handmade mother's day cards

My ma absolutely adores flowers and plants but buy her a bunch of fresh cut flowers and you wont hear the end of it! 
They're expensive. They wilt and won't last. They're a waste of money.

So over the years we have learned to buy potted plants instead.
But have you seen her garden lately? She has more plants than the Botanical Gardens!
And if you're lucky enough to find a spare inch of dirt in her one acre flower garden, remember that moment because it will be fleeting. By next week she would have planted yet another beautiful cutting and that inch of dirt will be nothing but a memory!

So since I can't buy her fresh cut flowers and I refuse to buy her potted plants, I came up with this idea for her Mother's Day card instead. 

Flowers that will never wilt!

    Again, a handmade card has saved the day! (well... sort of, indirectly, almost!)

And these cards are so quick and easy that I had the time to make one for my ma, a few special orders and another batch to sell later on! 

So why not try something similar yourself?

Michelle xx

christmas crafts with the lil' ones

I had the joy of babysitting today and the lil' man had such a fun time I thought I'd post our creations for you to try with your lil' ones.

You will need:

white paper plates

crayons or pencils

red pom poms

brown card

googly eyes

brown pipe cleaners

scraps of ribbon

This reindeer head was made using a paper plate which the lil' man drew on to create the illusion of fur. We then glued on googly eyes and a red pom pom for the nose. Lastly, we traced the lil' man's hands onto brown card and we used these as the reindeer's antlers. Use a ribbon if you want this reindeer as a cute hanging decoration or glue on an ice-cream stick to the bottom and use it as a mask!

This next little reindeer was made using the lil' mans hand print, and with a Christmas message, it makes a great gift for mum and dad or the grandparents!

I hope you have a fun time with your lil' one's this Christmas, and remember, it's not about all the 'stuff' you buy them, but about the quality time you spend with them this holiday season!

Michelle xx