Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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Flowers and chocolate for Easter
April 9, 2009 – 8:11 am | One Comment
Flowers and chocolate for Easter

I am so proud when Luca brings home one of his projects from school. This year the best Easter basket in our house is definitely his hand crafted flower basket. A lovely and simple paper …

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From kit to dress with Clothkits Designs
April 9, 2009 – 12:15 am | No Comment
From kit to dress with Clothkits Designs

I have always loved the idea of making lovely clothes, but I am pretty useless when it comes to cutting patterns from paper models and I am not exactly the type you would see handling …

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Name boxes come children art
April 8, 2009 – 3:14 am | No Comment
Name boxes come children art

When it comes to name tags for children rooms the choice is vast. I came across Cissy Cook Designs while I was looking around for an original name tag for my friend’s little girl and …

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Pakhuis Oost selections
April 7, 2009 – 12:15 am | No Comment
Pakhuis Oost selections

I have recently come across the Dutch shop Pakhuis Oost, Home of Joyful Living by chance. I was looking for original gift ideas on the internet and these enchanting squirrel and fawn book-ends caught my eye so …

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Easy bookmark
April 6, 2009 – 6:37 am | No Comment
Easy bookmark

We recently started reading The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl. This is the first long book we read, and with a chapter a night we needed something to bookmark our pages so instead …

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Kids’ logic
April 6, 2009 – 6:08 am | No Comment

Yesterday Luca found an old book about dreams and their meaning…attracted by the cover he asked his dad all sort of questions. Somehow confused about why you would have a book on dreams, when dreaming …

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Monkey Puzzle, another winner by Julia Donaldson
April 5, 2009 – 5:25 am | No Comment
Monkey Puzzle, another winner by Julia Donaldson

Another great book by Julia Donaldson has made its way through the bedtime list in our household. Monkey Puzzle follows the trend of Donaldson’s stories with the engaging rhyme that children love and learn soon …

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Easter fun
April 3, 2009 – 3:58 am | One Comment
Easter fun

For a little extra fun this Easter visit the kids department at Selfridges on Oxford Street for Bunny Hunts, Easter Crafts and even a chance to meet the Easter Bunny. Bunny Hunts start tomorrow and will continue daily …

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Trendy baby carriers
April 2, 2009 – 6:41 am | No Comment
Trendy baby carriers

What cute baby slings! It’s so cool to carry your child in a colourful pouch such as those offered by Mod Mum and they look comfortable too. Easy to wear, adjust them across your shoulder …

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Cool shades for cool kids
April 2, 2009 – 1:01 am | No Comment
Cool shades for cool kids

With summer around the corner, it’s that time of the year again to think about sunscreen and not only for the skin. A good pair of sunglasses are not just a fashion statement, it is …

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Each Peach Pear Plum
April 1, 2009 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Each Peach Pear Plum

Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and allan Ahlberg is one of those books that has survived the test of time and continues to be a favourite for children and parents alike. It was thought for the …

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Cool birth announcements
April 1, 2009 – 2:02 am | No Comment
Cool birth announcements

Thanks to Cookie magazine I found some great sites for baby announcement cards. A lot of them only ship to the US, with some exceptions shipping internationally. Baby announcement cards can take a lot of time, …

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