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    crafts - handmade - swap

    Vintage pincushion

    June 25, 2012 - By 

    A few weeks ago, in a bid to boost my flagging crafting mojo, I signed up to participate in a pincushion swap, hosted by the House of Pinheiro, as I love pincushions and think you can never have too many. I really wanted to combine my love of all things vintage with sewing so this post is called vintage pincushion or how to make a pincushion from a vintage egg cup. Easy vintage pincushion The only rule of the swap was that you needed to make the item yourself and use fabrics and notions from your stash. This wasn’t a…

  • eating - food review - toddler

    Organic selection pack for toddlers

    June 25, 2012 - By 

    The toddler loves getting parcels as much as me. Although our latest package had my name on it, as soon as he saw a picture of a tractor on the box he knew the contents were for him. He was sent a tasty organic selection pack* from Organix to enjoy. Included in the pack were a delicious Mighty Meals, some of the newest additions to the award winning Goodies range including Mini Cheese Crackers and Tomato & Carrot Veg & Oat Bars, and some old favourites including Gingerbread Men, Cheese & Herb Puffs and Apple & Raspberry Soft Oaty Bars.…

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    Giveaway: Beatrix Potter gift set

    June 23, 2012 - By 

    I’m really pleased to bring you a lovely giveaway from The Works, Britain’s leading discount book store, so if you love reading with your little ones, read on for a great giveaway. As a child I loved hearing my parents read these classic Beatrix Potter stories and I now enjoy reading them with my children. Who can forget the tale of Two Bad Mice, which is currently my naughty toddler’s favourite? Or the tale of Tom Kitten, which is perfect for my 7 month old who has just started noticing we have cats! The Peter Rabbit Library gift set contains…

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    Things to do with washi tape

    June 22, 2012 - By 

    I’ve become quite addicted to washi tape. I haven’t managed to find much around, apart from the rolls I bought in Cath Kidston ages ago, but I did find a couple of different patterned ones whilst on holiday in Devon. I’ve been slowly putting it around the house. There are lots of different ways to use it. Before Pinterest I used it to keep some of my favourite pictures in my trusty Moleskine for inspiration. It’s perfect for decorating tea light candles. How about pretty washi tape bunting. It also looks great on display, how about this cute washi tape…

  • Olympics

    To buy or not to buy?

    June 22, 2012 - By 

    Our Olympic tickets finally arrived yesterday and we found out what we’re going to see – synchronized swimming! I’m excited but the husband isn’t. He muttered something about wanting to see the BMX racing to which I muttered grumpy old man or killjoy, something along those lines. Despite having the un-sportiest husband in the world he has mentioned more than once how we need to fully enjoy the upcoming Olympic Games, specifically by getting one of these smart TVs . He’s a bit of a gadget geek and has all the latest gadgets, not that he has much time to…

  • film review

    Film review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    June 21, 2012 - By 

    Warner Brothers asked if we would like to review Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I was a bit unsure about watching a film connected to 9/11 but was intrigued by the stellar cast and director. Adapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Jonathan Safran Foer, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell, an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father’s belongings sets him off on an urgent search across the city for the lock it will open. A year after his father died…

  • Wimbledon cupcakes - the gingerbread house
    Crafts for adults - Sports crafts

    Wimbledon cupcakes

    June 21, 2012 - By 

    I’m quite looking forward to Wimbledon starting next week as for me that’s when summer starts. I was thinking how nice it would be to have some summery cupcakes to eat whilst watching the tennis and came up with these. Easy Wimbledon cupcakes For the cupcakes I tried Dr Oetker’s Shake it! Vanilla Fairy Cake Mix as I was baking with the toddler. The mix is fantastic as you simply add milk and shake. Easy peasy. After the cakes had cooled I mixed up some royal icing. I seem to have mastered it so am now using it for everything!…

  • Day Zero - Gingerbread house finds - vintage

    A new venture

    June 21, 2012 - By 

    One of my Day Zero actions was to set up an online shop to sell my vintage finds. I set one up months ago, have boxes full of lovely vintage things to sell but am nowhere nearer to actually photographing and listing items than I was then. I’m not sure why I thought an online shop would be a good idea. It’s not as if I have oodles of spare time but it would definitely help justify the time and money spent in some of my favourite charity shops! I have some lovely things to sell and I don’t think…

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    Tots100 Film Club review: Where the wild things are

    June 20, 2012 - By 

    Our June film from the Tots100 Film Club was Where the Wild Things Are rated PG. My sister and niece recently came to stay and I thought this would be a great family film to sit down and watch. However, we sat down and attempted to watch the film 3 times but we never finished watching it. We just didn’t enjoy it and it failed to catch the imagination of my toddler, 8 year old niece, myself and my older sister. I can’t put my finger on why we didn’t enjoy the film as the synopsis sounds magical. Where the…