10 Ways To Be Environmentally Friendly And Save On Heating Too Gas and electricity bills can be a real shock in January: the first month of the year not only can be the coldest, but the most expensive too (especially after all the money we spent during Christmas!). Turning the heating up because of the winter blues is something we probably all know: it looks grey and cold outside so we immediately feel the need of a cosy and warm home. That’s just natural. But we don’t have to break the bank with the bills, with simple and easy changes …
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How To Design Your Perfect Garden From Scratch Gardening is one of the most therapeutic and relaxing activities you can do. Spending a whole weekend outside, just deadheading here and there, pruning a hedge or planting a new find from the garden centre is the best way for everyone to slow down after a hectic week and just be with nature. The only thing is that sometimes, your garden isn’t quite as you would wish it – especially if you’ve just moved house and haven’t had a chance to fix up that boring yard into something magical. While it is …
Toddler Friendly Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas
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Bloggers are quite outspoken creatures. Well, you can’t really be a blogger without this quality. So I was a little bit disappointed that my little girl, who’s 18 months old at the moment couldn’t keep her tiny hands off the already decorated Christmas tree and kept stealing and hiding the ornaments thinking it’s a hilarious game. I kept saying ‘no’, then put the piece of decoration back on the Christmas tree theatrically, telling her look how pretty is this and it should remain right here, hanging on the tree. She didn’t take any of that. Me, not having a plan …
Wall murals are not a new invention, they have been around for decades but the latest technology lets you to quickly order them online, just add the measurement and crop it the way you wanted it to be. Great for small rooms, as well as larger surfaces, they are a very convenient and effective way to decorate rooms. Changing the look and feel of a room is easily accomplished with a beautiful wall mural. Especially if you add other, same style decoration elements to the room. If you select an enchanted forest theme as a Girls’ wallpaper like this one …
5 Benefits Of Introducing Your Children To Gardening
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5 Benefits Of Introducing Your Children To Gardening I’m thinking about getting a little allotment for us. I thought, a year rental for my husband as a Christmas present may be a good idea, as he absolutely loves gardening. We live in a flat by the river with fantastic views to Hampton Court Palace and the park and we love it. But we have no garden. When I was in primary school, as a child we’ve had gardening lessons: two hours a week spent in the school’s kitchen garden. We’ve learned how to use garden tools, how to make a …
I love making gift guides for special loved ones featuring my new favourite finds. I especially like it when a product or idea combines art with ethical standards. When Wraptious contacted me to review one of their product and their site, I didn’t know too much about them. Wraptious sells award-winning gift items supporting artists. The first thing I came across, was their competition they run twice a year. They invite artists to join them and upload their work which gets shared and voted on by the public. This year’s shortlist has been already selected and the shorlisted artists’ designs are available …