A couple of weeks ago Kitschy Coo put a call out to test her new reversible hoodie pattern. I leapt at the chance. I’m a complete novice crafter but love handmade so I had to give it a go. I chose a fleecy orange for the lining and green camouflage for the shell. The pattern was well laid out with easy to follow steps. First I cut the pattern in both fabrics. I put the shell and lining together, with ribbing for the cuffs and waistband. The hoodie took me an evening to cut out and an afternoon to piece…
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One thing I love about mummy blogs is the opportunity to learn about new products and win them! My maternity pay will soon be coming to an end and we don’t have the money to spend like we used to. I’ve been really lucky recently and won a boppy feeding pillow from And Then There Was Me. I use it to prop Edward up on as he hasn’t quite mastered sitting up on his own. Here he is relaxing, watching CBeebies the other morning. I’ve also won Vintage at Goodwood tickets from the Clothing at Tesco blog, a retro 1960s…
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Last week I was lucky enough to win tickets to the first ever Vintage at Goodwood festival via a competition on the Tesco Clothing website! Vintage at Goodwood is a music and fashion led celebration of creative British cool from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s. I was VERY excited as I really wanted to go but couldn’t justify the cost with a new baby and being on maternity leave. Vintage at Goodwood Goodwood is in the middle of some beautiful countryside and after we parked up and made our way to the site we were greeted with a…
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Over the last few weeks I have been lucky to win some prizes through some of my favourite websites and new blogs. The first was a Mac-in-a-Sac waterproof jacket from Adventure Togs via British Mummy Bloggers. Useful for when we’re out and about on one of our many walks! Then I won a scooter bag from Micro Scooters Ltd via Netmums. I might have to put this away for a few years until Edward has a scooter đ Finally I won a Disney game for the Nintendo DS called Club Penguin via UrbanVox. I love my DS and am looking…
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Here’s my latest favourite photo of my little man at 17 weeks. How the time is flying – and my maternity leave đ In the last couple of days Edward has done a 360° on his baby gym much to our surprise. We both kept going into the lounge and shouting to the other “Did you move him?!”. Edward has also been lying on his side a lot which means he is close to turning over. I’m both happy that he’s developing well but sad that he’s no longer my little baby. I love watching him grow but wish I…
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Two days left of my old life before my new life begins. I think it’s finally sinking in and I’m glad I’ve had some time to prepare myself for the procedure and get excited about finally meeting my new baby. It takes me ages to adjust to change, I’m terrible at doing new things and would much rather pull a blanket over my head than confront my fears and challenge myself! I spent yesterday ordering books about post-caesarean recovery as well as some hideously large pants, a hypnotherapy CD and a caesarean belt – anything which may help my recovery…
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Every year Julia gives you the chance to win a homemade something during Advent. I’m sure it will be better than my sewing (see last year’s stocking below) so pop on over and join in!Â
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I discovered this amazing quilt tonight, it’s called Lilly Pilly, and more about it can be found here. It’s part of a blog giveaway andâas much as I’d love to win this myselfâhow could I not share the opportunity?!
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Just before Easter I was lucky enough to win a giveaway over at Claire’s Crafty Blog. She makes some lovely items and I couldn’t resist throwing my name in the hat for this lovely viola badge. My nan was called Viola (although she was always called Margie!) and the plant has intrigued me ever since. Claire also included some Easter fabric, ribbon and some Easter chocs. Thank you Claire!