• Christmas - daddy - handmade - Recycled crafts - sewing - swaps - tutorial - upcycling

    Vintage blanket cushion

    December 9, 2010 - By 

    We decided to go home for a few days! My husbands’ health is improving so much quicker than last time that we’ve decided to return home for a few days before Christmas. We miss being a threesome, miss our cats and doing our own thing although we are incredibly grateful to my mum for letting us stay with her. On Saturday we’ll be getting on the ferry and heading back to London. I am so excited as I’ll be able to attend the Julie Arkell workshop on Sunday too. Vintage blanket cushion Today I finished a cushion for my youngest…

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    Personalised Christmas presents

    December 8, 2010 - By 

    I finished some personalised Christmas presents: a snowglobe for my youngest niece and a calendar for my husband. I’ve already made a personalised paperweight and pen for my mum as I like giving items which feature pictures of Edward. I expect the personalised thing will only last  year as it’s quite time consuming! Luckily everyone loves him – every time she sees Edward my niece says “He’s so adorable. I can’t get enough of him!”. We’re fortunate to spend plenty of time together so there are lots of photo opportunities. It was difficult to choose but I got some of…

  • baby - Christmas - shopping

    Felt bird garland

    December 7, 2010 - By 

    I was busy sewing, sewing, sewing…. I’ve taken part in a few handmade decoration swaps lately and made these lovely little birds for a garland from my favourite felt sewing book Fa la la la Felt. My partner asked for something red so I hope she likes it. We also managed a shopping trip for some more Christmas presents (see, I told you I was addicted to buying!). Edward now has some new socks, Christmas bibs and adorable suede booties.

  • Christmas - Cooking - Handmade gifts

    How to make Onion marmalade

    December 6, 2010 - By 

    Tonight I am making the most random food stuff for Christmas – onion marmalade. It started off as an innocent conversation with my mother the other day. It ended tonight in me peeling 10 large onions and making marmalade for the first (and probably last time). I’m not sure how our jars of homemade marmalade will be received as Christmas gifts. I might stock up on some jars of sweets just in case. I’ve seen some lovely jars of fizzy gummies, white snowies, cola cubes and jelly babies which will go down very well. I’m hoping to have some time…

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    baby - Christmas - Isle of Wight

    Time to introduce Father Christmas

    December 5, 2010 - By 

    On the seventh day of Christmas we decided it was about time Edward met Father Christmas. Our local Isle of wight Steam Railway are running Santa Specials on certain weekends in December so we decided to have a family outing. Included in the price of the ticket was a trip on the steam train, mince pies and mulled wine, a magic show, bouncy castle and a trip to meet Father Christmas. Isle of Wight Steam Railway Santa Special My 6 year old niece loved every second. She’s just the right age where she questions everything about Father Christmas but still…

  • Quinny Caster - Quinny Zapp Xtra - reviews

    Review: Quinny Zapp Xtra

    December 4, 2010 - By 

    We’ve been using the Quinny Zapp Xtra for the last couple of months now and our third assignment is to spread the word about the Zapp Xtra. As you may know the Zapp Xtra was designed with feedback from Quinny Zapp users. Modifications include a forward or rear facing seat which also reclines and is suitable from birth. The Zapp Xtra is sold with car seat adapters for all Maxi-Cosi infant seats, a hood and rain cover and the (optional) Zapp basket. Edward loves the Quinny Zapp Xtra and finds it very comfortable and sleeps soundly in it. We always…

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    Personalised Christmas cards

    December 4, 2010 - By 

    On the sixth day of Christmas we designed our Christmas card. Last year it featured our new kittens with Santa hats on and this year it features Edward in his Santa’s Little Helper outfit. On a very cold day we took him to our local park, Alexandra Palace, and took lots of pictures. This was our favourite. I don’t enjoy sitting down and writing them (does anyone?) but I love the satisfaction of putting them all in the post box and sending them off to friends and family around the world.

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    Christmas presents for a first Christmas

    December 3, 2010 - By 

    I think I may have gone overboard with Christmas presents for Edward. I’m not sure if it’s because it’s his first Christmas or because I want to spoil him (or both!). So far he has some lovely vintage wooden toys as well as clothes and toys. Everywhere I look I see more clothes I want to buy for him though. Who could blame me for wanting to dress him up as a mini Santa in this outfit, or add these cute elf pram booties for a brisk post-Christmas lunch walk? I’m trying very hard to stop spending. Today he spent…

  • baby - eating - reviews

    Stokke table top

    December 3, 2010 - By 

    The lovely people at Stokke asked if we would be interested in reviewing a Table Top for our Tripp Trapp. Now we all love our Tripp Trapp. It makes mealtimes easier as we can all sit at the table together, it enables me to put Edward somewhere safe whilst I’m busy in the kitchen, it grows with your child and it’s the only item of baby furniture that I would recommend to anyone. To be honest though, I was a bit sceptical about the point of the Table Top. When I opened the box I was pleasantly surprised to find…