Wild Rose | Weleda Wonder & the Kindness of Strangers

When I was twelve I won a life-size plush Care Bear in an IcyPole competition. Aaaaaand, I'm pretty sure I haven't won anything since. 

That is - until now! 

It appears that my good luck has finally returned in the form of this gorgeous Weleda prize from Katie at Musings of a Chic Mama. Lucky much? ;)

Thank you Katie! Katie's blog is lovely so I shouldn't have been surprised by the extra touches of sweet wrapping and uber-cute card but I did appreciate them. Everyone likes unwrapping a present :)

Katie is the mama of 2 beautiful kids and a self-confessed lover of tea, travel, books, Montessori, Steiner and alternative education, interior design and architecture! Hello! This perfect stranger sounds just like the makings of a perfect friend.

I think you'll love her blog so please take a look (and tell her I sent you ;) I'm off to take a shower! XO

Easter Activity | Stuffing an egg!

Inspired by Val at Homeschooling in the Rose Garden I decided to try & stuff some blown eggs with the little Easter gifts that I had bought for my boys. The gifts are a little wooden hand-painted chick (for Lovely) and a bunny (for Hug). I've had my eyes on that bunny for months!

First I blew out, washed & dried the egg shell. Then I stuffed the egg with some spun wool to make the chick cosy. Here she goes!

The bunny was too big to actually fit into the egg so he's sitting in a little egg shell & wool nest. I applied a transfer as a finishing touch to the chick-filled one. Too cute, if I say so myself :) 

The gifts then snuggled into a pair of Beatrix Potter mugs with some extra wool & some of those chocolate speckled eggs for company.

I actually thought I'd bought 2 Peter Rabbit mugs but one seems to be Jemima Puddle Duck. Oh well, it matches the chick at least ;) and fingers crossed there won't be any complaints.

Happy Easter!