Our Summer holidays really are nearing the end. Week 6 has been the quietest of them all, we’ve spent a lot of time at home and I seem to have spent most of it struggling to get hold of school uniform! We’ve stayed local, venturing to the cinema to see Planes 2 again and enjoyed…
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5 essential items for a Frozen birthday party
I mentioned the other day that I’ve been planning my daughter’s birthday party which will have a Frozen theme. She’s absolutely obsessed, to the point she has to wear her Frozen tshirts and jumpers every day! Fortunatley for her, Tiger Feet Party were able to send us some items for her Frozen birthday party –…
A Single Breath by Lucy Clarke
I’ve really got back into reading this year. I can measure the summer holidays by both the quilts I’ve made and the books I’ve read which is a great feeling for me! I’m part of the Bahlsen Book Club and the latest book I was sent to read was A Single Breath by Lucy Clarke….
Frozen inspired sun catchers
I have a small person who is turning 3 later this year. Like many other little people she adores the film Frozen so I’ve been busy planning for her birthday party. I was sent some craft supplies from Craft Merrily to keep us busy over the summer holidays. The pack of hama beads really caught…
Afternoon crafting with the kids
We spent much of the afternoon crafting. My 4 year old loves to craft and he’s currently interested in making cards for everyone we know. Fortunately for him he was sent a little stencil kit from Meadow Kids which helped him create the perfect cards. He used the stencils, colouring pencils and paper to make…
Exploring NickJr Leap
Today I have some news about a new online world to share with you. This August sees the launch of Nick Jr. Leap, a fun, online world featuring your child’s favourite Nick Jr. characters such as Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi. Created to develop children’s mathematic, problem-solving and language skills, the site…
Grandmother’s Garden Doll Quilt
So I’m blogging about doll quilts a lot at the moment. I love making them and trying out different techniques. One of my favourites was the Grandmother’s Garden doll quilt. I really enjoyed working on it although the shape gave me a few headaches over how to finish it. However, finishing off the Summer Stitching…
New app for Gruffalo fans – Gruffalo Games
As you know we are huge fans of the Gruffalo which is why I wanted to share the news of the first ever Gruffalo: Games mobile app with you. Launched this week, my children have already spent far too much time playing with the app so I think it’s going to be a big hit….
Experimenting with fabric dye
One of my Summer projects was to have some fun with DYLON dye. Dyeing is a great way to give your textiles a new lease of life, especially if you want to be on trend with the latest colours. These days it couldn’t be easier, all you need is some packets of fabric dye, salt,…