Shopping

Royal Wedding @ Etsy

5 April 2011

Not that we are massively into it, but you can’t miss the upcoming Royal Wedding at our house.  Miss L’s been making signs, mini bunting and union jack dresses for her teddies.   I remember the Royal Wedding back in 1981 and the sense of community it bought about, the street parties, fancy dress competitions etc [...]

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Ikea Summer

30 March 2011

I always love it when summer is coming,  Ikea bring their garden range out. It’s generally only available instore and not for order online.  BOO! Dear Ikea please can we have a store in East Anglia?  But it’s great how it’s pretty inexpensive and as we only use our garden furniture for a couple of [...]

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Me Time…

23 March 2011

Ages ago I left a comment on Tales from the Village, I didn’t realise that it was one where you can win something, I was just admiring Rachael’s pretty books!  But a couple of weeks back I had an email from the lovely Appliances Online saying I’d won £50 of Amazon vouchers to treat myself [...]

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It’s getting out of hand..

25 February 2011

TK Maxx had Cath Kidston bedding going cheap……I couldn’t help myself……

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Tesco’s Grocery Delivery Review and Giveaway UK Only

22 February 2011

Sorry this is turning into bit of a Giveaway Week here on VP, but Tesco’s asked me to try their online shopping service and they would give me £50 of vouchers if I spent £75 – ummm okay!   Also which I know will be a shocker for some of you, but as someone who pretty [...]

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Charity Store Find

1 February 2011

I was wandering past the Oxfam store today on my way to the hairdressers, when I spotted the perfect picture frame to make one of these fabulous chalkboards . It’s gold but it’s nothing a lick of white paint on the frame can’t solve – blog post to come soon. But anyway,  as I was [...]

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Exterminate

27 January 2011

For the small Dr Who fans (and probably large drunken men)  in your home  -  Ride In Daleks!  They will be out in the UK in June from Zappies (via Buzz Feed)  

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Etsy Cuteness

18 January 2011

I spotted these on a tweet, how cute are they? They’d make lovely pins to go on a coat, a garland, valentines cards, hairclips etc and they are only £2.50 for 6. You can find them on Loves2CrochetUK on Etsy

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Bread and Jam

8 December 2010

I know some of you struggle to find age appropriate clothes for your young daughters.  I came across Bread and Jam the other day and had to share these, how cute?

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Winter Snuggling

14 September 2010

I’m entering my snuggling winter period.  Having gone through my wardrobe I realised a lot of my jumpers needed replacing as they’d shrunk, bobbled or had puppy nibbled holes in them – classy!  So I’ve been shopping and bought a couple of new ones. Jumper Dress from Monsoon £55 – great for chucking over jeans/leggings [...]

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