I hope you’re not bored of reading about my little banners yet? I can’t help making them as they are just so satisfying and fun! Every couple of weeks I like to sign up for a craft swap to ensure I’m making things and being creative. The latest swap I took part in was the Handmade Gift Exchange from Craftaholics Anonymous. I’ve taken part a few times and made and received some lovely handmade gifts. I exchanged a few emails with my partner and we decided to make each other banners. I knew I wanted to make a motivational felt…
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Happy Monday everyone, hope you had a great weekend. Our weekend started with a trip to the cinema to see the new Thomas and Friends film and ended with another classmates birthday party for my son. It was a busy weekend but luckily there are only 3 days left of school before the holidays start 🙂 I’m giving advance notice that I’m taking part in a Tatty Teddy Twitter party on Tuesday 21st July between 4 and 5 pm. It will be a fun Twitter party and I want to know what you’ll be celebrating this summer. Make sure you…
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The other evening we celebrated the end of the School week by watching HOME as the Digital HD Version is now available to download. We watched it in the cinema earlier this year and quickly fell in love with Oh, a lovable misfit from another planet who meets a girl named Tip. The two unlikely friends embark on the greatest journey of all time…the journey HOME. It’s a lovely film celebrating family, friendship and fun, from the creators of How To Train Your Dragon and Shrek! We received a copy of the film to watch as well as three fun…
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Last week I went to the Hobbycraft Halloween and Christmas preview. There were so many lovely products to inspire me (and hopefully you too!). I can’t wait to get my hands on some of their new products and get crafting. I was given a roll of the new Disney Frozen Duck Tape which will be available very soon. I knew I wanted to make something special with it so made a Frozen Duck Tape pocket money wallet for my daughter. She has just started receiving pocket money and I wanted her to have somewhere to keep her pennies. Time to make: 30 mins…
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Did you know that tomorrow is National Ice Cream Day? The weather has been bright and sunny today so we enjoyed ice creams when we were out for a walk. After dinner we made some delicious Eton Mess desserts with Kelly’s of Cornwall ice cream and Clark’s delicious dessert toppings. Eton mess is a well known English dessert consisting of strawberries, pieces of meringue, and cream, traditionally served at Eton College’s annual cricket game against Harrow School. It is one of my favourite Summer desserts so we made our own version today. Ingredients needed to make Eton Mess: Punnet of…
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Did you ever play with Sylvanian Families when you were younger? This year they are celebrating their 30th anniversary and I’m excited to be able to re-visit my childhood toys with my daughter. If you follow me on Instagram you might have noticed we’ve picked up some amazing vintage Sylvanian Families toys lately. My favourite have to be the canal boat and bus – perfect for transporting your little Sylvanians on their adventures! Little Sis was the lucky recipient of some new toys from the Sylvanian Families range. I love the fact that new families and accessories are constantly being…
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I love subscription boxes and if they are full of a carefully selected mix of Japanese and Korean kawaii products even better. Last week the June Kawaii Box landed on my doorstep and I waited until my children were occupied at school before I opened it. It arrived beautifully packaged in a sturdy cardboard box. I peeled the layer of tissue paper to see what was waiting for me. Inside were 12 fun kawaii items including stationery, bag charms, candy and nail art. My favourite without a doubt was the smiling poop sharpener. However my children took this away from me…
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We’ve been reading a lot of books lately and one of our favourites’ is Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. “Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.” But it’s dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree? Last year we made our own Stick Man from a stick. My children are always picking up sticks and leaves from our walks and…
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I’m back with my monthly Mollie Makes make. I loved the look of the latest kit which was an Easy Sew Banner Kit. I love banners and have made some paper motivational banners with my children, as well as a fabric motivational banner for a recent swap. Jenny Makes Mollie Makes Easy Sew Banner Kit The Mollie Makes Easy Sew Banner Kit contained red and white fabric, pre-cut felt shapes, a piece of dowel, needles and thread. I wanted to make this kit straight away but finished my Union Jack quilt first. This wall hanging kit was a lovely simple…
