmas films of all time is Elf. If you’ve not seen it, please do!
I’ve been doing a mini-makeover on the living room of my new home this year and you may have spotted my previous blog posts about
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