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Six super simple tips to take better pictures of your kids

22nd Mar 2013

  I have real treat for you today. The wonderful, lovely & uber talented Kate form Kate Griffin Photography is here to share some top tips on getting magical photos of your little ones. Enjoy.   Here are six super simple tips to take better pictures of your kids from Surrey family photographer, Kate Griffin. Your kid […]

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Oh yes with red pants and all

Snowdon in Red Pants – Oh yes

1st Mar 2013

  Tomorrow the lovely Team Honk or Mummy Barrow aka T, Mammasaurus aka Annie and Penny from the Alexander Residence as they are known individually are off to Snowdon to raise some money for Red Nose Day. I blogged about Team Honk and there trip to Ghana here . It seems that trip set of a spark […]

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The things I get up to for work :-)

What is a Tongue Tattoo?

22nd Feb 2013

  I was in the sweetie shop already and they didn’t have what I needed…. it would have been rude to leave with out anything.    

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This is what it's ment to look like

Sneaky Food

11th Feb 2013

      Today I have been making a cake for Cake Club and the theme this time is Let’s all *heart cake together. I have been working on a Passion Cake from the BBC website today and I hired a heart shaped tin to make it in. So far so good, I will let […]

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Buttons Children's Parties

2012 – What a year

31st Dec 2012

  What a year it has been! I am someone who is always looking to the next thing, striving for more and is never quite happy with what I have. It’s a good and a bad thing. It means I am always improving and learning, pushing myself to do more and testing my skills but it does […]

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The Snowman and the Snowdog

20th Dec 2012

  Who is as excited as I am about this?! Only 4 sleeps to go. Channel 4, 8pm on Christmas eve.    

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Introducing Rachel from The Printed Tree

12th Dec 2012

  Happy 12th December everyone! Eeek, half way there, can you believe it. Today’s blog is a bit of an introduction for tomorrow. My lovely friend Rachel Poole (who I met on the first day at design university) will be sharing some lovely hand made Christmas decorations on the Ellie Kelly blog tomorrow but I […]

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Keeping kids happy during Christmas Lunch

6th Dec 2012

  Today is another blog about something I found at the Country living show in November. I have been meaning to blog about this for ages but I’m so glad I left it until today as I thought of a fab use for it.     This is a Doodlemat from Milly Green and I just […]

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Live at 8pm tonight

5th Dec 2012

  Happy 5th December everyone! + we have SNOW!!!!   I was invited a few weeks ago by the lovely Rosie from LoveLuxe Blog to appear on one of her hangouts. I think my tweet reply was something along the lines of “YES, please I would LOVE to!” I had heard a bit about the […]

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Advent Cottage

1st Dec 2012

  Happy 1st December!!!!! Yep it’s that time, who has had their first chocolate already?! I love advent calenders. My mum has always been really good at finding ones that are a bit different and quirky. While we were in Ludlow in September she spotted these in a book shop window. How cute! We both […]

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Home made marshmallow

16th Nov 2012

  I didn’t even know you could make these at home. The lovely Fiona who not only is one of my party mums (I have now entertainer at her daughters and two of her sons parties) she is also the owner of Flourish Studios the lovely company designed my brand and website. She had a […]

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A family friendly hotel – The Elms review

5th Nov 2012

  Hiya, Sorry for the lack of blogs last week. I was in Wales with my mum for her half term holiday. On route we stopped at The Elms Hotel in Abberley, Worcestershire for two nights exploring and relaxing. We did take Tribly & Milo with us (our two border terriers) so it wasn’t the most relaxing […]

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