Happy Tuesday Everyone! Today officially marks the first day of Spring for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, which means Spring flowers, Spring lambs and the countdown to the start of daylight savings, yippee, bring on those longer sun filled days! With Father's Day this coming Sunday I thought it was fitting to share with you this fun DIY Sebastian and I did for Steve (note: I have told him not to read the blog this week and banned him from the office while … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
This Is Me ~ The Face Behind Always Made With Love
"With lots of new faces joining this little space in recent weeks I thought it was time to give a bit of an introduction. Yes, I know you could go and read the ‘About Me’ section but what about a more detailed version? Who really is Lydia - the face behind / of Always Made With Love?" This is ME! I am wifey to Steve, stay at home Mummy to Sebastian and Mumma to be. I am a daughter and a sister. I am a granddaughter, a niece, an aunty, a cousin and a friend. Always Made With Love is … [Read more...]
Pushing Pause
A few weeks ago I decided to 'push pause' for just a little while.. I can see you thinking, this is life Lydia, you can't just go pushing pause. And I DO know that. But there was one area of my life which I was able to 'push pause' on for a little while and that was my blog. The reason being, I had noticed myself being increasingly overwhelmed and stressed abut this little space. I felt like I was not able to give it everything I wanted to and in doing so felt like everything was … [Read more...]
Super Fun & Easy DIY Bubble Art
"Today one of my blogging friends, the gorgeous Maria from Pastels & Macarons is joining us to share a fabulous little DIY she recently did. As a child I remember having so much fun blowing bubbles and doing artwork. Well, today Maria is combining both with Bubble Art. I can honestly say I can not wait to give this a go, I mean how cute would this look as wrapping paper for gifts, and I can definitely envisage some framed pieces making their way into our home (I'm … [Read more...]
Ducks To Water
"The duck pond is dry and Bryan wants to know why. It turns out the drain to the pond is blocked, but what can help shift it? It's time to get the big crane out for some heavy lifting. Meanwhile Oscar finds himself is a very strange predicament..." Recently some special mail arrived from the lovely Kiwi Mummy Blogs team. A fabulous new childrens book - 'Ducks to Water' by New Zealand author Brett Avison. It was a wet and miserable day so Sebastian and I immediately snuggled up … [Read more...]