Tag Archives: thrifty

Recycled Home- Garden room make over

CRUMBS! Who has had quite enough of babies, eh?! Not of actual babies, Juno is continuing to rock our worlds (in a good way) but, blimey, has this blog gone all babyville or what? Here is a bit of reprieve- … Continue reading

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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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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

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Truly Spring and recent street finds

*sings* “Spring is in the air! Every time I look around, ba, ba, ba, ba” *Does old school Uncle-At-Wedding-Dance-and-Clap* So, SPRING eh?! You sneaky old devil, you. (Actually, stop. I’m not going to start talking to Spring. Personifying my breasts … Continue reading

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Quick and thrifty retro bird decoration

*****Warning: contains strong, possibly offensive views***** You know what I hate? PINK. UGH. It is so disgusting. I have no doubt that my hatred of it is in part because of how it is now a prescriptively female colour, to … Continue reading

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Three Free last-minute Valentines gifts

I saw a tweet this week from a magazine, something like “Our list of Valentines gifts for under £50″… I almost spat out my tea and the just-dunked biscuit I was inevitably munching (this womb-baby is a total biscuit fiend.) … Continue reading

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DIY Cookie Cutter

Just a really quick post today, I am running around like a blue arsed fly getting things ready for the Oxford Street Fairtrade Christmas market on Saturday – woooo! I needed a cool bird (it HAD to be a bird) … Continue reading

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