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My first flower embroidery

March 30, 2018

My mum loves skulls Not sure why, but pretty much anything with a skull design is sure to please her. For Mother’s Day this year I thought I’d use my new hobby to create a skull gift for her. I scoured Etsy for a skull related design I liked. There were very few that weren’t ...

Productivity

Why you need a planner

March 27, 2018

I can’t remember what I did before I had a planner. I have no idea how I remembered appointments and things I needed to do. Possibly the appointments went in a phone calendar but the things to do? Post it notes and random scraps of paper I think. I have a memory like a sieve so I must ...

Beauty

Chanel Longwear Intense Cream Eyeliner Review

March 24, 2018

Finding anything waterproof is such a pain. I have oily lids and my contact lenses cause my eyes to run fairly often. Therefore, things that claim to be waterproof or smudge proof actually aren’t on my eyes. When it comes to mascara, I’ve now got that sussed thanks to Tony ...

Productivity

Hobonichi Weeks First Impressions

March 20, 2018

I jumped on the Hobonichi bandwagon at last. I’ve been looking at them for over a year and never took the plunge. However, I recently set up an A6 travelers notebook to be my new everyday carry to replace my pocket Finsbury and just didn’t like it. It wasn’t long before I was ...

Craft

A cute elephant new baby card

March 17, 2018

I had a burst of inspiration one day last week I came back from dinner one evening, knowing I needed a new baby card imminently. In one hour I managed to think of an idea and create it. Normally I spend ages trying to work out a design but that day I had it my head, plotted it out in Silhouette ...

Beauty

The skincare routine that’s finally sorting out my skin

March 13, 2018

I’m aware that’s a bold statement to make. I’m sure come next week I suffer a massive breakout or something because I’ve dared to say my skincare is working. However, I’ve been really happy with my routine over the past couple of months and felt it had been long ...