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Image: Daily Messes You find yourself walking in the countryside eating a piece of fruit and when you're finished you can see no bin...

Image: Babble When one door closes, another one opens. Or you can just open the closed door... that's how doors tend to work. Or ...

Image: ikatbag They say when training a toddler, it takes 3 days to make or break a habit. I'm sure there are many arguments f...

Image: The Inadvertent Farmer There is a old wooden chair, comfortable tucked between two wardrobes, in a spare bedroom in my home.  I ...

Image: Lilla A Everything that is made has a life cycle. The life cycle of a milk carton begins with a tree. That tree is harvested fo...

Image: 101 Woonideeën About a year ago, we bought a 4 in 1 jigsaw puzzle ( of a famous toy train character ) in the vain hope that our 1...

Image: The Eden Project There's a common idea that there is no trouble so great or grave, that cannot be diminished with a nice cup ...

Image: Shift Wallpapers It's New Year's Eve and for most of us, that means it is a time for reflection, to look back on the pas...

Image: A Little Hut And so it begins..... There has been much discussion in our home about when Christmas starts. Is it when everyth...

Each year, millions of households around the world, carve scary faces into shop bought pumpkins and then place them in their windows and on ...

Image: Eco_Monster Security envelopes hold our lives in the balance. When the post arrives, we are greeted with one envelope giving u...

*As much as I would love to begin this post by leaping into the world of science and lay out plans, schematics and diagrams for building you...

Image: the little red house Is 1985's chart topping hit,  "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" , a frighteningly accura...

Image: Doodle Craft The three greatest words any child needs to hear should be - 'I love you', but I'm pretty sure most of th...

Image: demilked Continuing my quest for the perfect lamp shade , I have discovered the designer Edward Chew , who makes these stunning la...

Image: bhg Just over a year ago I posted this article about repurposing an old ladder back chair as a bathroom shelf. Image: Casa Co...

Image: Ultimate Paper Mache Why do people collect the things they collect? Apart from the obvious motivations such as nostalgia, soci...

Image: The Telegraph You might think it's a bit strange for me to suggest a project that involves having to light a fire in July. The...

There is a common rule we must all recognise, that when presented with an expensive toy, a child will quickly disregard that toy and play wi...

So today is the longest day of the year. And it's raining...again. They say this is the longest day of the year but I think you'l...