Christmas is well and truly on my radar now, and as someone with an interest in crafting I was really excited to find out that Kirsty Allsopp is bringing a festive version of her Handmade Fair event to Manchester! The Handmade Christmas Fair will be held at Manchester Central across 3 days from 20th-22nd November, and … Continue reading The Handmade Christmas Fair is Coming to Manchester
We’re not quite on to snow scenes like that yet, but it’s noticeably colder now and when the clocks go back this weekend we can pretty much say goodbye to daylight hours! I don’t know about you but I find it so much harder to leave the house on dark evenings - it’s all about … Continue reading Winter is Coming…
It wasn’t built in a day, but can Rome be experienced in one? Because Rome was one of the stops on our cruise we had just 7 hours to spend on our first time in this amazing city, so here are my tips if you only have a short time to see it… Tips for seeing … Continue reading Travel: Rome in a Day
If you’re a fan of gel/shellac nails but don’t enjoy ruining your nails by picking them off and/or paying to have a nail technician remove them properly, here’s an at-home guide for removing them yourself. What you’ll need: Pure acetone (not just acetone nail polish)Foil cut into squaresCotton wool balls or pads cut into small … Continue reading How to Remove Gel Nail Polish
Before we went on our first ever cruise holiday we had a lot of questions beforehand. Honestly it seemed like the most complicated trip ever! So having now been on two (amazing!) cruises, I thought I'd share my experience and answer some of my pre-cruise questions. For a bit of background, our cruises have been … Continue reading Your Cruise Questions, Answered!
Our summer holiday was very late this year (we’ve just got back), so apologies for the September holiday posts! Anyway, I wanted to talk about the two beauty treatments that I only ever have when it’s holiday time, because whilst I can’t justify the cost on a regular basis I think they are more than worth the … Continue reading Pre-Holiday Beauty Treatments
It was a lovely weekend for a trip to the seaside, and so the perfect opportunity to visit the Vintage by the Sea Festival in Morecambe. It’s the third time that Morecambe has hosted this fun vintage extravaganza, and it was great to see it so well attended – the whole town was filled with … Continue reading Vintage By the Sea Festival
I was recently asked to create a botanical cocktail for the Ness Gardens Botanical Cocktail project, and I thought I’d share my “Summer Garden Smash” cocktail with you. The idea behind the project is to incorporate herbs into cocktail recipes and I have been allocated vodka as my spirit base, (which is great as I have … Continue reading Summer Garden Smash – a Botanical Vodka Cocktail
I feel like I've not had much time for blogging lately, yet when I think about what I've been busy doing there's actually nothing that much to report - it's all bits and pieces! Anyway, let's catch up! Here's a snapshot of my life at this very moment... What I’m listening to… Ever since I went to see … Continue reading Whatcha Doin?
This post is for chalkboard newbies like me, who have no idea that you have to “season” your brand new chalkboards before you use them. If you’re a “seasoned” chalkboard user already (see what I did there?) you’ll already know this of course, and will be like “uh of course you do, fool!” But sadly … Continue reading How to Prep Your Chalkboard for Action
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