Birds Are Back

Spring is here and the boys are noticing the birds visiting our garden.

I made these felt finger puppets for them.

These are 3 common visitors.

I found this on Ebay. Big Seed likes to sort numbers

or play snap.

This is a lovely book about UK garden birds for children.

They both like finding the birds that they are familiar with.

I have started to get back into themes on my shelves.

Things have been a bit slow lately but as the days get longer,

Big Seed is more engaged after school.

Transformation...a new year a new start!

I have started this new year with new energy.

I have really found this beautiful 2012 workbook and planner inspiring...

from Goddess Leonie here.

She has lots of lovely things on her website and free posters which look

pretty on your pinboard!

Also I have seen this on many blogs and I treated myself...

"Organized Simplicity" by Tsh Oxenrider

and have been motivated  to declutter in a big way.

This is has been a good start to the year.

How has yours been?

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Gingerbread House Party

We were given a stocking full of 'old skool' sweets,

so I was inspired to organise a Gingerbread House decorating party

for the Two Seeds and some friends.

We spent an evening making the houses in half the size of what the recipes stated,

and put the initial of each boy on the houses.

The boys all enjoyed decorating them.

We don't eat sweets in our house ( only chocolate ) but the boys enjoyed picking them off 

and eating the cake.

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Sights of Christmas In Our Front Room

Honey scented pine cones dipped in golden beeswax with edges of shimmering glitter,

warming gently as they are hung over the fireplace...leaving a sweet scent mixed with cinnamon 

sprinkled on the iron fire

Pine twigs hang across the stairs tied with wool and decorated with red and gold ribbons

bring more Mother Nature into our home.

A lovely bold statement as we walk into our house.

Wispy, floaty angels made from wool watch over the children playing in the front room

Warming fiery red Poinsettia with petals like velvet

 A sweet gingerbread house made by two excited boys

decorated with treats and happiness

Enjoy your holidays

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Bring Warmth To Your Morning

Breakfast by Advent Candlelight.

Such a heart-warming contrasting way to start our day today.

It really is dark at breakfast isn't it?

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Cloth Bags Christmas Gifts

Just that.


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Jewel Encrusted Candle Gifts

The boys made these jewel encrusted beeswax candles as gifts for family.

Roll up a third of a green or red beeswax sheet (bought from here)

Cut up squares of modelling beeswax for them to stick on.

Even Little Seed could do this...even though his were a bit squashed.

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