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Another sewing project to add to my ever growing list. I could see me making a few of these as gifts.
Another sewing project to add to my ever growing list. I could see me making a few of these as gifts.
If it was down to me, I'd have all of their houses but I've only negotiated for one in our toy strewn home. This is my round up of eleven super-hot playhouse buys that you'll not want to hide away. We'll be getting either no 6 or 7 from Habitat - Habitat have managed to pull of the most gorgeous wendy house ever! Looks better than anything I had back in my 'youth'! The hot buys start from just £6.99 for the Igloo.
Another of my gift guides, there is an amazing world of tiny wooden gear out there - I want to be a child again! This one as space, airport, and garage/track inspired pieces with almost all of them eco friendly.
I've been snowed under this week with gift guides. Here's a roundup of cool block buys - my absolute favourite is the Playshapes by MillerGoodman (no5) which will be hit with wannable architects and desogn fiends young and old. Arty folk will no doubt love the Zenblocks (no 6).
Looks like this is the advent calendar that'll be making it into our home. Featuring designs on two of the sides with the other two sides ready for you to customise, it comes with the wooden sticks to feed through as little handles for display on the fireplace or shelves, or they can be strung up as a garland to hang on the wall or around the tree. There's hardly any left after they were sold out after Bodie and Fou mentioned them on their blog. Definitely one to take out year after year.
Very cool collage of robot inspired products
I've just put up a competition to win up to £150 to spend at Aunty Ollie, this fabu kidswear limited edition range in retrolicious prints. Plus there's 20% off when you use the code BAMBINO till 27/11/09.
This pouffe is like heaven itself! From Danish fair trade designers of cool, Rice, I love the mix of folky prints with metallic and the inviting pumpkin like shape.
A big chunky read with 700 quick recipes that I spotted at the new Anthropologie store on Regent Street and quickly snapped up on Amazon. Photographs are heaven and there's a hell of a lot of inspiration.
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I love Panduro Hobby! Imagine your Ikea catalogue and swap the contents with crafting, hobby and decorating goodies and think heaven. As far as I’m concerned, everyone with a penchant for make-your-own and wallet friendly decorative touches should have one of their catalogue’s on their bedside table. Or, hotfoot it to their site.
They have wool felt (you know I have a thing about felt), wool for felting, spray paint, fabric paint, stuff for making jewellery, oodles of paper goods, so you could, for instance, make your own cards, Christmas decorations, big letters made from wood and papier mache, blank gear to print on (aprons, bags, clothing), stuff for decoupage and scrapbooking – sweet jaysus the possibilities are endless and if that weren’t enough, there are handy tips and tutorials too. Oh and they even have unbelievably well priced wall stickers – see an example of an owltastic one on Bambino Goodies! If you’re planning to be doing a spot of make-your-own for Christmas or want to add personal touches to bits and pieces around your home, this place is brimming with ideas.
I am ordering up some papier mache letters for £4.50 each after seeing the fabric covered letters by Flares and Fountains at Anthropologie recently for £12 each at the Regent Street store and I shall be making my own and featuring on here very soon!
Panduro Hobby has been around for years and yet it seems to be one great Swedish secret – well not anymore it’s not! Get 15% off until 18th November 09 when you enter the code PJP01. Click, click!
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