The never ending craft jar review GLTC

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My daughter loves to create things, pictures, paintings, models, perfume, etc.  She is confident and imaginative and being creative is a huge part of who she is.She absolutely adored the Craft All Day Jar we were sent to review from the Great Little Trading Company.  I wanted to see what she would create all by [...]

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Week One on the Jenny Craig Diet Plan.

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Well, I have been trialling the Jenny Craig diet plan and I am delighted to tell you during week one i have lost 6lb. Hurray! It is a new way of dieting for me as before I have either tried to cut back on calories or I have been to Slimming World.  With the  Jenny Craig diet plan [...]

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Blogging – the essential guide

  When I started blogging I did not have the first clue. Had someone given me the fabulous new book Blogging the essential guide I would have been massively relieved. if you are a new blogger I STRONGLY suggest you get this fab book . Erica and Antonia are successful bloggers and mumpreneurs and really a fountain [...]

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Budget priced, branded clothes bargains

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MandMDirect are a leading online retailer of fashion and sports brands for the whole family: http://www.mandmdirect.com/  Looking ahead to summer they have some great bargains and some lovely items and the site is well worth exploring. The first item we reviewed was this lovely mulit colour board angels swim suit . Usually £14.99 it was being [...]

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Review: Fellowes Home Office Paper shredder

 I cannot begin to tell you the amount of paper we generate through both of us  working from home and having 2 very creative kids, our recycle bin can be filled daily and bulges over! I have been sent this 79Ci paper shredder from Fellowes to review and it is perfect for a home office. I [...]

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Vertbaudet: Summer Clothes Review

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Oh I have some lovely things to show you from Vertbaudet’s summer selection. First of all Annalise chose this gorgeus party dress   It’s a pure cotton poplin dress in a very pretty cut with gathers to add volume. Lined in cotton. It has elasticated smocking at the back of the waist and the concealed side zip fastening. Lined [...]

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Review: La Tasca Kids Menu

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We reviewed La Tasca restaurant in Nottingham. According to recent research half of UK families are no longer eating together, Spanish tapas bar and kitchen, La Tasca, has made  a bid to unite the nation around meal time by launching a new kids’ menu, coupled with child friendly incentives, to encourage families across the UK to [...]

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Older ladies get treated best.

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Mr.Kipling have just unveiled quite a surprising survey; 1 in 3 woman aged 55+ received unexpected treats from their loved ones compared to 1in 4 women aged 18-43. I think that’s brilliant ! Apparently older Brits are showing the youngsters how it is done. Other aspects of the treat survey revealed that men said they [...]

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Emma Bunton Children’s Clothes at Argos

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I am really liking Emma Bunton’s range of clothes for kids at Argos. They make me feel all summery. Take a look   and the dress is only £11.99. looks much more expensive don’t you think? Annalise wore it to a party yesterday and had some lovely comments. The stawberry dress  was a big hit [...]

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Mould and Paint Glitter Eggs

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We had lots of fun with this Mould & Paint Glitter Eggs craft set.  It comes with 1 mould with 6 designs, a paint strip, 6 magnets, 2 pins, 1 paint brush, fine quality plaster, glitter and detailed instructions. Frist we made and moulded the plaster which was so easy (and nice and sticky.) After [...]

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Easter on a budget: Have a look at Poundworld

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 I got sent a lovely parcel from   www.poundworld.net  full to the brim of all sorts of Easter goodies that cost only £1 each. There were chicks and bonnets, card making kits and eggs, a hunt the egg gane and a hat decorating set too. Tangled eggs, Moshi Monster eggs and delicious easter bunnies ( [...]

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Mystyle deluxe charm braclets for Mothers Day

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A homemade present is always perfect for Mother’s Day. It provides a keepsake for mums to treasure and an opportunity for kids to get crafty which it’s brilliant for their creativity and imaginative development. We were sent the  MyStyle Deluxe Charm Bracelet from Interplay. It is for girls to  make their mum a personalised charm bracelet which [...]

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