• Simple fingerprint cookies
    baking - homestyle

    Simple fingerprint cookies {baking with kids}

    April 20, 2017 - By 

    My children love baking. I’m keen to encourage them in the kitchen but a kitchen full of cakes is not helpful when you’re following Slimming World! Anyway, my daughter has been asking to bake something for ages so we made a yummy batch of Fingerprint cookies. Simple fingerprint cookies These are really quick and simple but fun too! We measured out a simple cookie dough recipe and she helped mix it all together. When the dough was ready we left it to chill for 30 minutes in the fridge. Then I divided the dough into two and my daughter got…

  • homestyle - Monday Happy List

    Monday happy things {Week 132}

    April 10, 2017 - By 

    I love the school holidays as they give everyone a real chance to relax. The weather has been amazing and we’ve had some great family adventures this week! Time for my weekly post about my 5 favourite things from the previous seven days. Monday happy things {Week 132} The lighter evenings have been very welcome and my husband has been coming home from work a little earlier too. On Monday we went to our local woods after dinner for a walk. The light was just perfect and the children played with their model car and kicked a football around for…

  • finishing touches to our spare room
    homestyle - interiors - Orla Kiely

    Putting the finishing touches to our spare room

    April 3, 2017 - By 

    We’re lucky to have a spare room for friends and family to come and stay. It is well used but was in desperate need of a makeover. It’s quite a dark room, filled with a spare bed, vintage chest of drawers and lots of bookshelves. A few months ago we painted all the walls white and put up a gorgeous Orla Kiely wallpaper on the end wall. We chose the Orla Kiely Multi Striped Petal but looking back over my blog I can’t seem to find a finished photo of the room. We changed the position of the bed and…

  • another visit to the Lego Store
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    Monday Happy Things {Week 130}

    March 27, 2017 - By 

    This week was a little crazy. After celebrating our son’s birthday over the weekend it was my turn to celebrate my birthday. So I started the week by going shopping with my husband and having a delicious lunch out. I really wanted to buy a pair of Saltwater sandals but I couldn’t find any, but I was happy with a browse in some of my favourite shops. I spent my actual birthday with my 7 year old who was poorly. It wasn’t quite how I expected to spend my day but he was good company, despite being ill. He’s really…

  • Mother's Day haul from Orla Kiely Covent Garden
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    Mother’s Day haul from Orla Kiely Covent Garden

    March 26, 2017 - By 

    Happy Mother’s Day to all you mum’s out there. Mother’s Day always comes so close to my son’s birthday and my own birthday that we don’t usually make a fuss about it. I love handmade cards and this year my children spoilt me with cards made at school. I was a pretty lucky lady because yesterday we were in London for our London Duck Tours outing and I popped into the Orla Kiely shop in Covent Garden. My husband let me pick something for Mother’s Day and I chose a basket of goodies specially put together. There were two to…

  • The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys
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    The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys

    March 24, 2017 - By 

    We’ve all been in that situation where every single toy imaginable is spread out all over the floor and it takes everything in our power to tip toe over legos, Barbies, and cuddly toys. Sometimes, the more traditional forms of storage just don’t fit in our home, whether it’s because of style or the fact we don’t have the space for bulky storage. The storage experts, Storebox, have put together this handy little infographic to give you a few ideas of how you could store the mountain of children’s toys you have cluttering up your home, in a more unique…

  • Fred's Box
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    Fred’s Box {a subscription box for kids}

    March 23, 2017 - By 

    Are you ready for the Easter holidays? We are! This week has been horribly busy and we are now counting down the days until school finishes and we can relax a little. My son has been feeling a little unwell recently so I was really pleased to be able to surprise him with some happy mail today. He received Fred’s Box which he enjoyed opening after school. Fred’s Box is a children’s subscription box company, sending minifigures direct to your door. These are aimed at children between 4 and 13 and are compatible with all leading brands of building blocks. Our…

  • How to make a Pez display case
    homestyle - interiors - Pinty Plus Ambassador

    How to make a Pez display case

    March 19, 2017 - By 

    I’m a bit of hoarder and can’t help but collect things. Do you remember Pez holders? They are plastic holders which hold little sweetie bricks, and they have a different characters head as the dispenser. I had them when I was growing up, although sadly never kept any of them. Now my children have quite a large Pez dispenser collection and I can’t help add to their collection. Our Pez dispenser collection has been sitting in a plastic bag, only coming out when the children bought a new dispenser or wanted to eat some sweets. Since we re-decorated our living…

  • #IWD2017 #5by20
    homestyle - International Women's Day

    Supporting women on International Women’s Day {5by20}

    March 8, 2017 - By 

    I received products from Coca-Cola’s 5by20 program; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Today is International Women’s Day. It is celebrated on March 8th all over the world and commemorates and raises awareness of women’s rights. So today I’m going to share a great initiative from Coca-Cola and how they are working to empower female entrepreneurs worldwide with the tools and training they need to grow their businesses and income. I may be a stay at home mum at the moment but I am so lucky that this is a choice, taken between me and my husband. Some women…