Review & Giveaway: Sweet William – Home Of The Mischievous Mutts I’m super excited to be featuring a brand I’ve recently discovered, Sweet William. Sweet William stock the most beautiful British designed gifts and homewares inspired by founder Emma Wood’s faithful four-legged friend, William the Black Labrador. Now, Teddy gets a lot of screen time on Vivre Le Rêve. Those ...

Organised Family Life Hacks – Part 14 Planning ahead and doing a little bit at a time leaves a lot more time to enjoy yourself and just makes the general day to day running of life so much easier. You also can save money by being prepared through the year. Every Friday we’ll post a list of Organised Family Life ...

Review & Giveaway: Poochie Presents Seven Item Custom Mug Set Teddy and I are very happy to be featuring one of our favourite gift stores for dog lovers, Poochie Presents on Vivre Le Rêve! We first came across them and their unique collection of gifts when searching for gift ideas for a friend of ours. They simply stand ahead of ...

Review & Giveaway: MisHelenEous Handmade Gifts For Home & Hound I’m super excited to be featuring a brand I’ve recently discovered, MisHelenEous. MisHelenEous stock the most beautiful British designed gifts and homewares. Now, Teddy gets a lot of screen time on Vivre Le Rêve. Those of you who follow our adventures on Instagram will know that he also has a big sister, ...

Deliciously Creamy Cheesecake with Strawberries Ingredients 160g digestive biscuits 90g butter, melted 900g cream cheese, softened 200g caster sugar 2tbsp plain flour 3 large eggs, plus 1 yolk 200ml sour cream 3tsp lemon juice Strawberries, to serve Topping 200ml sour cream 1tbsp caster sugar 1tbsp lemon juice Method Grease a 9 inch springform tin and line the base with baking ...

How To Clean A Designer Handbag When you’ve invested a lot of money in a handbag, making sure it’s a forever item is a must. But taking care of leather goods can be tricky. Ideally, the place to start is with prevention. Proper protection can prevent staining, grease penetration and can prevent all manner of issues later on. We’ve included ...

Deliciously Cheesy Brie & Bacon Scones Ingredients 360g all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper 1/4 tsp garlic powder 140g cold butter, diced into 1/4-inch cubes 190g shredded brie 2 tbsp chopped chives 8 slices of bacon, cooked and diced 240ml & 2 tbsp buttermilk Egg wash glaze: 1 egg, 1 tbsp water Method ...

Here’s What You Can Prepare In Your Garden This June Need ideas for the garden? Here’s what you can start planting and prepping in June:   Grow strawberries in hanging baskets, where they’re easy to pick and slugs and snails can’t eat them!   Hoe borders regularly to keep down weeds. All weeds can be controlled without weedkillers, but persistent ...

Organised Family Life Hacks – Part 13 Planning ahead and doing a little bit at a time leaves a lot more time to enjoy yourself and just makes the general day to day running of life so much easier. You also can save money by being prepared through the year. Every Friday we’ll post a list of Organised Family Life ...

Maple and Mustard Glazed Chipolatas Chipolatas are cheap, comforting and easy to cook with, so it’s no wonder they’re one of the nation’s favourite staples. One of the best things about them is that they can be served in their traditional shape or squeezed from their skins, meaning they’re a hard-working kitchen multi-tasker that deserves to be celebrated. Ingredients 24 ...

Review & Giveaway: Rose Gold Oral-B Genius 9000 Electric Toothbrush This is an absolutely amazing electric toothbrush with position detection technology that helps you know where you’ve brushed so you never miss a zone! It includes a smart travel case with an extra USB port to charge both your phone and toothbrush with 1 plug. The dentist-inspired round brush head ...

Our Top Tips For Achieving Your Dream Wedding Weddings are so expensive! It’s hard to keep the focus on what’s truly important when your budget seems to shrink by the second. Fortunately, extravagant wedding trends are a thing of the past. Modern weddings are all about making savings, and there are loads of ways to save on your wedding decor. ...