Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
When you are hosting an event where gifts from your guests are very likely, it is always nice to be able to send them away with a small gift in return. With this in mind, I decided that for my baby shower I would make some favor bags for my guests. We used some clear [...]
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Preparation started with balloons. Lots of balloons…. everywhere! We moved furniture out and began to set tables. Tiny buckets set up ready for tiny posies. And I worked on setting up the favor table….. ……but not before blowing up more balloons with Cathy……. …….or checking that my bump was still there. No point in having [...]
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Welcome to Friday and welcome to St. George’s Day here in the UK. It’s a beautiful day already in West Sussex and the weekend is set to be warmer than it has been so far this year. My condolences to all the runners taking part in the London Marathon, I know you like a bit [...]
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Easter preparations are continuing here at the house and it’s given me the chance to get focused at my desk and begin work on some new paper designs. This egg shaped bunting reading “Happy Easter” is my latest piece and is currently hanging above the AGA. Each letter was printed out on to A4 card [...]
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
With Easter fast approaching I thought I’d show you, in bite sized chunks, what I’m doing in my home to get ready for this delicious looking celebration. I say delicious looking because I really love the colours that are about at this time of year. I have some hyacinths coming up in my garden that [...]
Friday, March 12th, 2010
It’s Mothering Sunday this weekend in the UK and I’ve put together a gift bundle that may inspire you to wrap your gift to Mum a little differently this year. The usual thing to give on a day such as this is a gift of sorts, a card and some flowers. But you can wrap [...]
Friday, March 5th, 2010
It’s Oscar weekend. I love the Oscars. I would sit up late at night as a kid and watch them and then when I was at drama school my classmates and I would discuss the winners with such passion the morning after as we waited for classes to start. I remember being so passionate about [...]
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Bright colourful corners are so welcome in my house right now and for the past week I’ve walked past this table and it’s cheered me up no end. Not only can I smell the candy and the sweets wafting up but it’s so cheery that I cant help but be cheered by it. Creating a [...]
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
I’ve decided to create a table full of all things things ‘Valentine’s Day’ and I’ll show you everything that it contains over the next couple of days. But today is the day of these super simple candy favor bags with a Valentine trim. I have used clear cellophane bags to hold various bon-bon’s, chocolate covered [...]
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
This February we’re starting our Valentine’s celebrations early and have had a rather sweet and tasty start by making these fondant fancies. These cakes are so nice to receive as a gift or a favor and don’t have to be made only on Valentine’s Day. They are also perfect for Baby showers, Weddings and all [...]