Easter....so late!

As Easter was 2 weeks ago this will be a quick post....I just thought I'd share a few pics and how I made up my little Easter gift bags.

I picked up Easter themed bits and bobs and of course loads of chocolate. I love Euro Giant for occasions such as Easter, Halloween, Valentines Day etc. they stock alot of decorations and cute things for kids. I love the little gift bags, ribbons, confetti and eggs on sticks, I used all these to make up my Easter gift bags. I probably spent less than a fiver on all the above (not including the chocolate)....such good value. I filled each bag with mini eggs, chocolate chicks, lambs, bunnies etc. tied with a ribbon and popped in a little egg on a stick for extra decoration. They were a big hit and super easy to make!!!

Hope everyone had a lovely Easter, it's great to see the weather getting brighter and warmer now and it really feels like spring is here at last!

Karen

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A quick catch up!!!!

I have not posted in a while as my life has been so busy with alot going on personally and professionally. Not to mention I always feel like March and April are busy months anyway.
So here is a quick catch up!

Mother's Day was such a lovely and relaxing day....started with breakfast in bed (my fav: cup of tea, toasted bagle with bacon, tomatoes and a poached egg) the girls then gave me the little things and cards they had made for me at school, these are the things I treaure the most and they were so excited to give them to me. Hubby treated me to my fav perfume (major brownie points xxx) and left me to relax and enjoy my breakfast. Later that day we went for dinner with my parents (I like to spend Mother's day with my own Mom aswell) in Cork City to one of my favourite dining spots....Perry Street Market Cafe (I'm still dreaming of the pan fried salmon).

Babyboy was finally steady enough for his first pair of shoes (had been in prewalkers since November) He has been walking really since Christmas and properly since he was 14 months but when we brought him to get his shoes they advised to wait another few weeks before getting them.....so we did and a few days before he turned 15 months we brought him to Clarks and got these really cute shoes, I love them on him and they go with everything! He's flying around now!!!

St Patrick's Day was another fun day with family and friends. Both the girls took part in our local parade so there was great excitement.

I was lucky enough to get tickets for Pippa's Fashion Factory in The Castlemartyr Resort, in County Cork. If you haven't heard of it, Pippa O'Connor holds these fashion factory around the country and it is such a girlie, fun (and very informative) day out. The day consisted of fab makeup tips, hair style tips, Pippa's favourites (which I loved) a fashion show full of current, afordable fashion from the high street and a really yummy afternoon tea and a belini. It was a fantastic day and I have to say Pippa is even more stunning in the flesh and is such a lovely person, so down to earth and she really is one of the girls. We also got a lovely goodie bag which included two Blank Canvas makeup brushes and so that was the icing on the cake.

Another month and another reason to pack: We had a family wedding in London and after much deliberation we decided to bring the children with us (which I was delighted about really). As the wedding was multicultural there was two wedding events to attend so that meant two wedding outfits per person plus normal day wear etc. I used the same packing method as I did for Paris, which was lay out each outfit for each child (this is defintley the way to pack!!!) We had an absolutley fantastic time, both weddings were brilliant and it was great to experience a different wedding culture and traditions to what we are used to.

Phew.........that was a busy month, plus we had birthdays, days out with friends, parties, BBQ's.....we had a lovely Easter and I hope to do a seperate post about this very soon!

Karen

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A Few Home Buys

I picked up these few things while passing through Dunnes Stores....I was delighted when I saw the glass jar with a lid as I had been looking for something like this for a while.....It's the new home for my hair pins and ties and it sits nicely on my vanity.
I thought the owl was cute and would also be a nice decoration on my vanity and I love the all white. The Metal "Home Sweet Home" heart is hanging in my kitchen window. I got all three for under €15 so all very reasonable. I have to say Dunnes Home Wear has loads of lovely bits at the moment I just needed more time to browse.

I finally got round to buying a Wax Burner and Yankee Candle Wax Melts. I have been a fan of the candles for years but never tried these. I have heard great things so I decided to try them out. I got this burner and set of 12 wax melts in my local Yankee Candle stockist ( I would have preferred a plainer design on the burner but the mirrors actually look quiet pretty when lit) . The set is the "Mother's Day Pure Essence Tube" and the 12 melts included in the set are;
Baby Powder, Ginger Dusk, Champaca Blossom, Lake Sunset, Pink Sands, Fresh Cut Roses, Lovely Kiku, Honey Blossom, Cassis, Garden Sweet Pea, A Child's Wish, Aloe Water. This set has a few of my faves and also some I have never had before, the only thing I would say is I tend to opt for the Food&Spice or Fruit scents for the kitchen (which is where I bought this for) but I think this set is more suited the hall/living area. I have only been using this for a few days but first impressions are very good, there is a much stronger scent than the candles and I can see them lasting way longer. The girl who sold them to me gave me a tip for getting the cold melted wax out of the dish and that's to pop the whole burner into the freezer for a few minutes and the wax will slide right out! Will definitely be trying this!! I am happy so far and think I will move this to the hall and try to find an all cream/white burner for the kitchen with some vanilla cupcake melts!!

And last but not lease a quick trip in to Penney's (is there such a thing???) got me these! I was just popping in to return something and instead of being up money, I left with a big bag and a lighter purse! I really only had a few minutes (hubby and babies waiting outside) but I would have loved some browsing time as they have all the new season children's wear and homewear in stock (I presume ladies wear also but I ran through there with blinkers on).
So I picked up this mint green cushion with a Pink Flamingo on (€6) this is for the girls room (my next decorating project - post coming soon) . I also got this metal "You are my sunshine" hanging sign (€1.50) .....not sure where this if for yet but will be one of the children's rooms. And finally these battery operated set of 20 LED lights (€4) I saw these lighting in the store and thought they would look cute in the girls room. I'll have to pop into Penney's again soon because from what I saw it deserves a bit more of my time to look around.

Karen

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