Learning to Love Yourself

Apologies for not updating since before Christmas – for a while I’d gotten myself into a pattern of self dislike and have been making a concious effort to embark on a journey to loving myself more. It is a difficult ride, but for part of it, I’m promising that I will return to blogging regularly.

For now, I’m going to leave you with this:

Love Yourself bear print etsy

Source: I Love Doodle Etsy Shop.

Shopping Local – Christmas Gifts in Hove

Brighton and Hove gift shop

There’s a lovely shop on Portland Road in Hove called Dragonfly Concepts. It’s one of those perfect for gifts kind of places that stocks things from a smaller budget soap or bath bomb gift to stylish, pretty jewellery.

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Free Silhouette Shape of the week plus 50% off Silhouette Store

Just a quick one to show you this week’s Silhouette free shape and to share with you a great sale that the Silhouette Online Store is having right now.

This week’s free Silhouette shape is this cute set of stockings, perfect to make a cute advent calendar if you’ve not already made one, or you can use them to hang on your mantelpiece or tree:

free advent calendar for silhouette

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Make | DIY Blackboard Frame

Make | DIY Blackboard Frame 1

Blackboard seems to be in at the moment and I thought that it would be fun to make a frame that I can use to write messages and inspiring quotes on.

I used an old frame that I had and bought some blackboard sticky back plastic and chalk markers to create it. Then I got to work. It was incredibly simple to do, but I thought I’d show you how I made it anyway.

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