Gallery Wall
Due to an unfortunate incident this week which led to me being crouched in a minuscule tunnel for four hours (I’m an extra in a play, and it’s a very long story but actually… Continue reading
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Ways to say I love you – DIY Pennants
Since February is traditionally the month of love (Valentine’s Day and all that), I’ve been trying to focus more on spending time with my loved ones, and especially on sending lots of love… Continue reading
DIY – Leather wallets
Let me say right away ‘Leather Wallets’ is probably a bit of a fancy term for these lil’ guys. Maybe leather pouches? Or little card envelopes? I’m going to be keeping my store… Continue reading
DIY Christmas Table Runner
We’re midway through December and that means it’s nearly time for our Sunset Strip mini-Christmas! As Imogen is going to be taking on the huge task of cooking a roast for five people… Continue reading
Moon Phases ‘Headboard’ DIY
I made a thing. And it’s not pineapples. *applause* You guys, I’m so happy with the way this DIY turned out – I went back and forth on the method for a little… Continue reading
Stencilled Wall Art DIY
Recently I heard that Abi (my sister) was trying out an ambitious stencilling project and I forced asked her to blog about it. She obligingly did, and it looks amazing! Here’s how she did… Continue reading
DIY Ombré effect duvet cover
I think I’m a little obsessed with this photo! I just love the colours, the brightness, the lush leafiness, it’s too much. I really want to get these soft pinks and bright greens into… Continue reading
Mini update
Nowadays, I spend most of my time with some sort of milk based product in my hair. If Starbucks sell it – chances are; it’s in my hair. Or, you know, my eyebrows.… Continue reading
T-shirt to Crop Top DIY
It’s actually so hot in London I’m feeling the need to complain about it. Boooo. Anyway, I have this huge weirdly shaped t-shirt which, due to my hoarding tendencies, I have been hanging… Continue reading
Casual Friday – June/July favourites
Casual Fridays. Everybody loves a casual Friday, right? I certainly do. On casual Fridays we are allowed to wear our own clothes to work which, for me, turns into ‘wear your pajama top… Continue reading
The Batcave
Gold polka dots is totally my new thing. [image source] This being said, I decided to use the same method I used to make my pineapple print curtains to make a gold polka… Continue reading
Pineapple Print Curtains DIY
Do you know what my room needs? More pineapples. Obviously. I realised this late one night while I was contemplating home decor (wild Saturday night, I know…) and the next day I decided… Continue reading
New Home
We’ve moved! We had a crazy moving day but we got everything in, and we’re all very happy with our lovely new house. It’s a large mid terrace property with six bedrooms… Continue reading
Laundry
I did my laundry, and I am so excited. How sad is that? Very, very sad. As you may have guessed, my exams are over and now I’m gleefully doing all the stuff… Continue reading
Glitter Easter Eggs!
Glitter! I love glitter so much. Put it on birthday cards, phone cases, jewellery, your face, gifts, stationary, the faces of your loved ones, or basically anywhere that could do with a bit of… Continue reading
Smooth Talker: Delicious frozen smoothies…
(I feel like I should just take a moment to share how many awful puns I came up with for the title of this post: smooth moves, smooths like Jagger, and smooth criminal were… Continue reading
(I love) Love letters
I’m a massive believer in the idea that the greatest gift you can give somebody is your time (or maybe Oreos), but when you live far away from the object(s) of your… Continue reading
Super quick Phone Case DIY
The lovely Rob recently gifted me a beautiful stripy phone case, and this set off an avalanche of phone case ideas in my little head. I love phone cases, I’m the girl… Continue reading
Monochrome Gallery Wall
Eeeeee! That’s me being excited that my wall is all finished, it was so fun (and surprisingly easy) to put together! I collected tons of inspirational images (on Pinterest – my… Continue reading
Simple Personalised Silhouette DIY
As you can probably tell, lately I’ve been obsessed with the kind of silhouettes which you find in vintage lockets and cameos. I think they’re just so elegant, and luckily they’re so easy… Continue reading
Twenty-Minute DIY – Window Decoration
It was actually sunny today, and yesterday! To express my incredible joy at this great occasion I decided to share a twenty-minute craft project to brighten up your windows and get them ready… Continue reading
Regenerate your workspace in sixty minutes…
Hello friends! February is kinda kicking my butt. Already. I have a ton of University work, the weather is just horrible and the tube strike makes travelling through London the equivalent of trying… Continue reading
Breaking Bad Cushions – DIY
Rob and I were obsessed with Breaking Bad this year, so, as it has become a bit of a tradition for me to make him cushions at Christmas, I decided to take the iconic element… Continue reading
Pair of Hearts Chopping Boards – DIY
I bought this pair of small sturdy wooden chopping boards from IKEA (these APTITLIG 24x15cm Boards) for £4 each. I wanted to upgrade them to a kind of whimsical-Jamie-Oliver-chopping-board affair, adding a simple design… Continue reading
DIY: You’re Pretty (Message Mirror)
I made this mirror for my sister as a cute addition to her University room. It was really easy to do and I love how it turned out. I used this mirror (the BERLEVÅG Table… Continue reading
Have a Thrifty Christmas – Part One
Gone are the days when I could write a poem with a crayon, present it to my Mum with sticky fingers and call it a Christmas gift. So, so gone. Mainly because I’m… Continue reading
DIY — InstaCushion
While we were travelling, Rob took loads of awesome photos, and we were able to share most of them via Instagram. I have to admit to being a little obsessed with the app… Continue reading
DIY Tye-Dye Maxi Skirt
I leave for Japan on Monday, and I am excited! And when I am excited, I dye skirts. No, really. Okay, so just in case any of you had the urge to transform one… Continue reading
Social Media
I love blogging, and I enjoy being a part of the social media of WordPress, much more than I enjoy being a part of Facebook, or Twitter, or, you know, Bebo. I have… Continue reading
The Business of Blogging.
So, I have finished the oh-so-exciting-and-also-incredibly-frustrating-and-surprisingly-time-consuming project that I have been working on. I decided to make little ‘business cards’ so I could give my blog address to friends and family so that… Continue reading
Okay
So, I’m halfway through the latest in a seemingly interminable series of train journeys, on, no less, a particularly crappy train (the ones with no fold-down tables and the weird manually opening doors… Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Craft.
As you may expect, I did some crafty stuff for Valentine’s Day gifts. I’m going to do a few quick tutorials, to show you how easy it can be to tell the people… Continue reading
If this is love, love is easy…
…It’s the easiest thing to do, I know, I know, I’m spilling over a little from the designated Valentine’s time period, but this is the last one, I promise. Valentine’s day seems to… Continue reading
On the Second Day of Christmas…
Two (Hundred) cushions, and a mild case of textile-anxiety-disorder… This Christmas I decided to save money by hand making presents. I figured that if I couldn’t be generous with my money, I could… Continue reading
Denim Jacket Hybrid
My Hybrid denim jacket (: I’ve wanted one for a while, but the closest I could find was this. And then literally nothing else below £100. So I decided that it wouldn’t be… Continue reading