Lawn Bowls Decorated Cake
I made this cake for my son's 15th birthday, he plays bowls regularly. The cake was a basic sponge cake in a rectangular cake tin. I made the woods out of fondant icing, adding...
Prevent thieves from putting your iPhone into airplane mode
If your iPhone is stolen, the last thing you want is for the person who has stolen it to either put it in airplane mode so it can't be tracked or for them to be able to access...
Basic Silhouette Portrait 3 tutorial for making a vinyl decal
When I first got my Silhouette Portrait 3 a couple of years ago, there were a very limited amount of tutorials and help on how to get started. Once I got the hang of it all, I...
Making personalised gilded Christmas baubles
These personalised gilded Christmas baubles make a beautiful gift for anyone and are easy to make and look stunning when done. I used them as part of the table decoration on...
Number cakes for birthdays and anniversaries
I have made number cakes twice now, once a 40 for my husband, and a 97 for my Grandma. I used these large silicone moulds* both times, and as long as they are well-greased the...
Tilly and the Buttons pyjama bottoms sewing pattern review
Making clothes from sewing patterns is not totally new to me, I did G.C.S.E. textiles 3 decades ago! But I haven't made any clothes from a pattern for about 20 years. After...
Making personalised dog bandanas
Before Christmas, I decided to make all our dog friends personalised bandanas. I purchased a pdf pattern from Etsy*, the pattern and instructions were really easy to follow. And...
Temperature Embroidery Project
I had seen lots of people doing crochet and knitted temperature blankets but when I searched to see if there were any patterns for temperature embroidery projects, I couldn't...
Products I use to make Dyson Airwrap curls last all-day
I was very lucky to receive a Dyson airwrap for Christmas, I have watched a lot of tutorial videos on how to use it and the biggest feedback on social media seems to be getting...
My top 10 buys for your dog
We have a sprocker spaniel who is like most other spaniels, full of life (AKA a bit of a loon!) These are my top ten buys, after 6 years of being a dog owner SAFEDOG CRASH TESTED...
Review of Magic Glass Etching Cream from Hobbycraft
After seeing many videos on TikTokI I wanted to try out glass etching, it looked like a really easy and simple craft, that had amazing results. I used the glasses as place...
What is the best way to clean lego sets?
We have a lot of LEGO in this house, first of all, the small boy collecting lots of LEGO over the last 10+ years, and then the husband also has many sets. It is all around the...
Review of Bazoo Toilet Paper
Bazoo contacted me asking if I would like to try their toilet roll. I hadn't heard of Bazoo before but checked out their website. Their toilet rolls are the world's first...
Who gives a crap toilet paper review
Last year I started to look more closely to the big and small changes we could make at home to make our daily impact on the environment smaller. As well as swapping some...
September 2017 Skincare products update
18 months ago I wrote this post about tackling my adult acne, and all the products I was going to use to tackle it. I am very glad to say, my skin is pretty much clear now (as...
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Bedroom Furniture Make Over
OK hands up who has loads of pine furniture left from the 90’s? And mix in with that some IKEA Malm to kind of (not really) match it?
Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Oil versus Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm
I discovered the Clinique Take the Day off (TTDO) Balm a year ago, through a combination of people talking about it on social media and Caroline Hirons putting it into her hall...
This iron will change your life | Philips PerfectCare Steam Generator Iron Review
I love ironing. There I said it. OK well maybe it is more honest to say I love the result of ironing. Piles of beautifully smooth pillow cases, putting on crisp white cotton...
Lego Rainbow Cake
Here is where I shatter the illusion I am a master baker. The cake itself for this comes from the wonderful Betty Crocker out of a box cake mix. And the icing is out...
Review – La Roche-Posay Effaclar K
The La Roche-Posay Effaclar K is a daily renewal moisturiser for irregula skin texture. Which is a much kinder way of saying it is is for those of us blessed with oily skin that...
Review: Real Techniques Make Up Brushes
**2023 update** I still have these same brushes nearly 10 years on, and have added many more of them to my collection. They just keep going. I wash and dry them, and they...
Review: Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation
At the start of the summer when I was beginning to get a tan I realised that all my foundations were doing me no favours, either in colour, coverage or consistency. It was then I...
Bobble versus Brita Water Bottle Reviews
When I did the paleo thing and stopped drinking anything but black coffee and water I decided I needed to have good tasting water. And well O.K I used this as an excuse to...
Effaclar A.I. Targeted Breakout Corrector Review
I was sent a tube of Effaclar a.i. targeted breakout corrector to try out a few weeks ago. The cream is an intensive local treatment that deeply purges imperfections to...
Life with Jo Blog
It started as 2 stars and a swirl baby blog in 2008.
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