I have a lovely giveaway for any mums in need of a treat from Cocoon Collection. Cocoon Collection provides a great range of present ideas, giving a very special gift solution for all occasions and recipients of all ages. The gift bags, boxes, sets and tins aim to provide a wow factor throughout the whole experience, from the curious parcel arriving, opening the exquisite packaging and then using and enjoying the quality contents. Their present collections are carefully put together for any special occasion and there’s a great choice, especially for babies and mums. Cocoon Collection have kindly offered one…
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I can’t resist a good old British heritage brand and I’ve recently been trying Zoflora*, the UK’s favourite household disinfectant brand, which is celebrating its 90th birthday this year. Zoflora is still manufacturing in its Huddersfield factory, since the brand began in 1922, and is known for its fragranced antibacterial disinfectant products. Originally created for use in Britain’s dance halls, it rapidly became a household favourite, replacing harsh carbolic disinfectants with fragrant, perfume enriched Zoflora. Zoflora has been on trend with each generation of user appreciating the new fragrances added to the range. Zoflora is introducing a brand new, limited…
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You may remember last year I attended the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally where I picked up some lovely fabric to make a crawling blanket for my second child. I didn’t know if the bump would be a boy or girl so I tried to pick neutral fabrics. I couldn’t resist london scene by etsuko furuya which literally leaped at me as I passed a stand selling fabric. As well as the main fabric I bought a lime fabric to back the blanket and purple to bind it together. The fabric is gorgeous! It features well-known London landmarks…
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The well known illustrator Rebecca Cobb has recently written her second children’s book – Lunchtime. Featuring an adorable little girl this story tells the tale of one lunchtime. Unfortunately she’s just not hungry. However, luckily for her a visiting crocodile, bear and wolf are. The wolf munches on her apple, the bear slurps her soup and the crocodile eats her sandwich. Who would have guessed but little children taste revolting! My toddler loves this book. I find it really difficult to get him to come near the dining room as he’s always so absorbed playing with his toys. Even if…
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This overcast weather is no good for my mood so I thought I would share some good news I recently received. Last week I found I was chosen from 130 applicants to be one of 25 Morphy Richards Innovator for the next 12 months! To be chosen I wrote a very silly post on my top tips for housework which they obviously enjoyed reading. Being a Morphy Richards Innovator means I will be reviewing some of their great products and giving feedback which will help them to develop and improve the products in their range to make running a household…
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A couple of weeks ago we were invited to hear more about zulily over afternoon tea at the fantastic Home House in the West End. Whilst the children were happily playing I got to browse some of the collections and learn more about it. zulily.co.uk is a new online store featuring daily discounts on well known brands for mums, babies and kids. zulily events last 72 hours and members enjoy savings of up to 90% off retail prices. Becoming a member couldn’t be simpler, just sign up on the homepage and you can be kept up to date on zulily…
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Time for the May PinAddicts Pinterest Challenge. The idea is to choose something from your Pinterest boards to create and link up each month. Ages ago I pinned this: Source: meggielynne.tumblr.com via Jenny on Pinterest So simple but really effective and a great portrait of a modern family. So I traced round our hands on a piece of paper and then transferred it onto a piece of linen. I chose four different colours of embroidery thread and traced each hand print using running stitch. I’m not quite sure where I’m going to put it so for now it’s framed…
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Today we went to Willow’s Farm in Hertfordshire as we had heard some great things about it. I have packing for a day trip down to a fine art but have only recently started including a little lunch bag for Little Sis. Now we have weaning well established I take a pouch of puree and a spoon along with her bottles and powder dispenser. Little Sis is such a happy eater that I’ve kept the first pouch she finished in her memory box – proud mummy moment! Despite promising that it wouldn’t happen the toddler has a blue lunch bag…
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Martha is the ultimate happy bunny: cheerful, upbeat, seeing the best in every situation. And her bunny brothers Monty and Pip absolutely adore her. We were recently sent a copy of Martha and the Bunny Brothers: I Heart School to read. The toddler loves looking at books and this was a great story to read as the illustrations are beautiful. The story follows the adventure of Martha and her first day at school as she worries how her brothers will cope without her. This is one book which we will keep reading to help make the transition to school as…