Warning: The following post contains and egg-cessive amount of egg puns. Those of you that egg-hibit egg sensitivities may want to look away. It was book week at Emma’s school, the brief was to dress up as something that started with the first letter of your name – of course Emma went as an egg because it was an egg-ceptional…
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Today’s Halloween Craft idea is brought to you by Emma, who has recently discovered that she loves making slime after we were sent a package of products to try from Elmer’s. After lots of slime making experimentation, she had the great idea to make some green glitter slime with googly eyes in it – perfect for Halloween! Because she is…
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Emma’s love of all things Harry Potter has yet to subside. As she delves further into the books and movies, her interest in the more peripheral characters is growing. Her latest character crush is Luna Lovegood – a free-spirited Ravenclaw who always seems like she is ‘off with the fairies’. Emma describes her as ‘dreamy’. “The girl gave off an…
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I’m so excited to finally share the photos of Emma as Ginny Weasley in her finished Hogwarts Robes, that I made for her Harry Potter Birthday Party. The party was weeks in the planning (and making) and you can read all about it on My Poppet LIVING now. Emma is really into all things Harry Potter at the moment,…
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When Emma decided on a Harry Potter themed birthday party, the first thing she insisted on was that every guest was to have their own wand. Luckily for me wands are pretty easy to make, and without much effort, or special craft supplies. Emma and I had a lot of fun making a range of Harry Potter style Wizard…
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Do you have a young Witch or Wizard that that has been sorted into Hogwarts Gryffindor House? You may even be a Gryffindor yourself. Well you’ll need a Gryffindor crest patch for your robes then, and I’ve designed an easy no-sew version that can be whipped up before you can say ‘Repello Muggletum’! Emma is super obsessed with everything Harry…
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Looking for some quick and easy Halloween costume ideas that won’t break the budget? I’m here to save the day! Putting together fun costumes for fancy dress parties, dress-ups, imaginative play and Halloween events doesn’t have to be expensive, or even involve any DIY, you probably have lots of useful stuff at home already. With Halloween coming up I thought…
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Are you ready for Halloween? Have you decided what fun, and of course spooky craft you are going to do first? You have to try our spooky pine-cone Halloween spiders. They are the perfect combination of outdoor play and adventure and creative painting and crafting. Let’s make some Spooky Spiders! You will need: pine cones liquid paint or spray paint coloured pipe-cleaners…
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