Ikea Member’s Homes I am bashfully delighted to be featured on Ikea family live for January. I honestly thought they weren’t going to use my photos so I was very surprised when they emailed to tell me:) Go to featured members homes to read about crafty tea parties and waddling ducks and see shots of [...]
Art and craft storage Recently I’ve spent more time arranging my art supplies than actually using them but I have finally finished and here is a mini tour and what I use to store my stuff. I have an Ikea Expedit desk which I adore and was a gift from my aunt:) The workspace [...]
There are numerous plugins to increase the useability and functionality of WordPress. Here are eleven of the best ones. All of the ones I use are indispensable and free! Akismet: Stops and catches spam comments. An excellent plugin that everyone should use. Jetpack: Brilliant plugin that does many things including visitor counts and email subscription. [...]
I’m sick so I’ve made myself a fort on the sofa. Yes it looks odd and yes, I am a thirty year old woman but I’ve learned to do what it takes to feel better. I have a long history of this sort of behaviour. Once in my teens I was a waitress in a [...]
The trick to taking good Christmas tree photos is to turn off all the lights and the flash and wait until nightfall to take the photos. Open the aperture as much as you can and use a tripod if you have one. Use a high ISO and slow shutter speed. How to take great Christmas [...]
Moroccan vegetarian Stew “The air was hot and smelled of spice: harmonious chaos.” Olive Oil 1 tablespoon red onion peeled and diced garlic cloves crushed carrot diced courgette cut into chunks butternut squash chunks cinnamon 1tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chopped tomatoes 400g tin of chickpeas salt and pepper 1/2 a pack of coriander chopped [...]
I love beauty treatments but hate the expense. To aid me in recession busting beautification I have rounded up … DIY beauty treatments from around the web. Try them and enjoy:) DIY Lavender & Chamomile Bath Melts Egg Whites and Yogurt Mask Homemade Lotion Bars Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub Olive Oil scrub Vitamin [...]
Brilliant documentaries I’ve been on a documentary kick and have recently discovered a number of new ones. A mixture of moving, amusing, horrifying and enlightening , these are eleven examples of the best documentaries of recent times. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father : “In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, [...]
