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Posts tagged – Making

18 January 2018

#jellyGOODfun

The girls always come out of school ravenous, even on the fish and chip day of school dinners of which I'm pretty sure they must lick the plates clean! So I'm always trying to make sure I have snacks to hand for our journey home. And while I do enjoy making energy balls and healthy flapjacks etc, there isn't always time and sometimes something to grab and go with is just the simplest option.

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4 January 2018

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I know it can be a bit of a cliche but I love the start of a new year, I love looking back over the last year and planning lovely things for the future. I think I'm going to do a separate post about all my hopes for this new year, but for now I thought I'd just take a liitle look back over our Christmas.

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6 November 2017

Comforting Cinnamon Cake and Autumn Makes

There is nothing I like more in the autumn then coming in from a windy walk and indulging in a hot tea with a wedge of cake. This cinnamon cake is light as a feather and super comforting in these colder months. The recipe also happens to be really simple with few ingredients, so its easy to whip one up for last minute for guests or cake hungry tummies!

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6 November 2017

My Sister's Wedding

So, my sister's wedding was nearly a whole month ago now. I'm not sure I could write up a post which would do such a lovely day justice really, so I'll just stick to explaining a few photos. I didn't actually take that many what with being so involved in the whole day - I'm itching to see the official ones! But also I do sometimes think that the adage is true that when you're having a really good time you don't stop to take pictures. 

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24 June 2017

The Art of Gift Wrapping with Ikea

I'm sure it can't just be me that finds a nicely wrapped present an absolute joy - Tiffany's perfectly turquoise boxes with silky white ribbon come to mind, aswell as cosy old Christmas films with piles of lavishly wrapped gifts.

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21 June 2017

Simple Block printing

Block printing is one of my favourite types of printing, possibly the easiest and cheapest -  I love how so many everyday objects make the most interesting of stamps and motifs. You can easily do it at a moments notice as they'll always something you can use.

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