Blogmas Day 15: DIY Gift for your Partner

Whilst looking through Pinterest I came across this cute DIY 'I love you to the moon and back gift' and so I thought I would do a post about how to make one. I have made mine for my boyfriend and think I will just put it in the envelope with his Christmas card.

What you need:

• Piece of A4 white paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Biro pen
• Coloured pencils

Instructions:

1) First cut out two circles from your piece of paper and a thin strip. You can make this gift any size you want so the size of the circles and strip is up to you but I would recommend that the strip is at least 1.5cm wide so that you are able to write on it.

2) Using coloured pencils colour in one of the circles with a world design and on the other draw craters to mimic the moon. Then Write 'I love you' in pen over the top of the world design and write 'to the moon and back' along the strip but leaving a space at either end of the paper.

3) Fold the strip of paper in a Z style zig-zag fold. Then glue the first end of the strip to the back of the world design in the centre, then do the same to the front of the moon design paper. 

Gift from the front

4) Ta dah! Give your partner a personal- homemade gift.

Christmas Wishes,

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation

Blogmas Day 14: Christmas Shopping Trip

Today my mum came to visit from home and so we had a Christmassy day out together. As soon as she got here we went for a drink at Starbucks. And in true Christmas style I had a Salted- Caramel latte from the Christmas menu.

After that we had a walk around the Christmas market (my 1382064 trip this year) however because it was a weekday it was much quieter and so didn't take us very long. Then we went to refuel at Wahaca for tacos and enchiladas, Yum!

We also went for a walk around Harvey Nichols because it's nice to look at the Christmas decorations and all the expensive clothes and accessories and this time of year (needless to say we didn't buy anything). We then did some Christmas shopping and I got the last of my Christmas presents, WOO! My mum also treated me to a Christmas outfit which isn't what it sounds like... basically every year I get a nice outfit to wear when I'm going out and to parties over the Christmas period, the outfit itself isn't Christmassy!

Christmas Wishes,

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation

Blogmas Day 13: DIY Wrapping Paper Gift Bag

Maybe it's just me but I think gift bags are ridiculously overpriced, they are so expensive! So this blog post shows you how to make Christmas gift bags out of wrapping paper.

What you will need:

• Wrapping paper (I am using my flatmates which she bought in Primark)
• Ribbon (I bought mine in a pack for £1 from The Works)
• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Sellotape

1) Cut a piece of wrapping paper that is roughly twice as tall and three times as wide as the present which you would like to put inside. Then fold the wrapping paper in half (like shown) and stick in place with sellotape. 

2) Then fold the bottom section of the wrapping paper upwards, this will be the bottom of the bag and should be about two times wider than you would like the base. Fold the front sheet down and press down the corners to form a diamond shape 

3) Fold the top and bottom half of the diamond down so that they meet in the middle, leaving no gaps and seal in place with sellotape.

4) Open the bag from the top and push the base downwards so that it now resembles a bag structure, if the base will not stay down you may need to place card inside to keep the shape however I do not usually find this necessary.

5) Fold over the top of the bag, towards the side which you sealed with sellotape as this will be the back. Then whilst folded hole punch two holes in the top of the bag. Wrap your presents and place them, and a card inside and tie the bag with ribbon (through the holes punched). 

6) Give to the lucky recipient! 

Christmas Wishes

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation

Blogmas Day 12: Festive Activities to do with Friends

The Christmas period is all about spending time with friends and family but with the cold weather it can be difficult finding things to do with friends without spending a fortune. Here are just a few suggestions for fun activities to do with friends during the festive season:

1) Have a hot chocolate date! One of the best things about the cold weather is drinking hot chocolate so I always find it's really nice to get a friend over and have hot chocolate together and some tasty snacks. This is a really cute festive way to see your friends without spending any money at all.

2) Visit a Christmas market! It's always fun to wander round a Christmas market and have a browse at the stalls and maybe do a spot of Christmas shopping. If you want something that will put you in a festive mood then the atmosphere at a Christmas market and the cold air certainly will, plus it doesn't cost a penny (apart from anything you buy).

3) Do a Christmas craft! This is another really fun activity that you can do from home. Last week I invited a friend over and we made paperchains together and ate Christmas biscuits, it was so much fun and a great way to decorate our flat too.

4) Go for a walk to see Christmas lights! Going for walks is one of my favourite things to do when it's cold, for me it just brings back so many childhood memories. I especially love going at night and seeing all the Christmas lights. I actually did this tonight with a friend who I am not going to see again until New Year (and I even remembered her Christmas present) but it was such a nice thing to do together and great to have a catch-up.

