Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. I love starting off each week 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…
If you’re in the UK then you’ve probably been experiencing some crazy hot weather this week. The bad news is it’s not going to last, but it’s given us a taste of what’s to come. The whole family has enjoyed spending time outside. The garden is looking great and we’ve eaten outdoors a lot. I…
I love paper cutting but haven’t found much time for it recently. I was so happy to find that Poppy Chancellor was running a free Art of Paper Cutting workshop at the CHANEL School of Makeup in Harrods. I booked myself a place, told the husband to look after the children and headed into town. I’ve…
Preparing food for a Minecraft birthday party is so much fun. Recently my son had a Minecraft themed birthday. I found it pretty hard to find any Minecraft themed goodies so settled for “pixel” themed items from eBay. I managed to find a matching tablecloth, plates, napkins and cups, which all looked really good. With…
This year is all about experimenting with new crafts as well as ploughing through my craft stash. I was delighted to be sent a new creation by designer, illustrator and author Coralie Bickford-Smith. Bickford-Smith attracted worldwide attention with her award-winning cloth-bound series of Penguin Classics and her children’s book The Fox and the Star. Now she has…
We are so excited to tell you about the new Marvel Avengers: Infinity War Nerf Assembler Gear from Hasbro today. You may know that my children LOVE their Nerf collection and were delighted to add the new Marvel Avengers: Infinity War Nerf Assembler Gear to their collection. This is a brand new collection brought out to tie…
Can I admit I’m a little excited about the upcoming Royal Wedding? It doesn’t seem that long ago since we witnessed the wedding of Prince William and Catherine but it was actually the 29th April 2011. We had fun recreating a favourite family photo of mine. Definitely time to start getting excited about Prince Harry…
Don’t worry, I haven’t become a Beauty Blog (although there’s clearly nothing wrong with that). When an email dropped into my inbox about the Birchbox x Cath Kidston beauty subscription box I knew I was going to buy one. I’ve loved Cath Kidston for ages, although I have to admit I haven’t really enjoyed any…
Did you know that National Pet Month runs from 1st April to the 7th May. It’s all about raising awareness of responsible pet ownership, celebrating the benefits of our pets and encouraging fundraising for the nation’s needy pets. My children would love a real pet but I’m afraid they have to make do with pretend…