Are you taking part in Stir Up Sunday today? Stir up Sunday is celebrated the last Sunday before the season of advent when traditionally people made their Christmas puddings. I’ve already blogged about Lyle’s Mary Christmases campaign which sounds fun but I was contacted by Yeo Valley too, who think 2013 is all about the…
Tag: Christmas
Polymer clay garland
I’ve had a small pack of oven baked clay for ages and really wanted to use it to make something for Christmas. As I’d never experimented with it before I just decided to play around with it, so set out some greaseproof paper, a small rolling pin and some cookie cutters and stamps. I divided…
Playmobil Pirates Treasure Cove advent calendar
As part of our role as Playmobil Playologists we were sent a Playmobil Pirates Treasure Cove advent calendar. Playmobil produce 5 advent calendars with different themes: Forest Winter Wonderland, Police, Pony Farm, Princess Wedding and Pirates Treasure Cove. We were sent the pirate themed advent calendar and behind each door is a piece of Playmobil…
Portable North Pole Santa Sprint app
A couple of years ago I discovered the Portable North Pole where you can make your own personalised message from Santa. I just loved the idea and was just a little obsessed with the message we made for our son. At 3 years old he is very interested in Christmas (today he has been writing…
Being organised this Christmas with Post-It Index tabs
I like to think I’m pretty organised but can definitely empathise with a recent survey by Post-it Index which found that 83 per cent of women have to flag up articles on a weekly basis, as they’re just too busy to read them properly at the time. I’m constantly flagging emails, blog posts and tasty…
Making personalised thank you cards
I love making my own stationery and with Little Sis celebrating her 2nd birthday soon I wanted to be organised and have some thank you cards ready. Her birthday is only 4 weeks before Christmas and in previous years I’ve sent joint birthday and Christmas thank you cards. Not this year! I was asked to…
Win My First Christmas Hug Me Bear from Natures Purest
I’ve written about Natures Purest before, they sell a range of lovely gifts which would make super-soft presents for special babies this Christmas and they’re all made from 100% organic cotton. The ‘My First Christmas’ includes a range of plush toys in adorable Christmas outfits, together with a choice of comforter, bootees, a teether, dribble…
Felt peppermint Christmas ornaments
Last week I signed up for my first Christmas craft swap organised by Laura at Dropstitch. It was the first one I’d seen and swapping parcels of crafty goodness always gets me in the mood for the festive season. The swap was simple – make four oops five (so glad I re-read the instructions!) handmade…
My grown up day out
Today was a real pleasure as I got a chance to attend the second Mumsnet Blogfest. Last year was amazing, (was it really 12 months ago?) so I had high expectations for today. The day started off well with a lovely walk to the station. Before I knew it I had swapped my rural idyll…