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I would love to have chickens in my garden. Scratching around the ground, living in a funky modern style chicken coop. Or maybe I just like the idea of keeping chickens. Skipping out into the garden with my lovely wicker basket, collecting freshly laid free range eggs for my breakfast or to bake a cake.  …

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Giant Cupcake Birthday Cake with Rainbow Butter Cream

The birthday cake of choice for my niece this year was to create a giant cupcake cake with a piped topping sitting in a giant cupcake case made from chocolate. Gulp!  I had seen a rather magnificent cake on My Cupcake Addiction, an Australian site with some fabulous cakes and tutorials. I was inspired by their brightly coloured rainbow …

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Painting Clay Terracotta Pots

The flowers are putting on a wonderful display in the garden this Summer. But some of my terracotta pots are looking a little less than presentable. So you guessed it, I have had the paint pots and paint brush out again. Ready to paint my clay terracotta garden pots. No need for primer this time, …

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Plants Through the Post – Suttons Seeds Review

If like me you have ever wondered how delicate annual flowering plants can survive a journey from the grower to your front door, then read on.  Suttons Seeds offer a wide choice of Flowers, Fruit and Vegetable plants, along with seeds and additional gardening equipment.  Antirrhium also known as Snapdragon Stock – Sugar and Spice I ordered …

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How to Upcycle a Wooden Sewing Box

I have a wooden sewing box that was bought for me as a gift for my 40th birthday a few years ago. It is a sturdy and practical sewing box, it fits in many of my essential sewing accessories perfectly.  Since completing the Makeover of my Sewing Room the wooden sewing box looked out of …