Category Archives: Thrifty
Thrifty Maternity Fashion: Ten Tips for a moneysaving pregnancy
Maternity fashion, eh? There were points in my pregnancy where that phrase felt like a ludicrous juxtaposition. Is it possible to look all right with hips that widen by inches daily (partly due to pelvis getting into shape and partly … Continue reading
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Tagged clothes, fashion, frugal, maternity, pregnancy, save money, second hand, secondhand, thrifty
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London’s Best Car Boot Sales
Whenever we leave London for a countryside adventure we make it a priority to visit car boot sales – there is nothing like scrabbling around a windy field in someone else’s rural junk. It is such a different kind of … Continue reading
Recycled Hobby Horse
Kids are awesome eh, with their incredible imaginations. Whenever I bend down to pick something up Ramona doesn’t see her mummy bending down to pick something up- she sees a horse. Struck by my horsey ways, she will immediately clamber … Continue reading
An Upcycled Toddler Space with Homemade Coloured Chalkboard Paint
I have been getting busy with the homemade coloured chalkboard paint again! I am a bit of an obsessive. It is just such a cool, simple and thrifty way to upcycle things and transform spaces. I’ve recently made over a … Continue reading
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Tagged area, chalk, chalkboard, children, coloured, homemade, nook, paint, space
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Sixty Thrifty Ideas for a Shoestring Spring
It is astonishingly hard to believe that Easter is upon us, when it feels so very like the depths of winter. Yesterday was so cold that we got the birth pool down from the loft (hugely prematurely!) filled it with … Continue reading
Fancy Dress Mishaps and Coathanger Bunny Ears
We have had a lovely weekend, it felt a bit like a final fling before we begin a period of hibernation with a newborn. We had my nephew’s sixth birthday party at ours complete with some of my best friends … Continue reading
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Thrifty Beauty – Twelve uses from two essential ingredients
Hot on the heels of The Guardian’s 50 best beauty products, I trot, bearing news of great frugal joy. You don’t need 50 products, and in fact, you needn’t spend more than £3 all up. For here are THE two essential ingredients, … Continue reading
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Tagged bicarb, bicarbonate of soda, coconut oil, eco, health, ingredients, thrifty beauty, uses
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