Whether you are Class Rep looking for ideas for Teachers' Christmas gifts, or want a last minute token present for someone, there is a place in your life for one of these Mini-Pinboard Teachers' Gifts. And the best thing about it is that even the least crafty person can handle the crafting. Mainly because you need only two things. 1. A frame. In my case these are from Poundland so they really are as cheap as you are ever going to get but … [Read more...]
In which I am seduced by stationery #StationeryWednesday
I admit it: I have been seduced. Last month, welcomed to the busom of Bureau Direct's #StationeryWednesday family, I had a plan. I knew what I wanted, I welcomed the change of schedule (see what I did there?) to my life and I have not looked back. Not so this month. I had plans for fountain pens and coloured ink, having coveted the Herbin pens that were spoken so highly of by Being Mrs C and Typecast. Then came the weekly … [Read more...]
7 Reasons you are a better mum than me
We've all done it: been behind someone in the line at school pick-up, sat next to someone in a coffee shop, come across someone at the doctor's surgery. You observe them from your vantage point and think "Holy Cow! I am such a bad mother. She's doing a much better job than me." It's easy to compare yourself to someone in a brief snapshot of time and think that they are amazing, have the patience you lack, the authority you wish you had, the … [Read more...]
A Look Inside The Laura Ashley Manor Hotel, Estree
I was invited in October to take a look inside the Laura Ashley Manor Hotel in Elstree, the journey through London from Kent to Hertfordshire made more enjoyable in the bus provided for our 9 mile journey from Kings Cross- a vintage ride that had everyone stopping in the street and staring. Very much my way of travelling. … [Read more...]
Circus Pillow from The Little White Company #Giveaway CLOSED
Circus Pillow from The Little White Company #Giveaway Ends 26/11/14 The Little White Company has some lovely bed-ware for Little Ones this winter, from the dear little Safari collection in muted grey and neutral tones, to the vibrant Knights of the Round Table motif. There's sure to be something that suits the Little Ones in your home. I got to see some of the fabulous products when The Girls and I went to watch Frozen at the sumptuous … [Read more...]
Wax Crayon Poppies: a Remembrance Day Craft
Wax Crayon Poppies: a Remembrance Day Craft A couple of years ago I made some Pumpkin/Jack-o-Lanterns from wax discs of paper and wax crayons. I found the post recently and it occurred to me that you could use precisely the same technique to make poppies- an easy and effective Remembrance Day Craft. It's quite simple: you grate the wax crayons- I used red and black- then arrange the colours on a disc of waxed paper. Mine are from the sets … [Read more...]
What I would miss #WillAid
November is Will Aid month, so it somehow seemed appropriate when the news on 1st November referenced Mark Shand, brother of the Duchess of Cornwall, who died without a Will. As a result his girlfriend of five years, and the person at his bedside at his death, will inherit nothing.* I have two friends who lost their husbands at young ages, leaving them with babies to care for alone. One of these men did not have a Will as he died unexpectedly. … [Read more...]
