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This Week ::

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A round up of some of my favourite moments from my Instagram this week ::


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Finding Inspiration :: Gifts for Kids ::

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I have more gorgeous finds for you today for my UK etsy sellers gift guide series. This time great gifts for children ::

Fabulous gift ideas for children for UK etsy sellers.





Click the little pictures at the bottom to go directly to the listing, or click the big picture to see more gorgeous gifts from UK etsy sellers over on my pinterest board.

If you don't already have an etsy account, sign up here for a £5 gift voucher!

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Magic Yarn Ball :: Craft Swap

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Magic yarn ball craft swap :: magic yarn balls are balls of yarn filled with tiny gifts, so as you knit/crochet fun little surprises fall out as you go. Fancy taking part in a crafty swap, head on over to www.vickibrowndesigns.com

Yesterday I posted a quick question on Instagram, asking if anyone would be interested in taking part in a magic yarn ball swap, the response was great, so here we are. I love magic yarn balls and have been gifting them to my sister and nieces for the last few Christmases, last year my sister made one for me too! Very simply put, a magic yarn ball is a ball of yarn filled with gifts, so as you...

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Nutella Hot Chocolate :: A Recipe ::

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Quite by accident, at the weekend, Milo and I discovered you can make fabulous hot chocolate with Nutella! What we were actually making was a sauce for our ice cream, but added a little too much milk. It was still delicious and we poured it willingly over the ice cream, but decided if we added just a bit more milk we could have a delicious hot drink.

Nutella Hot Chocolate Recipe


So on Sunday that was exactly what we did, we...

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Meri Meri Launch Party ::

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Last week Bex (of Ampersand Commodities) invited me to join her in attending Cheltenham's newest (and finest) party wares shop, Meri Meri. We've been eagerly anticipating the opening of this store since we first spied the notice in the empty unit's window informing us of it's impending arrival a few months ago. So I jumped at the chance.
Meri Meri Launch Party Cheltenham
With Effie now happily taking bottles, I also decided this...

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