Callula Glass for your Home

Callula Glass makes a wide range of brightly coloured fused glass products.  They’re all hand made in the UK.  Fused glass is made by taking layers of compatible glass and joining them together by heating them, in a kiln to around 800 degrees centigrade, until the glass becomes fluid.  The pieces of glass then fused [...]

Border Aromatics’ Candles

Border Aromatics make some lovely candles and fragrancing products.  All the wax used to make their items is 100% soy with no palm additives, plus it’s farmed only on sustainable farms. None of the ingredients have been tested on animals either. I like to use candles around my home to provide fragrance, gentle light and [...]

Keeping Your Kitchen Green

Kitchen appliances can be made environmentally friendly to save energy in a home. From dishwashers to refrigerators, the kitchen can go green by installing new energy efficient appliances. Before installing a kitchen appliance, you should check the efficiency rating to make sure that it meets the government guidelines for being energy efficient. However, most appliances [...]

Outdoor Mirrors from Brighton Roc

Mirrors are a great way to increase light and the perception of space inside your home and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t use them to give the same effect outside.  Outdoors you can use a mirror to increase light in a dark corner, to show off a garden feature or favourite plant, to catch [...]

The natural way to care for your Oleander

If you have a bare spot on your patio or in your garden, then the ever popular oleander bush might be just what you’re looking for. Oleander plants are a quick and easy way to bring colour and perfume to your outdoor space. And because they’re evergreen, their attractive grey-green leaves will provide year round [...]

Seeded Gifts and Cards from Big Tree Little Tree

Big Tree Little Tree sell an innovative selection of cards and gifts. Their collection of cards and bookmarks all come with  seeded shape attachments, once your intended recipient has finished with their card or gift, they can then remove the seeded shape from the front of their card or bookmark, plant it in a pot [...]

Little Wren Gifts

Little Wren Gifts are based in Wales and specialise in selling goods made by different artisans.  Many of their products have strong eco credentials too. I do like these cute vintage style coin purses.  They are made by hand from colourful, vintage look fabrics and decorated with complementary buttons. You can use them to keep [...]

Use those legs!!

How often have you found yourself taking the easy option and convincing yourself that you don’t have the time to get to your destination by foot! I know, I love the comfort of a car with the radio on and heated seats, away from the wind and rain! Granted, a car does often get you [...]

Get Clean with OmegaClean

“Spend a penny on prevention and save a pound on a cure”. One of the ethos that OmegaClean, a Cambridge based home cleaning service, work under. The other being that courtesy costs nothing – they offer the most friendly, efficient service in the Cambridge area. They guarantee your satisfaction or another cleaning – if failing [...]

Guest Post: How would you furnish your garden?

Just like furnishing your home, choosing what’s right for a garden is a matter of individual taste and preference, but most people just require an attractive outdoor space in which to relax during fine weather. The garden’s overall design makes an important difference of course when furnishing your garden.  Is there a favourite spot on [...]

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