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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Cleaning up is fun…
July 15, 2009 – 1:04 am | No Comment
Cleaning up is fun…

I would have never thought kids would compete with each other to clean up, but that’s exactly what they do at the beach summer camp my son goes to. The educators have come up …

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Travel games get you there faster…
July 14, 2009 – 12:45 am | No Comment
Travel games get you there faster…

With the summer holidays coming up we are all looking forward to a break. The trend this summer is to enjoy the English countryside instead of the holiday to Europe and to avoid further afield …

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Eco friendly storage boxes and more…
July 13, 2009 – 5:58 am | No Comment
Eco friendly storage boxes and more…

Because we are big on recycling and love recycled products we like to give the thumbs up to Green Lullaby who produce the greatest corrugated cardboard objects. The three way cardboard storage boxes, learning tool …

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Fresh and tasty summer dish
July 12, 2009 – 8:32 am | No Comment
Fresh and tasty summer dish

I love when my husband cooks dinner, he doesn’t just prepare tasty dishes but he is also big on presentation so we feel really spoilt. Last night we had a delicious summer meal, easy …

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Chair come storage with a futuristic touch
July 10, 2009 – 1:43 am | No Comment
Chair come storage with a futuristic touch

Another piece by Offi that caught my attention is the Capsule chair. This great colourful chair that is also a storage container looks like it belongs to a spaceship. Underneath its futuristic look however is …

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Furniture for little artists…
July 10, 2009 – 1:27 am | No Comment
Furniture for little artists…

Multifunctional modern furniture for kids is the perfect description for American label Offi that continually comes up with new ideas for useful furniture to encourage children’s creativity and imagination. As the mother of a …

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Green up your kids with more recycled cardboard toys
July 9, 2009 – 2:36 am | No Comment
Green up your kids with more recycled cardboard toys

Kidsonroof bring us more environment friendly toys. Since 2005 they have been producing original green toys inspired by the nature around them. After the summer tree and the cardboard houses, it is the time to discover …

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Scandinavian design excellent 4 way bed
July 9, 2009 – 1:35 am | No Comment
Scandinavian design excellent 4 way bed

Scandinavian design has reached a new level of excellence with the 4 way Leander bed. Made of Scandinavian birch wood this functional bed sees the development of your child from birth to 8 years.  It …

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Printable birthday set from Etsy
July 8, 2009 – 1:21 am | No Comment
Printable birthday set from Etsy

If you are creative and enjoy crafts, but your design skills are limited then this print and fun solution is for you. You can still have fun making the party bags, invites and party hats …

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Toy storage boxes that make tidying up fun
July 7, 2009 – 1:46 am | No Comment
Toy storage boxes that make tidying up fun

Clever, colourful and playful are appropriate when describing these storage containers for toys by Lazzari. They are great to make tidying up after playing part of the fun. The saucer play-mat and cup combine playing …

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Safe play…sun screen and water protection
July 6, 2009 – 2:52 am | No Comment
Safe play…sun screen and water protection

When I went to Australia years ago, I was surprised on how people were so conscious of not having a dark suntan. Australian people were amongst the first to develop awareness of the need to …

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Soothing animal faces that look cuter than your average pacifier
July 3, 2009 – 7:54 am | No Comment
Soothing animal faces that look cuter than your average pacifier

When my son was a little baby, like any parent when he cried I tried to give him a pacifier, but I realised very soon he was not interested to suck on anything that was not …

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