Ever wanted to know how to blow eggs for making Easter decorations? It’s so easy and fun to do! ***step by step instructions below***. What you need: eggs, thumb tacks, cocktail sticks, bowl, straws (optional). What you do: gently but firmly push the tack/pin through the pointy end of the egg. now push the tack through the other end of
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20 Christmas Decorating Ideas for the Kitchen I love to decorate every room in the house at Christmas. One of my favourites to decorate is our kitchen. I have been pinning fantastic kitchen ideas to my Christmas Pinterest boards recently and these are some that I love or have tried in the past. Can’t wait to begin decorating for this
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10 Simple But Stylish Ideas For Decorating Your Mantle At Christmas I know that it’s not even Halloween yet but it’s never to early to start gathering your Christmas ideas together. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Christmas, absolutely everything to do with Christmas! Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking through my books, magazines and of course
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Fantastic Reading Corner Ideas to Inspire and Encourage a Love of Reading in Children Our home is full to the brim with books and I have created little reading corners and book displays throughout the house for the kids which you may have seen on Instagram and in an older post about displaying childrens books. There is no need to
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Free Valentine’s Day Printables Please feel free to download and print these Valentine’s printables for all of you Valentine’s crafts, cards and decorating! Have fun! Ciara xx
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These 10 gorgeous Advent calendars are easy to make and a lovely festive craft to share with your family. There’s not much crafting and activities going on here at Our Little House in the Country this week as we are having some renovations done. So while I’m waiting for the dust and debris to clear before making our Advent calendar,
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This has been one of my favourite Christmas crafts ever since I was a child. Orange pomanders are great decorations for kids to make and they smell absolutely amazing! How to Make Orange and Cloves Pomanders – a simple Christmas craft for kids. These simple yet pretty little decorations are perfect for little hands to make and are a lovely
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Looking for an easy Christmas craft for all the family? Then these simple, pretty and fragrant dried orange and cloves decorations are a perfect way to spend some quality creative time together. How to Make Dried Orange and Cloves Christmas Decorations What you need: dried orange slices (to see how to make dried orange slices take a look at our
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One of my favourite things to use for decorating at Christmas are dried orange slices. They are perfect for Christmas Crafts, Decorations, Wreaths and Floral Arrangements. This is our step by step guide to making your own! In my spare time I love to make things – floral arrangements, wreaths, decorations, curtains etc! I have even been trusted enough to do
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I have spent most of today, Sunday, adding some of our Easter decorations to our home. We are having a get together of old friends next Saturday so I wanted to have the decorations up in time for this. Here are a few pictures of the Easter touches we have added to our home. Hope you like them. Enjoy! Ciara
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