A couple of weeks ago I received a lovely email to say I had been chosen by dotcomgiftshop as one of their 10 creative needlecraft blogs. It’s true, I do love a little bit of needlecraft and have a few projects lined up for the New Year. The kind people at dotcomgiftshop sent me a lovely oilcloth bag as a little thank you, as well as a voucher to spend on their site. In the spirit of the festive season I wanted to share the love so am offering the bag as a little giveaway. The bag features a fun,…
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Yesterday we took part in a viewing party for Inside Out which was released on 3D Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital on 23rd November 2015. We all loved the film when we saw it during the summer holidays, don’t they seem a long time ago, and enjoyed watching the film again yesterday. Disney Pixar’s original film Inside Out, takes us to the most extraordinary location of all this Christmas – inside the human mind. Based in Headquarters, the control centre inside 11-year old Riley’s mind, Inside Out follows five Emotions who are hard at work, led by light-hearted optimist Joy, whose…
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Christmas came early for me this year thanks to a special invitation to celebrate those special Christmas moments with Waitrose at the Waitrose Cookery School in Finchley Road, London. The evening was hosted by Phillip Schofield and I learnt how to make cocktails and cupcakes as well as sample the most amazing Christmas dinner, courtesy of the very talented Cookery School chefs. You may be asking why I was invited to Christmas dinner in November. Well, throughout November and December, Waitrose are celebrating all of the different moments that symbolise Christmas – whether it’s decorating the Christmas tree, enjoying the first…
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I’ve become quite addicted to adult colouring books this year. It’s easy to see why they are so popular as it such an easy way to relax. There seems to be a colouring book for every possible subject and I really hope to find a few for me under the Christmas tree this year – any vintage or sewing related ones please! Notebook Doodles Colouring Books for tweens If your tween happens to like picking up your colouring books then I have some great news to share with you today! Notebook Doodles Colouring Book Series is the first contemporary colouring…
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London Fire Brigade have recruited a specialist #PLAYMOBILBrigade to release a catchy sing-a-long video, to ensure children know who to call when they are in danger. To celebrate, I have 2 Playmobil Special Forces Firefighters to give away to 2 lucky winners! The new watch have a unique set of skills including singing, dancing and specialist clown rescue capabilities. The video shows how London Fire Brigade fights more than just house fires and highlights how much they do for the community. It launches the Brigade’s 150th anniversary celebrations, as part of a partnership running into 2016 aiming to educate children…
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I love subscription boxes, for me I’m happy to receive stationery, anything with a cute little face, new sweet treats to try or a littel craft kit. For me the Kawaii Box contains all of these items from Japan and Korea which is why I’m happy to be reviewing the latest Kawaii Box and have one to giveaway too. First of all let me share the contents of the October Kawaii Box with you. Inside my Kawaii Box was a Flan Dakigurumi Plush Pouch, a Neko Emoji Mini Mini Pouch and Finger Family Monster Pouch. There was a cute sheet…
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I know my regular readers love it when I share a good competition and I have a brilliant one for you all today. Velvet have an on-pack promotion giving you the chance to win an ultimate night-in bundle worth £1,500 each week! But first let me tell you about my ultimate night in. Since becoming a parent I have to admit that after the children have gone to bed I don’t feel like doing much. I enjoy my weekly choir practice and lately I’ve been spending some evenings with other PTA parents planning the school Christmas Fayre but that’s about…
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I love this time of year so much. I got an early start of my festive making with a sew your own Advent Calendar fabric panel from elephant in my handbag. It’s always lovely to make your own decorations and gifts (time permitting!) and I really enjoyed putting my Advent Calendar together over a couple of evenings. I chose the Winter Wonderland panel, designed by Bethan Janine for Dashwood Studio. The panel is 100% cotton and the instructions are cleverly printed at the top of the panel. Once you have the fabric panel you need to buy wadding and some…
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November means I can officially start my Christmas preparations. I’ve started writing lists and am feeling pretty on top of everything at the moment. I know there will be lots of Christmas crafting and last week we made our first Christmas craft – gingerbread play dough hearts. Have you seen the decorated gingerbread hearts hanging up in Christmas markets? They always look so pretty, decorated with coloured icing, and wrapped in pretty cellophane bags. I thought it would be fun to make our own version so today I’m sharing a tutorial for them. Read on because I’m also taking part in…