Weekend...

▲ Hello Autumn!
▲ Football at the park
▲ A beach walk
▲ Cakes from the bakery
▲ A walk in the woods
▲ At the playground

Wishing you all a happy week! xx

DIY Pressed Flowers Plates

I have really enjoyed pressing flowers with the kids this Summer, we have quite a collection now. I especially love these Hydrangea blooms with their varying colours, picked at different stages. I wanted to create something where I could display some of the flowers and came up with this Idea for some decorated plates for hanging. I used some cheap white plates I picked up, but this could easily work with some vintage plates too!

You will need:

▲ Pressed flowers
▲ Plates
▲ Mod Podge or PVA glue
▲ Small brush
▲ Sticky plate hangers for hanging
▲ Cotton buds or wipes

1. First decide on the positioning of the flowers on your plates. I took a quick picture on my phone once I was happy with the arrangement, so that I could refer back to it whilst sticking them down.

2. Use a small brush to paint on a thin layer of Mod Podge or glue. Adhere to the plate, gently pressing down the petals.

3. Continue to stick down all the flowers in place. Use a cotton bud to wipe away any excess glue from around the edges of the flowers.

4. Once the plates are complete, use sticky plate hangers to hang the finished plates on the wall! You could try a line of plates running down, or maybe decorate various sizes and colours and hang at random possitions.


Do you have any Ideas for using pressed flowers? I'd love to hear them! xx

Collections...

Some of the found treasures we've collected lately... a red leaf, feathers, heart shaped stone, sea glass, beach pottery, wooden nail or stopper? seed pods and dried flower heads.

I think from now on I will share my 'collections' post's at the end of the month, I figure that makes more sense to photograph all the bits and pieces we've gathered over the whole month! Please feel free to join in and show some of your collected treasures too, you can find a grab it button over in my sidebar if you'd like one! xx

Lately...

A week mostly spent at the beach... squeezing out the very last of the summer! x

Weekend...

▲ River walk
▲ Another lost tooth
▲ Finding sand at the beach
▲ COOL!
▲ Circus wonderland

So, its September already! Just two days left before Elizabeth goes back to school - she's been counting!

We spent the weekend both trying to squeeze in some last minute holiday fun, and getting ready for school. I still need to do labels, help finish holiday projects... and pop back to the uniform shop.

Archie has another week and a home visit before he starts - and then its half days for the first week.

I feel kind of ready for them to go back and sad at the same time. I'm ready for my house to remain tidy for longer than five minutes, not so ready for the school run, rushed mornings or the cooler weather.

I actually feel a bit apprehensive at this time of year. I'm not sure if its just the end of Summer and the kids leaving me for school, or perhaps those feelings of dread I experienced myself at the end of the holidays coming back. Luckily Elizabeth really enjoys school and has had such a positive experience so far. Hopefully it will remain that way!

Wishing you all a wonderful week and a great September! x