Peppa Pig Costume – How To Make! Posie wanted to dress up as peppa Pig for World Book Day which sounds like quite a tricky costume to make but… I found some cheats to make it a last minute home made outfit which I think worked really well! You will need a red dress, pink tights and black shoes (ideally), and if you can get your hands on some piggy ears (we had hair clips) then even better! To make […]
Dog Man Costume – How To Make! Raffie recently had a bedroom make over with a brand new high sleeper bed gifting more room on the floor and to utilise it, a bean bag underneath. He’s been revelling in having this new space just for him and at the same time has discovered the Dog Man books because suddenly finding time for reading is a lot more inviting when you’ve the perfect space to do it! When World Book Day […]
Cricket/Grasshopper Costume – Home Made! It’s coming up to Raffie’s “mini beast day” at school. So, in half term, he, Posie and I created a Cricket costume for him to wear. The brief is basically “come as a bug” and seeing as all my children have an insect for a middle name, we had to go with Raffie’s for Raffie Rocco Cricket! We took an old Hello Fresh box and laid it out flay before drawing on the shape of […]
WeRChristmas! I LOVE Christmas, love it! The food, the lights, the presents (giving more than receiving these days even would you believe) and most of all, the time it gifts my family to spend moments making magical memories! What I don’t love, comes with a double edged sword, because it’s the decorating. While I LOVE the decs, having them up and being all festive in my home, I’m always slightly aware when putting them up, that at some point they […]
Easy Knitted Square Easter Bunnies! I often like to share an easy peasy seasonal knit and have a few on the blog if you search but this one is the easiest I’ve ever known. All you have to do is be able to knit a square! You will need: Knitting needles, a darning needle, a pair of scissors, yarn (chunky and fluffy is best for the bunny body) in two colours and a fork! How to make: After you have […]
Easy Free Mini Christmas Hats Knitting Pattern! This article is sponsored by Design Bundles, the leading digital marketplace for crafters and creatives. For more Christmassy fun, check out their snowman knitting pattern. This is my own pattern and I’m sure mega knitters would think my attempt very crude but if you fancy giving it a go it’s SO easy to knit and these really do take minutes. If you want to know how to cast on and do various stitches just […]
Very Easy How To Knit Baby Booties! I love to knit but am not particularly good at following complicated patterns and instead prefer simple, easy to do projects that I don’t have to constantly be on YouTube for to find out how the next bit is done… I also like a really quick end result and knitting something small like baby booties gives just that while still being impressive and a really lovely gift for someone expecting a baby. To […]
