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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Handmade baby booties
July 2, 2009 – 3:23 am | No Comment
Handmade baby booties

These adorable baby booties and Mary-Jane shoes are my recent Etsy find. They are made by hand in the UK by Funky Shapes run by a Chilean mum living in the Isle of Wight. …

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Top green gift: solar-powered helicopter kit
June 17, 2009 – 3:43 am | No Comment
Top green gift: solar-powered helicopter kit

Educational toys are at the top of my list, fun toys with a meaning are a great way to teach children any message. What a better way to teach children the efficiency of solar power …

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More Father’s Day gifts from Etsy
June 10, 2009 – 3:39 am | No Comment
More Father’s Day gifts from Etsy

Today my Etsy finds are unusual but certainly original. The fantastic selection of artistic clocks by Pixelthis made from recycled junk is outstanding. Wall mounted and desk clocks made from computer hard drives, bicycle wheels, …

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Handmade cookies that are too good to eat
June 9, 2009 – 5:20 am | No Comment
Handmade cookies that are too good to eat

I was browsing Etsy to gather ideas for father’s day gifts and I found these sugar coated biscuits that look too good to eat. The tool box set and the sporty cookies are a cute …

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Gifts ideas for Father’s Day
June 1, 2009 – 3:28 am | One Comment
Gifts ideas for Father’s Day

June is here and one of the appointments to remember on this month’s calendar is father’s day. I have started having a look to put some ideas together for special gifts and I found some …

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Story Tots will make your kid the leading character of his/her favourite bedtime story
May 19, 2009 – 9:31 am | No Comment
Story Tots will make your kid the leading character of his/her favourite bedtime story

Kids are imagination driven and love nothing more than being involved in a fantastical story; imagine your little one’s surprise when the central character of the next bedtime story it happens to be him/her. …

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Handmade star crayons
May 12, 2009 – 2:13 am | No Comment
Handmade star crayons

How original, these star shaped crayons with multiple colour shades look so much fun, they are easy to hold in little hands and most of all they don’t roll off the table and break! Hurray… …

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A special gift for mother’s day
May 7, 2009 – 6:07 am | No Comment
A special gift for mother’s day

Lovely handmade earrings make a perfect gift for mother’s day.  These Natural Jewels pieces are handmade in the Netherlands by Diny who is a mum of two teenage girls and loves making jewellery inspired by …

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Save and be organised
May 7, 2009 – 2:38 am | No Comment
Save and be organised

With the gloomy financial crisis upon us, everyone looks out for the best bargains. Shops give out tokens with every little item purchased to encourage customers to return and spend more by taking advantage of …

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Made with love Alphabet gifts
April 30, 2009 – 12:56 am | No Comment
Made with love Alphabet gifts

The educational toys made with love by Mrs Booth have something special about them. Made individually by hand every item is bespoke. The name cards fold to one square of paper, when stretched they spell …

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Paper has never been greener
April 22, 2009 – 6:31 am | No Comment
Paper has never been greener

The paper products created by The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company are actually made from dried elephant dung. There is no need to be shocked, the whole process is actually very enlightening and reassuring …

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Plant a flower for Earth Day
April 22, 2009 – 12:49 am | One Comment
Plant a flower for Earth Day

Plant a flower for Earth Day and watch it grow. The Green Toy Gardening kit is a perfect gift to encourage your children’s green side. Naturally as parents we would like our kids to grow …

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