Charity shop pinboard and the best tip ever for hanging pictures

top tip for hanging pictures

I went to the hairdresser’s last week and whilst walking up the road, I saw the most perfect pinboard in the window of a Charity shop there. I dashed in and procured it for the bargain price of 50p! To say I was happy was an understatement.

I confess that my liking the board [...]

The Tots 100 Home Club with Homebase

I was a bit astonished to get an email from The Sally of Tots 100 Fame asking if I would like to be an inaugural member of the newly-formed Tots 100 Home Club. Then I was astonished to discover that the super people at Homebase would give me £100 with which to perform some home-related wizardry. [...]

Future Friendly with P&G

tips for saving water

Little actions Big Difference

Future Friendly from P&G is all about the little actions we can take today, that will lead to a brighter tomorrow.

 

We were challenged by P&G to join the greenvolution by making a few small changes in our home that, when added together, can make a big difference to the [...]

Carpet stains and how to remove them

carpet stain removal tips

That’s the carpet stains, not the kids, in case you were planning on reporting me to the NSPCC. I love and adore my children. I love and adore my dog. I also love and adore the DH. But between us all- between the muddy shoes and the spilled beer and the potty training and the [...]

An Essential Kitchen Tool

kitchen essential tool

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Spring Wreath Tutorial

stick on hens

It’s Spring and the birthday wreath has finally gone from my front door, for a short while at least. But I am in mourning for it. So I made a festive replacement, as it didn’t feel appropriate to be putting up The Easter Bunny Wreath just yet.

Last week, when I was in Paperchase, I [...]

How to make a sand-trapping boot tray

how to make a boot tray

I’ve seen several boot trays on the web, particularly in the run up to winter: some places get an awful lot of snow. It makes sense that you would need a practical place to leave snow-boots to drip dry, like the boot tray made by Clean and Scentsible: the couple of times that we have [...]