Tag: Emma

Wreaths shouldn’t just be for Christmas, and there’s no better season to dress your front door than Spring. New buds and blooms, along with some of the prettiest hedgerow blossoms, can make for an inexpensive and eye catching feature. Hang them on external doors and gates, or bring inside to use as a candle ring […]

As the days get a little brighter, our minds start to turn towards Spring cleaning and organising our homes for the new season ahead. It’s the perfect time to tidy out and tidy up, before the Summer sees us abandon indoors for out, and the school holidays make organisation that little bit more difficult! If […]

The festive season is fast approaching and with growing to-do lists, busy shops and a multitude of friends and family to gift, the whole season can become very overwhelming indeed. Knowing what to buy for the person who has everything, or a party hostess or school teacher can prove difficult, especially if your budget […]

Beginners Craft Project We’re a generation of upcyclers. From furniture to bathroom fittings, clothing to cushions, the trend in our modern age is to be anything but. The ‘make do and mend’ culture is alive and kicking, and people are choosing individuality over mass-produced wherever possible. Where do you begin though, if crafting and DIY […]

Sound Familiar? Before you even leave the house you play a little game of ‘Suitcase Tetris’. A fun ten minutes of trying to a) make the car boot magically bigger and/or b) make the amount ‘o crap you have brought reduce to a vaguely manageable dimension. Sweat and Swearing almost certainly guaranteed. Arrival at the […]

The frigid temperatures of January have given way to a milder and (slightly!) brighter month with us. Little signs of the season to come are starting to pop up all over the countryside, and we are so glad to see them. Snowdrops and Willow buds are appearing all around Little Wood, and they are the […]

Happy New Year! I hope that you had the most peaceful and restful Christmas and New Year break. It always occurs to me that January is probably the worst month of all to exercise discipline with ourselves and make lasting resolutions. These dark, dreary days of late Winter call for home comforts, food heady with […]