Help me decide...

I really want a change for my living room, I've gone shabby chic mad! but I really can't decide if I  should redecorate or just work with what I have :/

I currently have this on one wall, the other walls are white and black & I have a zebra rug which is so hard to keep clean with little ones in and out ...

I really love this, I won't have to change my living room completely but it gives me more choice of accessory colours, I'm thinking blacks,greys and either a teal or a purple for accessories like vases,rugs and even sofa  etc

If I keep the zebra I'll be wallpapering the wall opposite the wallpapered one and hoping it isn't to much, What would you do? I'd really like a fresh look but I'm so undecided

The Liebster Award

 

A huge thank you to thejollyfashionista for nominating my blog for the Liebster Award  :) 

An award for upcoming bloggers with less then 2OO follower, a way for new and upcoming bloggers to gain a bigger audience and meet other bloggers. 

The rules for the award are:

1-Each blogger should answer the questions the tagger asked

2-Choose 11 new bloggers to pass the award onto and link them in your post

3- Create 11 new questions for your chosen bloggers to answer

4- Go back to their page and let them know about the award

5- No tag backs!

Here are the questions I was asked and my answers

1. If you could raid any celebrity's wardrobe, who's would it be?

It's got to be Helena Bonham Carter

2. Which high street shop is your favourite?

I love topshop but i'm quite the tightbum when it comes to myself, so I try and create the looks i would achieve from topshop the best i can with primark, for my girls it's NEXT

3. What is your favourite piece of fashion that you own?

Hmm.. Got to be my new rocks although I hardly wear them they are my fave head turning item

4. Where do you see yourself in five years time?

Hopefully happily married, with possibly a little brother/sister for my girls

5. When did you first start blogging and what do you feel you have achieved since then?

I started blogging on the 13th April, I've achieved a passion for something that I haven't given up on, although i don't post my personal struggles it's been a great way for me to just get away for abit 

6. What is your favourite food?

Oooh toughy, I love my food it would have to be my mums bacon pudding

7. What is your favourite beauty product?

Ooh, it's got to be hair dye (I'm not even sure if that's the kind of beauty product you mean,sorry if it's not)

 8. High street or designer?

High street, you can create the same look with well over a fraction of the price if you put it together correctly 

9. Which season do you prefer to dress for?

Summer I dress for comfort and warmth in the winter 

10. How many blog followers would you like to have this time next year?

I'd love to have 1OO but I'm thankful for any amount I have, it's a wonderful feeling waking up to a new follower knowing they would like to follow to see new posts 

11. What is your dream job?

I'd love to be an extreme body modification artist, doing things from implants,scarification,tongue splitting although were I live there really isn't a market for it unless 

I have nominated the following bloggers 

Heather @  butterflieshavesouls

Emma @ bitsnbeautys 

 Biruté Sim @ golovelife

Terri @ Mum-wife-girl

Sarah @ yummymummyintraining

I'm struggling to find 11 blogs I'm following with less then 1OO so I will update this asap!  

My questions for these bloggers are

1- Where would you most like to go on holiday?

2- If money was no object what would be the first thing you would do?

3- What is your favourite colour?

4- Whats your favourite season?

5- Do you have names picked for any children you may have?

6- If you could meet anyone from the celeb world who would it be?

7- Sweet or Savory?

8- Heels or Flats?

9- Whats your favourite film?

1O- If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be? 

I look forward to reading your answers :) 

It's that time again already

I can't believe how quick this year has gone, Today is Issy's last day of being in a reception when she goes back in 6 weeks she will be in year 1!! So now I have the task of stocking up on lots of fresh uniform for the new term, so I've been looking around for the nicest uniform style and good value for money. F&F have really amazing prices on their school uniform bits, the girls tops have a lovely scallop design around the buttons that looks really pretty and I've fallen in love with a pair of shoes coming to ALDI soon.

Any trousers or skirts I buy have to have an adjustable waist, Issy has such a small waist but has really long legs so if they fit in the waist they are to short and if they fit in the leg they are to big round the waist.

Any recommendations on places to buy school uniform from?

Graze Box - FREE box with this code

 

 I signed Daisie up to the Graze kids goody boxes the other week,  I'm super excited to have one come through but I'm having problems with them being able to take payment from either of my cards :(

I made sure I had money on them when I signed up all seemed okay but then I had an email saying they wasn't able to take payment. They've been really great because of this I've been offered a free box but I'm still having no luck with payment :( I've updated all my details and made sure they are correct, I'll carry on trying and I'll go into my bank to check if its their end that's stopping it because I'm really excited!

It's such a great way to try her with new things the price is just amazing and it all comes in a posh little box with her name on. I'll be trying Issy with one too :) 

I may even attempt one myself

Has anyone else had any trouble with making payments?

Get yourself a FREE box with this code 

OR

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Daisie turns 2

My smallest bubba turned two on Monday, so I'm now a mumma of a two and five year old!
We didn't get to do the zoo or aquarium plans that I wanted to do as absolutely everything that could go wrong, did on the run up to her birthday weekend :( so money was super tight (I'm so glad I shopped for her presents early) but we still managed to give her a great birthday party/BBQ and we spent all morning Monday opening presents & playing then we went for lunch and fed the ducks in the afternoon :) which she's now addicted to and asks for ducks ever since so it will be a regular thing to do from now on. I plan to do the zoo/aquarium plans on the first week of the school holidays but I might just change my mind when I see just how choker everywhere gets when its the holidays either way my girls are going some time this year!

Crochet

God do people make this look easy!! My hooks finally arrived today so I gave it a shot, I have a book I got out from the library but it's all so confusing and two balls of wool I got in ready for when my hooks arrived. I'm managing to do the starting stitch with no problem but I'm stuck there :( It doesn't help I haven't picked a granny square pattern I'd like to learn and stuck to it, I keep trying what ever looks easy. My wool seems so small compared to all the tutorials I've watched (I asked if I could crochet with it when I bought it the woman said it's fine to crochet with) I sat with my aunty and she showed me how to get a pattern going but as I'm doing it I'm still ending with the beginning stitch I done that looks like a plait :/  instead of moving outwards I'm still going upwards.

Any recommendations of a simple granny square I could start off with?

My blog layouts/themes/backgrounds/headers

My two most recent blog layout/themes/backgrounds/headers have been done by a wonderful friend of mine who I met online a few years ago, she's become a really great friend we may not swap texts, phone calls or meet up but I know if I ever need an ear to listen she will be there with nothing but supportive words for me!
so this post was to let her know just how much I appreciate her making my layouts for me and give her credit for her work :)

 Please pop by and check out her blog http://butterflieshavesouls.blogspot.co.uk/