Eeeek, Valentine's Day is just around the corner and my last post was about Christmas! Ok, my holiday is over and back to blogging but I wanted to share a lovely post from Jessica at Coco and Mingo in the meantime. Sweet Valentine's tea bags and a downloadable 2014 calendar to print are too pretty to pass by

Gorgeous wrapping inspirations for Christmas – Black, white and brown craft paper

Left to right Elizabeth Heier, LillMi Builds Homes Again, Unknown, D.Sharp Journal, Modern Country, Weekday Carnival and below beautiful free printable gift tags from designer and illustrator Oana Befort

I'm really excited to share with you the latest addition to my Go Make Me shop on Etsy....a printable 2014 calendar! It features illustrations of juicy cherries, pears, apples, strawberries, peas, chillies and more all illustrated by me. A lovely diy gift at Christmas. Check it out here

Washi tape is all the rage and I can't wait to play with my stash (see above). This was originally bought for my daughter to use to create dresses for her dolls, but I want to play too. For inspiration, I've delved through Pinterest and thought I would share...

And then there's really wide washi tape for a serious colour burst. I like the thought of using it for decoration because if your tastes change, so can your decor:      

Bring on Valentine's Day. We all need a chocolate fix and a glass of champagne with a sprinkling of love on the side.  To make the card, use small stamps in the shape of a heart or X and O. Use various inks with shades of red through to pink. Cut out a heart template and stamp away. I hope the pics speak for themselves. Have fun! (wow, what a slack post. More words next time, I promise)