Below are just some of the flowers I had around my home in 2015. In Spring time I did a short night course in flower arranging. I also set a wildflower area in my garden this year so 2015 was a year of flowers for me.

This photo is one one of the flower arrangements I made. How beautiful is that rose on the right? 

For Easter I decorated my home with flowers. All of the flowers below were from one large bunch which I divided and made lots of posies from.

Some daffodils and wildflowers which I set in my garden...

More flower arranging

Flowers are so pretty, they brighten up any day and I hope 2016 is filled with lots of flowers :)

Have you enjoyed the beautiful weather this week, it was up to 27 degrees here in Ireland and it was great! I was in work though but enjoyed the evenings doing work around the garden and painting the walls. It has turned showery today and the temperatures are lower however we will remain positive that the Summer sunshine will return again in August. Below are some pretty stylish outdoor areas with some DIY ideas from Heart Home Magazine

If you are from Ireland or elsewhere, you have to watch the new promotional video for Ireland- it really will make you want to love our little country. Enjoy!

Greetings everyone. It's hard to believe that it is almost the end of September already, where is the time going? The weather was lovely here this weekend. I tidied up the house yesterday and put out some of the Autumn accessories, however I feel like I still want lots of bright accessories around the home to brighten the place up. I was taking a look at Not on the High Street and came across these lovely items below which I would love in my home... For those of you who are not familiar with Not on the High Street you really got to visit the site, it is well worth it! Full of unique creative businesses.

All images from Not on the High Street

If you haven't already picked up Mollie Makes Magazine- you will have to put it on your shopping list for over the Christmas! It is full of so much inspiration but on top of all that you get this beautiful 12 months of Inspiration from Selina Lake in the form of a 2013 Calendar- the images are so beautiful and cheerful, it would look wonderful anywhere in the home.... Feast your eyes on the lovely images below...

Selina Lake Inspiration from Mollie Makes

{All images Selina Lake}

At the weekend my husband organised a birthday party for me as I was 30 last week. I had a great time with close family and friends. One of the gifts I received was Homespun Style by the very talented and creative Selina Lake- my friend must be able to read my mind as I really wanted this book but had never got around to buying it myself. I have just started reading it today and for those of you that do not have it yet, my advise is go buy it!!! I love it, it is filled with such lovely images and creative ideas.

For more information and for lots of inspiration visit Selina's Blog

Today I came across yet another interesting and creative website featuring unique watercolour greeting cards and stationary from Trumpers World! You really have to visit their website to see their amazing collection for sale.

{All items from Trumpers World}

Amy Butler Design- how pretty, hope you enjoy the images.

{All images from Amy Butler Design}

Summer Time :-)

Yes it's Summer Time again, we all love Summer Time, when we long for warmer days, sunshine and brightness, beautiful flowers, the scent of fresh cut grass and everything alive all around us...

I was taking a look at Etsy today and came across these lovely Summer Time finds and thought I'd share them with you... Hope you like them..

{Original Art Work Karen Fields Gallery}

{Blue Lagoon Maxi Florspace}

{Butterfly and Bubblebee Blank Cards Pet Scribbles}

{Fabric Coasters Paisley Baby}

{Sunny Summer Day Fine Art Lori411}

{Here Comes the Sun Pendant The Garden of Dreams}

{Vintage Summer A Bushel & a Peak}

{Summer Blossom Planter De La Fleur}

I'm excited today, the weather is lovely and it's sunny here although very cold. I am getting anxious about starting my new job next week but also looking forward to it too. I received a lovely package in the post this morning. It was from Monika, I was her first follower on her new blog http://monikaathome.blogspot.com/ where you can follow her life moving to a country cottage, deocrating, crafting, sewing, and life in general. She is very creative and makes lovely crafty items. Check out her blog.

So here was my surprise this morning,

A pretty envelope, for valentines it had lots of pretty hearts. Isn't it sweet

Then I opened it, and there was this wonderful hand crafted Valentines Card inside :)

There were four packages inside, I opened them one by one and look what I found, some handmade magnets with All things nice... on them :)

Ain't they beautiful! and look at the wee hearts on the wrapping paper

And there was more...

Monika knew my favourite colour was blue.

It's a little pendant with Silver Swarovski Crystals

Have a closer look!

I love the blue colour, it's really elegant and the crystals catches the light so beautifully. Monika hand makes all these items, she is very talented and creative.

I am going to put it on my silver chain, I love it!!!

I'll take a photograph of it on the chain this evening.

Thank you so much Monika, you truly are a generous person : )

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Weekend : )

* All photographs above are from Ideal Home

We all like our homes to be welcoming at Christmas Time, after all first impressions are the most important so why not decorate your hallway/entrance with lots of Christmas cheer. The natural look is always the nicest, maybe some pine cones, Christmas wreaths and garlands, holly, ivy, misteloe, a small Christmas tree or plant, then add some red ribbon, bows, bells, glitter and decorations. Some christmas scented candles create a lovely smell but be careful lightling them while they are unattended, so maybe on the safer side opt for some christmas pot pourri, of cinnamon, orange slices and spices. You could try and make your own, here are some good recipes and ideas I came across at the Daisy Shop. From now until Christmas I am going to collect pine cones and be on the look out for holly and mistletoe for nearer to Christmas time. If you have any Christmas decorating ideas or crafts, I'd love if you would share them with us.

Here are some fun simple halloween recipes for you to make whether your having a Halloween party or not. Hope some of you try them out. The basic ingredient is Kellogg's Rice Krispies (Breakfast Cereal). You can check out how to make them on Kellogg's Website.

Coconut Ghosts

Snappin' Spooky Spiders

Cocoa Halloween Cats