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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 364}

    October 4, 2021 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 always love to write. Monday Happy Things {Week 364} Last week we celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary, and lace is the traditional gift. I found a fun and quirky card for my husband and bought a personalised planter to celebrate. I’m so excited that I’ve been offered a new job!…

  • Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs
    Crafts for adults - Cricut Maker - Halloween crafts

    Halloween Cricut Farmhouse Signs

    September 30, 2021 - By 

    We are off to the pumpkin patch this week and I can’t wait to kick off our Halloween celebrations. I know Halloween doesn’t fall until the end of the month but Halloween gives us a much needed colour boost at this time of year. I love adding to our Halloween decorations each year and couldn’t resist getting my Maker out to make these Halloween Cricut Farmhouse signs. I’ve added the free Halloween png files so why not try the craft for yourself. Materials: Black acrylic paint White acrylic paint Paint brushes Wooden square shadow boxes Cricut black vinyl Cricut Transfer…

  • Lore of the Wild by Claire Cock-Starkey
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    Lore of the Wild by Claire Cock-Starkey

    September 29, 2021 - By 

    Reading is something I’m passionate about and I’m always happy to add books to our library at home. We were recently gifted a copy of Lore of the Wild: Folklore & Wisdom from Nature by Claire Cock-Starkey, illustrated by Aitch. The cover just blew me away and I was excited to look inside the book. Lore of the Wild by Claire Cock-Starkey Did you know that people used to believe that corgis were ridden by fairies? That dreaming about onions is good luck? And that taking dandelions into the house would make you wet the bed?   In Lore of…

  • Embroidered felt Desert Moth banner
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    Embroidered felt Desert Moth banner

    September 28, 2021 - By 

    It feels like it’s been a while since I shared one of my sewing projects. Over the weekend I finished a gorgeous embroidered moth banner which is just perfect now that Autumn has set in. Embroidered felt Desert Moth banner I bought the pattern from an Etsy shop (Sewn By Sandeep) and the felt banner features a gorgeous Desert Moth. First I needed to gather my supplies – DMC embroidery threads, a piece of russet felt, and Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy water soluble stabiliser. I wanted to try printing the pattern onto the Sulky water soluble stabiliser. I really dislike transferring…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 363}

    September 27, 2021 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 always love to write. Monday Happy Things {Week 363} Last week was busy. It was only the third week the children had been back at school but it felt like it had been much longer. My son volunteered to be a tour guide at his new school on open evening,…

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    {Giveaway} Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker

    September 26, 2021 - By 

    Spooky season is upon us – nearly. I’m a huge fan of Halloween and little pumpkins, Halloween sweets and the colour orange have been creeping into our seasonal decor for a few weeks. I’m really hoping that this year will see the return of Trick or Treating with my kids and I am looking forward to creepyfying our house next month (is that even a word?). We recently received a copy of Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker published by Little Tiger and I thought this would make a great giveaway for my readers who seem to love reading…

  • Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins
    Autumn - Crafts for adults - Halloween crafts

    Easy no sew Liberty fabric pumpkins

    September 25, 2021 - By 

    I wanted to do something a little different with my Halloween decorations this year. As the children get older they seem to enjoy simpler decorations. I’ve already had a good sort out of our Halloween decorations, getting them down from 3 boxes to 1! I’m not sure how we ended up with so many things but I was very happy to drop them off at the charity shop today. I came across some small papier mache pumpkins I had picked up a few years ago but never got round to using. When I spotted a box of Liberty scraps I…

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    Journey to the Lost River {book review}

    September 22, 2021 - By 

    My daughter has been enjoying being back at school. She’s now in Year 5 and they have been learning all about the Amazon and reading Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. She’s delighted to be learning about the Amazon and we were excited to be gifted a copy of Journey to the Lost River, from the creator of The Lost Book of Adventure: from the notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer. The Lost Book of Adventure was published in 2019 and features sketchbooks and notebooks discovered by nature enthusiast Teddy Keen on a recent trip to the Amazon. The…

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    Monday Happy List

    Monday Happy Things {Week 362}

    September 20, 2021 - By 

    Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. 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 always love to write. Monday Happy Things {Week 362} Last week I was mainly reading The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. I didn’t realise it…