Mimi's Savings Secrets...having a budget does not mean having an ugly life....

Home grown roses

Hand made brocade heart decoration

Home made raspberry muffins

Potpourri made with roses and lavender from the garden

Home made Petit Fours for a High Tea

Hand embellished French inspired Torsolette

Wrapped and embellished Lindt Chocolate bar for gifting

Lavishly wrapped gift using butchers paper, cellophane, white organza ribbon, and metallic Christmas bauble

Rolled crepe paper rose using hand dyed crepe paper

Home made Cherry Ripe Fudge

A cloud of knitting in marshmallow pink

Home baked celebration cupcakes with edible rose petals and pink pearls

We have a budget. We stick to it.   Are we deprived? Or poor? Or living like paupers? Do we look deprived, or poor, or like we live like paupers?   I don't think so.   What do you think?   Living beautifully and elegantly has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with attitude, and effort.   These are all my own photos, and my own projects. In fact a couple of them are my 16 year old daughters projects.   We live a life surrounded by beautiful things.   We create beauty in our home every day.   Pink is my daughters and my favourite colour, and roses our favourite flower, so we have lots of both. It makes us happy. Believe it or not, it makes The Musician Husband happy too. So long as we have pink and roses in our life, life is good. Strange but true.    Paris is our favourite destination and we surround ourselves with little bits of Paris too.   We save our money to see the world and help those in need and to invest in our childrens and grandchildrens future.   Having a budget, does not mean being ugly in mind, body or spirit.   It means being choosy and knowing what lights up your life.   You too, can find little things that light up your life.   Let me help you.   ....Mimi...