Money Saving in Action…

Possibly. I have had An Idea. It remains to be seen whether or not it is A Good Idea. I think it is, but then I think most of my ideas are AWESOME (!) so I will leave it to you lovely people to give me some feedback on The Idea. During My Make Do … Continue reading →

Planetary Playdough

First off, apologies if you have neither kids, nor grandkids, as this post may bore you senseless. OK. Summer holidays. 6 weeks and 3 days of time to fill. I am afraid I am not one of the mummies who is beside herself with excitement at the prospect. I love my kids, but there is … Continue reading →

A Screen Free WEEK…

I blogged ages ago, about Screen Free Sundays, and how wonderful it was, and very smugly suggested that it would be great if we all switched off one day a week. I managed one. The one that I blogged about. BUT…. We are going away for a week soon, and although I will schedule blog posts, … Continue reading →

Father’s Day Pinspiration….

It’s Father’s Day. This Sunday. Bugger. Despite knowing that Father’s Day is an annual event and having had since this time last year to prepare, I am unprepared… This is what I made the Smalls do we did last year… I then put them in a frame with space for 3 photos and it made … Continue reading →

Take one pair of jeans…

As you are all no doubt bored to the back teeth by now of my tales of patching, I got to thinking what else could be done with jeans that are ‘past their best’. Last summer, I made an old pair of jeans in to a skirt: I have also made a small bag from … Continue reading →

Disaster averted!!!

BigSmall’s far better than our’s social life continues apace, and this weekend saw another birthday party. Which meant another present. This time for a 5 year old boy. But I wasn’t panicking. I had done my research, and had a cunning plan… Monster Sick Bubble Bath!!! I saw this on Pinterest, from Art, Food and … Continue reading →

The ‘Love what you wear’ Project

It’s amazing who you meet in cyberspace…! Having always been a bit of a technophobe, I have been forced to fully embrace social media and some new skills in the course of setting up this blog, and I have to admit, I love it! I am ever so slightly addicted to Twitter (you can follow … Continue reading →

Christmas is coming….

I did warn you I would need to be planning ahead… And there are at least 3 birthdays, including BigSmall’s 4th and my sister in law’s 30th before that, so I need to get organised. I have therefore started a new Pinterest Board. Obviously. I heart Pinterest. You may have noticed… I thought I would … Continue reading →