How to Care for your Cotton Bedding
There is so much information on the correct way to wash cotton sheets, and it can get very confusing! We have compiled a go-to tips page on how to wash, dry and store your beautiful Beddie cotton sheets.
Make your own Fabric Softener & Avoid Nasty, Harmful Toxins
Using fabric softeners each time you wash your sheets is a big no-no!.
Fabric softeners coat the fabrics fibres and reduce the fabrics air permeability, leaving behind a film that can start to feel heavy and slimy. Not to mention the harmful effects they can have on your family’s health.
Commercial in-wash fabric softeners and heat-activated dryer sheets can pack a powerful combination of chemicals that can harm your health, damage the environment and pollute the air, inside and outside your home.
Here’s why:
Together, we make make a difference.
We have partnered with i=Change. A core ethos of Beddie is paying it forward, putting a hand out to help, and understanding the need to empower people with kindness. It's a very simple thing to do, and an easy way to help humanity move forward with purpose and integrity. Nothing in the world feels better than giving, caring and being kind.
Vintage Whipped Cream Cake - Delicious and So Easy!
Here's a great cake for Mother's Day, or any other occasion that you'd like a delicious, comfort food treat for afternoon tea or dessert.
It also looks really pretty and would make the gorgeous hero of a vintage afternoon tea party. Think vintage linen tablecloths, a mix of old bottles filled with fresh and delicate flowers, mismatched cake forks and loads of fresh berries. Add a vintage tea pot with a knitted cosy, and voila! A perfectly imperfect and beautiful get together with people you love. Great photo ops too!
Our Sheets are Better for Allergies Too!
The bedding market is flooded with options, which can be very confusing when you are trying to decide what is best for your bed. Our sateen is woven from cotton made from specially grown long fibre cotton plants. To really understand how beautiful it feels on your skin, you have to sleep on a set yourself, and with Beddie, this is achievable, as our luxury bedding is at a good price point for such amazing, and durable quality. You won’t need to patch this cotton, as it will not wear out easily like most cheaper cotton weaves. Wonderful for the kids beds! They can build forts and you can trust the sheets will not tear or get ‘bald’ patches. No...
The Forecast is COLOUR!
There is just something about colour that gives us the feels. Good, happy, vibing feels.
Be it a bunch of natures finest flowers, or a wall colour, or a vase, or a tshirt, it doesn't seem to matter what, but good colour will always make us smile.
And then there's the brave ones that take the extra step to inject colour fully into their homes, and you just can't believe how much it lifts a space. And you want to do it yourself, but you get nervous. Understandable I guess, but how much work is it really? And how easy is it to replace with the greige and beige again, if you do feel the need to ever go back. :)
Sleeping in Colour and Memories
There is no doubt that colours invoke quite substantial feelings. They can enhance our moods, make us feel good, or bring back some distant memory that makes us smile. The makings of Beddie's first collection was very in tune with these thoughts. Remembering patterns and colours that remind us of a long ago times in special places and with special people. We may have forgotten them entirely, until we see something that has the ability to transport us back to those places or those people. Our sense of smell can also make us remember certain times and places too, memories of which we had all but forgotten in our day to day, and then suddenly we remember love, or food, or laughter...
How to Refresh your Mattress Naturally
Baking soda is one of the best defenses against stale and musty odours.
Pour 1 cup of baking soda into a jar, or plastic container with a lid.
Add 4 drops of essential oil – either lavender, eucalyptus or peppermint, cover the jar with the lid and then give it a really good shake to blend the essential oil in with the baking soda.
Next, find a strainer or sifter. If you can't find one, just sprinkle with your hands.
While standing next to your bed, pour a small amount of the baking soda mix into the strainer, then sprinkle it onto the mattress.
Repeat this until your whole mattress is covered.
Festive Season Thoughts
It's November!
Oops.. here I am again, barely having thought about Christmas this year, even though I swore last year I would be super organised and prepared.
I feel as though I haven’t even placed the simplest, teeniest thought in my head as yet, so, sending you an email spurred me on to finding a festive pav recipe. Not because I particularly like pavlova, but because I am surrounded by people that do. Plus, they look astonishingly festive, with all those pretty red berries, soft playgrounds of creamy snow, and dramatic rivers of red syrup.
Use your imagination and add chocolate stars, or little festive edible ornaments, and you’ll really find some childlike happiness in the creative process :)
Having Trouble Sleeping?
Are you one of the millions of people around the world who struggle to get to sleep and stay asleep?
One of the keys to falling asleep is relaxation. Sounds easy right, well with practice it can be, here are some tips.
Quiet environment - You do not need complete silence, instead try calming sounds or music. Perhaps it is the sound of rain or the sound of waves crashing. Try one of the many sleep sound apps available.