On Tuesday 10 November the North East’s Bloggerati (if that’s a word) gathered at Bonbar in Newcastle for the North East Blogger Awards. Hosted by OPR, the aim is to celebrate the blogging talents in the North East I was very humbled to be shortlisted in two categories, Homes and Interiors, and the big one, … More Blogger of the Year!! WOW!
Around ten months ago I wrote about being unhappy at work, quitting my job and grabbing life by the balls. My mid-life crisis officially began in January, if you haven’t read this post you can read it here. (New beginnings, steel toe caps and no more tears) This year has been unpredictable, exciting, hard work, and so much fun. … More Life after quitting
We’ve all got cardboard boxes lying around somewhere in the loft or the garage, why not put them to good use instead of putting them out for recycling or to the tip. You may have seen the smaller cardboard letters wrapped in wool I created for the blogger challenge for the Festival of Thrift, well … More Quick Weekend Fix – Giant decorative letters
In the first of a new series I thought I’d show you some quick revamping and upcycling ideas that you can do over the weekend. I’ve been wanting to do this one for a while and decided on my Friday lunch break to do it. Ok, so I work at home and I can easily … More Quick Weekend Fix
Thriftiest Blogger Challenge?! This challenge from the Festival of Thrift had my name written all over it. The Festival of Thrift is a national festival celebrating all things thrifty, crafty, upcycled and creative and aims to inspire people to live life with more of a make do and mend attitude. We’ve all got an inner … More Thriftiest Blogger Challenge
A few upcycling projects for kids rooms to help declutter and add a creative twist to their space. … More Kids room upcycling fixes
I love a good party. From designing the invites to making games, themed food and quirky party bags, I always throw myself into it. For the last three years I’ve held my son’s birthday parties at home. His fifth and sixth birthday parties were perfect, the last one may well have put me off for life! … More One too many kids birthday parties.
Books. I’m addicted to books. No getting round it, I wouldn’t want to live without books. I love the way they’re displayed on shelves, the way they’re grouped together, the smell of the print, the feel of the paper, the dust jackets, everything about books allows to me to get a little bit lost and away … More Books, books, books
All round creative junkie 