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Thursday, 8 March 2012
It starts with one...
Today my motto is one person can make a difference...someone on facebook shared this video with me...i watched, i shared it. Then i googled kony, i signed kony2012's pledge and am sharing this on my blog now. We live in a new world now, facebook and the power of social media is amazing...and it all starts with one person, one click, so please watch this video and then share it. Just imagine if it was your child kidnapped, maimed, killed...if it happened in our country, actually scratch that this just wouldn't happen in our country. Lets help change the world, click by click, piece by piece xxx
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Charity shop shopping
Everyone out there, i cannot stress enough how great charity shops are. If u don't like the thought of buying clothes how about looking at the other nik naks you can get. Books, homeware, dvds, games.
This week I found junior cluedo and disney trivial pursuit dvd and board game. They were only a pound each, all intact and in great condition. We spent half the afternoon playing disney with the kids so a pound well spent me thinks. I can see dd wanting to play this a lot too.
Set yourself a challenge perhaps to find something you need but just can't afford to pay full price for. Maybe you could try to fimd something to help with a current project. Whatever it is you will save a fortune, just got to keep your eyes peeled.
Just wait til car boot season starts as well.....:D
This week I found junior cluedo and disney trivial pursuit dvd and board game. They were only a pound each, all intact and in great condition. We spent half the afternoon playing disney with the kids so a pound well spent me thinks. I can see dd wanting to play this a lot too.
Set yourself a challenge perhaps to find something you need but just can't afford to pay full price for. Maybe you could try to fimd something to help with a current project. Whatever it is you will save a fortune, just got to keep your eyes peeled.
Just wait til car boot season starts as well.....:D
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
I love felt
I love working with felt, i find it easy to work with and always turns out so well. I've been making things i've seen on pinterest so here's a couple of pictures.
Tooth fairy pillow, the tooth is a pouch where you put the tooth then replace it with money...I love the smily face on the tooth.
These are felt fractions I did for my daughter. These are fab as they are a tactile and fun way for her to learn and remember fractions.
This owl is an ipod cover i made for my niece. I've since made a monster face, a penguin, a bear and am working on a jack skellington one for hubbys bday next month
Tooth fairy pillow, the tooth is a pouch where you put the tooth then replace it with money...I love the smily face on the tooth.
These are felt fractions I did for my daughter. These are fab as they are a tactile and fun way for her to learn and remember fractions.
This owl is an ipod cover i made for my niece. I've since made a monster face, a penguin, a bear and am working on a jack skellington one for hubbys bday next month
Monday, 6 February 2012
A little bit of blogging and setting the world to rights.
I have promised to blog more often. I like blogging even though i'm pretty sure only two people are reading this. I feel like a weight is lifted when i've recorded my thoughts and goals here. Its a place to set myself right and to plan how i'm going to move forward.
Frugalness is on the cards today:
I just can't believe the cost of food right now. I made a menu plan last week and went shopping at asda, did about a weeks shopping including a few treats for the kids and a bkx of nappies and it came to £110 and that was 'after' putting a few things back. I feel lately like setting a budget is useless as there is no way i can stick to it just because the prices of stuff. This recession has a lot to answer for.
However, i will try and cut down cost of meals somehow. www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk forums have a lot of good ideas. I normally just use them for cheap meal ideas but i think i should visit the site and keep an eye on the groceries boards, the ones that tell you when certain supermarkets have stuff on offer. I asked some girl friends last week what cheap meals they all cook...didn't realise how big a laugh that would turn into...one lovely lady does hot dogs and baked beans mixed into pasta...my sis in law nearly split her seams laughing at that one, hence i don't think she fancied it...what can i say - different strokes for different folks (hee hee)
We've had the birth of a new cousin this weekend and there are loads more babies due so i need to work on sewing some gifts to save some money. I have all the supplies to make a rag quilt and i found a tutorial on pinterest. Just need some batting and some time to sit at the sewing machine to see if i can still use it.
My next post will be some stuff i've made lately. I promise xxx
Frugalness is on the cards today:
I just can't believe the cost of food right now. I made a menu plan last week and went shopping at asda, did about a weeks shopping including a few treats for the kids and a bkx of nappies and it came to £110 and that was 'after' putting a few things back. I feel lately like setting a budget is useless as there is no way i can stick to it just because the prices of stuff. This recession has a lot to answer for.
