This year I would like to do more crafty projects that require sewing skills. Unfortunately I am not very good at it, so if you see things under a positive light like I do it …

The holidays are over and finally we are back to normal. It took me a day with my son back at school to reorganize my daily routine and today here I am with a brand …

As usual this Christmas we have made our own Christmas cards. My cards are simple, just white card and some amazing glitter liners I bought recently to make decorations on fabric and that work brilliantly …

I am very proud to present these festive gnomes that in a previous life used to be Yakult bottles. They are not just gnomes without a cause, they are festive bowling pins dressed up as …

After the bottle bottoms craft, it is the turn of the bottle tops, which we couldn’t possibly discard. Initially I was going to pile them up and make a miniature Christmas tree, but when I …

The beauty of blogging is to discover traditions that you wouldn’t normally know about. Last week while I was sharing one of my Christmas crafts over at Thinly Spread I encountered a Christmas tradition that …

This year I am not going to buy any Christmas decorations but I will make new ones myself using recycled objects as prime material. The first ornaments are these sparkly snowflakes made out of plastic …

You know how much I love museum activities for kids and families and The V&A has a great program at weekends and during half term and school holidays. If you are in London on the …

I have mentioned before how hard t is to get real pumpkins here in Sardinia, so we just try our best to make alternative jack-o’-lanterns to maintain the Halloween spirit. Our fishbowl this year or …

Halloween is over a month away but we are already preparing for it. In fact I think the anticipation is part of the fun and certainly makes the occasion last longer. Unfortunately where we live …

I love autumn’s colours, but unfortunately we don’t get to see much of the wonderful shades of red and brown where we live. We are on the west coast of Sardinia and the weather is …

The collection of my son’s tennis caps was becoming a bit of an issue in his room, especially because the number continues to grow.  With every business trip to London daddy returns with a new …