I always have an issue with holidays. You can't just walk around in a swimsuit when other people are around: it's not polite. But neither do you want to commit yourself to changing 'inside a towel' by the water's edge. The same applies to my children. Last year they had towelling dresses which are too small and they don't seem to keen on new ones because they are too hot. I was in Primark recently when I saw that they had vests on sale for … [Read more...]
How to watermark your images with PicMonkey
You've heard of PicMonkey, right? It's the awesome site that has replaced Picnik in my affections since it was swallowed by Google. I use it to edit all my photos now, for the blog and otherwise. It's free and simple to use, and has plenty of features that add pizazz to your pictures. You've probably noticed that a lot of images on blogs and websites are marked in some way with the site from which they originated. Like this one from Red Ted … [Read more...]
Five easy ways to get more traffic from Pinterest
1. Advertise yourself: show people that you are on Pinterest. Add follow buttons and pin it buttons to your blog. 2. Rename the pictures you use. The picture title is also grabbed by Pinterest when people pin your images, so make sure that pinners don't need to edit it. 3. On which note, add text to your photos, so that people can see at a glance what the pin relates to. This helps with repins. 4. Take the time to take clear usable … [Read more...]
Tots 100 Home Club Storage Challenge Reveal
Last month I got over my embarrassment and showed you a picture of how messy my Girls' bedroom is now that they are sharing. It was all for a good cause though, because I had been challenged by the Tots 100 Home Clubto work some magic on my home with storage. The other members of the Tots 100 Home Club are: Karen at The White Approach Jen, Mum in the Madhouse Liz at Violet Posy Heather at Growing Spaces To recap- for those of you … [Read more...]
How to make a Barbie House from an Ikea Expedit bookshelf
How to make a Barbie House from an Ikea Expedit bookshelf. We have had an Ikea Expedit 4x4 book case for a while: I bought it to house LBG's bedroom toys when the Dimpled Assassin arrived. The combination of toddler toys and baby toys lead to a bedroom overflow of 'special things' that LBG wasn't keen on sharing with her vomity little sister or, at that point, her friends. So I bought one and it lived in her room until Dimples moved … [Read more...]
How to give your doormat a new look
Take one can of spray paint, one service-able but tired doormat and a warm day and what do you get? To make a personalised door mat it really is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here's How to give your doormat a new look. First, mark out your pattern on the doormat. I used Bin Stickers I bought at the 99p Store, and some packing tape. Take the time to make sure everything is firmly stick down and all the lines are … [Read more...]
How to make a Toilet Roll Cannon.
The Mothership used to be a Cub Scout leader. Periodically, whilst playing with The Girls, she is reminded of the utterly brilliant projects she used to make with her tribe of boys. Only recently she recalled this which may actually be the best craft ever and perfect for Jubilee Weekend: How to make a Toilet Roll Cannon. You need: a toilet roll tube a cork two bottle lids a wooden skewer a small balloon a nail or pin some … [Read more...]
