My Find of the Week : Mommy Mittens

I found these cute mommy mittens on pinterest! arn't they cute!!!
I can't seem to find the original source but I've heard that they are sold online at www.inhabitatshop.com but are currently sold out





I could do with a pair or 2 of these

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Handmade Notebooks

I made these cute notebooks as gifts at Christmas. I couldn't post them on here until after the big day in case they saw them. And then it slipped my mind until I came across my own little notebook that I made and it reminded me

These ones were for my sister

And these ones were for my dad

These were so easy to make. I just brought some cheap 18p jotters and shopping list from Wilkos and just decorated them with some pretty paper. Don't you just LOVE easy crafts!!

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Thank you so much to everyone who linked up last week!
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Don't forget to check out at least 2 other link up's as after all, that's what the party is all about!

My favs from last week were:

Felt American Flag Cushion from Twigg Studios


Smitten Lovebird Dress Tutorial from Sew Can Do


Revamp Your Blog from Blissful & Domestic


And last weeks most clicked was :

Quiet Book from Suburbia Momma

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10 Simple Tips to Keep your House Tidy

I really struggle to keep my house clean and tidy. Mainly because I HATE cleaning!! But I've been trying some ideas out and so far they are working
Everyday I do my normal everyday chores like washing the pots, hoovering etc.. But I always feel like I didn't have enough time to do all the other things that needed doing around the house. That's where tip number 1 comes in
1. After the normal chores do an extra 10-15 minutes doing just one thing. This could be cleaning the cupboards, sorting your photos out, cleaning out behind the sofa. Just make sure you spend no more than 15 minutes a day
2. Find a place for everything. This might sound easy enough, but when your dis-organized this can be the hardest thing ever! 
3. Use boxes and containers in drawers. Don't you just hate it when you open a drawer to look for something and the contents is scatted everywhere? And use Velcro to hold them in place
4. Keep a basket at the bottom of the stairs for things that need to be took up later

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5. Never leave a room without taking something with you. This could be taking a mug back into the kitchen. Take the kids toys with you and pop them in the basket on the stairs. And if you go upstairs, take a basket with you.
6. Do a load of laundry everyday! you might have a certain day that you do all the laundry every week, but who want's to spend an whole day sorting through dirty clothes. Do one load everyday to keep the washing down, and then it wont seem like your doing that much.
7. Dust and fold the laundry while on the phone. My mum is always ringing me and sometimes I can be on the phone to her for a good hour! While I'm chatting away nothing is getting done. but a bit of dusting can easily be done while on the phone

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8. Set up a donation station. Have a box where you can put things you don't need or want any more and when it's full donate it to your local charity shop
9. Give the kids chores. Give each child age appropriate chores that they have to do each week and in return get a reward. See my reward points here
10. Make everyone take their shoes off when they enter your house. This might sound a bit rude to your guests making them all take their shoes off, but you'll be surprised at how much dirt is actually brought in the house on our shoes. If you want you carpets staying nice a clean this one is a must!
Hope these help!! they have certainly helped me!!

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This week I'm featuring The Sewing loft


My blog is super new and offers "how to" style tutorials that highlight the 3R's: Reduce, Reuse & Recraft! 

right now I am the featured sewing expert on Craftfoxes.com and am sharing tips, tricks, patterns and answering questions.Or you can find fun facts and a simple craft here on

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Here is my favorite project
Taming the Scrap Basket

Happy Crafting!

Heather Valentine

The Sewing Loft Blog

www.thesewingloft.com

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My top 5 posts are:

Sweater Kitty


This is just sooo cute!!

Simple Friendship Bracelet 


Would make an excellent gift

Sewing Weights


How cool are these!

No More Wire Hangers


These are just gorgeous!!

Lamp Makeover


How amazing is this!!? WOW

Thank you so much Heather for sharing your wonderful blog with us.
Go and visit Heather at The Sewing Loft and she also has a fantastic Etsy shop
here are a few of the items she has for sale

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