The Little Book of Ebony

I wanted to make my parents something as a keepsake for our dog, Ebony, because they have both been devestated by her loss. A photobook seemed the perfect solution so, after a bit of googling, I went with Vistaprint as the value for money and the simplicity of the interface both trumped the other options. You can get a small landscape (13cm by 10cm) with 24 matte pages ffor £9.99 - of course now that I've made it they're offering 25% off. Typical!

The book took just over a week and looked really professional, even though most of the photos came from various phone cameras. When you upload the photo they use a warning system to let you know the probable quality of the print, but they were perfectly serviceable for a personal gift in the end. Overall I'm really pleased!

Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe

For years I've made a hobby out of entering competitions - the thrill of winning is brilliant, even if the prize is just a keyring or a sample of something! During the last month to six weeks of pregnancy I credit comping with having kept me sane (or, at least, saner). Since Marianna was born I've been using theprizefinder.com and facebook to enter some competitions every day, and have been really lucky so far this year.

This morning the postman brought a big selection of sweets from a like and share competition on Facebook, run by Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe in Salisbury. I'm trying to shift the baby weight so A has baggsied most of the sweets but the parma violets are all mine! :)

Teeny Beanies Bunting

Marianna's Auntie Louise sent a little surprise gift this week for her nursery -

This personalised bunting came beautifully presented from the Teeny Beanies website. The triangles are alternating light and dark pink, with the letters and lovehearts in contrasting colours, attached to a pink gingham ribbon. So pretty!

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