However, i will try and cut down cost of meals somehow. www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk forums have a lot of good ideas. I normally just use them for cheap meal ideas but i think i should visit the site and keep an eye on the groceries boards, the ones that tell you when certain supermarkets have stuff on offer. I asked some girl friends last week what cheap meals they all cook...didn't realise how big a laugh that would turn into...one lovely lady does hot dogs and baked beans mixed into pasta...my sis in law nearly split her seams laughing at that one, hence i don't think she fancied it...what can i say - different strokes for different folks (hee hee)
We've had the birth of a new cousin this weekend and there are loads more babies due so i need to work on sewing some gifts to save some money. I have all the supplies to make a rag quilt and i found a tutorial on pinterest. Just need some batting and some time to sit at the sewing machine to see if i can still use it.
My next post will be some stuff i've made lately. I promise xxx
Friday, 30 December 2011
Nearly 2012...
So its nearly 2012, time to look over the last year and set goals for the coming year. I guess the biggest thing over the last year was moving house. I've realised it takes a long time to unpack, settle in and to get organised. You have to find new places for things and you realise you need more storage. So in 2012 i aim to become freakishly organised. I aim to be fantastically frugal this year. I need to lose this weight once and for all. I want to continue my crafts old and new, my scrap booking but also now my sewing. Later on in the year i'll be able to restart work on the garden and finally grow our own vegetables, etc. So thats plenty to be getting on with as well as being a mam to two highly active young un's. So where to start...i purchased cynthia townley ewer's 'cut the clutter' and i'm working through that book, taking notes and starting to actively declutter. I will make more gifts this coming year, the gifts i made this year did go down well but i need to make more time for it all this year.
IDEA: birthdays for kids over the next year...my daughters always being invited to parties of school friends and it can get quite expensive...if i can make some kids aprons, i have discovered fabric glue, i plan to glue the kids name onto the apron, add a wooden spoon tied with a ribbon and a cake bake pack ( can get these from as little as 29p-59p at home bargains), this would be a lovely personalisd present for as little as a pound x
IDEA: start making birthday cards now and store in a file so that when a birthday comes i have a card ready instead of getting into a mad rush to produce something worth sending
IDEA: to start towards the majorly organised freak that i want to be i'm going to create a pretty but practical family control center or in other words an area with the family calender, weeks meal menus and a note board. Need to find say 4 ornate frames that i'm going to paint, then fill two with cork for pins to go in and two with wipeable plastic fronts for wiping. Will photograph this when i am done, very excited to do all this. Hope it works, as at the moment i am lazy, unorganised, unmotivated, messy and scatty!!! Eek, i have a lot to do, hee hee x
IDEA: birthdays for kids over the next year...my daughters always being invited to parties of school friends and it can get quite expensive...if i can make some kids aprons, i have discovered fabric glue, i plan to glue the kids name onto the apron, add a wooden spoon tied with a ribbon and a cake bake pack ( can get these from as little as 29p-59p at home bargains), this would be a lovely personalisd present for as little as a pound x
IDEA: start making birthday cards now and store in a file so that when a birthday comes i have a card ready instead of getting into a mad rush to produce something worth sending
IDEA: to start towards the majorly organised freak that i want to be i'm going to create a pretty but practical family control center or in other words an area with the family calender, weeks meal menus and a note board. Need to find say 4 ornate frames that i'm going to paint, then fill two with cork for pins to go in and two with wipeable plastic fronts for wiping. Will photograph this when i am done, very excited to do all this. Hope it works, as at the moment i am lazy, unorganised, unmotivated, messy and scatty!!! Eek, i have a lot to do, hee hee x
Friday, 21 October 2011
Some of my makes...
So I have actually been making just not uploading, I'm hopeless at actually taking the photos, or is it finding the camera!
So here is one of my photos of what i made wednesday and thursday...will post more photos later. These are super easy to make. I love them I'm going to get a second tree this year for all my handmade endeavours x
So here is one of my photos of what i made wednesday and thursday...will post more photos later. These are super easy to make. I love them I'm going to get a second tree this year for all my handmade endeavours x
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Addicted to pinterest...
OH MY GOODNESS, OH MY WORD, OH MY OH MY OH MY... I am totally addicted to this site and feel like i've started a crafting revolution by introducing people to this site too. I love it, i spend ages sifting through all the fantastic craft projects, art works, tutorials and ideas for just about anything. Its hard to stay off it, it's so fabulous. Anyway i have to give myself a challenge here to actually make one thing off pinterest a day for the next week, so tonight is my first night and when i'm done i'll post a photo (after i trawl all my pins for a project i can do with stuff i have in the house). Well good luck me x
