Is October too early to think about Christmas presents??

Hellllloooooo,

It only 79 days till Christmas!!! Dam, where does the time go?? Before you know it, Christmas will be here...  I don't wanna wish it away but it happens. Therefore I've already got my thinking hat on what to get my friends and family for Christmas, and this year I'm on a tight budget due to many reasons. With this in mind ice decided to make many presents for people, giving it all the personal touch. Pinterest has been get for me to find ideas... I'm in love with all the different designs. I'm going to start making this month to give me plenty of time, I'll share with you all the designs I make... If they go right and even if they go wrong!!! 

So far I've thinking of making some calendars, I've got some templates that I brought last year, and they will be perfect! 

I'm going to use the flap book for my friends birthday, by adding pictures to create a great present... Watch this space! 

Enjoy your week,

Love Lolly

xoxo

A wedding gift

Hey all,

I was looking through some pictures I've got on my photo and then looked at my blog posts, I notice I never shared with you what my friend and I brought our friends as their wedding present!! We didn't know what to get them, they are already living together, work full time and have most stuff they want anyway.... Therefore I know they are looking to buy a new house in the future so we thought we'd buy them some useful gifts towards their new home. 

Included is: his and hers champagne glasses, yours and mine mugs, cutlery set, towel set, coasters, body candy (something cheeky), a memory box, bottle of bubbly, confetti bottle, and two signs. Plus not in the basket due to the size, a beautiful photo of the bride and groom on their wedding day. We also fill the basket with little sunflowers as that was a theme in the wedding. 

Their faces were perfect... They didn't expect it at. 

They both loved it all!! 

Love Lolly

xoxo

I love to dance!

Hey,

If you look back through my blog there are earlier posts about how much I love ballet and going to watch the ballet. Well last year I brought myself new pair of point shoes from freed in London. I haven't been able to use them until now, due to (1) being  unfit, and (2) they needed the front and ribbons stitching. After asking my mother many times, she finally spent time doing for me. Yay!! Now all I've got to do is work them to my feet, in other words build up my muscles and get used to using the shoes. I used to do point work when I was 15, I loved it. But when I gave up my shoes were getting too small and as I didn't have a class I could attended I didn't bother buying another pair till now. 

Therefore if you hear that I've hurt myself you will know why!! 

Just look how pretty they are!!

Love Lolly

xoxo

Handmade cards - Made in September

Hey,

I made some cards at the end of last month, some for birthdays, with some other occasions too. I thought id share them with you.

Been using my Owl Stamp again

Love the 3D cards

Cute doggy cards

The Owl stamp.. again. I'll be making more soon. 

Love the stripy back ground on these.. simple, but effective. 

Cup cake cards.

Same picture.. different out come.

Just a simple "Thinking of you"

For the big achievers. 

Made for my friends mum who just had a small operation. 

For a work colleague who finishes soon. 

Any occasion cards. 

Another two any occasion cards.

I'm going to start thinking about christmas cards soon, I brought a few bit back in August (Did a post back then) so excited to use the stuff for crafting cards. 

Love Lolly

xoxo

{Book Review} About a Girl

Morning all,

These last few months have been really busy for me, which I've loved, however I haven't found time to even think about reading a book! But I knew Lindsey Kelk had a new book out and as always I wanted it. When my friend asked me what I wanted for my birthday I sad the book as it came out a few weeks better.. Which did mean I had to wait to read it, but life made sure I waited even longer! Therefore when the weather change to being a wet in September, and the evenings started getting darker, I knew it was book time!! (Yay)

Blurb Reads:

I'd lost my job. I'd lost the love of my life.

My best friend was epically annoyed.

And my flatmate probably had a hit 

out on me by now.

Tess Brookes has always been a Girl with a Plan. But when 

the Plan goes belly up, she's forced to reconsider.

After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa's phone, she 

decides that since Tess isn't going so well, she might 

try being Vanessa. With nothing left to lose, she accepts 

Vanessa's photography assignment to Hawaii - she used to 

be an amateur snapper, how hard can it be?

