This year I have been inspired by the countless Pinterest images of the most beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts and decided that my wrapping game needed an upgrade. I have always admired little homemade touches at Christmas, and this year I decided I would give making my own homemade gift tags a go. I didn’t set my expectations too high. I

Christmas in Australia is a beautiful time of year; we have our unique way of celebrating the holiday. I was fortunate enough to live in Scotland in my early 20’s and had the privilege of experiencing Christmas with snow, ice and dark days when you all spend time together snuggled inside around a roaring fire. I prefer a warm Christmas

Making your own cleaning products is an incredible way to save money and ensure you are dramatically reducing toxins in your home. I use a combination of homemade and store-bought products to clean my house. There are many wonderful environmentally friendly products available to buy, with heightened awareness from savvy consumers environmentally safe and toxin-free products are popping

Halloween in Australia is gaining more popularity each year. We have embraced the tradition in our home, my daughters birthday falls on Halloween and she absolutely adores everything that goes with celebrating Halloween. However, I found shopping for Halloween decorations in stores and online disappointing. Often the quality of the decorations available is not good enough to withstand the Australian

Painting pumpkins is a significantly easier Halloween crafting activity than carving pumpkins. Carving out pumpkins is very hard work, especially with the kids. If you’re looking for a WOW effect this Halloween without much effort, painting pumpkins are the way to go. Sticking with our black and white theme we painted all our pumpkins one solid colour. This took us

With our Halloween theme being Black and White Halloween Night it was difficult to find a front door wreath that we loved. Some had a hint of colour, some were all black and some were just ugly. So we decided the best course of action was to make our own just the way we wanted. And it was so simple

Easter has arrived, hasn’t that gone fast! It feels as if I popped the Christmas decorations way last week. All the signs are there, chocolate eggs in the supermarket, cooler weather and of course the hot cross buns everywhere you look. All the other holidays have their own fun why not Easter? Have some fun with it this year by

I had a friend a few years ago that took me by surprise when she proudly announced she always sends herself roses on valentine’s day. She was married, happily or not, I was never quite sure, but married non-the less with two kids. The idea struck me as a touch absurd, she was sending herself roses, yet the card was