Our Home Our Festive Home Posted on December 4, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky It’s that time of year again when I can once more get excited about giving our home a total makeover, that lasts for approx one month, before it all comes down and normal service is resumed once more! It’s actually quite weird if you think about, all this temporary house… Read more
Our Home Trimming the tree 2014 Posted on December 1, 2014 By Becky Yesterday we (and when I say ‘we’, I mean ‘I’) could no longer hold back, and set about attending to one of my favourite activities of the year- decorating the Christmas tree! After an illness-plagued birthday on Saturday, I thought focusing on all things festive would cheer me up. We… Read more
Seasonal Our Festive Bucket List Posted on November 30, 2014May 19, 2025 By Becky So it was my birthday yesterday, and I felt like a sack of poo, having to cancel all weekend birthday plans including a night away with Adam. The family lurgy finally caught up with me! Whilst Adam took the wild newly re-energised children out for the afternoon so I could… Read more
Make The Crafty Insider – Ragged Life Posted on November 15, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky The other day I wrote about my trip to ‘Tea and Crafting’ in Camden, and the fab ‘Rag-Rugging’ session we all had with Elsie Jackson, from ‘Ragged Life’. Well I was so smitten with the craft, that I asked Elsie if she had any other examples of her work to… Read more
Seasonal Things I’m loving about Autumn Posted on October 22, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky If there’s one thing I love about living in the UK, it’s the change in seasons. As much as I love summer, the light evenings and mornings, and balmy weather, I love everything Autumn more. From that cool, crisp, bonfire-smelling air, to the return of hats and nice coats (high… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids How to Make a Quick & Easy Easter Hat Posted on April 9, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky Last week, I casually glanced at my kitchen calendar to check what we had on over the next few days, and to my horror, saw a piece of paper from preschool stuck on it, that stated: “You need to help your child make an Easter hat to wear”, referring to the… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids Marbled Easter Eggs Posted on April 2, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky In our house, anything involving paint, and/or things that roll, is always a winner. Enter, Easter Egg Marbling! An easy (and surprisingly non-messy) Easter craft suitable for preschoolers and younger toddlers (with supervision). My little ones are fascinated that a marble can make “all these pretty paint patterns Mummy!”…. Read more
Make Easy ‘Reindeer Food’ Gift Idea Posted on December 19, 2013 By Becky This morning I hosted a little Christmas party for a small group of friends and their toddlers. We all usually exchange token gifts at this time of year, but it’s often hard to find something for little cost, that isn’t just plastic tat or a panic buy. Crafty bits and… Read more
Crafts & Activities for Kids How to make homemade reindeer food Posted on December 19, 2013March 3, 2022 By Becky This morning I hosted a little Christmas party for a small group of friends and their toddlers. We all usually exchange token gifts at this time of year, but it’s often hard to find something for little cost, that isn’t just plastic tat or a panic buy. Crafty bits and… Read more