A step by step of the making of the beautiful Dancing Ladies card from My Greeting Box cardmaking subscription box

My Greeting Box Step-By-Step – Dancing Lady Watercolour Card

I had such fun making the watercolour rain card from the August My Greeting Box, I decided to make another design! This time I chose the Dancing Lady Watercolour Card. It used the same masking technique as the rain card, but it was definitely more challenging! After …

A review Coalatree Women's Trailhead Adventure Shorts #coalatree #ourdoorapparel

Made for Women: Coalatree Trailhead Adventure Shorts

Women need practical outdoor clothing too! When I saw Coalatree was bringing out a shorts version via Kickstarter of their unisex Adventure Pants, I had to check them out.  I wrote a review of the Adventure Pants from a woman’s point of view because the pants are …

A review of Coalatree Trailhead Advenure pants from a woman's point of view! #coalatree #outdoorapparel

Coalatree Adventure Pants – A Review for Women

Coalatree Trailhead Adventure Pants have lots of reviews, but it’s difficult to find any specific reference to these pants for women. (For the benefit of British readers, we’re talking about pants in the American sense, ie. trousers. Not undercrackers, or something that’s crap.)  The Adventure …

Mila and Pheebs Review

Review: Mila & Pheebs – August 2018 The Back To School Box

Yep, it’s almost the end of the summer holidays! But Mila & Pheebs has come up with a terrific box of goodies to get your kids in the mood to go Back to School. It’s amazing what gets fitted into that box. It’s small enough …

My Greeting Box Review cardmaking subscription box

Review: My Greeting Box – August 2018

My Greeting Box is a lovely subscription box that contains everything you need to create beautiful handmade cards. The lovely bright box come right through the mailbox. Even though the contents are practical it is beautifully presented.  This month’s technique is watercolour, and the designs are a …

Mila and Pheebs review July 2018

Review: Mila & Pheebs – July 2018 The Baking Box

Mila & Pheebs has a funky new box design! Isn’t it bright and fabulous? (And yes, that picture is from my Instagram, couldn’t resist.) Anyway, for July Mila & Pheebs came up with a delicious theme – The Baking Box! You can see what’s in …

Mila Pheebs review June 2018 kids stationery box

Review: Mila & Pheebs – June 2018 The Sport-tastic Box

The World Cup is on, Wimbledon has started, and this month’s Mila & Pheebs has joined in the fun with this Sport-tastic box! The newsletter has tons of sporty jokes, trivia, and dates to remember. Stickers! These are lovely chunky foam football stickers. And check it out, two …