It’s been a while since my last update and it’s taken me longer to finish the next six embroideries than I thought. November and December are such busy months and I haven’t had as much time as I wanted I would to sit and stitch. Christmas Countdown embroidery {Part 2} The second set of embroideries…
Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 50/2025}…
Celebrating an 80th Birthday with the Perfect Bouquet Someone who is turning 80 should get a unique gift. A beautiful bouquet of flowers is a terrific way to show someone how much you care about them. Flowers have always been important, and picking the correct ones for an 80th birthday might make the gift much…
If you’re looking for something to do with the kids over the Christmas holidays then let me tell you about the free Snoopy in the City sculpture trail. You can download a map from their website and go in search of the sculptures. Snoopy in the City sculpture trail Last weekend we decided to visit…
Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 49/2025}…
Following the success of our Maileg Halloween costumes a few weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to make some Maileg Christmas costumes too. We love our Maileg mice, and at this time of year they are joined by the Maileg reindeer family too. To make your own Maileg Christmas costumes you will need:…
I have such a fun little DIY to share today. I made an easy walnut shell wreath to add to our natural Christmas decorations. Read on for our easy tutorial to create your own. DIY walnut shell wreath You will need Whole walnuts (in their shell) Glue gun Plate or similar Ribbon to hang I’ve…
Starting the week by writing the Happy List is something I’ve been doing for the last few years. It’s my chance to sit down and reflect on the little or big things that made me smile in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. Five Happy Things {Week 48/2025}…
I doubt you will be surprised to read that I’ve been doing a lot of festive crafting this month. I enjoy Christmas crafting but decided not to make any homemade gifts this year. Work has been busy and I didn’t want to give myself any more stress at this time of year. November was quite…