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Blogfest 2016 with Coca Cola

Blogfest 2016 with Coca-Cola

Posted on November 19, 2016November 24, 2024 by jenny

This year I was resigned to the fact that I wouldn’t be able to attend Mumsnet Blogfest. Blogfest is one of my favourite conferences but as a stay-at-home-mum, money is tight for this kind of thing. A few weeks before the event I received a lovely invitation to attend Blogfest as a guest of Coca-Cola…

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Hell Yes and thoughts on Blogtacular {Part III}

Posted on July 22, 2016December 19, 2019 by jenny

Last month I treated myself to 24 hours away from my family to attend the annual Blogtacular conference in London. I can’t really explain why I booked a ticket for this year. Looking back at the previous year, I enjoyed myself, took some notes, but nothing really changed for me. I had some ideas on…

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Monthly makes – June

Posted on June 26, 2015 by jenny

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…

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Blogtacular and photowalk with Xanthe Berkeley

Posted on June 19, 2015January 27, 2024 by jenny

At the weekend I attended my first Blogtacular which bills itself as ‘a place for bloggers whose hearts beat with creativity to come together to meet, share and inspire’. I’ve been to a few blogging conferences in my time but none of them ever felt like I really belonged there. I had high hopes that…

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Please vote for me in the BiBs craft category!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by jenny

Voting closes today at midnight for the Brilliance in Blogging awards or the BiBs. This is the second year I’ve been shortlisted in the Crafts category and I would really appreciate your vote (just click on the image to go to the nomination form). I started blogging back in 2005 about my life in London…

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Time for the BritMums Carnival at the gingerbread house!

Posted on March 26, 2013March 10, 2024 by jenny

Many moons ago I signed up to host the BritMums Carnival and my time has finally arrived! Today I bring to you some brilliant posts from the best parenting bloggers about ….. potty training! Forgive me for the theme but potty training is currently headlining at the gingerbread house and I am in need of…

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Mumsnet and me

Posted on November 13, 2012October 14, 2019 by jenny

Over the weekend I attended the inaugural Mumsnet conference.  I applied to join the Mumsnet bloggers group when it launched but I never heard back, so you might wonder why I would pay money to spend a day with them. conference essentials: programme, iPad mini and Orla Kiely I saw it as a day off…

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Cybher meet and greet

Posted on May 3, 2012July 28, 2012 by jenny

With only a couple of tickets left for Cybher 2012, the first all inclusive female blogger event of its kind in the UK, I decided I had to go so here I am: Name: Jenny Blogs: I love blogging and have been blogging at the gingerbread house since 2005, I also have my daily parenting…

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The day I met Paula Radcliffe

Posted on April 17, 2012October 25, 2024 by jenny

Blogging has it’s perks and the best event of the year so far was the invite for me and Little Sis to meet Paula Radcliffe. I have photographic evidence: Yes she is tiny and I am huge but doesn’t Little Sis look pretty?! Moving on…. We were there to celebrate Pampers who have teamed up…

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