The whole family will love making and decorating the tree with these gorgeous Paper Christmas Decorations. They are so easy to make from coloured A4 paper! It seems to be a bit harder to get into the Christmas spirit this year. I don’t know why but everyone I talk to says the same thing. I think that it has something to do with the cool summer that we have been having so far. Normally we have experienced a heat wave or two in the lead up to Christmas but this year the weather has been very … [Read more...]
Sweet Homemade Gift for Mother’s Day
In just a few minutes you can turn an empty container into a beautiful homemade gift for mum that is filled with her favourite sweets! I am not really a yogurt lover but I have been eating a bit of the Jalna pot set yoghurt lately. It’s mainly to boost my calcium intake a bit because I don’t eat a lot of other dairy. I’ve never liked yoghurt in the past but now I am starting to get a bit of a taste for the creamy vanilla flavour! Apart from boosting my calcium intake my yoghurt consumption … [Read more...]
Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Whether you print these Christmas Gift Tags onto cardstock, adhesive paper, or photo paper, they are sure to add a special touch to your Christmas gifts! How are you going with your Christmas shopping? I have picked up a couple of presents but I still have quite a few to go! Every year after Christmas I always say that I will start buying Christmas presents earlier next year – but I never do! ;) Well even if I haven’t got all of my presents yet at least I have some really cute Christmas … [Read more...]
Cute Printable Labels for Preserves
We have just recently harvested the last of the beetroot that we planted towards the end of summer and we have managed to preserve a few jars! It is wonderful to know that we can continue enjoying it over the winter. Now that we have tried home grown beetroot we definitely prefer it over the bought canned variety. After putting so much effort into growing and then preserving the beetroot I wanted to make the jars look nice with some fancy printable labels! I had a look online but I could not … [Read more...]
Easy Washi Tape Mother’s Day Vase
This weekend is Mother’s Day and I wanted to make a personalised gift for my mum this year. The first present that came to mind that I know that she will absolutely love (as do most mothers) is flowers. My mum is especially into flower because her hobby is floral arranging. I pretty much know that if I give here anything to do with flowers it will be a hit! This year I thought rather than just giving her a bunch of flowers I would make a Mother’s Day vase that I could fill with flowers for … [Read more...]
Cool Christmas Wine Glasses
Don’t buy Christmas wine glasses! Turn ordinary wine glasses into cute Christmas wine glasses in a flash. This method is quick, easy, and cheap! Rather than buying specially decorated wine glasses just for Christmas I thought it would be fun to decorate our everyday wine glasses. Store bought Christmas wine glasses can be expensive considering that they are only used once a year. Also I think it is fun to add some homemade decorations to the Christmas table each year! I actually got the … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Lights Design
Christmas lights with a seasonal shape don’t have to cost a fortune. It’s possible to use string lights and garden trellis for a striking Christmas display. Putting up Christmas lights in early December has always been a bit of a tradition in our family. When I was little I remember barely being able to contain my excitement when Dad would get out our set of Christmas lights! It was such torture to have to wait until dark to turn them on! Some houses in our town would go all out with their … [Read more...]
Easy Last Minute Advent Calendars
A great homemade advent calendar doesn’t have to be hard to make. Here are 10 advent calendars that are quick & easy. Some can even be made from recycled everyday items! I don’t remember having advent calendars when I was little. They may have been around but I don’t think that they were as popular as they are now. Anyway the first memory that I have of an advent calendar is seeing the commercial ones in the supermarket. You know the ones where you open the tab up each day and get a … [Read more...]