Countdown to Christmas

I'm getting very excited about Christmas after finding my perfect decorations from Paperchase. This cute little reindeer will look lovely perched on the fireplace and these crochet tree decorations will go perfectly with some of my homemade felt ones.



The cupcakes are £8.50 and the teapots are just £5.00. After trying to crochet for the first time last month I know how hard it is and can only imagine how much effort has gone into making these, so as far as i'm concerned they're a bargain!

It's Movember

The 'tache' is everywhere at the moment, appearing on mugs, pillows, badges and jumpers, it really is the symbol of the moment. I'm not sure how true this is, but I believe its current popularity stems from it being a symbol for lesbians. Either way, I'm a big fan of the moustache and in celebration of Movember I've posted these marvelous tache creations.

The pillow cover above is from Lifestyle Bazaar and costs £49. These comedy mugs are £14.95 each from also from Lifestyle Bazaar and come in a range of hairy styles.

Have a hairy chest with this necklace now on sale on Esty for just under a tenner.

Fantatstic Mr Fox

Foxes have had a bit of bad rap of late but thankfully this is one you'll definitely want to creep into your house. This lovely cushion is from Donna Wilson, and comes in range of colours. I've got to admit it's very expensive at £65 and I certainly don't earn enough to shell out this much for a cushion so I'm going to make own. If you'd like to join me all you'll need is enough green dress cotton to cover your cushion, along with some scraps of orange, white and black fabric. Draw up a foxface template and use this fabric to cut out your foxes face. Before you sew your cushion cover together use some bonding web to attach the fox to the cushion and the slip stitch the edges to keep them secure. Then just sew your cushion together. There you have it, your own stylishly sly fox!

Say it with a mug

If there's one thing that drives me mad as a writer it's constantly being interrupted when I'm in full creative flow. I'm too polite to tell my colleagues to 'bugger off' so I smile sweetly and nod with interest while they tell me some dull anecdote from their weekend. On the inside I'm just wishing they'd leave me alone before I completely lose my train of thought! So I've just ordered this lovely mug in the hope that next time I'm interrupted all I need do is hold it up and hope they get the message. The range also features 'Go Away I'm thinking' and 'Go Away I'm reading' mugs. They are from The Literary Gift Company and cost £9.95.