DIY Home Made Christmas Wrapping Paper

Here's a really quick, cheap, useful and fun Christmas craft, making your own wrapping paper. All you need are some potatoes, a chopping board, a knife, some paper and paint.

Just cut a shape from your potato to make a shaped stamp, dip it in the paint and your away. Rex and I had a paper printing factory going early on Sunday morning. I thought the paper turned out really well. I especially liked the holly with Rex's fingerprints as the holly berries.

Up Up & Away

Ive always loved old fashioned illustrations of brightly coloured hot air balloons, so beautiful. So I thought I would make some for our tree. 

These really are so easy to make. All you need is some PVA glue, Newspaper cut into strips, balloons, string or embroidery thread, a large tapestry needle,an old egg box and paint.

Blow your balloon up as big or as small as you like. I thought I might make some bigger ones in the new year with Rex.

Cover in Papier Mache and leave to dry. They dry super fast on a radiator.

Stick on 3 threads to balloon and cover in papier mache. Then cut a section from an egg box.

Then cover your make shift basket also in papier mache and leave to dry. When dry thread your strings attached to balloons on a needle and stitch on basket thread by thread and knot to secure.

Paint your balloon and stitch through top of balloon to create a hanging loop.

Mama Style

I think Ive been inspired by all the bright Christmas decorations in the house.

Love our Tree

Rex and I finished decorating the tree this weekend and its so beautiful. So amazing to have a very special little helper this year. Rex is now taking the baubles off everyday and leaving them round the house and hiding my favourites in his special hiding places. I could just stare at a Christmas tree all day especially at night sitting in the dark with the lights on so magical. Especially with Rex repeatedly shouting again and again Pretty Lights Mummy!Pretty Lights Mummy!Pretty Lights Mummy!! x

DIY Christmas Animal MenageTree

Raid your kids toy boxes and make these funky animals for your trees this Christmas.

All you need are some plastic animals, screw in loops and some acrylic or enamel paint.

The yellow elephant I made especially for Rex as his favourite song of the moment is Yellow Elephant and it gets dragged off the tree every day and kissed. 

Mama Style

Thought id give you a bit of mama style today as I haven't done a style post for ages. Plus I think this outfit is slightly ridiculous and deserves sharing. A slightly bonkers combination of Cowboy Boots, Maxi Kilt, Spotted Chiffon shirt and some Indian Jewellery, oh and a Studded Belt. 

It works though weirdly x I do love a mix up !

Pyjama Craft

We love a bit of craft in our PJ's its the best. Something to do on those crazy early cold mornings, creates an inspiring start to the day. Sticky Paper rocks! I'd completely forgotten about it during my adult life until recently I spotted it and the love of sticky paper came flooding back. Maximum fun with minimum mess.