Sometimes when we start to organise a party, all the grand amazing ideas come into our heads and it's easy to get carried away. Pinterest is great for helping us get carried away. Theme parties can seem amazing, especially when well executed, but they take A LOT of work and can end up being really stressful for the host. If you'd rather a lighthearted but fun low key party, … [Read more...]
Pinterest Saturdays: 6 Ace Party Decorations for Birthday Celebrations
Hello! Happy Saturday! It's another week where we are still partying away with the Birthday Celebrations theme! I do love a good Birthday Celebration, so this has been super fun! For this week's Pinterest favourites I chose some ace party decorations that you can make for your next shindig (or just because, really!). Here they are: Jumbo Popsicle Garland This would be so … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Make Your Own Cork Coasters
As part of the birthday party-in-a-box that I sent out earlier this month I wanted to make a gift that everyone could keep. My little present to them to say thank you. I put my thinking cap on and decided that coasters would be the perfect 'home' gift from a happy home blog. I first found the idea here, but as I couldn't find many of the materials they used easily and … [Read more...]
The Important Birthdays Printable
Celebrating birthdays is awesome! They are a great way to lift a mood and get to throw some confetti around and hang balloons, but sometimes the list of birthdays we need to remember is long, and we get busy and special days get missed. Last year I wrote a post called Never Forget an Important Birthday Again which included a 2013 printable to help you never forget an important … [Read more...]
Pinterest Saturdays: 6 Great Wrapping Ideas for Birthday Celebrations
Hello! Happy Saturday! I'm back for week 2 of Birthday Celebrations and this week I have some great wrapping ideas for you to try (and a cute card that I couldn't resist sharing). Pinterest is one of my favourite places for great wrapping inspiration and I'm excited that I finally get to share some great ones that I think you'll love! Check these out! Awesome Printable Wrap … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Make Your Own Birthday Party-in-a-Box
As you've probably guessed by now, it's birthday week on the blog this week! Style for a Happy Home officially turned ONE yesterday! Hooray! To celebrate I decided that I would send out a party-in-a-box to 9 of the people who have really made my first year of SFAHH special. At first it seemed really over the top to make such a fuss, but then I realised that it I really wanted … [Read more...]
Style for a Happy Home is One!
It's finally here! Today's the day! (Well, it's technically tomorrow, but I don't blog on Wednesdays - haha) This little blog of mine, Style for a Happy Home, is a year old! It's a whole year since I published this first post on what a happy home is to me and all of it still rings true. This week is about celebrating this blog and that I found something that I love to do … [Read more...]
Pinterest Saturdays: 6 Awesome Cakes for Birthday Celebrations
Hello! Happy Saturday! It feels a bit like we've been in June forever, but this is our first Saturday of this month's theme! And what a great theme it is: Birthday Celebrations! To begin the month of pinterest celebrations I've rounded up some awesome cakes to get get you wishing you were heading to a party today! Here are some great ones found via Pinterest. Sprinkles … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: 3 Fun Quick and Easy Wrapping Ideas
Wrapping gifts is something I love to do. I can go a bit overboard sometimes, but I have learnt the lesson that simple and quick is often best, especially when you have heaps of things to wrap! I know that wrapping can also be really intimidating for some, so today I wanted to share 3 quick and easy wrapping ideas that will make your gifts look great without a whole bunch of … [Read more...]
The Birthday Candle Tradition
It's a new month and this month's theme is all about birthday celebrations!! Style for a Happy Home turns ONE next week and what better way to celebrate than dedicating a whole month to birthdays! In this post I'm going to share another of our family traditions (I'm not sure my family would love me giving away all our traditions, but I think the more people on board with this … [Read more...]
Pinterest Saturdays: 6 Organise My World Clever Laundry Room Ideas
Hello! Happy Saturday!! Can you believe it's the end of May? Where has the time gone?! To finish up this month's theme Organise My World, I thought I'd tackle a room that hardly any of us want to spend time in, but having a great one makes all the difference: the laundry! So today is all about clever laundry room ideas found via Pinterest! Filing Cabinet Storage This is a … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Make a Grab-n-Go Sketchbook Kit
Do you ever have those moments where you just need to get outside for a walk and some time away from the house/work/wherever to just think and be? I know I do, and if I'm heading out I like to have something with me that I can write out my thoughts or just sketch out some ideas. I'm not great at drawing but sometimes it's not about the finished product, it's just about letting … [Read more...]
Organisation Challenge: The Wardrobe Switch
This is our last organisation challenge for the month and I thought I'd end it with one that all of us can do. It's that time of the year here where we are quickly switching from the last of the warm weather to the beginning of what I'm (unfortunately) tipping to be a long cold winter and that means that our wardrobes need a little clearing out and organising to get them ready … [Read more...]
Pinterest Saturdays: 6 Great Ways to Organise My World
Hello! Happy Saturday! We're back for another great week of the Organise My World theme with some great Pinterest finds that are great ways to organise! Pinterest has so many organising posts on it that you could really get lost for weeks looking at ideas and never getting up to try any so here are 6 that I found and think would be great for the home! A Folder for Everyone … [Read more...]