Mothers Day Gifts. Ugg Boots. Like you’ve never seen them before… *seriously pretty things*
Mar09

Mothers Day Gifts. Ugg Boots. Like you’ve never seen them before… *seriously pretty things*

So. If I say ‘Ugg Boots’ to you, what springs to mind, huh? Come on, you can say it. Ugly slouchy scuffy slipper boots. Warm, cosy – but oh-so UGG-ly. *nods* But. Just hold your horses there, young missy. I have a surprise for you. Just you climb down off your high horse and cast your eyes over this little lot… Not quite so Ugg-ly now, huh? But of course, platform wedges may not be your thing. So how about some...

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Mother’s Day Gifts – Delicious Helter Skelter Cuff Bracelet
Mar08

Mother’s Day Gifts – Delicious Helter Skelter Cuff Bracelet

Oh. Oh oh OH! I love this bracelet! Inspired by the swirls of a helter skelter – I can think of nothing more cheerful to wear on your wrist. Helter Skelter Wrap Cuff Bracelet, designed by Lynda Hayes and available from her Etsy Shop for £62.

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Mother’s Day Gift – The Thumprint Tree
Mar07

Mother’s Day Gift – The Thumprint Tree

I love this idea! So simple, so personal – and yet so perfectly treasure-able. The kit comes with the personalised bare tree print and an inkpad – you simply need the relevant thumbs to create the leaves. The Personalised Mother’s Day Thumbprint Tree is £18 from Brown Betty Stationery’s NOTHS shop.  

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How to design and make a beaded bracelet
Mar04

How to design and make a beaded bracelet

Customising glass beads and making bracelets is such a fun activity. The finished product can be tailored to create whatever fashion style you like. Maybe you could choose red, white and blue colours to create a bracelet fit for the wrist of a Diamond Jubilee Queen. Or what about adding little CND symbols so that you can recreate that San Francisco 1960s hippy-chick look – if you do be sure to wear flowers in your hair! Craft Supplies...

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Mothers Day Gifts – Simply Beautiful Dandelion Cushion
Mar02

Mothers Day Gifts – Simply Beautiful Dandelion Cushion

Funky Little Darlings list this cushion of loveliness in their Children’s Rooms section. Blow that. I want that patch of graceful loveliness in MY bedroom. Did you spot the little bird in there? Dandelion Fields cushion £48 from Funky little Darlings.

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Mothers Day Gift Ideas – Butterflies (and Rhett Butler!)
Mar01

Mothers Day Gift Ideas – Butterflies (and Rhett Butler!)

Just. So. Pretty. Isn’t it? Not too fussy, not too colourful, just… pretty. I love. *NB what took me to Wall Envy Art’s shop in the first place was this little beauty… which I *swoon* over, but possibly isn’t the most appropriate Mothers Day gift. Or actually, thinking about it… Both available (along with many other little treasures) in the Not On The High Street Shop from Wall Envy...

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