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Aug282018Apr 26 2019
2

Day Trip to Pisa – Things We Did and Visited

It feels like a lifetime away now we visited the beautiful Italy.. I have written about our experiences and time in Venice and Florence and as promised, here is the next installment – Pisa! I think Leaning Tower of Pisa is on everyone’s list to visit when in Italy. It is such an iconic monument,… Read More

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Jul92018Apr 26 2019
3

Italy Trip – Next Stop Three days in Florence

I will not lie when we first started talking about a holiday to Italy, the first place I really wanted to visit was Florence.. I have always been fascinated by art, history and architecture and for me Florence was a dream destination.  I read Dan Brown’s Inferno a few years back and it made me… Read More

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Jun182018
2

Visiting the Beautiful Venice – Things to Do and Visit

Do you recall my post where I told you we will be going on a magical trip to Italy to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary?? Well, we have just returned from 10 fantastic days away and I decided to write a post (or maybe several posts) on what we did, saw and visited. We started… Read More

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Mar272018Apr 11 2018
10

Visiting London and Attending Mad About the House Book Launch

We are finally home after a few days away, when we went to London last week! If you follow my blog and Instagram stories you probably already know I had the opportunity to attend Amara Home Refresh Event (more about it on a separate post) and also the book launch of Kate’s amazing new book… Read More

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Feb122018
4

Gift to Ourselves for our 10th Wedding Anniversary – a Trip to Italy

This post is slightly different to my usual craft and DIY posts, but I have decided to try and do some personal posts on the blog so that you can also get to know me a little better. Today I wanted to do a little post about our plans for our 10th Wedding Anniversary! No,… Read More

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Jan32018Jan 3 2018
19

My Life – Highlights from 2017 and my Favourite Moments

As we slowly roll into 2018 I wanted to do a quick post to reflect on the last year and share with you some of the highlights and my favourite things that happened to me last year!!  I am hoping to share a little bit more about myself, my life and things I do so… Read More

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Dec52017Feb 8 2018
2

Our Beautiful Christmas Tree & Christmas Mornings with Treetopia

*Disclaimer:   This post has been made in collaboration with Treetopia and contains affiliate links. You can view our full policy here.  All opinions and ideas expressed are my own and not influenced in any way. I am so excited to share this post with you today as it not only involves the most magical time of the year but also… Read More

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Nov302017Feb 8 2018
1

Christmas Wreath Decorating with John Lewis

*Disclaimer:   This post has been made in collaboration with  John Lewis and contains affiliate links. You can view our full policy here.  All opinions and ideas expressed are my own and not influenced in any way. Christmas is a magical time for sure, I am so glad to bring this post to you in collaboration with John Lewis.  I took part… Read More

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Oct162017Oct 16 2017
7

A Very Honest Post on Why I Blog

As I roll in my third year of blogging I often get asked… How did I start this blog, why did I do it and why do I keep doing it?? I have a full time job and probably as many people do not have enough hours in the day as it is!!! The simple… Read More

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Oct92017
1

Handmade Fair Shopping Haul!!

By now you have probably read my post on the amazing day my husband and I had at the Handmade Fair.  I thought it would be great to also show you on a separate post the things I purchased at the Handmade Fair!! It was honestly heaven on earth for anyone who enjoys crafts and… Read More

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Sep212017Sep 21 2017
27

My Super-Amazing Day at the Handmade Fair

As a huge fan of arts and crafts I have been wanting to attend the Handmade Fair for years! I was so excited to finally get the chance to go, I thought I would share my experience with you.  To sum up the whole day in on word I would say it was AMAZING!!! Sorry… Read More

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Sep72017
1

Getting Excited about the Handmade Fair

I am so excited I cannot even tell you! I am a huge fan of crafts and everything handmade (as you know).  Every year, when I see adverts and posts about the Handmade Fair I get so jealous as living in the Isle of Man means it is a bit of a trip to the… Read More

