Blog lovin’
Turns out not one, but two of my favourite blogs are up for the Affordable Design Blogger Awards from Bathrooms.com, and I reckon you should check them out. First up is Growing Spaces, where my very...
View ArticleFestival finds: WOMAD 2013
The three of us are just back from WOMAD – our third time at the world music festival in Charlton Park, but our first with a small person in tow. Apart from getting a bit soggy on Saturday night (all...
View ArticleBaby shower central
My nearest and dearest seem to be popping out babies left right and centre at the moment. I swear it’s catching. After the very girly baby shower a few weeks back I had two more to go to last weekend,...
View ArticleSew Your Own: Baby Playmat
This looks more complicated than it is. Which, in my opinion, is the best kind of sewing project out there. I bought the alphabet fabric – a kind of faux patchwork called ‘Letterbox’ – from...
View ArticlePaint I Love: Elephant’s Breath by Farrow & Ball
The main bedroom, painted in Elephant’s Breath by Farrow & Ball I’m quite partial to a pot of Farrow & Ball paint. I used Pale Powder in the dining room of our first house and loved the way the...
View ArticleHow To… Make A Child’s Apron
I found this stripy fabric in a charity shop for £1.99 and couldn’t resist making a chef’s apron for the little fella. Completely pointless, yes. But cute, too. Here’s how to do it. You’ll need:...
View ArticleProbably The Easiest Birthday Cake Ever. (Thanks, Smarties.)
I toyed with the idea of baking an elaborate cake for my son’s first birthday. Really I did. I even went as far as drooling over lots of beautiful cakes on Pinterest, albeit the night before. Then I...
View ArticleFairy Light Advent Calendar
Things have been getting pretty festive in our house. And before you ask, no – I haven’t gone completely bonkers and put the Christmas tree up 2 months early. I needed a Christmas-themed project for...
View ArticleMumsnet BlogFest 2013 – Who’s Going?
I’ll be in London for Mumsnet’s BlogFest this Saturday, 9th November. Drop me a line if you’re going and fancy saying hello!Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: blogging, Mumsnet BlogFest 2013
View ArticleNew Baby Name Frames
Baby Name Frames – boy and girl All the babies from my NCT group – including mine – turned 1 recently. The girls I met through the course (plus a few others) kept me sane throughout those first few...
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