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    Experimenting with collage

    April 13, 2019 - By 

    I’ve been pushing myself to try new crafts so was delighted to be #gifted a book all about collage. It was packed full of different ideas which totally challenged the  way I thought about the art of collage. I couldn’t wait to try it for myself so printed out some vintage family photos. I found a website which removes the background of an image but you could also cut the image by hand. Then I placed my vintage photo over planes of flat coloured card to give it a totally different look. Reducing the background noise of an image really…

  • Easter paper bunny craft for kids from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - Easter

    Easter paper bunny craft for kids

    April 12, 2019 - By 

    Easter is just a week away and we have been busy making and sending Easter cards to family and friends. I love a handmade touch and it’s so lovely to have the time to sit and craft with the children. This year we have added a fun Easter paper bunny craft for kids to our range of Easter crafts. Read on to see how you can make your own! Supplies to make our Easter bunny craft You will need to print out the Easter Bunny template Colourful craft paper – I used light blue and pink Scissors Paper glue Colour…

  • Painted rock Easter eggs from the gingerbread house blog
    Crafts for kids - Easter - Painted rocks

    Painted rock Easter eggs

    April 11, 2019 - By 

    I think everyone knows how much we love making and hiding painted rocks. We are part of a lovely ‘rocking’ community and always find as many painted rocks as we hide. We usually take a few away with us wherever we go and love finding them too. It’s been a while since we shared any of our painted rocks here, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy behind the scenes making them. today I want to share a fun Easter craft for kids – painted rock Easter eggs. Painted rock Easter eggs We’ve experimented with all kinds of materials…

  • Oops Scoops game review
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    Oops Scoops game review

    April 11, 2019 - By 

    We were recently sent a brand new game to try out at home. Called Oops Scoops it looked colourful and fun and I was looking forward to trying it with my children. Oops Scoops game review So what was inside the box? Why not take a look at our unboxing video to find out!  As you can see the game included a vibrating ice cream cone, 12 coloured ice cream scoops, 2 difficulty level base scoops, a scoop with built in spinner and a cone stand. You will need 2 x AAA batteries before you start. The idea of…

  • How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    How to make rainbow wall art with your Cricut Maker

    April 10, 2019 - By 

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Over the last few weeks I’ve shared a few projects made with my Cricut Maker. These include the personalised vinyl name sticker I decorated my Cricut Maker with, as well as the tea towel I made – which I can confirm has washed beautifully. Today I wanted to share another tutorial with you. My daughter loves rainbows so I used my Cricut Maker to make some rainbow wall art for her bedroom. Supplies needed: Heavy Chipboard 2.0mm Standard Grip mat Masking…

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    Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod review and giveaway

    April 10, 2019 - By 

    With the Easter holidays in full swing we have been having so much fun with playdates and trips to London. The weather has been pretty terrible so I was delighted to introduce my children to the new Beaker Creatures, an exciting new range of science-themed collectibles, from Learning Resources. They have recently landed, and come to Earth in search of science adventures. Beaker Creatures Reactor Pod After travelling through space in their Reactor Pods from their tiny distant planets, Beaker Creatures uniquely combine the thrill of collecting with hands-on science experiments, building skills and sparking curiosity! By dissolving the Reactor Pods,…

  • Sara Collins’ The Confessions of Frannie Langton {review}
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    Sara Collins’ The Confessions of Frannie Langton {review}

    April 9, 2019 - By 

    I love a good book and so am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for The Confessions of Frannie Langton which is out now! I’ve been reading a lot lately and really enjoy historical fiction so I knew I would enjoy this. The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Slave. Whore. Seductress. Murderer?  They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don’t believe I’ve done? 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the…

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    Family Life - Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 235}

    April 8, 2019 - By 

    We made it to the Easter holidays! I am so happy to have 2 weeks off school to spend with my children. I have planned lots of activities to keep them busy and we are going into London to watch the London premiere of Where is Peter Rabbit?, a Beatrix Potter musical adventure with puppets! I love to start the week by writing Five Happy Things. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a…

  • trying punch needle
    Crafts for adults

    Craft fail: Punch Needle

    April 7, 2019 - By 

    You know how I love to try new crafts. I usually stick to my favourites of sewing and paper cutting, but a few months ago I signed up to a craft subscription box and received a punch needle kit. I hadn’t heard of punch needle before but the kit contained fabric, an embroidery hoop, embroidery threads and a punch needle. What is punch needle? If you haven’t heard the term punch needle before then I would explain it as something maybe your grandmother did. You use a punch needle (which looks a little like a pen) to literally punch a…