Noddy

I had to do this post straight away!! i know you'd appreciate it. Look what my son has just recieved in the post (not a great photo i'm afraid). Back in December my son won Milkshakes Noddy drawing competition and recieved tons of toys and a visit from Noddy. It also included a limited addition large framed print, but after months of waiting it didn't come. Finally after lots of talks with Milkshake it is here!! i think i'm more excited than he is!! i love it!!

While he was waiting, last week he was given the new noddy remote control plane as a sorry, that isn't in the shops yet. So the wait was worth it.

xx enjoy your weekends xx

Your it!!!

I got this great award from Mummy Boo Bear.

Thank you my dear!!! xxxx

I have to list my five current obsessions and then pass the award on.

1)Long necklaces: Every since i had my 'colours' done i have been buying loads of necklaces in all my colours to brighten up my clothes.

2)Ghost whisperer: my hubby got into it first and now i'm loving it too, plus David Conrad is yummy!!

3)Creamy cocktails and drinks: Like Baileys, Pina coladas and Giraffes silk stocking.

4)Sex and the city: we are rewatching the whole lot, getting ready for our New York trip later this year.

5)Dark chocolate: This is an ongoing obsession, i take a few squares from the fridge at all times of the day.

Now - i will pass this award on to these fab blogs:

-Buttontreecrafts

-Lolodesigns
-Florence and Mary

-Mary Poppins

-Mollycupcakes

-Ludabelle

-vintagekitten

xx

Swaps and buys

I recieved my seaside swap from Bexbuttons yesterday. I'm saving the lovely story for our summer holiday and the jingly whales are in the conservatory/playroom. What a gorgeous little bag filled with buttons!!!! Thank you Bex i love my goodies xx

Here is what i sent:

This is the most creative i have been for a swap so far and really enjoyed it. I made a little beach hut picture, a card, a smelly fish and a beach heart heart, i also got a sea and sand yankee candle, notebook, a lovely little book, some seashell chocs, a icecream biscuit cutter, a beach hut magnet, seaside rock and a collection of shells from the 2 little boys. The boys are getting into these swaps too now!! the eldest even asked me to buy a dolphin emery board that he saw!!(not pictured)

Last week we went to see this in London - what a great show - very fun!!

After, we headed into Covent Garden for a spot of shopping.I picked up these lovely postcards from Paperchase. I love the Belle and Boo one for my littlests room and i'm going to give the other one to a friend. I also got my eldest this birthday card -he loves Roald Dahl. I couldn't resist these love badges for me, they have a great stationary range with these pics on too.

This gorgeous coloured scarf was in the Oasis sale.

I got these from a little beads shop near the seven dials in Covent Garden. I am going to but the teapot in my dollshouse, the butterfly i will wear on a chain and i'm going to make a little I believe Tink bell with the bell.

Had to pop into the CK sale. I got the eldest this Stanley tee and a lovely rubber ring for our holiday.

Look at this gorgeous brochure for jelly pong pong. Love that name!! and such a pretty shop. And got some samples in Kiehls.

I love Urban outfitters-it's great for gifts. My eldest bought the silly drinking straw and i got him the bike plane to keep for his birthday that is coming up in a few weeks.
I got this book for my father in laws birthday - it looks like a giant matchbox - when you slide the book out, it's covered with a picture of matches. I got myself the lovely book a few pics down:

If you can - buy this gorgeous book- love it!!!!

xx

Little tips

Tips i liked from Essentials magazine

-Remove stains with strawberries: to brighten teeth and remove stains, simply cut a strawberry in half and rub the surface along your teeth.

-Have a smoother shave: Use hair conditioner.

-Use icecube trays to store jewellery in your dressing table. The little compartments are great for keeping rings and earrings tidy.

-An over the door hanger makes a great display for beads and necklaces.

-Hang hooks on walls and hang bags and hats on them so you can see at a glance what you have and it looks quite arty too.

-Stop hiccups: Swallow one teaspoon of vinegar.

-Eradicate ink stains on clothes: Spray with hairspray and then wash.

