Ideas for updating the home
WhilE our house is only rented, I still like to look after it. We’re lucky that we have free reign to decorate it as we please, and I don’t mind...
Tag: diy
Winter Warmer Bath Melts
These easy to make Bath Melts are a great gift idea for Christmas – they’d be perfect to give to a teacher or Gran for a handmade present. My girls...
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
If you’re beginning to think about Christmas {who isn’t} and love the idea of giving homemade gifts, then this is for you! I always plan to be organised and make...
Turn a favourite t-shirt into a keepsake toy
Us Mama’s have a tendency to get sentimental over those cute little baby clothes are kiddos wore.. there is always the odd item that you really really love them wearing...
Make your own lipbalm
It’s actually surprisingly easy to make your own lipbalm. It makes for a great gift or stocking filler – you’ll get kudos points for the handmade gift! You can customise...
Make it: DIY Advent Calendar
I made the girls an activity advent calendar last year, and they loved it so much I decided to make another this year. We loved having an activity to do...
Make it: Nursery Mobile DIY
I wanted a mobile to hang in Beastie’s nursery, but something a little different… not cutesy, or particularly ‘babyish’ if that makes any sense. Inspired by dream catcher’s, whimsy and...
Homeschooling looks like this
I get a lot of questions about how we homeschool, the things we do, how we fill our days. Just what homneschooling looks like for us. So this is the...
Make it: No-sew Fairy Tutu’s
Yesterday was a rainy day. The girls have spent most of the last week or two playing outdoors, enjoying the sunshine. A wet day indoors was the perfect excuse for...
Spring flower sun catchers
Hello! These are what we spent our afternoon making yesterday! After a showery start to the day, the sun finally came out, so we took a little walk and collected...
Spring Flower Collage
The kiddos and I had planned a trip to the park on their bikes first thing yesterday morning. By the time everyone was up and dressed, it had begun to...
Essential Oil Remedy for Cold Sores
I’m unlucky enough to get cold sores, when I’m stressed or tired, or when I get a cold. They’re sore and itchy, and just not nice! Thankfully, this essential oil...
Memory Jars
If you are anything like my family, then on every walk that you take, you end up coming home with a pocket full of ‘treasure’… stones, shells, feathers, acorns, pretty...
DIY: Mantra Magnets
Who doesn’t need some magnets for their fridge? My fridge is usually home to various photos, postcards, notes and drawings from the girls. We also seem to have a large...
DIY: Journal Kit
I love to journal, and it’s a love I’m passing on to my daughters. We put together these little journal kits to gift their friends this holiday season. Perfect for...