During my research of all things natural and earth-friendly, I discovered aromatic rose water spray and let me tell you that it’s a love affair that stretches far beyond the basics of a daily skin routine. From body mist and skin toner to cookies and shortbread (swoons), the uses for rosewater spray are endless, and…
DIY / Crafts
DIY Rose Kombucha Recipe
I first got into kombucha some years ago at a little yoga festival in the gorgeous English countryside (meaning, it rained the whole time so we hid in tents and drank kombucha)! Now of course kombucha has taken over the world, so it makes sense I wanted to bring you a DIY rose kombucha recipe!…
20 Gorgeous + Indulgent Ways To Use Rose Water (spoil yourself)!
Having recently fallen in love with rose petal jam – made with rose water – I got curious about other ways to use rose water. I was amazed to find it has so many uses, and excited too. I found an amazing rose water petal jam at a small organic store, made by monks at…
Make A Concrete Patio Kid-Friendly (Safe, Fun, & Beautiful Ideas)
With two young daughters, it’s really important to me that our concrete patio is kid-friendly! If you’ve been following my recent posts, you’ll know that while I have a lot of outdoor space, it’s all made up of concrete patio. Having a kid-friendly backyard or garden helps kids to want to spent time outside, and…
75 Household Items To Use As Planters – Upcyle Joy!
I got the idea for upcycling household items to use as planters when I visited a little local village here recently. One inventive house had used giant feta tins (well, I do live on a Greek island) as planters all over their garden wall, and it looked amazing – so rustic-chic, with these sunbleached blue…
How to Make a Gorgeous Rose Trellis!
When I was first planting climbing roses, I had noooo idea they needed a trellis. I was a fresh rookie, thinking that the rose stems would just kind of…weasel their way up the side of the house? I don’t know what I was on about, but before I could blink, long stems were dragging along…
How to Make Witch Hazel Water
I’ve been into natural beauty and healing my entire life – I very clearly remember dragging my mum over to sign some cruelty free beauty petitions when I was only about 9 years old! So while I’ve been talking a lot about rose water, I’ve also had my eye on witch hazel water! Witch…
Is Lemonade Good for Roses?
You’re probably here because you’ve heard a florist or green thumbed friend telling you to add lemonade to your bouquets, right? I know, it sounds so weird! Well, call me weird but I LOVE lemon (and all citrus fruits actually, and have spent many an evening horrifying friends by eating all the lemon slices in…
How Do You Force Rose Buds to Open?
If you have a party, photoshoot or even a wedding coming up, and you need to force rose buds to open STAT, there are several ways in which you can coax them open without damaging them. Have you seen the series The Crown? I surprised myself with how much I loved it! It’s not my…
21 Stunning DIY Fall Wreaths For Your Front Door
As part of our homeschool these last few weeks, we’ve been celebrating harvest time. Painting, making harvest banners, and baking simple, warming apple dishes. Then Pinterest reminded me that it might be time to consider getting my DIY fall wreath on! You can’t have missed that DIY fall wreath mania that’s ALL over Pinterest right…
