Longer, warmer days make me want to get on with my long list of sewing projects. This month I’ve made a cute tshirt for Edward from a paper doll set which I picked up at the Spring Country Living Fair. Do you remember the paper dolls you had as a child? The clothes never seemed to fit or stay on my paper dolls which is why I was happy to see one which could be used as appliques with a bit of help from bondaweb. I ironed the little boy onto the front of a plain white tshirt and put…
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Last week we were invited to take a look at the new Clarks Autumn/Winter 2011 collection in a beautiful period house in central London. Edward has recently started walking and I’m interested to see what shoes are available. We’d never been to an event like this before but we’re huge Clarks fans. I’ve always worn Clarks as they are so well made and good value for money and I hope Edward will enjoy wearing Clarks too. Clarks have been creating shoes for the last 18o years and the latest collection uses their Somerset heritage as a picturesque backdrop to the…
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Much as I’m enjoying being a full-time mum with it comes the realisation that there’s little opportunity to take sick leave or annual leave. This is a shame as I feel the need to take myself away somewhere and pamper myself! My best friend has just started an exciting new job after months of unemployment and we could both do with one of those pamper weekends. I’ve been doing some research and found some good deals for weekend spa breaks. Much as I love my little one I could do with a couple of days off. I’d love to go…
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We were recently sent a copy of This Book is Totally Rubbish to review. The title made me laugh and actually relates to the fact that the book is filled with eco-friendly activities to do with your children. The book contains lots of activities which can be made using the contents of your recycling bin and help illustrate how everyday items can be recycled and re-purposed. It follows the adventures of Maggie, Rose, Oscar and Bentley who have a “totally rubbish day” where they reuse things and invent new stuff to play with. Each idea starts with a list of…
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The Royal Wedding is the first big national event since my son was born and I’ve been busy collecting flags and souvenirs so we can watch the Royal Wedding and create some memories of our own. I thought it would be fun to make Royal Wedding crafty cress heads – a simple craft with quick, visible results – for the special occasion. You will need: an egg box 2 eggs colouring pens and paper to decorate cress seeds cotton wool How to make Royal Wedding crafty cress: Carefully crack the tops of your eggs and remove the egg from the…
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This weeks’ bargain was purchased to complement my collection of vintage sewing supplies. This is a child’s sewing machine made by the Morthan Company of Dorset, England, 1957. Apparently in this year Vulcan registered a patent for it’s famous trio of TSMs: the Minor, the Junior and the free arm Senior, all in cast aluminium. Sadly it no longer has the box or instructions but is quite charming. Can you imagine learning how to sew on this tiny machine!?
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I’m sure you know I’m a huge fan of Cath Kidston. Only today I stopped off to buy a lovely business card holder for my new Moo business cards at the Cath Kidston on Marylebone High Street. Today was a bit of a shopping marathon and, whilst browsing in Uniqlo in Westfield, I spotted some very familiar prints. Cath Kidston has teamed up with Uniqlo to produce a range of tshirts using some of her most popular prints. Many of the tshirts are already sold out but I snapped up two as they are currently on offer at 2 for…
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there was a little girl who wanted to be an archaeologist. She spent her summers digging with a small trowel in muddy fields and lived and breathed history. The year this photograph was taken was a very special year. It was 1998 and I spent a couple of weeks on an amazing site on the Isle of Bute before I headed off to Italy for some backpacking and a 2 week stay at the British School in Rome. I had the time of my life. I was studying Ancient History and Archaeology at University and immersed myself in it all.…