• Cricut made countdown {wooden block calendar}
    Advent crafts - Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker

    Cricut made countdown {wooden block calendar}

    February 25, 2020 - By 

    I love crafting for Christmas and had so much fun planning and making throughout October, November and December. I’ve shared a lot of my favourite Cricut projects with you, including the personalised wooden advent calendars we made. Today I wanted to tell you about the wooden block countdown calendar I also made. Although I made it for the children to countdown to Christmas Day, we’re now using it as a photo prop with our little Bichon Frise pup! Easy Cricut made countdown from wooden blocks I’m calling this make a wooden block countdown calendar for want of a better name.…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 280}

    February 24, 2020 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 280} On Monday we left our Airbnb and headed to Wiltshire for a couple of days. It was really lovely to have a break from the school routine and spend time together. The weather was terrible but we didn’t let it stop us getting out and…

  • I Can't Draw {book review}
    book review - Crafts for kids - What I'm reading

    I Can’t Draw {book review}

    February 23, 2020 - By 

    If you’ve ever thought that you’re not creative or can’t draw then I have a great book review to share with you today. I Can’t Draw: this book will prove that you can by Lydia Crook contains 60 fun and quirky art activities for all ages. I Can’t Draw {book review} I Can’t Draw: this book will prove that you can, is a fun and interactive workbook for all ages that teaches the basic elements of drawing, sees illustrator Lydia Cook provide beginners with 60 quirky art activities to teach them how to draw. These include lessons on: continuous line…

  • cute Kitty Keyring embroidery
    Crafts for adults - Mollie Makes crafts

    My hands making: cute Kitty Keyring embroidery

    February 22, 2020 - By 

    Regular readers will know that every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have had a drawer full of unopened kits – but no more! I’ve been making more time for grown up crafting and I love to make the kits and hopefully try something new. I know I’m always blaming our little pup but I haven’t had much time to craft this year. I enjoyed making Issue 112’s cute Festive Pup kit. Issue 113 was a mini floral winter banner which I do want to make at some point;…

  • Dice Academy review
    Blogger Board Game Club - Family Life

    Blogger Board Game Club: Dice Academy

    February 20, 2020 - By 

    We love being part of Asmodee’s Blogger Board Game Club and were delighted to receive Dice Academy to review. We’ve had a few days away over half term and Dice Academy was the perfect size to take with us! We rented a lovely Airbnb which was 2 minutes away from a dog-friendly pub. We spent a great hour in the pub hiding from Storm Dennis and learning how to play Dice Academy. With an 8 and a 9 year old I always need a few games which I can whip out when they start to get bored. Family holidays are…

  • St Patricks Day notes
    Crafts for kids - free printables - St Patrick's Day crafts

    {FREE} St Patrick’s Day printable notes

    February 19, 2020 - By 

    I’ve been adding a lot of printables to my site recently. They seem really popular with my readers and my children have a lot of fun with them too. With St Patrick’s Day coming up next month I thought it was time to share our free St Patrick’s Day printable notes. These are easy to customise and so much fun for kids to colour and give to their friends. {FREE} St Patrick’s Day printable notes STEP 1 Print out my free St Patrick’s Day printable notes. Just right click on the St Patrick’s Day printable notes link here to print them…

  • Bichon Frise puppy 14 weeks
    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy List {Week 279}

    February 17, 2020 - By 

    I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures – it’s a post I love to write. Monday Happy List {Week 279} Last week my husband went to Norway for a few days for work. I don’t mind looking after my children on my own but it was a different matter with a puppy thrown into the mix. It was quite hard work and I was so…

  • 10 Step Drawing books
    competition - What I'm reading

    {Giveaway} 10 Step Drawing: Nature

    February 16, 2020 - By 

    My 8 year old loves to draw and paint. He’s been attending extra-curricular art classes for a while and he absolutely loves learning new things. He has already told me he would go to more art classes if he could! I love encouraging his hobbies and was excited to be gifted two new books from Search Press: 10 Step Drawing Nature and 10 Step Drawing People. You may remember we previously reviewed 10 Step Drawing: Animals so we were excited to see these. 10 Step Drawing: People by Justine Lecouffe, draw 30 people in 10 easy steps This is a…

  • A new location for The Handmade Festival
    Crafts for adults

    The Handmade Festival With Kirstie Allsopp

    February 15, 2020 - By 

    September update – sadly The Handmade Festival has been cancelled due to the current situation. Workshops will be help online instead. Find out more on their website. Living in London I’m surrounded by amazing craft events and workshops. I’m pretty picky about the ones I will go to though and spend my hard earned cash on. Location is really important for me though and last year I only went to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally. I really wanted to go to the Handmade Festival, what was the Handmade Fair, but trains weren’t running to Hampton Court and…