Today I’m sharing how a DIY Paper Fortune Cookie with a free printable over at Sweetly Chic Events. Most of my close friends will know, I adore fried rice… we had it on the menu at our wedding, and our invitation was a fortune cookie with the invitation inside in a Chinese takeaway box. I love… the fortune cookie.
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I had another post marked for today… But… These last few weeks, I saw someone’s dream coming true… After years of hard work. Belief. Knockbacks. Rewrites. And more Belief.   My friend became a published author. (about time, she’s a brilliant writer)   The new fiction novel, Gallipoli Street by Mary-Anne O’Connor Is a fiction novel
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  How to make the best pulled pork that’s gluten free in a slow cooker for 16+ people and look like a star in the kitchen at your next large gathering. This is a super easy recipe from a friend of mine. It’s cooked in a slow cooker which leaves you free to enjoy your party and not be
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  I’m back…. That was a long break! Fabulously long. I’ve missed you all.   I’m sharing a FREE Valentine’s day printable today. It’s super easy…   Download the template to make a seed envelope and add some chilli seeds for a bit of fun this Valentine’s day.   Or any day really.   DIY VALENTINE “I
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  Today I’m over at the fabulous Sweetly Chic Events sharing this Free Sparkler Favour Tag for New Year’s Eve. Thanks for being part of my journey this year … I hope you’ve had the sweetest little Christmas.   And… Happy New Year!   I thought you might like this free printable to celebrate 2015… Simply
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  Fancy catching Santa in your house this Christmas to show he’s been there for the kids? I love this idea… You can take a photo of Santa at your place and show the kids in the morning. So cool, I can’t wait to do this at Grandmas house on Christmas Eve.     I had
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  We are getting ready for Christmas here… And… We’re also getting ready for “big school”.   Very soon… our Santa’s Beard Countdown Calendar will be full of cotton wool and we’ll all be sleeping at Grandma and Grandpa’s waiting for that dude to swing by our house. That’s the morning, I’m totally torn..   I’m so not
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  When life gives you limes… Make hand cream! You might be forgiven for thinking I’ve gone a bit fruity over here… You’d be right though. Literally and figuratively. It’s Christmas, everyone gets a bit fruity then don’t they?   I’ve teamed up with talented Bele from Blah Blah Magazine to make a Free Lime Gift
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    Merry Everything… Seeing as there’s only 17 days until Christmas… I thought you  might like to get festive with this FREE Watermelon Christmas Tree Wallpaper download for your computer or iPhone. There’s an iPad version too, if you want to go crazy. This is what my desktop looks like… (It’s not always this tidy, though)
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  Today I’m over at Sweetly Chic Events with the gorgeous Missy and Kirstin sharing a DIY Christmas Tree Garland. You can never have enough lights at christmas right? This garland uses a string of lights and a free printable, but you could also hang it on some ribbon or string, there’s even a star
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I’m  thrilled to be hijacking the lovely Sonia’s blog, Life Love and Hiccups while she is in Dubai with 20 other Nuffnang Blogerati Bloggers. I’m sharing a DIY Lollipop Bouquet Gift with a free printable over there today. It’s super easy to do and it will make you look like a super mum or dad. Meanwhile… old cinders
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A simple DIY to make white clay Christmas ornaments with just 3 ingredients. The clay is super soft and brilliant white. And… It feels magic to touch too! I’ve been waiting for this personalised rolling pin so we could make these. It arrived the other day and we got straight into making these gorgeous things.   OMG I’m
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This is an easy tutorial on how to hang wallpaper sponsored by Wallpapered. We hung this in around 3 hours. The secret… is getting that first piece hung perfectly square. Which is easy to do… I found out.     Head here to start at the beginning of my son’s bedroom makeover   Firstly, we
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Fancy being super organised for Christmas this year? Download these printable christmas tags… and you’re on your way. They’re black and white, feature hexagon, cross, tree and heart shapes and come with the dot and cross pattern too. Add your own ribbon or string in your christmas colour scheme and you’re all set to wrap your
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Last year we used my Santa’s Beard Christmas Countdown to mark off the days till christmas. This year, I decided to change it up a little bit. Colourwise… I’ve gone black and white. And added some crosses… Download my Christmas Countdown Calendar here It’s chocolate free and lot’s of fun to do. If you’re short on time, this
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Did you know the crane is a mystical creature that’s believed to live for a thousand years? In Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture the crane represents good fortune and longevity. I made this origami crane mobile for my little guys room, with a stick, some cotton and some paper, …you can do it too, It’s
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I believe our lives are made up of many tiny stories, And… Inspirational people…   So, I asked some of my family to give me a quote or saying that we could put on our son’s wall, we’re doing a makeover on his bedroom, (check it out here) and I wanted to personalise the space with our own
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It’s a bit exciting getting to big school age… That’s happening next year at our house.   So, I decided it was time for a makeover.   Excuse my fuzzy photo… and bad bed making… I was so excited to make up the new furniture I didn’t get many before photos. But… I love seeing what
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  Halloween keeps growing bigger and bigger here in oz… I’m a fan, as is the little guy, of course… I thought I’d share a quick way to… get your halloween on this year, with some spray paint and washi tape, and of course… some pumpkins. See the tutorial on these 2 easy DIY halloween pumpkin ideas below… they’re super
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Looking for a neat way to get your family organised for next year? The 2015 family organiser calendars are now available in my shop. You can purchase here. With a 6 column grid so you can see what everyone’s doing at-a-glance… it’s the perfect family organiser and comes with 368 stickers.     This years calendar features
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I love a light or two… Our house has so many down lights, it’s like we have a runway on the ceiling. But it’s missing some softness… When I saw this awesome paper light shade  here by Gabrielle Guy I knew I had to try making this. It’s super easy and I just love it was made with a
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Looking for an excuse to put your Instagram shots on display? Here’s how to make hexagon frames for your Instagram pics, so you can showcase your masterpieces. I’ve been meaning to back up my Instagram shots for a while now… …this little project has helped me make a copy of our memories and got me reminiscing along
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