• plush sloth
    Crafts for adults - mindfulness - sewing

    A little slow sewing

    August 4, 2018 - By 

    This year is all about finishing things. I write that because I am so terrible at starting projects but not finishing them. For Christmas my mum bought me the cutest little sewing kit to make a sloth. I adore sloths, they are my favourite animal. Unfortunately it took me a while to start stitching this little kit. The DIY embroidered doll kit from kiriki embroidery was to make a little sloth. There were a few different animals to choose from but I couldn’t resist the little sloth. I was surprised how small the box was but it contained a printed fabric…

  • book review - What I'm reading

    The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

    August 3, 2018 - By 

    I love a good book and was so excited to receive an early copy of The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton to read from NetGalley. From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton, The Lake House and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her dazzling sixth novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter. The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to…

  • Family fun with our Incredible super powers
    Family Life - playing - toy review

    Celebrating our Incredible family {with the Disney Store}

    August 3, 2018 - By 

    I don’t know about you but I’m beginning to feel that I really need to draw on my supermum powers over the holidays. I love spending time with my children whilst they are young, and am so happy to have found a job which fits round their holidays. However, it can be pretty tiring planning days out in London, organising play dates, clearing up after their playing time as well as keeping on top of my blog. Yesterday was another hot day. We’re keeping little lists of all the things we want to do (to make sure we do them!)…

  • Say It With Paper by Hattie Newman
    Crafts for adults

    Say It With Paper by Hattie Newman

    August 2, 2018 - By 

    I’ve been sent some lovely craft books to read over the holidays. I love a new craft book and can’t wait to share them with you. Today I wanted to tell you about Say It With Paper by Hattie Newman. There are many things you can do with paper, but what can paper do for you? Say It With Paper by Hattie Newman Discover paper’s true potential with this book full of exciting projects that enable you to discover new paper arts, such as pop ups, papercuts and 3-D shapes. Learn how paper can be used to communicate ideas, how it…

  • Win 3 x John Adams travel games
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    Win 3 x John Adams travel games

    August 1, 2018 - By 

    Are you surviving the school holidays so far? They are flying by for us and we have been having lots of adventures. We recently had a few nights away so I made sure to pack a selection of travel games to keep the children busy. Our little family loves board games so we were delighted to be sent a selection of John Adam travel games to try out. We have a few favourite travel games. We don’t use them just for holidays though, I usually slip one in my handbag when we go out for dinner, to the pub, or…

  • Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai
    Family Life - playing - toy review

    Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai {Series 3 Creamery}

    August 1, 2018 - By 

    If your children love the latest crazy of squishies then you’ve probably heard of Smooshy Mushy. Girls simply can’t get enough of Bandai’s Smooshy Mushy collection and this month sees Series 3 take the Smooshies and their Bestie friends to the Creamery, where all new characters with their ice-cream cone packaging are ready to be discovered. Smooshy Mushy toys from Bandai During the day, the town of Smooshyville is a lot like other towns, there are people, cars — everything you’d expect in a town like yours. When the town goes to sleep, however, the Pets from the local animal…

  • Mollie Makes Embroidered Necklace Kit
    Crafts for adults - mindfulness - Mollie Makes crafts - sewing

    Mollie Makes Embroidered Necklace Kit

    July 31, 2018 - By 

    Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new. Mollie Makes Embroidered Necklace Kit Issue 95 of Mollie Makes came with a free Embroidered Necklace Kit. Designed by Helen Dickson of Bustle and Sew it contained a variety of embroidery threads, a printed cotton panel, white felt, a needle and silver chain with…

  • Family Life

    Our kid-friendly garden (which us adults love too!)

    July 30, 2018 - By 

    Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Now our Summer holidays have finally started I’ve been thinking up ways to keep my children busy. We have holidays planned but we also have lots of down time at home. Sometimes I think my children just don’t know how to be bored but I know that being bored is really good for them, because boredom sparks creativity. However, it’s always worth having a few ideas to spark their creativity just in case. Our kid-friendly garden (which us adults love too!) We have a reasonable back garden and we’ve done quite a lot of work on it…

  • Family Life - mindfulness - Monday Happy List

    Monday mindfulness – Summer holidays {Week 1}

    July 30, 2018 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the start of the school summer holidays. The weather has been a little too hot for us so I’m so happy that the temperature has dropped AND we’ve had rain. Each week I start off by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to 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 post I always enjoy writing. Monday mindfulness – 5 Happy Things My son spent…