Inspiration for the Weekend: It’s All About the Prettiness

June 6, 2014 // No Comments

What a lovely fresh summer morning it is here, and I for one am in a super-happy mood because today I am off to the first ever Ideal Home Show in Manchester! I am not sure how much upcycling there... Continue reading →

Just Start

June 5, 2014 // 1 Comment

My biggest inspiration this week has been in the form of two little words: Just Start. I found this teeny tiny phrase in a lovely picture posted by a fellow blogger, Emily from Makelight Photography. (You can even buy a... Continue reading →

Folk Art… Who Needs Rules Anyway?

May 30, 2014 // 2 Comments

The past few months, I’ve started to notice more and more examples of Folk Art cropping up in my social media feeds and even in my favourite upcycling and interiors magazines. Not all of the examples are necessarily labelled as... Continue reading →

Somewhere to put my cup of tea

May 28, 2014 // No Comments

I have finally finished the coffee table project which I started a long time ago. When we moved into our house a year ago, this bad boy was hanging around under the stairs, looking a bit unloved and slightly too... Continue reading →

Inspiration for the Weekend: Pots of Fun

May 16, 2014 // No Comments

Good morning everyone – it’s nearly the weekend! Here in England it is looking like it will be nice and sunny – how lovely.     My blog tells me that I’ve had quite a few visits from Canadian friends... Continue reading →

Découpage: A Step by Step Guide

May 15, 2014 // 2 Comments

I have finally completed the second of this nest of tables using découpage. Those of you who remember my first blog post might remember that I had a set of two pine tables, one of which I painted and stencilled... Continue reading →

Inspiration for the Weekend: 9th May

May 9, 2014 // No Comments

I really enjoyed doing my last Inspiration for the Weekend post, so I’ve decided to make it a regular feature on my little blog. It’s so inspiring to see other people’s creative upcycling projects and to look at the many fabulous effects... Continue reading →

Busy Busy

May 2, 2014 // No Comments

This week has been a busy one for me in my day job. I’ve been working in my job at a university for nine months now, so this week I had my third review which I happily passed – so I... Continue reading →

Painting Outdoors

April 23, 2014 // 4 Comments

The weather has been so lovely here in the North West over the past few weeks, so I decided to use this time to do a spot of painting outdoors. I had two projects to be done: A garden table... Continue reading →

Inspiration for the Weekend

April 11, 2014 // 1 Comment

As I’m sure lots of bloggers do, I spend quite a lot of time looking at different types of social media: Pinterest and Instagram snaps, twitter, Facebook and other blogs. It’s a brilliant way of finding out what upcycling projects... Continue reading →