Doll houses can be picture-perfect but are they ‘realistic’? Doll house enthusiast Annina Günter set about creating a doll house that includes coats and shoes crowding the hallway, a bathroom with a veneer of grime and coffee mugs left on the kitchen sink.
Those of you kitting out your homes with gorgeous decor items made from walnut, here’s a hall storage option to have you reaching for your credit cards.
My daughters’ numerous party invitations stay up on our fridge for weeks before and after the event, making my social life look somewhat forlorn. That’s just fine but it does make all the difference if they look as beautiful as these ones!
With trade fair season coming to an end, there are still a few more gems to come.
When I was little and went to visit my grandmother, the first thing she did was put the kettle on for a pot of tea. I loved the whole ceremony of making tea but never really liked the taste of it – much to her disappointment. I’m still not keen on regular tea and much … [Read more.]
Those nameless, faceless parenting experts who haunt the back pages of women’s magazines won’t like it one bit but I have a new mantra when it comes to raising my kids – whatever works! That’s why I’m in all sorts of hysterics about this snappy tea towel from the wicked minds at Twisted Twee.
We are over the moon about the response to our $10,000 dream nursery makeover competition. Already we have an incredible amount of entries and we thought we’d update you as the anticipation builds towards selecting our finalists.
For my mum’s seventieth birthday, my brother, sisters and I arranged our first group photography session since 1982 (I kid you not). We were somewhat dubious as to how it would all work out but the result was plenty of relaxed, at-home pictures of us plus our children which mum absolutely adores. All a bit … [Read more.]
I am quite good at not spending too much on my girls’ clothes, not only because of the cost but also because they grow out of things so fast! I end up with bags of clothes that I either hang on to “just in case” or put them in a clothing bin. So this website … [Read more.]
Some people are incredibly creative. When I discover new mothers who find time to be incredibly creative, I’m doubly impressed. When I had newborns the most creative thing I ever did was artfully arrange their stacks of swaddling wraps. Needless to say, when I found Adele Enersen’s photo blog I was blown away. It’s beautiful. … [Read more.]
I have two independent bookshops near my house and I frequent both of them – in fact, going to the bookshop for a browse is always much anticipated by my children. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to have the Poplar Children’s Book Store as my ‘local’ (that’s not to say your … [Read more.]
Going natural? Need the gas? How about an epidural? No, hold it! Hello Kitty’s friendly feline face is all I need to get through labour.