white on white on white
This summer I’m moving into a new house in London, and I cannot wait to get started decorating a fresh new place. Last time we moved I was all about the colour – I… Continue reading
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Wednesday Scribbles
As we get into serious revision season, and the only sound to be heard is the scratching of pens and the soft weeping of several thousand students, I thought we could all use… Continue reading
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
Christmas Cards
What’s nicer than a Christmas card? (apart from a Christmas card that’s made of food) How about a sweet handmade card with a secret punch of glitter and a personal hand delivery service?… Continue reading
Gift Guide #2
How’s the present-buying going? Really really well? Well I hope you’re doing better than me anyway! It’s so stressful buying gifts – especially gifts for guys, right? What do they want? Because the perverse… Continue reading
Christmas Haul!
I’m so so happy that it’s finally December, and so excited to jump into all of the Christmassy goodness I’ve got planned! I’ve got a girls and guys gift guide coming up for… Continue reading
This is Halloween!
I thought I’d share some photos from the Halloween weekend since we had such a fun time getting dressed up and spookifying the house for our party! I’ve never really celebrated Halloween, but… 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
Framed Quotes – DIY
Do you remember these super simple framed quotes which I was admiring a couple of months ago? Well, I decided to go ahead and make myself a DIY version for my bedroom.… 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
Ten Minute DIY – Jewellery Display
Since I moved in, my jewellery has been sitting sadly in a tiny box on my bookcase, getting tangled and forgotten, so I came up with a quick DIY solution which means it… 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
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
Summer Sugar Scrub
Hello, It’s sort of sunny. I like it. Sometimes I think it might nearly be time to peel back all those layers of tights and jumpers and socks and scarves and what-not and… 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
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
DIY – Six easy ways to upcycle glass jars…
I always have loads of empty jars lying around, and at Christmas I used metallic spray paint to decorate a couple to store my pens and makeup brushes. Since then I have continued… 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 Delicious Christmas – Part Three: Fancy Food
I had to rope in Rob to help me with this one, seeing as I am a pathologically lazy chef. Boo. That being said, these little filo treats are actually very easy to… Continue reading
Have a Delicious Christmas – Part One: Lazy Days
Christmas Coffee Cocktail Sometimes, all you want to do is snuggle up with some comfort food and watch Elf. I’ve never been very good at putting in the effort when it comes to making… 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
Have an Organised Christmas!
Have an Organised Christmas! Now doesn’t that sound fun? Doesn’t that sound like just the kind of lazy, eat-everything-you-can-find-and-never-leave-your-duvet festive season you’ve been dreaming of? I mean, probably not, but I’m the kind… Continue reading
Zombiestorm: Question Tuesday
Question Tuesday, the day when I answer topical and highly relevant questions… (Not really, what do you take me for?) Questions this week: 1. i. Is it okay to shoot people who deliberately… 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
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