Festive gift guide for Christmas cats
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 them from their velvet noses to the tip of their fluffy tails....
View ArticleSimple guide to creating a festive door hanger
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. Not just a wreath, this door hanging is a great way...
View ArticleFestive flowers
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 weekend and I wanted the place to look as festive as possible to...
View ArticleNational Wrapping Day!
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 centres around the country, and my Christmas cards...
View ArticleHer stocking ~ Gifts for the Girls
Last week I wrote about gifts for the guys, followed by a quick gifts for your pets post, but this weekend I’m tackling one of the more tricky gift guides: gifts for the girls. This is basically what I...
View ArticleChristmas shopping ~ online or offline?
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 all my deliveries arrive today. Yes, I’ve been doing most of...
View ArticleThe best personalised Christmas gift ever!
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 but don’t have the time (or skills!) to be...
View ArticleDIY sew-your-own snowman Christmas jumper
Take one plain pullover and make it into a Christmas jumper for less than £5. What a challenge! This is the task that Turtle Mat set me in order to celebrate their fabulous range of Christmas jumper...
View ArticleChristmas DIY ~ Snowy Mantlepiece Garland
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 what I should make to decorate my home for...
View ArticleInspiration for your wedding, home & money goals for 2015
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 also the time of year that I met my husband all those years ago. Our first dates...
View ArticlePieday Friday ~ Festive recipe round-up
As you can probably guess from the frequency of my festive blog posts, I’m really looking forward to Christmas and I’ve taken a look at back some of the seasonal recipes that I’ve shared on the blog...
View ArticleThe easy way to find a Christmas present for your pet
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 you today. Okay, okay, I know I’ve already bought Christmas stockings for...
View ArticleWinter wonderland wedding inspiration
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 that a festive wedding would be great fun to plan; choosing...
View ArticleChristmas 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 by everyone I meet. I’m not complaining – I...
View ArticleMy ‘All I want for Christmas’ wish list
How are you getting on with your festive shopping? After a full day of high street shopping, a second day of trawling the internet and a final day of visiting the shops in the local village, I think I...
View ArticleMy favourite childhood Christmas memory ~ TV guides
Specifically, the Radio Times. I’m sure that many of you will have had a similar experience to me while you were growing up, of getting hold of the Christmas TV guide as soon as it came out and...
View ArticlePieday Friday ~ The ultimate Christmas cake with a caribbean twist!
Today I wanted to share with you the Christmas cake that I’ve made this year. It’s a simple recipe that uses a few ‘different’ ingredients to give a traditional fruit cake a Caribbean twist. I got the...
View ArticleFestive drinks recipes round-up – including hot drinks too!
I’ve already posted a few recipes for making my favourite festive drinks and cocktails so I thought that I would compile each of these articles into one post so that you can find all the Christmas...
View ArticleThe 12 Days OFF Christmas – Tiny gift
As you can probably guess, I’m taking some time off over Christmas so I thought I would share a few festive photos from my Instagram account during this time Hope you’re having a great Christmas!...
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