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Effie and her Gingerbread Man ::

Posted by vicki brown on

The day before we headed off on our Christmas holidays, this gorgeous little gingerbread man arrived for Effie from Hello Daisy and it was love at first sight.
I think it probably helped that Milo unwrapped and presented it to her, he is very much her favourite.



It's the first toy I've ever seen her have any interest in, it's lovely to see her face light up when he appears and she actually makes...

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Christmas and New Year ::

Posted by vicki brown on

Hello and apologies for unexplained absences, you may have noticed Christmas happened and we all got a little lost and caught up in the mayhem that was nativities, gift buying, wrapping, tree decorating, baking and general fun and merriment.
We had a fabulous festive season, Effie, though completely disinterested in the whole affair, I'm sure had as good a first Christmas as can be and Milo was...

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Festive Face-Off :: Christmas Wreath ::

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Make a simple wintery wreath, using wire, ribbon and crochet.

A while back, Country Baskets asked me to take part in this years bloggers festive face-off. They kindly sent me and a collection of other bloggers a box of crafty goodies, we then put our crafty skills to the test to create a festive decoration with the supplies we were provided with.


I was so thrilled with the contents of the box when it arrived, it all looked so wintery and crisp and I was...

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Festive Crafting :: Hama Bead Baubles ::

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Adorn your tree with bright and colourful, easy to make Christmas baubles and decorations.

On Sunday afternoon, the lovely Bex popped round for some hama bead lessons from the expert on such things in our house, Milo. Well, one thing led to another and all of a sudden I found myself getting slightly over excited about the possibilities of hama bead Christmas decorations!


Inspired by these gorgeous hama bead creations, found on pinterest, of course! I set about making some baubles, Milo...

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Box Pencil Case :: A Crochet Pattern ::

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Make a quick and easy crochet box pencil case with this free pattern.

I have a love affair with washi tape and pencils with rubbers on the end. They are very much two of my favourite things. Unfortunately they are also two of my cat's favourite things. He loves nothing more than to bat these treasures of mine around the room, until they get trapped under the abyss of the sofas. Therefore I am forever battling the dust bunnies that reside under said sofas to retrieve...

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