Easy DIY Girls Headbands These are quick and easy and better yet, they use up leftover fabric scraps! You will need: Fabric scraps including a stretch knit Needle and thread Ruler and pencil Scissors What to do: First start by measuring and cutting a piece of stretch knit 10cm by 30cm approx. This […]
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My husband and I have recently decided that now is the time to look for a bigger house. Our current house is a small, though lovely, three bedroom brick house but with four children and the future possibility of more we knew that we would have to trade up at some point. With interest
We are more than halfway through the season of winter now and a collective sigh of relief can be heard at the prospect of a green spring. But whilst some plants will come up again and perform beautifully from September 1st onwards, others like our gorgeous friend the rose, need a little maintenance now
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To Make Easy Monster Skittles.. You will need: 6 plastic bottles (I bought a pack of plastic milk bottles from the Reject Shop which are perfect for this craft) 6 copies of our monster image below Coloured pencils/textas Scissors and sticky tape A soft, plush ball (for inside skittles) or a light rubber ball
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Why is it that we are so quick to judge other parenting styles? Even when we don’t mean to, we often put across our own preferred method whilst tearing down another which someone else has found effective. It is almost as though we feel threatened by difference here instead of discussing the pros and
No one likes to hear a baby crying inconsolably. It is one of the hardest things to hear and whilst this post is about crying, I’m not talking about that sort of crying, nor am I advocating that you let your baby cry without reason. I’m talking about learning the various cries your baby
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I have four children under seven, I’ll admit it. For many people inside and outside of Catholic circles, is a hard pill to swallow. That I would actually, consciously decide to have four children that close together. So now that my youngest is getting older, he’s six months old by the way, there’s a
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These are quick and easy to make and will add a pop of colour and fresh look to your furniture. You will need: Cushion insert Fabric Sewing machine Pins Scissors Thread Press fasteners (or buttons if you prefer) What to do: Trace around you cushion insert on paper. Cut one piece of fabric this
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Encouraging and teaching children to pray can be a little daunting but one thing small children are really good at picking up are nursery rhymes and here is where mums can be a little creative. Have you ever thought of adapting a few prayers to the tune of a nursery rhyme? Neither had I
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I have a theory about parenthood that I want to share with you. I firmly believe that becoming a parents makes you either predominantly selfless or selfish. Now that doesn’t mean that a selfless parent doesn’t have selfish moments and vice versa, but that for the most part you’re either thinking of others or
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