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Wanna be Hannah Montana?

Hannah Montana Stage Show Guitar Sibéal who is 6 years old is a huge Hannah Montana fan so she was over the moon when Santy brought her Hannah’s Stage show guitar, mic and amplifier for Christmas. This 31in guitar has 6 real steel guitar strings and comes complete with a powerful stage amplifier, a sing [...]

Porcelain Painting Present

Deluxe Porcelain Painting Set Sibéal received this 8 piece painting set from Auntie Orla for Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed completing it. It is a simple kit that contains 3 bowls, 2 candle sticks and 3 vases, all unpainted. 12 mini pots of paint and 2 paint brushes are also included and are then used to [...]

Cupcake calamity

Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker A couple of weeks before Christmas, Sibéal spotted an ad on tv for Girl Gourmet Cupcake maker and was instantly hooked. It was top of her list and no amount of persuasion was going to shift it. Santy duly obliged, it arrived and she was delighted.  With all the festivities and [...]

Review of Jo Malone’s Gift Set

Jo Malone’s Gift Set My fabulous sister surprised me with a Jo Malone gift set for Christmas and its so gorgeous. Packaged in cream box tied with a black ribbon, it contained a bottle of the White Jasmine and mint cologne and some orange blossom bath oil. I’ve always preferred light, fresh, green, floral perfumes rather than [...]