• DIY shopkins soap
    Handmade gifts - Kids crafts - tutorial - upcycling

    DIY Shopkins soap dispenser

    June 28, 2015 - By 

    I have a sweet kids craft to share today. Both my children love Shopkins, the cute little characters from the supermarket. They are so excited about the launch of Season 3 Shopkins next month, I am too since I found there was a gingerbread house character. Inevitably my children have ended up with a few duplicates which they’ve let me craft with. So far we’ve made a Shopkins necklace, key ring and brooch. Since my daughter was toilet trained a few weeks ago I have been trying to come up with ways to encourage her to wash her hands. I…

  • baking - Bento

    Unicorn bento

    June 27, 2015 - By 

    My 3 year is becoming a fussy little eater which is a shame as the rest of us really enjoy our food. Sometimes a fun little bento lunch helps, but not always. She loves to help me prepare lunch so I’m hopeful that this is just another stage that she will eventually grow out of. I’m always on the look out for a theme she will like. Now she loves minions and the Despicable Me films. She even has her own unicorn, just like Agnes. She enjoyed the minions themed bento I made recently so I thought I would try…

  • blogging - book review - handmade - sewing

    Monthly makes – June

    June 26, 2015 - By 

    June was a great month for me and it feels like I’ve barely put my sewing needles down. My daughter gained a Cath Kidston-inspired ric rac skirt which looks great with the iron on Cath Kidston letter I added to her tshirt. A brand new updated outfit for pennies! I tried something new with an EPP feather, a bang on trend craft kit which came with the latest issue of love patchwork and quilting. The issue also has a pattern for an adorable liquorice allsort quilt which I have put aside for a rainy day. I completed the patchwork part…

  • competition - London

    Win a £20 voucher for the Nickelodeon Store London

    June 25, 2015 - By 

    A couple of week ago we were invited to look around the new Nickelodeon flagship store in London before it opened to the public. It’s well worth a visit for Nick fans big and small, packed with all your favourite characters and lots of fun interactive elements. It’s easy to forget you are in the Nickelodeon Store as you discover your favourite characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer. We loved the London themed toys and think SpongeBob would make a great Beefeater. To celebrate the opening of the new Nickelodeon Store I have a…

  • school

    Back to school with Paperchase AW15

    June 24, 2015 - By 

    Is it too early to be thinking about Back to School? Although we haven’t planned our end of term teachers’ gift we’ve already had a sneak preview of what the cool kids will be taking to school with them in September. As a bit of a stationery addict I was excited to spend Thursday morning at Paperchase’s flagship store on Tottenham Court Road. They were previewing their new Autumn/Winter 2015 collection in a vintage school arrangement with wooden desks and a roller design chalk board that took me right back to my own school days. I love some of the…

  • no sew dream catcher - the gingerbread house
    crafts - Mollie Makes crafts - tutorial - vintage

    Jenny Makes Mollie Makes dreamcatcher kit

    June 23, 2015 - By 

    Today I’m going back to my blog roots and I’m going to share the latest Mollie Makes craft kit with you. I’ve subscribed to Mollie Makes from the first issue but pretty embarrassed to say I only ever made a few of the free gifts, I think my favourite was a cute little leather Valentine brooch. In a bid to kick start my creativity I’ve decided to make the cover gift each month and blog about it (you can see a previous attempt here). Jenny Makes Mollie Makes dreamcatcher kit Now I can’t knit or crochet so some months I…

  • vintage

    Monday happy things

    June 22, 2015 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone! We had a lovely relaxing weekend so I’m feeling refreshed and ready for a new week. Over the weekend we celebrated Father’s Day with homemade gifts and  yummy meal out. After the children had gone to bed we shared a bottle of wine from the i heart range. i heart is an exciting new range of great quality, fruit-driven wines in stand-out, innovative and iconic packaging.  The wines are ‘true to varietal’ in style which means if you love Pinot Grigio then you will love i heart Pinot Grigio! There’s a range of miniatures too if you…

  • birthday - days out - London - Miffy Mums

    6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday

    June 21, 2015 - By 

    Today Miffy turns 60 and I think she’s looking pretty good for her age. We were lucky enough to attend Miffy’s party before attending the UK charity premiere of ‘miffy the movie’ this morning. We were also able to meet Miffy herself. As today is her birthday I thought I would share 6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday. 6 ways to celebrate Miffy’s 60th birthday 1. Miffy UK online shop The Miffy UK online shop relaunched today and is full of beautiful products. I love miffy’s dream lamp and some of the cushions may have been Pinned to my…

  • Kids crafts - tutorial

    Kid friendly motivational banner

    June 20, 2015 - By 

    Motivational banners are really fashionable at the moment. I made a cute little one at Blogtacular last weekend and thought this would be a fun craft to try at home with the children. Materials needed to make a kid friendly motivational banner: card self adhesive faux leather letters bakers twine hole punch How to make a kid friendly motivational banner: With Sports Day coming up I wanted to make something easy to read and to the point. I found some brilliant faux leather silver letters in The Works and knew these would work perfectly. I chose a brightly coloured card…