Today is the second in my time-saving blogging tools series so if you're not a blogger then you'll be totally forgiven if you want to click away right now because it's unikely you'll be interested in my Tailwind review.Tailwind is amazing and something every blogger should use. The end. ;-) Tailwind Review: What is Tailwind? I'm going to start by giving you the short version of what Tailwind can do for you which I'm quoting directly from their site: Save time scheduling to Pinterest and Instagram, post at the best times for engagement, grow together with Tribes, get more … [Read more...]
Review: Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure….
The Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure is definitely one of our favourite Christmas family traditions! It's somewhere we've been many times as a family and I don't think we've ever had anything other than an amazing family day!If you've never heard of the Stockeld Park Christmas Adventure before, it's located between Harrogate and Wetherby in North Yorkshire and is exactly what it says it is - a Christmas Adventure. There's an Illuminated Maze to navigate around, an enchanted forest filled with magical things to see and numerous playparks for the kids dotted … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {15 November 2019}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, as always feel that I should say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons. ;-) 1. I've been getting back into the habit of making homemade bread A good six months ago, … [Read more...]
Homemade Hand Warmers….
These homemade hand warmers are perfect for keeping your hands warm in the Winter!We're off to New York next month and everyone I've told about it had told me just how cold it's going to be! That's where the idea for these cute little homemade hand warmers came from but as brilliant as I think they turned out, there was a fatal flaw to my plan - keep reading and see if you can guess what it was?You really don't need much in the way of sewing skills to make these but I made them as part of a craft afternoon with Jen and because I was at her house, she let me play on her … [Read more...]
Cute Christmas Cookie Cutter Tea Towels…
These super cute Christmas cookie cutter tea towels are a fantastic little craft to do with the kids and they make a great homemade gift for teachers, grandparents or neighbours.What you need to make your own Christmas cookie cutter tea towels (I've included Amazon links to what I used but you could absolutely go somewhere like The Works or Hobbycraft to get similar if you don't already have them in)Fabric paints - I used the Red and Green out of this set just because they're super festive but you can use any. Cookie cutters White flour sack tea towelsHow to make your own … [Read more...]
How to paint your dining room table….
Have you ever wondered how to paint your dining room table? If you have then you're absolutely in the right place and even if you haven't, I still think you should read on and I'll tell you why I think you might want to consider painting yours!We bought our dining room table second hand from a friend who was selling it back in 2016 when we paid £40 for it - a total bargain considering what a well-built table it is. I love the design of the table and when we bought it, I really loved its shabby chic style with the dark wood top and the off white distressed effect on the legs … [Read more...]
