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It was Father’s Day last year that my journey began of looking at Eco friendly gifts. The parents’ circle at school that my children go to run a series of pop-up stalls throughout the year for events like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas. The children can bring some money to visit a stall andContinue reading “Let The Good Times Roll”

Like any good idea, it needs to catch on. There are always creative ways of sharing about products and ideas, especially with moving to the online world of social media, Instagram and social recommendations. However, in a more traditional fashion, I believe the best way get people to buy products is to actually try themContinue reading “One as a Gift, One to Give”

This little snow leopard arrived in our home last week, affectionately named Snowy by my daughter, she’s in love with him and he has already had many adventures and features in her story telling writing for school. I was excited for his arrival as he is from a brand new range of Eco friendly toysContinue reading “Soft Toys (and eco!)”

The smell of elderflower cordial is a certainly a sign that summer is here. I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that we have had an elderberry brush in the garden and for the last 3 years it has gone unnoticed. It was actually my 9 year old son who pointed it out to me after learningContinue reading “Elderflower Cordial”

My daughter has been learning all about plants, seeds and wild flowers during her remote science lessons with school. It has been lovely to see how much this has opened her eyes to spotting new things and noticing more of the beauty all around us. During this lockdown period, we have been going on familyContinue reading “Pretty Pressed Flowers”

The colours of the rainbow are so beautiful and they are a powerful symbol of hope. It reminds me of the story of Noah in the Bible and the sign of rainbow that is given as a promise to Noah and his family. More than just a hope that better times are ahead but aContinue reading “The Gift of a Rainbow”

I am a huge fan of the reality show, The Great British Sewing Bee. This week’s episode was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and I couldn’t resist writing a blog post about it! The creativity is marvellous and seeing everyone’s personality coming through each week, especially in the show stopper transformation challenge. This is where they takeContinue reading “A Sewing Bee Challenge”

This post has taken a while to put together and with much anticipation of people asking me about it so here goes…. I first came across the idea of these reusable face scrubbies when a friend who is a crochet and knitting teacher was showing me what she had been making for a demonstration tableContinue reading “Face Scrubbies”

There is nothing quite like the joy and satisfaction that can be found in finding a creative solution to the simple life problems or quandaries. A part of learning to living more sustainably is finding eco alternatives to many of the every day items that we use are single use or have a negative impactContinue reading “Sustainability in a Wrap”

Like many this year, I am celebrating my birthday within the lock-down restrictions of the Coronavirus. Rather than being doom and gloom about not being able to celebrate with my wider family and friends, I thought I’d share a few thought on wrapping paper for all the lovely eco gifts. When people think of theContinue reading “A Birthday Post”