Do-it-yourself handiwork around the home is always an appealing concept. There’s just something extra-special about feeling like you’re in full control of your home environment, even if that means conducting repairs or managing décor all on your own.…
Every year I post something for you guys that'll make your V-Day a little more enjoyable: my personal favourite is last year's Alternative Anti-Valentine's Day Cards. This year I thought I'd rustle up a Valentine's Day Bingo game that we can all play, whether you're in a relationship or would rather play in traffic then go on a date right now.…
This evening my friends April and Alex came over so we could swap Christmas presents. Based on the title of this post and the fact it's me, you'd assume that I didn't have the gifts for them, right? I actually did! Alas, every other year I'm usually the one who has forgotten someone or other, so I thought I'd share some last minute gift ideas you can (hopefully) get your hands on before Friday!…
Today, on Blogmas Day 17 no less, I'm about to throw down some truth, okay? Okay. Here goes: traditional Christmas cake is gross. Raisins, glazed cherries, candied peel, currants and brandy come together to create a monstrosity that is neither visually or taste...ually pleasing and so every year I sit happily munching on Quality Streets whilst everyone else destroys their tastebuds on Christmas Day. So today I thought I'd collect some fantastic Christmas cake alternatives that my fellow truthers can…
Finding cute and festive wrapping paper is one of my favourite parts of the festive season because I absolutely love wrapping presents. I spent about four hours the other day waddling around Hull attempting to find wrapping paper that matched, and I have a little crafts bag bursting with red and gold ribbons all year round. So of course I had to share some of my favourite wrapping papers from around the web!…
If Saturdays are for getting merry on Christmas cocktails, then Sundays are for eating Christmas cookies! I’ve used the term ‘cookies’ in the American sense as there were just so many lovely looking Christmas biscuits I couldn’t leave them out. Whilst we’re on the subject I was wondering what ‘biscuits’ refers to in America? And why are they eaten with gravy? Is gravy even the same thing? I get very confused by American ~cuisine~. Like yesterday, simply click on the…