-Make flowers last longer: Put 2 teaspoons of mouthwash in the water if you haven't got any flower food.

-Squeeze the most out of your shampoo: Decant your shampoo into a pump action dispenser, it'll last twice as long.

-Put sheets of newspaper on top of kitchen cupboards and replace occasionally - you'll never get a build up of greasy debris.

-Remove tough stains from crockery by rubbing with lemon rinds.

-Put a timer on your chores: Use a kitchen timer to set time lilits for household tasks so that your left with plenty of 'me' time.

-Vaseline the rim of nailvarnish bottles before you put the lid back on so it won't be so difficult to open next time.

-Spray the end of thread with hairspray to make it stiff and easier to thread a needle.

-Put a fragrant tumble dryer sheet in your vacumn bag so that when vacuming it leaves a nice smell.

-Doily your design: A simple way to decorate a cake is to place a doily on top and sprinkle icing sugar over, a fancy pattern will be left.

-Keep a ceramic tile and a non permanent pen near the phone and use it to write down messages - you can clean it afterwards.

-Build up of gunk on your iron? Just scrub with aluminium foil.

xx

Snapping away!!

New things:

Ok, this isn't new, but i really want a lovely dressing table - i've had a little look around but haven't found the perfect one yet. I'd like to buy something secondhand that i can paint white.

At the moment i have an mdf desk made by my dad that has a pretty piece of fabric draped over to hide it.

I love sitting at my dressing table - putting my make up on with my lovely things to look at. I love seeing my boys sitting here too, going through my bits or standing on the chair to look out of the window.
My new dollshouse:

I have placed everything in so that i can see what colour schemes i want for the wallpaper/floors.
I think i'm going to go for dark wood effect floors throughout except for the kitchen which will have slate effect floors.

I went to The Range and picked up some of these jars - this one now holds the boys crayons and i have a new one for spare change (remember my youngest smashed our other one a few weeks ago?)

I love this. I change it with my mood.

My eldest decided to make a rain catcher the other day after seeing one on t.v. He asked if he could use a wooden spoon. I said of course. Next i found he had drawn on it and put hair on it to use it as a measurer!! Now this is no ordinary wooden spoon, this is a bamboo Pampered chef spoon!! He said 'but you said i could use it'. I couldn't really argue, i just said he was lucky that i was in a good mood!

My mum went to Brighton and had her colours done (not the clothes this time but using dates and other info to find out your colour personality) She did me and the hubby too and we both came out as blue which means we are a perfect match (always nice to know!)

New mags that have come through the door. I thought i'd share some lovely pages with you:

I love these cushions and coasters.

Look at this lovely studio.

Essentials mag: had some great tips in it, that i will share with you soon.

I liked this idea for a pretty, thrifty sewing box. Great for a childs first sewing kit, i thought.

I love this door stop for a kids room.

I am gradually building up a rather large teatowel collection! I like this one.

Great deck chair, great price - i may have to get a couple.
New movies i want to see:

Easy Living: Such a pretty room

Isn't this necklace sooo pretty - such a good price for such an ornate piece.

Great idea - i'll do this!!

Have a great weekend ladies. I have a busy one planned.

London tommorrow to see We're going on a bear hunt and then a browse around Covent Garden, Bluewater shopping on Sat and the seaside on Sun (hoping for good weather!)

xx

Peter Pan

It was my Mum's birthday on Sunday. I made her this smelly hanging heart and got her a large baby powder yankie candle (her fave), a poppy flower fairy bookmark, some malteasers and a keyring with the boys pictures. (Can you spy the lovely tag given to me by Lobster and Swan?)

And then her main gift was tickets to see Peter Pan in Kensington gardens. What a fabulous and magical show it was.

Beforehand we went to the Diana Princess of Wales memorial playground which is lovely. We also rode on the carousel.

My new bag came out for its first trip and it didn't disapoint.

We had a great day and finished off with dinner at Giraffe. We toasted the day with a fab cocktail called Silk Stocking - yummy!!!!

xx