5) Grab some lunch! I know that this technically isn't festive or free but getting lunch with friends is a lovely thing to do all year round. I went for lunch with a friend after an exam as it's a great way to relax. We found somewhere that wasn't too expensive and shared the biggest nachos ever! Plus most places are beautifully decorated with Christmas decorations so it's still kind of festive.

Blogmas Day 11: Diy Christmas Book

It's Christmas in 2 weeks, Blogmas is flying by!! This is the first time I have spent the run up to Christmas in a big city and so I wanted to have a way to keep track of all the festive activities I plan on doing before I head home for the holidays...

Firstly making this Christmas book was a really fun Christmassy activity. In order to make the basis of the book I followed a Youtube tutorial. I used a piece of A3 white card to make the structure of my book and each page measures 10cm x 8cm. To decorate the book I headed to Poundland and bought a three pack of Christmas washi tape and also some festive stickers which I use to fill in blank spaces throughout the book (I will also be using these for inside Christmas cards). For the front cover I simply drew a fancy Christmas tree with red and green gel pens.


There are so many different ways that you could use a Christmas book but here are a few of the ways I am using mine (mainly for lists). To keep track of Christmas present spending and also what I have bought for different people plus Christmas card lists and of course your Christmas list. I also use mine to keep track of different places I want to go Christmas shopping, Christmas activities, Christmas crafts and baking. It's also useful in helping get organised for the big day itself and can be used for to-do lists, Christmas food shop lists and also to keep track of wrapping so it doesn't all have to be done on Christmas eve!

Christmas Wishes,

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation

Blogmas Day 10: A Lithuanian Christmas

Before I came to university and met people from all over the world I didn't realise that Christmas is celebrated in different ways in different countries. However my Lithuanian flatmate was telling me all about how she celebrates Christmas in Lithuania and I thought it would make a really interesting Blogmas post. This post is based upon what she told me and how my flatmate celebrates Christmas, this may not be the same for all Lithuanian's.

Picture's of some of the most
common herring dishes that
 my flatmate found online.

In Lithuania the main Christmas festivities take place on Christmas eve (a very strange concept for me as a Brit). Most of Christmas eve is spent cooking for the evening meal and this is also when the Christmas tree is put up. Then in the evening there is a big Christmas meal where twelve dishes are served including around three herring (type of fish) dishes which are the most important. There are no traditional herring dishes that must be eaten however, you are able to chose which you would like to cook. After the meal Santa Claus knocks on the door and delivers the presents (how cool is that?!?) although my flatmate admits that this tradition is mainly for younger children. She also said that many Lithuanian's are now adopting the British tradition of putting their Christmas presents under the tree instead. And so all of the Christmas presents are opened on Christmas eve. This is also when you go to church although this can happen on Christmas day instead. Christmas day itself is mainly reserved for seeing extended family including grandparents, aunties and uncles etc and exchanging gifts with them. My flatmate's family have also started seeing close friends on the evening of Christmas too.

Christmas Wishes,

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation 

Blogmas Day 9: Christmas gift ideas for friends

Another slightly late Blogmas post, sorryyy! I have the first of my university exams on Monday so I'm getting a bit stressed and quite busy, hence why I'm not always managing to post on time. Anyway this is going to be a little gift guide for present ideas for friends. I always find it really difficult buying presents for my friends as we usually don't spend too much money and just get token gifts, so it can be difficult finding nice items within my budget.

I often find beauty products are safe Christmas presents for friends as I know that it is something that they will use. My first gift is some Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in Silver from Superdrug. This is something that my flatmate has put on myself and my friend before a night out and we both loved it. I know that my friend will wear it out clubbing but it's something that she probably wouldn't buy for herself. Another beauty gift is the Barry M Christmas Nail Paint Duo which I spoke about in a previous Blogmas Post. Nail varnish is always a lovely gift as it's something most of my friends use but (especially since coming to uni) is something that they probably can't justify buying for themselves.

Away from beauty, this year I was really unsure what to get another of my friends... So in the end I got her a pack of really nice pants, yes pants! I'm aware that this may seem a strange gift but my friend wears really old Christmas pants all year round because she feels she doesn't want to spend her money on underwear. So I got her a really lovely pack from Marks and Spencers although admittedly this is probably a present that you'd only get for a friend you know really well. Finally to go with my gifts for friends I got some chocolate coins as it's always nice receive chocolate at Christmas and a Christmas card each!

Christmas Wishes,

Maya x

Little Miss Organisation