January

January in a nut shell: Finished Objects: 2 Skirts using this pattern, soon to be blogged. 1 pair of earrings 2 necklaces, again, still to be blogged. 1 Star Wars themed birthday cake Books Read: 2nd Chance by James Patterson - this was great, looking forward to getting stuck in to the 3rd...

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4/52 , Burns and Lice!!

Big E: Still building birthday lego! little e: Head Lice!! Arghhh...... Anakin: Just because he is cute :) Today is Burns Day today and what more of a fitting tribute to Burns than actually finding lice in little e's hair during church... Burns wrote To a Louse after seeing one on a ladies...

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R2D2/Darth Vader/Yoda Cake

I made a strategic error on Saturday when asking Big E what kind of birthday cake he wanted, I googled Star Wars cake with him, big mistake, he immediately knew this was the cake he wanted: via Another Star Wars cake, slightly less involved than the ATAT from 3 years ago! He decided this yesterday...

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3/52 : What a week

What  a few weeks, possibly the most nerve wracking ever. My Mum was diagnosed with cancer at Christmas and we have been waiting nervously to find out what will happen. The week ended well though, with news that my Mum's cancer is treatable, I think we all feel like we have won the lottery! This...

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2/52

Week 2 and after saying I would make these posts 'proper' posts I have failed this week, in fact I forgot to take photos so tea time ones will have to do....! Big E: He sees the camera and immediately goes cross eyed!! little e : actually eating, not willingly though!  ...

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DIY (Very) Big Earrings!

I was in hobbycraft (which is always dangerous) after Christmas and, in the name of market research, bought this kit. I have made up some learn to sew kits and booklets but have been researching other types of kits to see what you get for your money (not much it turns out...!). This kit was made...

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1/52

I am going to do the 52 project again this year but hopefully make it a bit more interesting by making it snapshots from the week or an outing rather than it all being Big E and little e! Here goes: We are really lucky to live about 5 minutes drive from the Pentland Hills, there is no better place...

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Hello 2015

Happy New Year! I was going to write how I planned to make small goal each month instead of resolutions but unfortunately, a few days ago, my Mum got a pretty awful diagnosis after tests she had on Christmas Eve. The main focus of this year will now be getting my Mum back to full health and making...

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