Gift Ideas | Mothers' Day

There will be no featured shop of the week today. Instead I have compiled a round up of Mothers' Day gift ideas from our previous featured shops.

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1 // Two Cheeky Monkeys has a lovely range of one of a kind jewellery in their Etsy store.

2 // Susan from Pea Green Sea has introduced a gorgeous range of jewellery into her Etsy store. I particually love these gorgeous earrings.

3 // Jentik Manis has a beautiful range of jewellery available for your Mum this Mothers' Day.

4 // Made by Joni have these lovely, simple watercolour cards available in their Etsy store Paperie Love.

5 // This gorgeous combination from The Swatchmaker is a perfect pamper gift for your mum. Tara has a range of other balms and washcloths in her Etsy store.

6 // Instead of real flowers for your mum why not gift her with a beautiful bouquet that will last her for years to come. Rachael has some gorgeous designs in her Etsy store Pulp Petals.

7 // Don't forget to check out my Etsy store Little Miss Lorraine for great gift ideas for Mum! We have you covered from a gift, to gift wrapping and also gift cards!

What are you doing for your mum this Mothers' Day?

xx

 

Pulp Petals | Featured Shop of the Week

This weeks featured shop of the week is Pulp Petals. We chat to Rachael about her product, processes & what she loves about her shop.

Tell us a little bit about yourself

Hello, I’m Rachael. I live in Adelaide with my Husband (and soul mate) Michael, our two little ones Edith and Angus, and our very crazy cat, a Devon Rex named Basil.

Meet Rachael - the talent behind Pulp Petals

What made you want to start Pulp Petals

I originally set out to make petals for myself and as a thank you gift for a dear friend of mine. My family and friends loved them so much that I found myself making 'petals' for them all, and thus Pulp Petals blossomed! My shop has been a way for me create, learn and grow whilst spending time at home with my young children.

Where did the idea for the name Pulp Petals come from

I wanted the name of my shop to be simple and reflect what I do.  I played around with a few ideas until I chose pulp (which you can make paper from) and then pieced it together with petals to create the name Pulp Petals.

Tell us about the products you sell and your processes

My aim is to create beautiful flowers to enhance life, home, and celebrations. The best bit? Their versatility. They can add a bit of fun to a little girl’s bedroom/party, or can create a unique style for an event.

The flowers make a fantastic gift for a birthday, thank you, thinking of you, or maybe just because. They can also be used for all manner of occasions! Weddings, parties, bridal showers, baby showers, events or functions. 

They also look amazing around home, on a mantle, hall table, in a bedroom or nursery.

Real flowers only last for a small amount of time. These flowers, with the right care, will last for years to come.

I take great care with each and every flower. They are all hand-cut, rolled and glued by me. I like that each one is different in its own way, and putting different colours together gives them a personality of their own.

What is the most useful piece of advice you have been given in regards to Pulp Petals

The most useful advice would been that you need to have great photos & to always respond to customers enquires as soon as possible.  A potential customer needs to be able to see your products in their best possible light, given they cannot see the item in person. Your photos are the first glance someone sees and you want that look to be professional.  Also, none of this comes without a lot of hard work, trial & error.

What do you love most about Pulp Petals

I love my shop. I think it is mostly because I know every photo and word has been created by me. It represents everything I have learnt in the past two years (and, possibly still have to learn). Every sale is so wonderful and there is a wonderful story behind every purchase. 

Tell us where we can find out more about you and Pulp Petals

You can find me here:

Etsy: www.etsy.com/au/shop/PulpPetals
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PulpPetals

Instagram: @pulppetals

xx

Previous Featured Shops

Little Miss Lorraine

Pea Green Sea

Two Cheeky Monkeys

Made by Joni

Jentik Manis
The Swatchmaker

If you would like your shop to be featured on A Little Bit of Jess, flick me an email me at alittlebitofjess04@gmail.com and I will be in contact with you!

 

2014 Round Up | DIY

If you are a little worried by the title of this post - don't freak out! I am not done with 2014 just yet ;) I saw this great idea on Pinterest (where else!) last year but never got around to creating one. I want to be organised with this project for 2014 hence posting about it in March!

Vegetable Garden | Update

Our vegetables are really starting to take off! The lettuce was looking a bit sad there for a while, so we moved it to a different part of the garden which gets the morning sun but not the afternoon sun and it seems to have perked back up. The capsicums are looking really good - I am really hoping some of the turn red though (they are supposed to be half red, half green) as I like the red ones better. The tomatoes are taking a little longer to grow, but hopefully we will have a good crop soon enough.

Watching my little veggies grow is really making me want a proper vegetable patch with herbs! And maybe some chickens. I cannot wait until we buy a house (one day!)

- J x

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Vegetable Garden | Update

We finally have cherry tomatoes and capsicums! I was very excited to discover these little beauties growing on our plants over the weekend. It gives you a real sense of satisfaction seeing these vegetables appear - I have managed to not only keep them alive but help them thrive! (Corny rhyming there sorry)

Do you have your own vegetable patch? One day I will have a proper patch in my backyard!

 

- J x

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Garden Update | Flowers!

I have some gorgeous flowers appearing in my garden this month! I adore the colour of my Pertunia's, they really bring some brightness to the backyard.

On another exciting note... My capsicums are here!! Yep those little bulbs will soon be capsicums (I hope!) the next big surprise will be whether they are red or green capsicums.

Another garden post I know, but it's about the most exciting thing happening in my life at the moment! Things have been so busy lately I haven't had much time for anything else! 

Enjoy your week :) 

- J x

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Vegetable Garden | Update

No sign of any vegetables yet, but my capsicum, cherry tomatoes and lettuce are certainly growing! (You can compare them to my first post here.) I was worried they might have looked a bit off when we came back from our weekend away as we had some warm weather, but they perked right back up with a long soak.


Hopefully we will start to see some activity soon!

- J x

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Vegetable Garden | The Beginnings

Last weekend I finally got around to planting a small vegetable garden! Unfortunately we are renting so I am unable to plant a proper vegetable patch, but the vegetables I chose all thrive in pots.

Non-hearting lettuce

Capsicum "Sweet Mama"

 Cherry Tomatoes

I also managed to pick up a few flowers... 

 

 Petunia "Crazy Purple" & Geranium "White Ivy"

 

Petunia "Crazy Purple"

I will be posting about their progress over the next couple of months.

- J x