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Orla Kiely

  • moving Orla Kiely sewing

    A sewing room for me?

    It’s official! We’ve sold our lovely Edwardian cottage. Over the last few months we’ve been busy de-cluttering, painting, building walls and hiding as much as possible in the shed(s). Our house…

  • baking Christmas Orla Kiely

    Naughty or nice?

    Was Father Christmas good to you? I must have been a good girl last year as he was very nice to me. I received a years’ subscription to Ancestry which will…

  • blogging days out Orla Kiely

    Mumsnet and me

    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…

  • book review Orla Kiely

    Orla Kiely board books

    Last month two new books were published by the Irish fashion designer, Orla Kiely, in her range of cloth bound board books. Just like numbers and colours, creatures and shapes are…

  • housekeeping Orla Kiely

    An Orla Kiely nursery?

    Tots100 and Ratedpeople.com have challenged us to makeover a room in the most creative way we can think of. The timing is perfect, given as how I have moaned before about…

  • clothing Orla Kiely

    Preparations for a big day

    We’re getting both the children christened at the end of the month. We’ve arranged the service, the god-parents, the gifts, a hotel for us all, and a great big family meal…