Day 5 of Vlogmas saw me reunited with a cuppa and chatting about a crafty crochet project, catching up with an old friend and also Master C's role in last year's pre-school nativity play! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 4 #vlogmas16
It's fair to say that there are some days when the vibe is just not there. Day 4 of vlogmas was one of those days... ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 3 #vlogmas16
Day three of vlogmas saw us at the school Christmas fair - and me on the vino instead of tea at the time of recording! ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 2 #vlogmas16
Vlogmas day 2 and I still seem to have something to tell you about. That may not last the whole month though... And if you're interested in what I say about Reclaimed Radio then you can listen every Friday night from 7 - 9pm UK time and you'll find me doing there social media either on Twitter or Facebook whilst the show's on air. The Reclaimed Radio hoodie comes from the wonderful people at Balcony Shirts. ... read more
Vlogmas 2016 – Day 1 #vlogmas16
Every day from 1 December through to Christmas Eve I will be vlogging about what I am getting up to in the run up to Christmas as part of Vlogmas 2016. Well, that's the plan anyway... So, before life gets in the way and I fail to complete the mission, here is Day 1 of Vlogmas. ... read more
Washi Tape Christmas Gift Tags
The Christmas crafting is continuing at speed here and if you thought last week's washi tape Christmas cards were a bit too taxing then this is definitely the craft for you - washi tape Christmas gift tags. All you need are plain gift tags (any will do, but I happened to have a box of these lovely vintage style ones from East of India) and some festive washi tape. As an added extra you could also use any Christmas themed rubber stamps that you may have too. You can obviously decorate the tags however you want with the washi tape, but I decided to keep it relatively simple with a ... read more
Easy Washi Tape Christmas Cards
It may not be the trendy thing to say, but I love Christmas and I particularly love all the build up excitement. I see nothing wrong with starting off all the Christmas crafts and activities as soon as Halloween is out of the way and that's certainly what we're doing here this year. I'm trying to come up with activities that the children can get involved in which are not only fun, but also have an educational value. If they also produce something that can be used as a Christmas decoration or gift then even better. To kick off all my festive crafting I came up with a washi tape Christmas ... read more