House Proud Innovator
Oh my.. how delicious. Nothing quite like a fresh homemade loaf of bread… and even better. It only took “me” 5minutes to make… yes, wonders do exist and this one is called the Premium Plus Breadmaker by Morphy Richards. How lucky are we to have received this wonderful wonderful machine as part of the House [...]
Some of you will know, that one of the things I miss “most” since being a mum, is a cheeky catch up with a friend and very yummy Cappuccino. Coffee shops with a toddler and a pre-schooler are just no longer as much fun… So… you cannot imagine quite how excited I was when Morphy [...]
How to Make a Pillow Case Dress for Beginners, is part of the Make It Easy Series. Visit Hello Beautiful for the intro post or read below for more info. This week’s How To is a little “Pillow Case” dress for beginners. It is the second one I have made and I class myself a sewing [...]
What? I hear you shout?! THAT is Happiness?? Let me explain: When you are feeling peckish (or H-ungry), there is nothing better than a nice crumpet smothered in butter and with a nice cuppa… and whilst munching on said wonders, flicking through a gorgeous cook book to decide what to make for supper. Blissful 5minutes [...]
Before I write ANYTHING and bore you with my rambling, the kids LOVE the Hama beads. They made them straight away the day we got them and then again were at it first thing the following morning. What can I say, save for HOORAY! Hello hello! A quick sneaky craft for you: Hama Beads! I [...]
Cough. Splutter. Did I read right? House Proud???? House Proud? House PROUD? Me???? No way jose! I am a house duty neglecting, crafty mum and blogger. Sod the ironing (I only iron when I am sewing or using wonderweb), sod the vacuuming (what is a vacuum cleaner? I get an allergic reaction when I hear [...]
Handprint Animals: A Complete Alphabet A-Z
Well, it has been a fun 26 weeks! I cannot believe that we embarked on a Handprint Alphabet over 26 weeks ago (that is 6 months ago?! Wow). And what an alphabet journey it has been! We started off with an innocent A for Alien.. then a B for Bee.. and suddenly we were on [...]
Today we are looking at being “Creative with Flowers” – I decided to do our very first “How To Press Flowers” session with the children. Flower pressing is another on of those “childhood” classic crafts that you can have a go at – it is surprising how well some flowers do press (whilst, ahem, other don’t). So [...]
Kids Crafts: Making Mini Books & Garden Journals
Welcome to this week’s kids’s craft – Making Mini Books, which we turned into our Kids’ Garden Journal! First we dif some gardening and then we made some mini books out ONE sheet of paper (very cool and very exciting). This mini book will become the children’s “Garden Journal” (or simply use it as a [...]
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