But Tess is soon in big trouble. And the gorgeous journalist on 

the shoot with her, who is making it very clear he'd like to get 

into her pants, is an egotistical monster. Far from home and 

in someone else's shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight 

on through, or 'fess up and run...

Totally a girls book about a girl who is stuck in her life. Like Tess we all need a change, but when life throws it in your face a reaction is all you can do. Tess was all work, it was her life, so with it taken away shes lost what to do next. I bet many people would be the same, so with an opportunity to run away from it all, Tess grabs it... Hawaii sounds like a great place to rethink your life to me. Getting so far from home and pretending to be someone else, Tess is able to rethink what she wants, but at the same time get into more trouble! This book will have you laughing, Lindsey Kelk is great at adding humour in all of her books, I think that's why they are so easy to pick up. 

I hope you enjoy it too, let me know what you think. I can't wait for more from Lindsey soon... I do know she's working on a new addition to the "I heart series, due to be released near Christmas. 

Enjoy your week,

Love Lolly

xoxo

A New Month... New Ideas!

Hello 1st October!

September was a busy month, but I still enjoyed all the goings on. But October we need to step it up a gear, so therefore I'm going to make list of ideas I want to do this month!

1. Sort out my wardrobe! - yes winter is on its way, so I think i need to update it all and sort through what I've got and see what i can throw out! I love clothes, shoes, handbags, jewellery, you know all the girly stuff. I've got so many dresses... some which haven't been worn. Therefore I need to spend one day (If that's enough) to see what i need and what i can either sell or give to a charity shop. 
2. Read More - I love books, but i haven't had much chance to read due to work over taking my life. I've got a selection on a shelf just waiting to be read... the question is, which one first??
3. Stand Up for myself more! - I'm a bit of a push over when it comes to my friends and family, doing more stuff for them than myself... I love my family and friends so I do want to spend more time with them, but I have to remember to put myself first! This might mean not saying yes to something when i need to say no, i need to do this more at work too! I always end up doing stuff and taking on too much than I can handle. 
4. Search for my dream job - I do enjoy my job, but I've been there 9 years this month! That seems long, I started when I was 15 and still in school. I think I'm at the time when I want a change... This might not happen now, but there is no harm in thinking what i want out of life. I'd love to be a actress, and been looking at way to do it on the side, even for fun. But also I love reading books and have many stories of my own building up in my head, that may be is should write/type down. Hopeful this month I can start writing.
5. Eat more healthy - I love junk food, but i also eat when I'm hungry... I can't wait for food, therefore I quick easy food, which isn't always healthy! I'm naughty when it comes to sweets, chocolates and cake... like most people, therefore I need to eat more fruit and Veg.
6. Get fit - Now this is one that's been on my list for months! I love the idea of working out, but I'm a bit lazy.. I need to change that.
7. Try and save - I'm thinking about changing my car after Christmas, its getting on a bit. I want to save some money to get another car that can last me quite a while. But I also want to save for myself, I still live at home, therefore I don't have many bill, but I'm still good at spending money. I just need to get a better grip on this. 

Well that's my list to start the month... I don't know how much I will do, but will try and do most of them. To have a change in life you must make the change yourself. 

Enjoy October and make the most of it!

Love Lolly

xoxo

Birthday present - brownies is a jar!

Hello everyone,

I was a friends birthday last week, I got her a few gifts, but I didn't have time to bake a cake or anything! But while searching through Pinterest I found a great idea (I love Pinterest for the craft ideas) to put all the ingredients into jar, by laying them up and adding the instructions to let my friend bake away. 

I got a jar, green being my friends favourite, added all the ingredients in layers to create a great texture and colours in the jar. 

To create this yourself you'll need:

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

95g plain flour

35g cocoa

135g brown sugar

150g sugar

100g chocolate chips

100g white chocolate chips

 Then in the instructions for the maker to add:

150g melted butter

3 beaten eggs.

The instructions you need to add:

Combine the contents of the jar we the melted butter and eggs. Mix well and pour into 9x9 inch tin. bake at gas 4/180 C (160fan) / 350 F for 25-35 minutes.

I'm sure my friend will enjoy these, may be her husband more. 

Love Lolly

xoxo