I love this time of year. I love to decorate the house with candles and Halloween decorations. Right now I'm busy making lots of tea light holders for our Halloween party to go inside and out. I want to have lots of candles outside as our friends arrive. I always keep our old glass jars. [...]
My daughter, Hollie & I had so much fun with today's project. We've been potato printing!! Did you do that as a kid too? Takes me right back to pre school days. It's definitely a case of releasing your inner child. All you need is a potato, small sharp knife and something to create the [...]
Fall/ Autumn is my favourite time of year. I've fallen so in love with November's Kit ‘The Secret Garden’. I just love the warmth and coziness of this kit. Here's a good look at what's coming. Remember, a large amount of the kit is kept secret so you get a surprise when it arrives. A happy mail box full [...]
Happy Monday to you? Have you got a good week planned? Is it half term break for you too? Do you do anything fun for Halloween? It's a busy week for us. Fitting in work around the kids being off this week. I'm trying to stay organised and have a good balance of work and [...]
I like to make notes & lists. I like to be able to jot things down as I think about them. I don't always want a big note pad in my bag though. I'd much prefer something slim line and also pretty. These little dori-journals are perfect to slide in to your hand bag, keep [...]
Did you like your little toadstools in this months 'Once Upon a Story Kit' kit? Isn't it cute?! What are you doing with yours? Has it become a key ring, or a planner charm? It also really looks good just hanging on the pin board. I saw on facebook this morning that one of our [...]
Seeing as this month's kit is 'Once upon a story', I thought I would share the story behind this recipe today. I only tried this out yesterday and it's just so good I had to jiggle things around on the blog schedule and share with you immediately. Yes, it's really that good!! Don't let the [...]
It's time to plan the week. I've sorted the usual to-do lists. Work & home. The menu is planned (homemade Thai fish cakes tonight!) and this week I've decided that I'm adding something new to my weekly planning. I don't know about you, but my planning tends to consist of chores, work lists, the family [...]
November is coming... This next month’s kit brings to you an enchanted ‘Secret Garden’. A happy mail box full of beautiful treats will be delivered to you this month. Exclusively designed and handmade items just for Lollipop Box as well as beautiful stationery, pretty fabric washi tape, fun stickers, a stamp, ribbon, bits for your planners, embellishments, an enchanted [...]
Are you ready for an update??? This was yesterday.... All ready to pack up and make pretty. And this is right now. I'm playing with different packaging this month. Do you love the washi tape? If you still haven't grabbed yourself a happy mail box.....I have 8 left now. Here you go, here's the [...]