Isn’t it lovely to give a Christmas card? Last year for the first time, we gave homemade Christmas cards and I was delighted with how pleased the recipients were to receive them. They were all painted and were very personal in that our fingerprints or the hand and foot prints of the children were on… Continue reading Homemade Christmas Cards
I first dried fruit slices last year, oranges, lemons and apples to be precise, though I have to be honest, my dried apples weren’t very successful so this year I will keep it to just oranges and lemons. This is super easy to do. Preheat your oven to 140C/120C Fan. Line a couple of baking… Continue reading Dried Oranges
This post is completely inspired by two of my very lovely friends who have been making these with their own daughters; so thank you Olivia & Marguerite! These decorations are simple to make, extremely pretty and, I think, make a beautiful, personal gift from children. What you need: 1 Cup/225g Bread Soda 1/2 Cup/55g Cornflour 3/4… Continue reading Festive Clay Ornaments
Having returned to blogging this year after a baby break, it struck me today that my Christmas posts this year have a common theme running through them……..toddlers!! When I started blogging, my older children were all in school and the main focus of Simply Homemade was food, the addition of a couple of unruly toddlers… Continue reading Simply Homemade Christmas Cards
I’ve never made a gingerbread house. The children have often asked and it has always been put on the long finger. I wouldn’t be a straight line sort of person and all that cutting things out has put me off. I was flicking through a recent booklet from Lidl and what caught my eye?? A… Continue reading A Gingerbread House
