Hey! I’m Amanda

If you are new here, you may not know that this site was, once upon a time, a wedding and event styling website where I showcased my work and was contactable for bookings.
For almost five years, I gave styling, decorating and designing for weddings, parties, and other fun events a good go before deciding to call it quits - for a varying array of reasons - back in late 2019.

Then 2020 hit.

Was it divine timing, intuition or just some good luck that I had decided to step away for 2020 to refocus my creative energy? Who knows, but to be honest it’s most probably the latter.

I do know that it was a good decision for me, as different areas in my life became messier and trickier to navigate - and if I had kept my business running, I would have run myself into the ground.

It’s now 2024. I have started the year with no expectations, no major goals and no deadlines. Because one thing 2020 taught me is that life is not a guaranteed experience. You can plan, scheme and write on paper how you want your life to look as much as you want - more often than not, it won’t turn out that way because life is full of variables, and you don’t always have control of those variables, and that’s ok.

So come along with me as I rediscover why I love being a creative person and find my old love and passion for design, art and all things beautiful.

I have listed below some areas in life that I enjoy; if I get to do it all, just some or even none of these things, we will wait and see… I do know that at the end of this year, I will look back at it with kindness and know that I enjoyed getting there and not the final destination - whatever that is.

These, for me, are crafts and arts that are more functional in their purpose.

So making my own calendar for the year, bathbombs, and homemade gifts for family and friends

I do love a good thrift store. However I am becoming more and more uncomfortable with the mindset of grabbing a bargain or profiting off thrift stores, as their core purpose is raising money for charity - so we will see how this one pans out…

Pretty self-explanatory, however now I can talk about different kinds of subjects without the conflict of having this space as a wedding and event site. Allowing myself the freedom to blog, discuss or share what is actually on my mind.

Crochet, knitting, air dry clay, beads, polymer clay, model making, painting, lino printing, candle making, a book nook or two - I have tried most, so let’s try some more!!

Now this is a newer interest of mine! I do fear that my gaming interests are probably a little boring - but if you are keen to watch a little avatar of Amanda decorate, craft and run amok on Animal Crossing, Cozy Grove or Stardew Valley then let me know! I’ll be adding little feature videos to YouTube as well.

So we recently moved into a five bedroom house. It needs some cosmetic upgrades. I have mood boards and Pinterest pages full of ideas for our bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry, living areas and even the front and back yards! FUN!!

I’m unsure whether this will be a blogging topic or something I cover separately as a subject on its own - but one of the reasons I decided not to pursue my business in 2020 was because of health. I won’t get into the details here, and I am unsure what this area will look like. To be honest, I don’t want this to necessarily be just ‘me focused’ and to also tap into the complexities of the wellness industry and how it can often be toxic and harmful.