Fabric upcycle: make a chicken door stop
September 11, 2014 – 5:55 am | No Comment

To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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Monday Crafts: poppies made with felt and straws
May 10, 2010 – 4:06 am | 3 Comments
Monday Crafts: poppies made with felt and straws

The Sardinian countryside is beautiful at this time of the year, before the heat of the sun makes everything go golden – which is beautiful too by the way– we are blessed with lush green …

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Child’s artwork display
April 22, 2010 – 2:11 am | 2 Comments
Child’s artwork display

I have so much artwork lying around the house everywhere that I no longer know what to do with it. You can only have so many boxes full of drawings stored away. The fridge – …

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ABC paper cups
March 3, 2010 – 2:11 am | No Comment
ABC paper cups

Finally a paper cup that you can recognise! When I first saw these fabulous ABC cups on Bloesem Kids I thought wow what a fun way to spell words and then I actually saw the …

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Art material for perfect Christmas crafts
November 4, 2009 – 8:17 am | No Comment
Art material for perfect Christmas crafts

With Halloween over and dusted, Christmas lights are popping up everywhere with shop owners dying to get us into Christmas mood, the sooner we do the sooner we start spending right? It won’t be long …

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Baby kimono wear by Lucky Wang
June 26, 2009 – 4:12 am | One Comment
Baby kimono wear by Lucky Wang

When I saw the kimono onesies by Lucky Wang I was so impressed I though the prints were as worthy as those kimonos you imagine Japanese women to wear for important society events. As well …

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Style and comfort for babies
April 7, 2009 – 5:55 am | One Comment
Style and comfort for babies

I am always excited when I find something stylish for babies. The baby rocking chair by Bloom is one of their finest designs, modern with a retro feel this baby lounger belongs in a contemporary …

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Fish cakes…a nutricious treat
April 4, 2009 – 8:39 am | No Comment
Fish cakes…a nutricious treat

I am fortunate enough my son appreciates all types of fish and it’s not necessary to disguise it in any kind of way before it gets on his plate. I can just fillet a sea bass …

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Basic textiles
March 6, 2009 – 7:17 am | No Comment
Basic textiles

I have the fortune to live in a place where children activities are plentiful and inexpensive. Last year we discovered a playgroup workshop style called Bibliomela, an Italian made up word from the word Biblioteca …

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