Nestled in the Barrowmore Estate near Tarvin, lies the cutest little cake class workshop. Ran by Sarah Yearsley, this little sweet treat studio gives people the chance to learn how to decorate cakes to a professional standard. I'm no baker and have had a serious amount of Pinterest fails over ... READ MORE »
Christmas
Make your own gingerbread men
With Christmas right around the corner, we have for one last Christmas craft. We recently made a stack of gingerbread people using a lovely cinnamon dough recipe. The good news about this is that is smells amazing, and continues to do so year on year. ... READ MORE »
How to make your own Christmas Eve plate
AD | craft challenge We were recently sent an amazing Christmas box filled with treats and supplies from Swizzels. The challenge was to create our own traditions by making a Christmas Eve plate with what we were provided. At a time of year, you are met with chocolate at every turn, Swizzels ... READ MORE »
Make your own snowman cards
These photo's have been hiding in my laptop for the last few years and when I came across them this year, I thought it was time to share Henry's tiny baby feet! We've always made our own Christmas cards as not only is it a wonderful way to get creative at Christmas, but it also is a great way ... READ MORE »
Pine Cone Decorations
If you saw my posts a few weeks ago then you will have seen that we added some wire star Christmas decorations to our collection for this year. In addition to a few homemade bits, the kids and I usually make a homemade decoration gift for grandparents that we give out at the beginning of December ... READ MORE »
How to make wire star decorations for Christmas
Yes, I know it's only October, but Christmas preparation is well underway here! Each year we create a few new Christmas decorations and this year I've added wire stars to our collection. Made from copper and aluminium wire, this is a simple but effective make which is so easy to create. Win, ... READ MORE »
Salt Dough Trees
It wouldn't be Christmas without crafts right? If you've never had a go at salt dough then the big question is why, as it is seriously one of the easiest kids crafts to do. It's also such a quick, easy (and cheap) grandparent gift idea from the kids if you're stuck for inspiration this Christmas. ... READ MORE »
Getting Ready for Christmas with Baker Ross
Christmas is coming!! We have only 5 weeks to go which means that you're either refusing to acknowledge it until it's at least December, or - like me - you're using it as a great reason to start getting prepared. Darcie has been asking about Christmas ever since the summer, which ramped up a gear ... READ MORE »
3D Christmas Trees
I can't take credit for this idea as this is something the kids did at play group. I just wanted to share, as it's such a quick and easy Christmas craft that it's a shame not to pass on the love. We're so lucky that we have a lovely baby and toddler group close to us that has a great set of parents ... READ MORE »
