We love snowglobes here and every year we buy a new one to add to our collection. We haven't seen one we like yet this year so thanks to some inspiration from MakeDoMum, we decided to make some Christmassy snow globes of our ownWhat do I need to make my very own snow globe I hear you ask ;-)Well, you need a small glass jar, it's a good idea to check your jar for water tightness before you start as I didn't think of that and it was only after we'd finished that I realised that Ikea spice jars are possibly not the most watertight containers I could have used! You also need some sort of … [Read more...]
Ever Fancied Being an Elf….
We've had a Frugal Family Elf Yourself makeover and I genuinely don't think that we have ever laughed so much at something. Have a go and let me know as I'd love to see yours too x x … [Read more...]
Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting….
I think I may have just secured the Mother of the Year Award, for Miss Frugal's Christmas party at school tomorrow I've made chocolate fairy cakes with Nutella icing. They looked very Domestic Goddess-like until I let her loose with the sprinkles!Because I'm a lovely person, I'm even going to share the recipe with you so you can impress your kids too....Nutella Frosting 250g icing sugar 80g butter / margarine 75ml milk 90g Nutella (slighly melted - 30 seconds in the microwave does the trick)Because I'm lazy, I used an electric whisk to mix the butter and the icing sugar into a … [Read more...]
A tale of two jugs….
Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I regularly have ideas above my station as far as domesticity is concerned. So you can imagine how excited my Domestic Goddess side got when I saw this during a recent browse of the Emma Bridgewater catalogue:This gravy jug is quite clearly exactly what I need to turn our Sunday Dinners into a sophisticated dining experience.... However, when I pointed out to Mr Frugal how much we needed this gravy boat, he had the cheek to laugh at me! Apparently, apart from the fact that one of our rather clumsy children would probably drop and … [Read more...]
Santa Letters….
I hope you enjoyed the personalised videos from Santa, we showed ours to the kids last night and they were absolutely fascinated - Miss Frugal is definitely a believer again (for now). Today's Magical Christmas post is all about sending your children a letter from Santa. I always do this as I love to see their faces when the postman brings them a letter of their own. Here's a few different ways to send a special Santa letter to your child: You could get your child to write to Santa at - Santa/Father Christmas, Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, SAN TA1. This is the Royal Mail's … [Read more...]
Oh Christmas Tree….
After sucessfully managing to persuade Mr Frugal to venture up into our loft to get all our Christmassy things, we've just spent a lovely afternoon decorating the house....Here's our tree and some of our favourite decorations.All the special cards the kids have made over the years for us.These are the wind up toys we've got in our Christmas crackers the last few years - we've started a new tradition where every year after Christmas dinner we have a family wind up toy race. I'm on the look out for some different ones for this year so if anyone sees them, let me know. In the … [Read more...]
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