SuzeandtheBeard

Where do I start with this incredible company? Not only do they create the most beautiful pieces of unique, some bespoke, jewellery, but the people behind the brand are just so wonderful I can’t begin to explain.

Anburis is a creative design company founded in London by Mine Bilgütay Özkurt. Mine has expertise in industrial design, graphics design and jewellery design with a tailor-made approach…

Every year I always try and set a few goals to try and achieve. Some I do, some I don’t and some I kinda sort of do but….meh maybe not really.

There won’t be any giving up chocolate here though! Oh No!

This year I want to set myself a few little goals to stick to, not only to keep my mind focused but to also see if they improve my wellbeing.

Number One Look After Myself More by Mainly Having a…

Let’s just start by saying, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Well Hi There 2018, and Hello to a fresh new start. Yes Im afraid I am that person, that annoying person who loves a new beginning, a fresh slate, a clean start, what ever you want to call it, Im all into it.

Although I’m all about getting excited for a new year, I’m not really into the whole “New Year, New Me”, shenanigans that everyone seems…

As you guys have probably seen over the Christmas period I have had a few empty posts.

So I thought I’d better explain.

I was referred to hospital on Christmas Day evening with excruciating pain in my right hand side.

Now these pains have been going on for the past 4 months and were only diagnosed 2 weeks prior to my week long stint between Christmas and New Year.

The culprit behind these…

Magnus’ First Christmas

You will need:

350g (12 oz) high-quality mincemeat 225g (8 oz) plain flour 2 tablespoons caster sugar 125g (4½ oz) unsalted butter, diced 1 large egg, beaten milk, to glaze

Let’s get baking!

Step One. Lightly butter a 12-case cake tin. Tip the mincemeat into a bowl and stir, this will blend all the juices evenly throughout the filling.

Step Two. Place the flour and sugar into a bowl then rub the…

  Decorations

John Lewis Ikea

How can something so simple make you feel so festive?

The smell  of oranges being dried takes me back to when I was a kid and my Mum would do this around Christmas time.

Not only do they create the most amazing Christmas fragrance that fills your home, they also make lovely decorations too!

I usually string them into a garland and hang them on our tree for that classic home made touch.

They are…

You will need:

3 egg yolks

75g (3oz) golden caster sugar

800ml (1 1/4pints) whole milk

1tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped

2 cinnamon sticks, plus extra to serve

150ml (1/4 pint) rum or brandy

200ml (1/3 pint) whipping cream

Pinch of ground cinnamon or freshly grated nutmeg to serve

Let’s get making:

Step One Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl. Pour the…

With Christmas only 5 weeks away, how crazy is that, I thought I would offer some assistance to those struggling for gift ideas.

Here are a few options for the wonderful ladies in your life that deserve to be spoilt this year.

I have made things even easier for you by adding the link above each item. With just a few clicks you could have Christmas all wrapped up. So no excuses this year guys and…

I wanted to do something a little different for todays post, something just for fun but mainly to remind me.

As you guys know Autumn/Winter is my favourite time of year and to make it all the more organised I’ve decided to keep a little list of things I want to do, places I want to go, etc etc and thought you know what, why not share it?

Even if most bullet points include will all depend and…

Tick Tock Tick Tock

Can we just stop for a moment and acknowledge just how quickly this year is flying past us. I fully understand I sound like a broken record, and it is pretty much what everyone says every year, but seriously, I just can’t get over that we are already deep into November… How, what, when, WHY?

It’s the time of year when the Christmas lights are being put up, advent calendars are most definitely on…

Confidence & Caring Less

It is finally November, yes, I did just say November. We were in town last week and we saw our very first Christmas display of the year thanks to John Lewis which made me beyond excited. Unfortunately guys its happening whether we like it or not, the countdown has well and truly begun, and there’s no turning back! Winter weather, cosy jumpers and yes Christmas is just around the corner.

As you…

5 Reasons I Love Autumn

Autumn has begun and I couldn’t be happier. It is by far my favourite time of year, the colours, the warm cinnamon smells and wrapping up by whipping out those cosy jumpers is just my idea of heaven. I am more than happy to say ‘Ta Ta Summer’. So, in my excitement for the new season I thought I’d share a couple of reasons why I’m so Autumn obsessed…

My style:

I’ve never been a Summer dresser.…