Give your Valentine's beverage some Boomf!

For my final Valentine's post, I bring you Boomf, the hub of personalised marshmallows that make perfect Valentine's sweet treats!

Chris and I were actually gifted these from my sister but thought they'd make a thoughtful and personalised treat for any loved one with a sweet tooth this Valentines

The marshmallows themselves not only look awesome, they taste great too and are a generous size. We think they accompany a hot chocolate perfectly but would also look great as cake toppers, on cupcakes or tucked into a bouquet for V day.

So if you're loving the magical mallows as a Valentines gift, HURRY! Today is the last day to order for Valentine's Day.

Will you boomf your better half's beverage this year?

Get Him GANT

Still struggling with what to get your guy for Valentine's Day? Get him GANT fragrance and you'll be onto a winner!

I surprised Chris today with an early Valentine's gift and the look on his face says it all, (that and he felt a bit awkward posing as my perfume bitch for this post!)

Now I know aftershave is a bit predictable gift but it's also a fail safe; being a treat and something that men don't tend to buy themselves. This scent is certainly a treat for the nostrils too with its woody notes and freshness inspired by the sea.

The man behind the fragrance is Pierre Wulff who he really knows his stuff, being the go-to perfumer for brands such as Victoria's Secret to & Other stories. This nautical inspired scent not only gives the woodsy aroma of boats, it looks the part with its deep blue sea bottle and wicker design. 

This sophisticated and masculine scent makes the perfect Valentines gift for your significant other that'll leave him smelling lush.

I hope this last minute Valentines gift idea has helped anyone still in a flap to get something and stay tuned for Thursday's post which will be my final and super last-minute gift idea so keep your eyes peeled. It involves food - I'll tell you that much!

Valentines Craft: Reasons why I Love You jar

Is it really February already? Good lord! And here I am being super organised and bringing you a craft tutorial on a simple but splendid Valentines gift. Guys if you're out there, this is guaranteed to get you man points, just saying!

Today I'll be showing you how to make this super quick and mega easy "Reasons why I love you" jar. I couldn't think of a better title so feel free to invent your own. I guarantee this'll make your valentine's heart melt, unless you put creepy things like - I love watching you sleep from the tree in your garden. Not cool! Anyway lets get on with the making shall we?

You will need:

• Scissors
• Coloured paper (I went for red and white as a Valentines theme)
• A jar
• A heart stencil
• Guillotine (optional)

Step 1

Start by cutting your card into strips. You can alternatively cut them if you don't have a guillotine to hand but these will be what you write your sweet nothings on!

Step 2

Write your loving words of wonder onto your strips of paper. I wrote a mixture of memories, in-jokes and things I love about my valentine. Aww...

Step 3

Fold your pieces of paper up and pop them into your jar. Note: You'll need more pieces of paper than you think so don't fold them up too hard or you'll be writing a novel to your loved one to fill that jar!!

Now you could leave it here but in true crafty fashion, it's only right that we add some pretty things. This jar is crying out for a ribbon and tag!

Step 4

Next you want to cut out your heart stencil (I found this image on google) and then use this to trace onto your card before cutting it out.

Ensure your heart shape is large enough to write on and make a hole to thread your ribbon through.

Step 5

Thread your heart shaped gift tag onto your ribbon before tying off in a bow around the neck of the jar, And you're done!

I told you it was easy. I hope I wasn't teaching you to suck eggs too much!! I just think it makes a great valentines gift, being a heart felt personal present that's also super thrifty and fun to make.

I also did a super quick video so check that out too:

Are you making any Valentines gifts this year? I'd love to know so link me to what you're making in the comments.

See you Friiiiday for another Valentines inspired post. 

The Book of Everyone- the perfect Christmas gift

Now that December is well an truly here, I'm sure you're getting stuck in to your Christmas shopping! If you're like me, you sometimes find you'e a bit stuck with what to get some people, am I right?

I recently came across The Book of Everyone- a beautifully crafted book which you can create about anyone in the form of digital, hardback or paperback. I decided to create one for my sister as she loves a good read and I liked the personal touch that it would be about her! I started off by choosing the colour of the cover and went for a purple paperback cover (as she loves purple), which comes in a really lovely soft finish.

On the first page I customised it to say lots of love from Chris and Kat, sharing all the lovely attributes there are to my little sister. I'm so soppy I know...

The cool thing about the book is it gives some really random and cool facts about the year of the person's birth, such as the price of milk and fuel the year of their birth of the percentage of our DNA that is the same a plum...haha! I knew this would appeal to Becca and make her laugh too.

As well as the facts there's some really awesome art work and illustrations inside which makes it really special, as well as beautiful to look at.

I'm really excited to give this to Becca for Christmas- lets just hope she doesn't read the blog post! She usually doesn't anyway so I think I'm safe but I really wanted to share it with you all if you're stuck for gift ideas and want to create a thoughtful and personalised gift for someone this year.

The book of everyone are also doing a snowflake campaign where you can create your own personalised snowflake artwork. This would make for another great gift and look brilliant for festive decoration. Each poster sale will go towards Polar Bear International to help conserve the polar bears and the sea ice that they depend on so it's not just a great gift- it's a great cause. Check it out via the link here

So that is the book of everyone- for everyone!

Have you found any personalised presents this year?

The Christmas Book of Everyone is a beautifully designed 50 page book that offers options that are affordable for all budgets from, Digital £7.50, Paperback £19.50, Hardback £29.50 and Deluxe £49.50.

The Book of Everyone is available to purchase via their website www.thebookofeveryone.com
Instagram/Twitter - @bookofeveryone  #thebookofeveryone

The Mothers Day DIY Craft

So with Mother's Day being a week today, I thought it'd be most fitting to do a craft for all our lovely mother's out there!

So in case you haven't noticed, my mum's name is Julie! I got the inspiration to make this hanger for her whilst making my wedding hangers (see post here), as she cooed over them and said how lovely they were.

I decided to keep her wooden hanger natural instead of painting it like the wedding ones as it'll match better with whatever she chooses to hang on it. I also opted for lavender as the flower accent as it's her favourite!

To make this hanger you will need:

• 1 x wooden hanger
• Jewellery wire or florist wire that is easy to manipulate
• Silk/ faux flower or whatever decoration you think your mama will like!
• Jewellery Pliers
• Wire Cutters
• Hot glue gun

To Make

1. Sketch out your mum's name onto paper, with enough space each side to anticipate how much wire you will require to fit it to the hanger.

2. Bend your wire to fit the letters you have drawn on the paper. You may need pliers also to make tight bends or create letters e.g. the letter i.

3. Snip the end of your wire, leaving a small excess and measure against the hanger. Leave a small amount of wire each side to slot into the hanger.

4. Next make two small holes in the hanger where the wire will slot into place. A drill is really handy at this point but I unfortunately didn't have one so opted to use a cork screw! I wouldn't recommend this but it's a good back up..ha!

5. Slot the wire into the holes made, snipping any excess wire as required. Hot glue gun into place.

6. Next take your faux flower or decoration of choice and attach onto the wire with the hot glue gun.

And voilà, you're finished!

So I hope you guys like this DIY. I think my mum was hinting at me to make her one as she said it'd be lovely to have a nice hanger to put pretty outfits on the day before a special occasion and hang over the door. I know exactly what she means! I do that too! 

If you're making any homemade gifts for your mama, please link me to your post or tweet me a pic, I'd love to see!

Kat

xxx