My thoughts on Planning a bathroom that will grow with my family. When we moved into the house we knew that we would need to do work to the bathroom, for a number of reasons: Firstly, because there is only one- something that the surveyor was at pains to point out in the pre-purchase stages. Secondly because there is no shower. And thirdly because the survey said there were 'issues' with the bathroom in it's current state. I … [Read more...]
Fabulous Fairtrade Shabby Chic Braided Rug
Our Shabby Chic Summerhouse makeover has been getting some fabulous feedback, both from The Girls who use it almost daily, and online. I still have several tweaks I want to make, things I want to add and top of my hit-list was a rug. So I was delighted when Culture Vulture Direct got in touch to offer one. Funnily enough I had received my copy of their catalogue in the mail only that morning and had been petitioning DH for the Providence Rag Rug … [Read more...]
How to paint your front door
Growing up I moved around the world with my parents, I went to boarding school, then I got a job that involved travelling. So with our first house, it was so important to me that I declared my ownership. In my case (and the then-boyfriend, of course) it was with a smart new front door, painted black and decorated with frosted numbers on the glass panel above, just like I'd seen in the Grand Designs magazine. Once that was done, it really felt … [Read more...]
Our Shabby Chic Summerhouse Makeover
When we moved house last summer we left behind in our former garden a beautiful hand-painted playhouse, bought as an over-indulgent gift to our first child on her first birthday. It had daily use from a multitude of children and we all mourned it's loss. I even mourned the handpainted sign saying 25 1/2 that I had made for it. But the children got over their loss with the promise of their first trampoline, and we had plans for … [Read more...]
A customised Loom Hook made from Thermomorph
I was sent a jar of Thermomorph recently. It sat on the kitchen table staring at me whilst I looked online to find out what I could do with it. It's very easy to use: you simply tip some of the plastic beads into boiled water and wait for them to melt and coalesce into a gloop that you can mould and manage. If it gets too hard, dunk it back into the water to soften and carry on. I stirred a whole bunch of Hama Beads into one blob and … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Thank You Teacher cards
Summer holidays are almost here and I have already shared several ideas for Teacher Gifts that you can make, so now's the time to make Thank You Teacher cards to go with them. The best thing about them is that they are quick and easy and don't require too many craft supplies. They literally take five minutes to make and I love the cute lined-paper look that they have. You just need: White card: in my case I used plain cards I bought in bulk … [Read more...]
{Teachers Gifts} How to make a Tea Bouquet
Last year the Teacher's Gifts were all about coffee. I had 14 of them to make from the funds collected as a Class Rep. This year, I don't have that pressure and so can take the time to create something a little more unusual. Which is why, when I spotted a Tea Bouquet on a recent trip to Holland, I bought one for Granny- the only tea lover on my corner of the world- and decided to replicate it for LBG's teachers. The key thing with this … [Read more...]
