Hello everyone and welcome back to bundle. This blog is very overdue so lets get straight into it. If you follow me on instagram ( @bundle.of.chatter ) you'll know I have taken a bit of a blog breack but I'm back now and I know it's thursday but better late than never.
As spring arrives I have taken more time to apprietate the beauty of nature arround me. So here are my spring adventures. Also if you want to be notifed when I upload a new blog just type your email into the box on the lovely left hand collum.
Hope this has inspired you all to take a bit of time to notice how amazing the nature around you really is and if you do take any pictures make sure to tag me on instagram ( @bundle.of.chatter ) and I hope you enjoyed this as I might do another one soon.
Lyeira
Hello everyone and welcome back to bundle of chatter. So my skin is very much blemish prone to put it kindly, it has been getting better but when outbreaks do occur I wanted to make something that would help my skin clear quicker. So after research I throw all the things I had found that seemed like they could be good for skin into a bowl and put it on my face for 20 minutes. A word of warning, this does sting for a few minutes; that's just the Cinnamon, if irritation occurs further wash it off quickly. Also check the ingredients and make sure your not allergic to anything; in a nutshells use at your own risk. This face mask didn't look the nicest or was the easiest to make or take off but it smelt amazing and has helped my skin massively with brightening, blemishes and dry patches and I use this mask every 2 weeks or so; all with things that are probably already in your kitchen. One last thing the ingredients are very strange but please don't let that put you off.
You Will Need:
- 3 tps Honey
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- A Few Drops Of Lemon Juice
- 1 Packet Of Instant Porridge
- A splash Of Milk
Method:
- Mix the plain yogurt, Cinnamon, lemon juice and 2 tsp of the honey in a small bowl.
- pour half the packet of instant porridge into a bowl and add a splash of milk, pop this into the microwave for half the time it said on the packet.
- be careful taking it out and give it a mix.
- combine the yogurt mixture with the porridge and add the last tsp of honey.
- check the temperature and make sure it's lightly warm but not burning
- wash your hands and leave them a bit damp before applying these as it means the mixture won't stick to your hands as much.
- leave it on for around 20 mins or however long you'd like.
- take it off and put it in the bin; I wouldn't recommend washing it down your sink.
Because my skin is quite dry I popped a layer of milk onto my face after this as it is a natural moisturiser and left it on until it felt tight and then washed it off with warm water.
why I used my ingredients:
- Yogurt - it contains alpha hydroxy acid which kills dead skin cells and helps to prevent breakouts.
- Honey - it has antibacterial properties which can help fight blemishes.
- Cinnamon - helps to de-clog pours and helps heal ance scars.
- Lemon Juice - it has antibacterial properties and can reduce blackheads.
- Porridge - It is a natural moisturiser, relieves irritated skin and brightens it.
- Milk - it is a natural moisturiser.
Personally I love this face mask and hope you do to, it does look like a lot of faffing but it was worth it. see you on Wednesday! Also I hope it helped that I explained why I used the ingredients I did!
Lyeira
Hello everyone and welcome back I hope you are all having a lovely week. I wasn't sure which blog to write so I thought I'd let you know whats coming up on Bundle of Chatter in the next month. Also happy March I can't believe we are already at the third month of the year WOW!
- Lots of cakes and recipes - as I have mentioned quite a few times I am hosting a afternoon tea this weekend and also I have two birthdays coming up which I'll be making cakes for.
- February Favourites - I did a January favourites last month and you seemed to like it so I'll try and do one every month.
- March empties - I have been collecting some of my empty products so I can tell you all what I will be re-purchasing.
- Ways to De-stress - I thought this could help quite alot of you and make your weeks a little easier.
- Snacks - making up new healthy snacks is actually my favourite blog to do so hopefully there will be more soon.
If you have anything else you'd like to see on Bundle Of Chatter please please please let me know in the comments below ( that Rhymed! ) and also follow me on instagram my name is @Bundle.Of.Chatter and see you soon for another blog.
Lyeira
Hello everyone and once again I'm sorry this isn't a recipe I thought I was hosting an afternoon tea this weekend but it's next weekend so hopefully there will be plenty of recipes. I thought as mother's day is coming around the corner I would shows you some gift ideas to show your mums some love this mother's day. If your mum isn't with you this year this day shouldn't be you being sad; celebrate how great she was and remember your happiest times.
Flowers
Flowers are a lovely thing to brighten up a room and, as it's spring there are so many pretty flowers available in the shops.
Pictures
Presenting you mum with lots of memories on mothers day is such a lovely
thing to do and relatively inexpensive. I displayed some picture in a clear frame with some hearts and flower petals, to make it look extra cute!
Your Time
If you don't live at home anymore you may not see your mum that much so surprise her on mother's day by giving her your time to show her how much you love her.
Open when your... letters
These are such a lovely idea which is relatively inexpensive and shows you've put time and effort into making her feel loved.
Bake her something
Needless to say there are plenty of recipes on this blog to choose from and can be a really lovely gift.
Whatever you do this mothers day to show her your love remember how lucky you are as some people don't have there mums with them this year, this has taught me how grateful I should be, see you on Wednesday.
Lyeira
Hello everyone and today I have a DIY for you. I absolutley love this DIY as I think it looks great in any room and can really be personalised; it is also relatively inexpensive.
