My Gothic Valentine
I’m so busy having fun with new projects at the moment, I doubt I’ll find time to create a Valentine mantel this year. But I have made a couple of LOVEly new pieces to inspire you to decorate for the annual day of lurve and beyond. And I’ve gone a bit Gothic. To look...
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DIY Chinese New Year Decorations with FREE downloads
As you may have gathered by now, I‘m rather partial to a seasonal event. Halloween may be my number 1 (even if the rest of the UK is still playing catch-up!), but whether it’s balls for Burns or dragon eggs for St George, I just love me a national celebration. Any...
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New Year, New Makes
Hooroo! And Happy New Year! OK, we may already be well into 2019, but with Imbolc just around the corner, it feels like newness is still in the air. All that promise of new beginnings has me excited about this year in a way I haven’t felt in a very long time and...
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Hallowmas AKA Halloween meets Christmas 2018
Putting away Halloween this year was an epic task. Not for me, you understand, but Beloved was aching for a week after rearranging the attic to accommodate all those boxes and then lugging them into the loft. It’s also worth mentioning that he packed every single one...
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DIY Jewelled Skull Baubles and a Simple Festive Skull Wreath
I was a bit late getting my festive shit together this year, but I couldn’t let Yuletide pass by without a little make or seven and I’m really pleased with the way these Skull Christmas decorations turned out. Here at OneandSeventy, Skulls really are for life and with...
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Blingtastic Bauble: DIY Jewelled Christmas Ornament
Halloween may be my Christmas but for what seems like the rest of the world, Christmas is… well, at Christmas. And if you can’t have a bit of bling at Christmas, when can you? This jewelled Christmas ornament is most definitely blingtastic and I think it adds just the...
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Simple DIY Yule Log
Silly Season has arrived (how did that happen?!) and all around us, the frantic race to the C-word is in full swing. But if you’re looking for a rather more gentle way to celebrate, then a simple DIY Yule Log might be right up your alley. You don’t have to be a witch...
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The Witch at OneandSeventy’s Halloween Home 2018
***UPDATE*** There's now a 2018 Home Tour Video on YouTube. Scroll down to the end for the link. This is it. The Big One! The moment I get to take you on a tour of The Witch at OneandSeventy’s Halloween Home 2018. After 12 months of plotting and planning, countless...
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Mabon and a Halloween Harvest
Well, Hello autumn! And didn’t you blow in like a couple of angry banshees on broomsticks? After this year’s record-breaking dry spell, it seems Ali and Bronagh (pronounced Bro-Na, as in mow-na) sure are keen to ensure we get ALL the rain we missed during the long hot...
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Lammas Pumpkin Toast and Bat Butter
Can you believe it’s August on Wednesday? This year is whizzing past faster than a witch on her broomstick! As we greet the last month of summer (sad, but true), we also celebrate the next turn of The Wheel. When I was thinking about crafty ways to celebrate...
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It’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus
Source Beloved and I aren’t the only ones celebrating a silver anniversary this year. On July 16th, Hocus Pocus will be 25 years old. Can you believe that? OK, it’s not quite the 300th anniversary (325th if we’re being picky) of the Sanderson Sisters' demise and...
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All change for Summer Solstice
Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the mid-point of 2018. Can you believe we’re halfway through the year already? Just as today’s turn of the yearly wheel brings change to our world, I’m making a few directional changes of my own. If you’re an email subscriber, you...
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30-minute St. George’s Day decorations
St. George’s Day decorations can be hard to come by, so why not make your own? Here are two really cheap and super quick ideas to help you celebrate April 23rd.
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18 ridiculously simple Easter Decorating ideas
Looking for some last-minute Easter decor ideas? Here are 18 ridiculously simple and stylish tips to help decorate your Easter home.
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DIY Contemporary Easter Eggs
These budget-friendly contemporary Easter egg decorations were inspired by a) the stylish simplicity of black & white b) my unceasing appetite for things a little bit different and c) a distinct lack of time. Yep. You guessed it. I STILL haven’t decorated for...
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Spring Wreath 3 Ways
It’s amazing what a difference a few simple changes can make and this spring wreath is a great example of how to shake up your seasonal décor without spending much money.
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Miniature DIY St. Patrick’s Day Top Hat
Since learning how to make miniature top hats, one for St. Patrick’s Day was always going to be on the cards. Say hello to Edgar “The Leprechaun” Murphy.
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Gentleman Rabbit: A fun alternative to the Easter Bunny
Yep. I am already thinking about Easter. You mean, you’re not? You know it’s only a month away, right? I know this because Beloved and I have already raided the choccie Egg aisles and the shops have been awash with pastel for weeks. During one of our many mooches...
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