by Marylouise Cartwright | Dec 13, 2013 | Christmas, gifts, rocky road
Make these individual serves of Rocky Road as a little gift for your friends. Melt some good quality chocolate and mix in whatever lollies they like. I use marshmallows, fruit jellies, nuts, clinkers and smarties but you could use whatever you like really....
by Marylouise Cartwright | Dec 13, 2013 | Chalk art, gifts, inexpensive, relaxing
Looking for an inexpensive gift for all ages? Don’t forget an old classic. Chalk!! My teenage children still like to find a shady spot, play some tunes on their Ipod and draw a work of art. It is a very relaxing thing for them to do. It...
by Marylouise Cartwright | Oct 15, 2013 | Garden, gifts, succulents
Here I filled a large pasta bowl (that I never used) with sand and planted some of my favourite little plants in it. Add a little sculpture and you have a great step decoration. Buy these plants once and keep breaking bits off and spreading them around...
by Marylouise Cartwright | Sep 7, 2013 | Garden, gifts, presents, succulents
I know that I am always going on about succulents and how wonderful they are but look … yet another application. Grab a glass bauble thingii from one of the junk shops, just add a couple of tablespoons of sandy soil and pop your little plant in. They make...
by Marylouise Cartwright | Jul 10, 2013 | gifts, lipstick plant
Next time you are racking you brains trying to think of a gift for the person who has everything – why not consider giving a flowering plant. I received this plant last year for my birthday from my friend Meredith and it flowers all year round. Every...
by Marylouise Cartwright | Jan 5, 2013 | Garden, gifts, succulents
It is now a great time to separate and prune your succulents. By spreading them out and transplanting to other pots and areas in your garden, they will flourish and multiply. This is also a great time to pot them up and give them to a friend. They...
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