I’ve had quite a creative few weeks and it has put me in such a great mood! As well as continuing with scrapbooking I also spent this past weekend painting pottery at Glazey Days, making teacup candles (see my tutorial for this here), and creating calligraphy quotes to put up around my apartment. Not only that, … Continue reading 6 Ways That Being Creative Will Help You Feel Great
Warm summer evenings are the perfect excuse to enjoy a refreshing cocktail, and if you fancy mixing up something a little unusual and adding a hint of nature, perhaps you’d consider adding fresh herbs to your list of ingredients and creating a botanical cocktail. I teamed up with Ness Botanical Gardens to show how herbs … Continue reading Be Inspired: Summer Botanical Cocktails
After spending weeks and weeks trying to pick a holiday destination for June, me and Craig finally settled on staying in the UK and having a low-key relaxing break to Cornwall, a place neither of us has been since childhood and which deserves to be fully explored! We found a cute cozy cottage for two, which … Continue reading UK Travel: Me and My Olympus Go to Cornwall
It was birthday at the weekend and even though I’m making my way through my early 30s faster than I’d like, I had a lovely time celebrating with friends and family. I had two birthday gatherings, both involving cake, wine and games. Last weekend with my friends at Home Sweet Home in Manchester (by the way, … Continue reading What I Did For My 32nd Birthday
Manchester's Mad Men-inspired bar The Pen and Pencil has a new evening menu, and last week I went along to check it out. I've never actually been before, but I've heard a lot about this place and as soon as I walked in I could see why it has become so popular. It has a … Continue reading NYC-Inspired Dining at The Pen and Pencil
“The more you read the more things you know” - Dr Seuss I’ve made it my mission to read a lot more in 2016, and it’s going pretty well so far with 8 books under my belt since January. Here’s what I thought of each of them, in order of best to worst… The one I … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading in 2016
Summer sandals weather is here, and what better way to celebrate the sun than giving your feet a treat to get them looking their finest. Last weekend I booked in for a last minute pedicure at Spa Satori, which is my favourite spa in Manchester city centre. It’s tucked away in a peaceful corner of … Continue reading Ready, Pedi, Go!
Brunch is quite possibly my favourite meal of the day. It’s not just because brunch food is the best food (and it really is!), it’s also because it’s the perfect time of day. Not so early that you’ve just rolled out of bed, yet still early enough to have the rest of the day ahead … Continue reading Sunday Brunch in Manchester
As if Paperchase wasn’t already exciting enough (gotta to love that stationery), they have now launched a series of crafting workshops in their 3 flagship stores in Manchester, Glasgow and London. “Project Craft” focuses on 6 key crafting themes, but actually there are various different workshops to choose from within these theme areas: Scrapbooking Paper flowers … Continue reading Getting Crafty with Paperchase’s Crafting Workshops
I’ve heard a lot about Manchester’s iconic Australian and South East Asian restaurant and cocktail bar ever since it opened in 2011. And as I’d only ever heard good things but never got around to trying it myself, I was very excited to receive an Australasia gift card last year as a Christmas present. So … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Australasia, Manchester
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