Now, my title is slightly deceiving. I actually bought the products I want to show you today from the 99p store. So I saved a WHOLE 2p by not going to Poundland. Amazing. I am blessed to live in a town with plenty of 99p/Poundland/£ or 2 Plus type shops. these can be beauty product goldmines. All sorts of end of line stock...

Read More...

Going to TK Maxx is always an adventure for me (or a total chore for my poor other half, who seriously regrets inviting me to go with him the other weekend!). There's always something in there I get squeaky and squeal-ey about. This wasn't the only thing I bought in TK Maxx on this particular trip but it was the most notable at...

Read More...

I love crafting in all different guises. As I said the other week, it has taken a bit of a back seat in my life over the last 6 months or so, due to work being so very hectic. So these are a few bits I did a very long time ago that I've never blogged about. I never did post a picture...

Read More...

Now, before you all start sending hate mail to the fantastic Latest in Beauty, I have to point out that really, its all me being bad! Latest in Beauty does my favourite beauty boxes, in all honesty. Unfortunately I missed out on the You magazine box and the Red Carpet box they did recently, but I loved their fragrance box and the Refresh...

Read More...

For those of you who know me in real life, you'll know that work has been challenging in the last 6 months. There is little I can do to make things better, but baking cakes can't hurt! For a recent team meeting I took in these cakes: Please forgive the poor lighting, we get very little good natural light in the evenings at...

Read More...

I want to take this blog in a slightly different direction. Well actually, I want to take it in several directions all at the same time. I still cook, sew, bake and make, but lately I've been very busy and the only things keeping me sane are beauty products, fashion magazines, trips out etc, where once I'd devote a whole weekend to making...

Read More...

I'm not a very good blogger. This is evident by two key things. 1. I haven't blogged in months. 2. I go somewhere, do something, make something and only when I've finished do I think 'oh, I should have taken some photos and blogged about it...'. So my return to blogging is half-hearted because I have come to share a recipe with you...

Read More...