Today I have to share news of a fun Orla Kiely collaboration that you can all get yours hands on for a fraction of the cost of one of her beautiful handbags. Kerrygold Butter packaging is having a super stylish make over thanks to the renowned Irish fashion designer, Orla Kiely. The iconic Irish butter producers have teamed up with her to transform their iconic golden packaging with a refined ‘catwalk’ chic. Orla, famed the queen of prints, has adapted her legendary flower hallmark to give Kerrygold a new limited edition designer sheen. The flowers depicted are a reflection of…
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My 4 year old starts Reception next week. They are easing him in gently and he won’t be doing full days until the 22nd. Despite attending Nursery and wearing the school uniform I still needed to buy him a whole load of new items. Thankfully Matalan offered to kit him out for Reception. They gave me the opportunity to do my shopping in store or online and, as his return to school was fast approaching, I opted for online. The Matalan website is pretty easy to use. You can search via the School Shop tab on the homepage and I…
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I was pretty excited to discover an Orla Kiely iPhone app has just been launched, it looks great on my iPad too. I’m a huge fan of her designs but haven’t bought anything new for ages due to a severe lack of money. Anyway, the app is free which means I can keep up to date with her latest collections from the comfort of my own home. Just in case you haven’t heard of her before, Orla Kiely is an Irish fashion designer based in London. From a small collection of handbags and accessories, Orla Kiely has become a true…
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Are you enjoying the Bank Holiday Weekend so far? Today we visited the Shuttleworth Collection and enjoyed lots of fresh air and sunshine. I’m not sure if the weather is going to last all weekend, no matter as we’re planning on doing lots of DIY tomorrow and Monday. Fortunately we don’t need to leave the house as we have already done our food shopping for the weekend thanks to Morrisons. Little Sis helping me shop at Morrisons Since last Thursday Morrisons have cut the prices on over a thousand of your favourite products. Not temporary reductions or supermarket smoke and…
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A few weeks ago we were invited to check out the Spring/Summer collection from Nutmeg – Morrisons very own clothing range. Whilst the children were kept entertained I was shown some of the collections for boys and girls. I really enjoyed looking at the different collections and it was fascinating talking to the designer and hearing about what influenced her. The clothes are all very affordable but that doesn’t mean they’ve scrimped on quality. As well as being on trend there were lots of nice touches, like chunky zips on jackets so little fingers have something to grab on to,…
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We’re a bit spoilt for shops selling furniture where we live. Our new house is bigger than the old one so when we moved we needed more furniture. Sitting in my lounge and writing this, almost everything I can see is new, and we definitely didn’t budget for it all in our moving costs! We shopped around, and looked online too, and found everything we needed. It should out last us too, unless wooden furniture goes horribly out of fashion! Anyway, as all the large pieces of furniture have been bought and paid for, I’ve started to buy smaller pieces….…
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As I sit and write this there are only 30 29 days until Christmas. I’ve bought presents, eaten mince pies and watched that silly John Lewis Christmas advert ad nauseum. In fact, I’m already tired of all those supermarket Christmas ads. At Christmas I feel a bit caught between trying to buy handmade, support my local high street and not pay over the odds for anything. When my son sat me down and asked me to help him with his Christmas list I began to worry what he was going to ask for. Although he’s only 3 his toy list…
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As a family we tend to use Amazon a lot. It’s convenient buying online and it’s just got even easier for mums and dads with the launch of Amazon Family. Amazon Family review Amazon Family is a membership programme aimed at making it easier for parents and families to find everything they need at Amazon.co.uk. By giving simple information about your family when you sign up, you will receive exclusive offers and discounts as well as other benefits, geared towards you and your family. Upon joining Amazon Family you’ll receive : £10 off when you spend £50 in the Baby Store…
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BritMums challenged me to find three great looks for the toddler for £30 at TK Maxx. Part of the challenge was to pick three outfits, all tailored to different occasions. The toddler has a busy social life so I chose scooting round the park, our summer music class and back to school. We’re lucky that we have a TK Maxx in our local shopping centre so arrived nice and early to make sure the toddler was in a good mood. He’s a bit temperamental so you have to make sure he’s in the right frame of mind if you want…