I purchased this cork board from Wilko for around £4 and thought this could be a great and fun DIY.
Firstly I hot glued some lace around the edges as I thought it would add a really lovely boarder,
then I used blue baker's twine to make almost a washing line from the two corners and made some little lists on que cards which I chopped in half and pinned onto the twine with some little pegs;
this I found really helpful to keep myself super oragnised. I also used these really cute little buckets and hot glued them on to keep some DIY magnets and some pins in. this, I had to say made the cork board look really cute. Lastly I popped on some pictures from photobooths and things to make it personal to me but didn't want to photo them which is why you can't see them here.
Here are some other ideas of what you could include:
- A world map; and stick a pin everywhere you have been.
- lots of pictures and memories.
- little notes to your self and things to remember.
- little jars to hold cosmetics and or stationary.
- pins to hang jewellery.
I love the way you can mix and match with this DIY and the posibilities are endless. I hope you enjoyed this blog; I know I said todays blog would be a recipe but that will now be sunday; and don't worry they're super tastey! I hope this helped some of you to get organised. Come back on Sunday for a recipe!
Lyeira
Hello Everyone and welcome back to bundle of chatter. In the winter becasue it can get quite chilly and I'm always losing that one glove my hands can get extremely dry and tend to bleed and become very sore. Which I'm sure you can all imagine; isn't plesent. Recently I've been using body shop's 30ml hand creams but they ran out :-( so.... when I went into london recently I was on a mission to buy a new hand cream.
When I went into body shop I noticed they had a new hand cream out which was great! I heading for the till and as I paid the lady at the till gave me a small green token and told me that £1.50 of the price went to a charity of my choice which I thought was a really lovely added extra.
The product is 100ml and £11 which is a great price considering the smaller, 30ml hand creams are £4. The hand cream is made with hemp which helps to "relieve dry skin" and "restores moisture". The packaging has "change" on it as the £1.50 goes towards change for better. The only this I'm not sure about this packaging is that I am worried that it might be a bit difficult to get all the product out when you have got to the end of it but that's my only critism.
In my opinion I really love this hand cream it doesn't leave your hands sticky and leaves them extremely smooth. The smell is slightly like porridge (If you haven't already noticed I'm not great at describing smells) and wheat; personally I really like the smell.
This hand cream has made a massive difference to my hands and can help other people and wildlife too. If your thinking about buying this amazing product be quick as this size is limited edition. Although you can get the 30ml version anytime this will last longer and helps someone else out.
Thanks for reading this blog be sure to check out the body shop website for more amazing products like this one. I'm sorry blogs haven't been very consistant lately but I'm going to fix that. Come back on wednesday for a diy!
http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/shop-by-range/hemp/hemp-hand-protector.aspx
Lyeira
Hello everyone, for alot of you it is half term meaning you have one week off school... yay! So if your stuck for things to do here is something that you can do throughtout half term. Also, happy valentines day!
I'm sure alot of you have seen the adult colouring books on every shelf, and I thought it would be really lovely to do some colouring. If, like me you don't have one of the books I just searched google images and some really lovely designs came up plus; it is a really nice achievement once you have finished.
Here is one I did and the link that I used will be below:
I also found that is was really relaxing especially while watching your favourite program; this would be really good for someone with anxiety or alot on their mind as it really does relax you. I love the way you can personalise it and make it unique; although it does take a bit of time it is so worth it and gives you a really big sense of achievement.
Thank you for reading this blog post I hope you enjoyed it and I will include a few links to some really nice designs ( that you can colour in) here. Also, I made a cake yesterday with a friend which was a funfetti victoria spounge with maltesers splitting the two layers and to stop the jam pouring out ( If you'd like to see pictures from that and how we constructed it comment below ).
http://www.art-is-fun.com/free-adult-coloring-pages/
http://www.everythingetsy.com/2015/08/printable-coloring-pages-for-adults-15-free-designs/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/adult-coloring-books_n_7088048.html
I hope you all are having a wonderful week and make sure you make time to relax. Come back on Wednesday for another blog!
Lyeira
Hello everyone I'm really sorry there was no blog on Sunday and this one is late, I am very busy and hopefully will not miss anymore for a long time. Here is a lemon drizzle loaf recipe that I made up and fell in love with; I love the way it looks like a loaf of bread and you can slice it and share it.
You Will Need:
For The Loaf:
- 175g Unsalted Butter
- 175g Caster Sugar
- 190g Self Raising Flour
- 1 1/2 Unwaxed Lemons
- 2 Mediam Eggs
For The Drizzle:
- 1 Lemon ( same lemon as in the loaf can be used, you only need 2 lemons in total for the whole recipe.
- 20g Caster Sugar
- 30g Icing Sugar
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 180 (fan) ( gas mark 6 / 200C )
- Line a loaf tin with baking parchment.
- Cream together your butter and sugar and whisk your eggs in a separate bowl.
- Add in your eggs and flour in 3 parts starting and ending in flour.
- Add in 1 1/2 lemons' rind and the juice of one lemon.
- Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 20-30 minutes.
- Make your lemon drizzle by combing the caster sugar with the icing sugar and lemon juice.
- Once the loaf has cooled slightly pour over your drizzle and leave to completely cool for roughly 15 minutes.
- Slice and enjoy!
hope you enjoyed this recipe and once again I'm sorry my blog isn't up to standard at the moment.
Lyeira
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