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Category Archives: Made

This category is a little collection of the things I’ve made.

Including up-cycling, DIY plus things I’ve designed and crafted.

There’s the odd recipe — including cocktails and cordials.

Basically this little round up of posts is all about making stuff; in all shapes and forms!

3rd December 2019

Christmas Rituals {And Nutcracker Biscuits}

So here it is folks. December is finally here and silly season is officially underway! Regular readers of my blog… Read More
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4th September 2019

How to make a Grasshopper Costume

A new school term is underway and I’m wondering what weird and wonderful costume requests will be coming my way… Read More
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25th August 201927th August 2019

How to Make a Silk Flower Wreath | Tutorial

The internet is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Want to learn to make a curry? Ask Google. Want to know… Read More
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28th April 201928th June 2019

Tips for decorating a caravan | Painting a caravan exterior

I’ve been meaning to write this post for AGES; I’ve had so many messages from people over recent months, asking… Read More
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7th December 20182nd December 2019

How to Make | Christmas Snow Globe Cookies

Oh how I love this time of year. It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of autumn and winter… Read More
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27th November 201826th November 2019

Alternative Christmas Decor | Decorating a Staircase with Honeycomb Balls

Not long now folks… just a few more days and the Christmas countdown will be well and truly on! A… Read More
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14th October 201815th October 2018

15 Minute Pressure Cooker Lentil and Bacon Soup #NoPressureCooking

What quick and nutritious meals can you rustle up in just 15 minutes — from scratch? Scrambled eggs? Cheese on… Read More
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10th October 201823rd August 2019

How to Make Pom Poms the Easy Way {no cereal packets were harmed during this tutorial}

A few weeks’ ago I wrote about our last Camp Bestival adventure and how we all spent a brilliant afternoon in… Read More
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11th August 201811th August 2018

Homemade Ginger and Rhubarb Gin {Featuring Opies}

Gin has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence over the last few years hasn’t it? Even some of the most… Read More
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  • Week 16 of our renovation!! How the devil did we get here? 😮

Today, the window fitters came back and - as we speak - are installing the last set of doors 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Mr D just said to me - ‘hey does this mean we can take all the wood, that I nailed to the back of the dining room door, off?’ And yes. 
I suppose it does 😆

Who needs locks and keys when you have 4x2 and some nails eh?! I was a bit horrified at the thought of doing it, but it’s definitely made me feel nice and safe 😊😆
  • I have shamelessly stolen this pic from my friend Karen @mini_travellers 😆

It was taken at the @insta_mingle_events do that I went to up in Chester, a couple of weekends ago. Such a fab night and proof that although social media is a great way of connecting with folk, it’s no substitute for meeting up with people in real life.

I’m so lucky to have made some wonderful new friends over the years; some through blogging, some at festivals and even on holiday (thinking of you @marisa_harmer and @blownawayorg 😊)! I think — if you meet someone — and have a connection (be it online or in person), it’s always worth taking the time to maintain those friendships.

I’m so lucky to have met Karen through my blog; she’s one of my fave people to hang out with (and best of all our husbands and children get on too!!) Winner👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks so much to @camerayard for capturing this memory ⭐️ What about you? Do you like making new friends or do you have a small, closed circle? 😊
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  • Everyone got their decorations up?

No?

We don’t either! We don’t have a tree, or any lights — hell — we don’t even have a kitchen 😆

But we do have some windows 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This pic was from last year - when I had a house to decorate 😉- there’s a link in my bio if fancy giving it a go yourself ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  • Such a fab day yesterday! 
The first bit of glazing was fitted in the house!! Given the delays and complications, I was half expecting it to be wrong 😱 but I shouldn’t have worried. Apart from a cracked pane (being remade and installed next week) it all went to plan.

Fingers crossed for more of the same today!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 I can’t wait to see it all finished!!!
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  • So here they are! My finished nutcracker biscuits - just in time for #nationalcookieday 🍪 
I was asked by @lauraashleyuk to create a post for their blog (unpaid and I’ve no obligation to share it); they provided the Nutcracker themed items I used to prop the pictures.

You can pop over to their website to see the recipe I created - and I’ve shared a post on my own blog too; link in bio.

Creating these bad boys was no mean feat without a kitchen, but they’ve turned out better than I’d hoped 😊

A little bit of Christmas magic too - they disappeared almost as soon as I’d made them 😉
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  • Happy happy 1st December!! One last month of 2019 - and just 24 more days until Christmas!!! 🎄🥳🎄🥳 I’ve been making cookies for a blog post over the last few days; no mean feat when you don’t have a kitchen 😝

I’ve been like the travelling baker... pitching up to friends houses and using their kitchens. 
I’ve been making these little nutcracker biscuits for @lauraashleyuk . This pic shows them in their unfinished state — I’ll share a finished pic next week for #nationalcookieday day!

As well as cookie day it’ll be week 15 of our @the_listed_home build.

If you’ve been following our progress over there, you’d know that last week was a bit of a disaster 😬😱 I’m hoping that December will be kind to us and we can get our extension watertight before the new year! 😜
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