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WORCESTER VINTAGE FAIRS {FABULOUS OLD AND RE-FASHIONED ITEMS}

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:03:39 +0000

This post is a bit vintage as the Worcester Vintage WAVE Fair was back at the end of July, but the time has now come for another Vintage Fair in Worcester this weekend, August 28 and 29th so you can go and have a look for some of the great vintage shops and items I mention here now.

I had a fabulous time at the last fair looking at all the wonderful 40’s dressed fans courtesy of Le Keux Events, the fabulous area vintage shops such as Textile Treasure Seeker, Richmond Retro, Toadstool Vintage, and Second Hand Rose to name a few. But I found Vintage Vanity particular interesting as they were selling these adorable stuffed toys fashioned from vintage fabrics! Check out this adorable owl I picked up for Boy Blue. This little guy was created by the mother of a shop assistant at Vintage Vanity. If you want to get one of your own or find out more about other stuffed vintage toys contact Charlie at Vintage Vanity from Tuesday through to Saturday between 10AM and 4PM or to contact by email go here.

Images via me

And here are some photos from the day …

Images via WAVE Vintage Crafts & Fairs and by Textile Treasure Seeker, Katie.

For more info about the upcoming Worcester Vintage Fair see the poster below or go here.

GREENER HOMES {INHABITATS SPRING GREENING}

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:09:23 +0000

I found this recent Inhabitats competition rather inspirational for greening up my home creatively! Here are some of my favorite entries…

Images via Inhabitats

Some of these ideas could be great summer projects with older children.

You can find more about the creators and who the winners were here.

FRIDAY FUN: EAT, BLEAT AND THE BIRD {MIBO}

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:21:06 +0000

When I had a look at The Wild Bunch the other day I also came across Eat, Bleat and the Bird and this very cute Mibo video which is guaranteed to brighten up your weekend! You can purchase the Eat, Bleat and the Bird Trio here from Mibo.

Image and video via Mibo

THE WILD BUNCH AT MIBO

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:35:15 +0000

The summer always bring thoughts of the local zoo or a safari park and apparently this is not just the case for me! The wonderful and wacky gang at Mibo have brought us The Wild Bunch this summer. For all you readers who are not familiar with my former post {spring fun and wise guys} on Mibo and what they do, they create lighting elements and homewares but also incredibly cute paper animals which are made to be printed and put together at home. A great craft for the kids on a summer afternoon at home! The Wild Bunch are available for £3.50 GBP or $5.10 USD. To get yours, go here.

Image via Mibo

SARAH JANE PAPERDOLLS

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:31:25 +0000

images via sarah jane

I spotted these adorable paperdolls on bloesom kids. They are the beautiful creations of Sarah Jane! A very talented mother of three. She is currently offering a post April showers DIY printable for FREE. You can find her paper dolls here and the FREE April Showers DIY printable here. And if you need to add a little rain yourself go here!

MARTHA’S 60 DAYS OF SUMMER

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:56:08 +0000

I am loving Martha’s 60 days of Summer and just had to share some of my picks from her list of crafts. To see more crafts and ideas go here. Now if I can just find some time to get some of them done before the summer has come and gone! Maybe if I’m lucky Baby Blue will take some interest and help me out!

Images via Martha Stewart

SLIM SLACKS FOR BOYS

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:32:08 +0000

Saw a post for these slim slacks (below) through Heather at the Coterie Blog and had to share them with all you crafty moms who look for the RECYCLING projects. This is a very creative way to re-fashion a pair of your old trousers for your son(s). Its featured on This Mama Makes Stuff. You can see more on how to make this Slim Slacks for boys here.

MILLIAMIA SPRING KNITS

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:07:34 +0000

I’m loving the possibilities for Spring Knits at MilliaMia. Check out this Scandanavian inspired knitting company here.

SPRING FUN WITH MIBO

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:20:55 +0000

Check out these adorable fun paper creatures from our friends at Mibo! They are the Carrot Crew and the Yolk Folk. A great creative craft for your little hands to make for this Easter holiday. They are also relatively inexpensive considering the hour of fun you and your children will have making them. Each set individually is £2.50 or $3.90 or both sets for £4 or $6.25.

In order to create this fine friends all you’ll need are some scissors, a ruler and glue. You will receive the templates to make all 3 rabbits or chicks for A4 card, as well as full instructions.

PUPPY DOG PICNIC THEMED PARTY

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:48:17 +0000

As promised, above are the pictures of my son’s Puppy Dog Picnic First Birthday Party and below are where I had purchased the items to pull the event together. We had our party at Cheeky Monkey’s in Malvern, UK as our home is too small for so many attendees. A bonus of holding it at Cheeky Monkey’s, aside from the NO after party cleanup, is they have a fabulous soft play area for children of all ages. We had children from 5 months to 5 years old attending and had to keep all entertained. It was successful and a great time was had by all. I would highly recommend Cheeky Monkey’s to anyone.

Where to get items…

Puppy cake , chocolate cupcakes, red plates and napkins from Waitrose

Red party boxes from Party Bags 2 Go

Keel Stuffed Puppy Dogs from Birthday Bubbles

Inside red party boxes…

Assorted coloured rubber balls from ClubKing

Assorted coloured whistles from Harts

Dog bone chocolate chip cookies made from cookie cutter from Heritage Gifts

Cupcake toppers, dog tags, box deco and napkin holders designed and created by me.