I hope you had a lovely Christmas Day, however you spent it. It turned out to be a bit of a Lego-fest for our family, with everyone receiving major Lego gifts (except for me!). We are looking forward to a few quiet days at home, building Lego and eating chocolates. However, my thoughts are also…
I don’t feel as though I have made as many Christmas decorations as I would have liked to this year. What with my new job, although I’m not sure I can call it ‘new’ for much longer, my crafting time is really limited. Today we had some much needed time at home though, and I…
Next week sees the release of the hotly anticipated film, Mary Poppins Returns. The mysterious Mary Poppins returns to Depression-era London to visit Jane and her brother Michael, now a father of three, and help them rediscover the joy they knew as children. I can’t wait, this is already planned as a post-Christmas treat. When I…
The end is in sight people. This time next week we will have survived the longest school term ever and be ready to embrace the madness which is the Christmas school holiday. I can’t wait for those two weeks with my family and have planned absolutely nothing. We want to build Lego, watch Christmas films…
A few weeks I received a lovely bundle of craft supplies from Stampin’ Up!. You may remember I was first introduced to them back in 2012 when I attended a lovely craft event to learn more about them and their products. Stampin’ Up! are leaders in decorative stamps, handmade greeting cards, and papercrafting. They make…
{This is a guest post I am happily hosting to promote awareness of the mental health charity Mind and their Crafternoons, written by Jayanthi Ezekiel. The official ‘day’ for Crafternoon was 1st December, however, Mind are encouraging people to host their Crafternoon on a day that suits you and feel there are still opportunities for Christmas…
December seems to be whizzing by just as quickly as November did. The children are so excited which is lovely to see. They love the excitement of seeing what’s inside their Advent calendars every day. We have some bigger Christmas treats lined up this weekend and I really hope we will get to make a…
We love crafting with Duck Tape. It’s so easy to use and can be used for all kinds of crafts around the home. We love making things all year round with it but did you know there is a special glitter tape for this time of year? So far we’ve made Duck Glitter festive balls and even…
At this time of year our Slow cooker gets a lot of use. It’s great as a working mum because I can pop everything in first thing in the morning, and come back from work with a meal ready to eat. It gets used a lot for family meals but today I wanted to share…