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I got all the pictures off the internet and printed them in all different sizes so I was able to fit in all the nooks and crannies :)

So I'm very very very excited I've just finished a Peppa Pig chair using decoupage. I can basically do any character on any piece of furniture but thinking table and chairs would be a good start. Would love for you to let me know what you think? You can see it in either place: http://pressiesbypebbles.com/my-crafting/very-cool-childrens-furniture/ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.134049660076719.30645.123666841115001&type=1

Thanks, I think we may go with Baby Annabelle and get other people to buy the accessories

I seem to have spent all morning searching for a nice talking doll for a little girl and I've now confused myself cos so many to choose from Can someone please recommend a nice, not too annoying, talking doll for a 4+ year old Or if not talking a doll that does something (not poo!!!) Thanks in advance Sally

Wow, I really am lucky. I don't think I realised to be honest, I always knew she was good and quick. I'll definitely let her know on Tuesday :) I'll also ask her if she wants to work more hours but she's the one who's led us with how long she works - i.e. when we moved here she was working 2 hours a week and then said she asked to be increased to 3 when we moved to this house - I'll let you know if she wants to increase her hours but I think she'll say she's fine!

OK I've just read further and I could having written that writing my blog is a very cathartic for me - not sure where the accelerated defectation came from :)

Ha ha Tiddles, would love to be in Living etc :) Thanks for your kind words. I'm actually finding writing my blog www.pressiesbypebbles.com really interesting. Just lovely putting my thoughts down when I wouldn't normally think about them again - if that makes sense (I wanted to use the word cathartic here but i just checked that i had the right spelling and found out that it actually means "a cathartic is a substance that accelerates defecation" - i'm piddling myself now and thanking God that I actually looked up the spelling cos can you imagine if i described writing my blog as that!!!! Anyway please drop me a line anyone if you like the look of something but would like it tweaked. I'm currently working on a fab map idea - 2 maps (one where they got married and one where they live now) and i'm cutting the main area out in a shape of a heart and having that raised up over the rest of the map - if that makes sense - I'll post a picture when I've finished Thanks everyone again - my kids think i've gone mad now as I'm still laughing at the thought of using that word :)

Stawbs, I totally agree. We have a fab cleaner who works 3 hours a week. We have a fairly large 5 bed house. In those 3 hours she cleans the whole downstairs top to bottom and then 3 bedrooms, changing sheets, dust, hoover etc and then downstairs loo and both bathrooms thoroughly. She also puts on and takes out and hangs up (or puts in tumble dryer) as many clothes washes as she can fit in in that time. She finishes all of this is 2 1/2 hours and the last 1/2 hour is for extras i.e. cleaning fridge, cleaning oven, cleaning windows, cleaning spare bedroom or study. We absolutely love our cleaner however she doesn't use her common sense - i.e. empty dishwasher and put in dirty stuff, instead she washes it all up. She won't see that some flowers in a vase are dead and therefore throw away she'll just leave there. However all of these things are very minor and I know we are lucky to have someone who is quick and thorough and trustworthy. We've had her nearly 10 years now and love her to bits.

I'm a bit bah humbug - as someone said earlier, not about halloween but about trick or treaters - however i have no problem other people doing it as long as they don't annoy me. Anyway, we have had all curtains closed and all lights off at the front of the house all night and not only have we had callers but people who probably knocked non stop for a minute at about 7.15 (i.e. kids had just gone to bed). I didn't answer the door but I was a bit miffed that not only were people knocking on a door that was obviously not wanting to play a part but also that they would be so rude to keep knocking. Anyway, we've had 4 knocks but that was our worst. I haven't gone outside so who knows if we've been egged. I remember when I was a child and my parents didn't answer the door the kids put loo roll all over the tree in the front garden and then poured water all over it. This was in Dulwich and I swear 30 years later I can still see bits of loo roll on this very tree :) We have 5 and a 3 year old. I think I was able to get away with it for another year because of it being half term so it'll be interesting to see what happens next year. I'm never going to say never but I would like to think that I can hold it off with dressing up and having a tea party instead of the trick or treating. I hope those who did take part had a wonderful evening though :) x

Here's the comic letter in a 3d box frame which can be tv characters, film or comics - anything really :)

Oh thanks so much Jills and hkirsop - what lovely words, thank you :) It means the world to me Here's Thomas' car picture and also a comic letter which is in a box frame - I can do tv characters/comics/films etc I'll post the comic letter in another post as it's too big together Thanks again

I can't get to your link Otta because I'm not a member of Which - would you be able to write it out so i can search somewhere else for it? Thanks so much

Yup I also recommend Quickprint - I've been there 4x now in the last week (intexasatthemoment recommended them to me last week) and now I just email the stuff to them and tell them what time i'll be there and they have it printed and ready and waiting for me. Lovely family run business. Reasonably priced as well. Lovely with my children :) Easy parking outside as well

Civilservant - I too dream of that hallway. We had one while I was growing up and I just loved it :). We can keep dreaming :) x

ha ha Pickle, I knew you'd reply :) I'm also thinking about getting one so thanks for asking Nappy Lady

Thanks so much spanners45 - that means a lot Don't be put off by the butterflies, I've just finished a very cool cars picture using matchbox cars and also superhero comic letters so I'm all oner boys as well :) Thanks for your kind words xxx

Thanks hellosailor - yup, looking at folksy too x

Thanks so much Countjc - it was an absolute pleasure and I loved doing them :)

I think that's what puts me off having to have everything in dollars and also because most of my goods are pictures there's obviously the worry of shipping glass!!! Here's hoping I'm like Pickle and can get enough sales from Facebook x

Thanks Gidget - yup I have thought about Etsy page and I think that's the selling route I'll go down (having a link from my webpage probably). Because so much of my stuff is personalised to each person it's taking time for me to get enough stuff to put on there - if that makes sense. I think I'll aim on getting it set up on Etsy by the New Year and in the mean time hope word of mouth etc came keep me going. Thanks for looking and please spread the word. Thanks x

?7 is what we pay at night when the kids are in bed. And yes agree always a cab or lift home

Hi everyone As some of you know after 5 years of being at home with the kids I've decided to set up a small crafting business. Due to suffering with insomnia I find myself with an enormous amount of time during the night, so about 2 years ago I took up crafting and now I no longer lie in bed sending myself loopy but instead I get up and do something useful and fun. Now that Seb and Chloe are at school and nursery I find myself with even more time so I thought why not personalise my crafts for other people. It's just in the early stages so I'm mostly selling on fb and via my blog but the joy of my crafts is that everything can be personalised so if you like the look of something just ask if I can tweak it in anyway you want. So here's how you can follow me and check my stuff out: http://www.facebook.com/pressiesbypebbles - my Facebook page which has a lot of the stuff that I've done and I constantly update it with more stuff as I finish http://www.pressiesbypebbles.com - my blog!!! At the moment more of a chatting type thing but once I'm up and running I hope to have a shop there too @pebblespressies - i'm a newbie on twitter so just getting to grips with all this social media stuff but if you're out there come and find me :) Thanks so much and all positive comments are most welcome (and if you're very careful with your words I'll also take constructive criticism!!!) Sally xxx

Thanks so much for advice, they were indeed very helpful and cheaper than I first thought so thank you x

Does anyone know where in ED I could print off quite a few pages of coloured pictures - not pictures to be put into a frame. I just need them on normal white a4 paper but have about 20 pages full of pictures to print off - they need to be good quality. Any help muchly appreciated Thanks

Thanks so much everyone, can't believe I didn't know about all the restaurants - can't wait now :)