The Beautiful Blogger Award

by Zena-Marie on 5 September 2012

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With everything that has happened recently it was a lovely surprise when I logged onto Twitter to find the fabulous Gemma @Missuswolf had nominated me for The Beautiful Blogger Award. What a wonderful honour. I have been blogging for exactly 6 months now and have been over whelmed by the loveliness of people who blog and [...]

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Bye-Bye Baby (My Ectopic Pregnancy)

by Zena-Marie on 9 August 2012

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I feel really guilty for abandoning my blog for so long but a slight tragedy struck the fabulous household and I needed some time to deal with it.  I say slight tragedy only because the passage of these past few weeks has allowed me the kind of emotional distance that is not always possible when [...]

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Dinosaur Birthday Party

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Okay so it my little boys 4th birthday a few months ago and I have only just got round to posting the pictures of his dinosaur themed birthday party, but in my defence it has been a busy few months. He is completely obsessed with dinosaurs so when it came to choosing a theme for [...]

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The Sunshine Award

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I was very honoured when a couple of weeks ago when the lovely AMummysView awarded me with the fabulous Sunshine Award. The Sunshine Award is a lovely orange flower that bloggers give to other “bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere”. What an honour to have my new little blog recognised by [...]

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Father’s Day Gift Guide.

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Yeah. My request to join Not On The High Street.com  affiliate programme has been accepted. I love NOTHS because they have tons of unique gifts that you can’t find…well, on the High Street. Here is my round up of the best for Fathers Day. 1. I love these free standing Dictionary Letters. Each one is [...]

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A Jubilee Party

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So how did you spend the Jubilee weekend? With street parties and garden parties, picnics and lunches up and down the country it has certainly been a weekend of mass celebration. I’d love to hear what you all got up to and to start you off I’ll show you how my Jubilee party turned out. It was [...]

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Cupcake recipes

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Here are four fabulous cupcake recipes. Easy enough to make with kids, delicious enough to be enjoyed by adults. Below you will find recipes for plain, vanilla, lemon and chocolate cupcakes complete with buttercream recipes. For a picture tutorial on how to create perfect buttercream swirls click HERE. Plain Cupcake Recipe Ingredients 125g (1 Cup) [...]

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FREE Jubilee Party Pack

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With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee just a couple of weeks away I have busy designing this regal printable party pack and to celebrate the event I am offering the pack as a free download to all new subscribers  (until the 5th of June.)  The pack is perfect for Brit’s abroad, little impromptu events and can be combine [...]

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Madeleine McCann – A little girl lost

Today in a break from my usual posts I am supporting the campaign #Blogging4Madeleine it was started by Amummyview and  Tea and Biscotti to raise awareness of Madeline McCann a young British girl abducted while on holiday. For those of you outside of the UK who may not be aware of Madeline McCann here is a brief [...]

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Woodland Dessert Table

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What an honour my little ‘Woodland Dessert Table’ has been featured on Sweet Designs. I put the table together for my children a little while ago for no other reason than I found these really cute chocolate woodland animals and marshmallow mushrooms in a lovely little sweet shop in Dulwich.  The table was actually really [...]

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