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Bathroom wasn’t on the list to do first but thin Bathroom wasn’t on the list to do first but things happened and we ended up knocking a few walls down, completely re-designing the bathroom and changing the layout.. I must say this bathroom is actually better than the original one we had designed … tiler is coming in next week with the plumber in straight after .. 2 weeks and hopefully we can move back in and have a completely renovated bathroom - dream bath and all 🛁 [probably minus the doors as I still need to strip those] .. sanding and sealing the beam and sorting out the vanity this weekend !! Swipe to see the progress !! IOM folk if you need a great plasterer let me know or find Neil at NK Plastering has done an amazing job 👍🏼 
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Renovation in real time.. this is us today .. crea Renovation in real time.. this is us today .. creating a new opening to the bathroom.. swipe to see before .. 
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Coco’s 13th birthday is definitely worth marking Coco’s 13th birthday is definitely worth marking on the grid .. my little sidekick who always has my back .. dogs are family ❤️ .. happy birthday Coco !!! 🎂 
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Bathroom progress … tiles are off … lath and p Bathroom progress … tiles are off … lath and plaster is off walls are bare .. well one side has no wall just the stud work 🤭electrician coming on Friday to start the rewiring upstairs as we are hoping to start the bathroom in a few weeks … 😬 
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A different kind of flatly may .. Renovations aren A different kind of flatly may .. Renovations aren’t pretty 🔨 .. this is the current situation upstairs (obviously over around to make it “appealing”) dust, stripper, wallpaper …. Me covered in crap 😂thanks for sticking around !! 🏡 
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We are lucky to have 3 beautiful trees in our gard We are lucky to have 3 beautiful trees in our garden - 2 pine trees and 1 Turkey (I think) oak.. they are absolutely beautiful but as they’ve been left for years without any treatment or maintenance, they have overgrown and holly is suffocating the beautiful oak so they are in desperate need of some TLC .. they are not coming down they are just having a little “haircut” today to help them grow healthier ! Swipe to see more 🌳 
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Yellow bedroom number one .. this room might be ou Yellow bedroom number one .. this room might be our master bedroom or might not be 🤷🏻‍♀️ we haven’t decided yet .. we are hoping to extend and build a dormer to make the most of this space .. the stone wall near the door sadly must stay as it’s a supporting wall and instead will have an opening to a walk in wardrobe (old toilet) .. that’s if planning gets approved and all goes to plan .. send positive vibes please .. 🙏🏼 now shall we keep the bright yellow walls 🤔 
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Spent the weekend ripping the Lino tiles in the to Spent the weekend ripping the Lino tiles in the toilet .. our plans are to build a dormer and close up the door to the toilet and airing cupboard, and create one space and use it as a small walk in wardrobe which will be  connected to the bedroom next door .. we then want to place a door to the bathroom where the old radiator is .. planning officer is coming round next week to discuss this as he’s not 100% convinced about our plans 😭 fingers crossed as I’ve already ordered the tiles 🤣 🤞🏼 
Also how did anyone live with this radiator? I may have to take it off the grid as it’s giving me heart palpitations 😂 #notlevel 
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Fireplace number two has left the building and is Fireplace number two has left the building and is slowly making space for a log burner! 👏🏼 both fireplaces were so chunky and heavy it took us a while to smash them up .. I’m keeping a piece of each fireplace and will be making something to remember the history of this house … 🏠 how was your weekend ? 
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Project fireplace was in full swing this weekend . Project fireplace was in full swing this weekend .. it’s a marathon not a sprint.. fireplace has been removed and my goodness it was solid …. Had to smash it inside the house as it was so heavy we couldn’t get it out of the house in one piece .. as always things don’t go to plan so had to remove more concrete than we wanted but as it was crumbling away we need a solid base so first layer of concrete was also laid.. there’s still lots of prep work left to do before the gorgeous cast iron and marble fireplace can be installed .. but we are one step closer … another layer of concrete going on this weekend … #dreamhome 
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Might not be an exciting job to do but had to be d Might not be an exciting job to do but had to be done … have yo make sure it’s watertight before we insulate the eaves.. Nearly done …. Small progress is also progress 🏠.
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Wallpaper galore .. everything apart from the floo Wallpaper galore .. everything apart from the floor in this room is wallpapered makes me dread to think about what lies beneath … love how the curtains are matching the floral wallpaper.. hoping to keep a piece of this house’s history by preserving some of the wallpaper .. 🌸 still can’t decide whether to have this as our bedroom or no as the eaves door is annoying me slightly … any ideas on how to disguise it? Clever panelling perhaps ? 
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