Kids Easter Craft – Chirpy Chick Paper Chain

This months blog is all about having fun and entertaining the kids this Easter but beware all adults, it really is a bit addictive and you might just end up joining in or finding excuses to make it without them! Creating your own decorations is so...

Brown Paper ….It’s not just for Christmas!

As a gift wrapper I'm lucky enough to be surrounded by pretty materials with everything I could possibly need at my fingertips to be creative or achieve a particular look I need when wrapping for a client, family or friend. But yet there's one material I...

How to make a Pretty Spring/Summer Table Decoration

With the Spring sunshine finally here and alfresco dining in full swing, here’s a quick and easy idea to brighten up any table using some bits and bobs in the house, a dash of creativity and some More Pretty Things know how. For this make you'll...

And they lived happily ever after!

Do you always take a nicely wrapped gift to a wedding even if you’re giving them money or vouchers too? Being a bit of a traditionalist I must admit 'I do'. No matter how small, its all about the thought and celebrating the ‘gift’ of marriage....

Meet the maker – Life behind a creative business

It's a pretty natural human desire to know more about those around us. Most magazines and media coverage are full to brimming with celebrity gossip and lets be honest, the more normal 'bad hair day' images and tales of burning the dinner being the most...

Quick and Easy Wool Pom Poms!

It's been some time since the pom pom was ranking top of the craft slot but thanks to a new surge in focus from the fashion and interior design industry, these little sphere's of retro fluff have been making a well earned come back! As a...

Just add a Gift Tag…

Over the years I've found myself with a variety of unintentional collections of this, that and the other. Things that I'm sure I'll need in the future so can't bear to throw away...

Hello Spring!

Hello to Spring and to everyone with a Spring Birthday!  What a lovely time of year to have one ...