Birthdays

Finding presents that people like is one of the hardest things. Especially if you are buying one for someone of the opposite gender... Whenever it begins to get close to the time of either my brothers or my dads birthday i switch to panic mode! What do you buy for boys?! Flowers..? Chocolate..? Socks..?! It is tricky... but this year i've had an idea. I am going to make all of the presents i give to people. For my dads, i've decided i'm going to do a drawing of the family and get it printed onto a canvas. However for my brother's (which is in 11 days!) i have no idea! What on earth do 13 going on 14 boys like?! I have designed a little card for him though... (click to enlarge if you want to see it in it's entirety)

For girls it's a lot easier. I have made people scarves that they have loved, jewellery that they were on a daily basis and cakes and lovely foody stuff that they found yummy so it's not that hard. I always think it's nicer to make things for people - especially if they are close to you. It's a lot more intimate. I know that it's a lot easier to just go to the local shop and buy them something that they might like but i always appreciate a gift so much more if the person has spent time making/looking into the gift they give me. 

Another thing that i can't get over is the fact that my little brother is turning 14! It seems like only yesterday that he looked like this...

Ahh, time flies...

 Ella xx