Drizzly day

We busted out some baking kits this afternoon as a tasty boredom buster. I had 3 kits sat in the baking cup board for a while now so it was good to free up the room. It kept everyone amused for a good hour at the dining table. 

Once they were ready we swapped them all between us so we could all try a little bit of each others baking. 

In other news DD2's half of the girls room is officially ready to be occupied. We managed to move half of her bed this morning but it takes forever to reassemble so it'll be finished off tomorrow.

My evening plans once the children are all tucked into bed is to watch a few more episodes of Teen Wolf and relax with my knitting.

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Saturday Shenanigans

I'm still working on DD2'S half of the girls room. Today I added the bright yellow and topped up the pink bits with a second coat. The pink and yellow paint were free from a friend moving home, the other colours are the 10p tester pots I stashed a while back. 

I love how the colours are looking together, it makes me think of fruit salad chew sweets 😂

I've also been trying to finish off some WIPs that are laying around. Like stitching up this chunky knit hat I made a while back for Gman. It only took me a few minutes to sort while I took a coffee break. The yarn is so chunky I could sew it up with just my fingers. 

 We have a family birthday party to attend this evening so my afternoon will be spent trying to get 4 children into the bathtub for a scrub and then into some smart clothes just before we head out of the door. 

If I'm lucky I'll have time to sort myself out too 😂

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Special guest

It was DD2's turn to look after the class mascot this week. His name is Luke Jupiter and he arrived with his own little bag and a diary of precious adventures to add to.

We popped to Marwell zoo one afternoon after school for a few hours to show him our favourite animals and playpark.

  We took lots of photos and printed out DD2's favourites for her to stick in the holiday diary and write a little report on what we'd been doing.

 DD2 really enjoyed it and skipped into school this morning to show everyone the photos 😍

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Lunar eclipse

Did anyone else what the lunar eclipse last night. We had a great view in our back garden. DH was just heading home from work and DD1 was still reading so we all spent five minutes in the back garden watching the moon slowly disappearing beneath the shadow.

It was the first lunar eclipse DD1 had ever seen so it was a lovely moment to share together.

I'm hoping to share some more family moments with you guys soon too, life has been a mile a minute lately. With 4 children and a very mischievous husband to control there's always something happening that needs sorting out.

We have a very special visitor staying with us this week so after school we will be popping up to visit the zoo.

I will reveal more shortly.

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It begins!

Yesterday we had our 12 month house inspection. Which means we are finally free to redecorate our home!

Within 10 minutes of the inspection team leaving I was sorting out my stash of tester pots ready to get painting.

I'm starting in the downstairs bathroom with a feature wall. 

Addimg in a little child labour to help of course. 

And voila. One funky geometric wall.

The whole project only took a few hours to do but already makes such a difference to the room. Just wait till you see stage 2!

Costs;

10x 10p tester pots

3 pack of masking tape £1

Paintbrush 75p

Bathroom costs - £2.75p

1930's knitted hat

I've just finished knitting this cute bobbly beanie from a 1930's knitting pattern in my stash.

Consider the pattern is well on its way to hitting triple figures, I don't think it looks dated. It's supposed to be stripy but I opted to use some self striping yarn from my stash. 

I think I might make a few more later for our craft stall in September. I'm toying with the idea of framing the pattern for display. Do you think people would be interested in seeing it while they choose their hats?

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Thrift shopping haul

I've had a lovely afternoon enjoying the sunshine and thrift shopping with my mum.

First I found this baffling framed cross stitch picture. I love the slightly bizzare vibe to it with the gothic text and cheery goose scene. 

It will be the first addition to my wall of curios.

I also found a king size Thomas the tank bedding set. I've never seen one in king size before. The two spare pillowcases match other sets Gman already owns, the cover itself is destined to become some sort of tent or teepee.

Its a huge amount of fabric for just £1.

2 books for just 29p! DD1 has been becoming more interested in Biblical stories and prayer thanks to attending Messy Church etc. These books should go down pretty well.

I couldn't stop laughing when I found this. I had to get it. 

Finally I found this amazing jigsaw! Gman enjoyed putting it together. It's a great introduction to learning to tell the time and has all his favourite characters in it. 

What goodies have you found lately while thrift shopping?

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