*This post is sponsored by Finish When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what happens when life gives you grapefruit, in abundance? Well, these days, you resort to social media for inspiration! My lovely readers suggested biscuits, marmalade, salads, grapefruit and gin cocktails, grapefruit yoghurt cake and grapefruit sorbet. Now grapefruit sorbet ought toRead more
Meet Brumby. She’s a Gathered skirt from Megan Nielsen patterns. The Brumby skirt has amazing deep scoop pockets, an exposed zipper and contoured waistband. Honestly I am an absolute sucker for a skirt with pockets. Can’t get enough of it. The Brumby Skirt has three different versions. I made version 1 in a medium weightRead more
Recently our middle lad has been unwell, your standard kid cold. There was an unexpected and fabulous side effect to this. Mr Wallace and I both got to spend one on one time with him. This is a very rare occasion for our middle lad. If there’s a kid that misses out in our family,Read more
Last week I shared the littlest lad’s first birthday DIY Cake Smash. For the cake smash I used a DIY ombre cake. It was my first attempt at ombre and I have to say, it’s deceptively simple and really very pretty. Here’s a step-by-step guide to make a colourful and sweet DIY Ombre Cake. Step 1Read more
My little lad turned one, such a lovely milestone! Obviously I couldn’t do a birthday interview with him so instead it was DIY Cake Smash. Of course the results would be much more impressive if I was a whiz bang photographer. Nevertheless, combine a cute kid (if I do say so myself) with a cakeRead more
Too Busy Sleeping, Zanni Louise and Anna Pignataro (Little Hare Books, 2015) Too Busy Sleeping is an honest and gentle portrayal of introducing an older child to their newborn sibling. The story unfolds with big sister Eleanor longing to play with her newborn baby brother Reuben. But Reuben is always too busy sleeping. As a familyRead more
Recently I’ve been wondering if Mr Wallace has swapped his office job for a role as a travelling salesman. He’s been jetting around the country for work, leaving me to kid wrangle. I bitch and moan about it, partly because it’s hard work when he’s away but mostly because I am jealous. How amazing wouldRead more
This competition is now closed. Wow, what an amazing response, choosing a winner was tricky! I loved every entry, they all made me smile and nod in agreement. Huge congratulations to Julie Jones, the competition winner, based on her sweet little poem – Like Cinderella I toil away, wishing I had more time to play.Read more