A Novel Gift Review

I love bunting, it is a simple yet effective way of making a space look pretty and can brighten up a dull wall too.

So when I was offered a piece of beautiful bunting from A Novel Gift I looked forward to finding a new home for it somewhere in the house.

You can choose from several different books and several coloured threads and ribbons so you can personalise your bunting, I went for Sherlock Holmes as we love watching Elementary and Sherlock.

I chose purple thread and ribbons to go with our bedroom and also our dining room so I could choose between the two places to hang it.

In the end though I put it in the bedroom  above the bed, where it looks stunning and really breaks up what is currently an empty wall.

I really love the bunting, if you know someone that loves books this would make a great gift, it would also make the perfect bunting for a wedding or party.

Being made from old books it is the perfect up-cycled piece and is handmade to order, so you know you are getting something unique.

It's really light so can be secured with blu-tak or if you have some I used wash tape, it not only secures it perfectly but looks great too.

The bunting is £12 and has 10 flags on it, each with a button or ribbon in the centre. I absolutely love this bunting and have enjoyed reading the snippets of the book on each page

As well as this beautiful bunting, you can also find some gorgeous unique cards and prints all book themed. Laura who owns and makes these beautiful items also has a wonderful blog, it's a really lovely read so if you like to find new blogs to look at then do pop on over and say 'hi'.

Fab crafty finds - bunting!

When I was looking for ideas for bunting for my daughters birthday (we had a huge empty room I needed to fill) I found a couple of great ideas.

The first one which I already knew about and had tried was this brilliant no sew bunting, at the time I didn't have a sewing machine and couldn't sew so this was perfect for me.

The results are brilliant and everyone I showed it to was impressed, I bought the material in a fat quarter bundle from Hobbycraft ages ago and it was just the perfect amount for the job at hand.

You can find the tutorial over on Red Ted Art's blog, if I can do it then anyone can ;)

The next was printable bunting, I found a couple of great sites which have printable bunting.

The first is Ruffled Blog, the prints are gorgeous and if I end up having a 30th Birthday party I will be printing some more of these out.

And then this gorgeous bunting and cake toppers from Creature Comforts Blog, they really are beautiful and perfect for a little boys bedroom or summer party in the garden.

Best of all these are recyclable both in terms of using again and being just paper you can always pop them in the recycling bin when you've finished with them.

There are lots of others so do have a little google to see if there is something you like for a birthday or celebration this year, it has also given me ideas on how to make my own for my sons 4th birthday this year.

He wants an octonauts themed birthday and I have an idea for printing some out to make so watch this space :)