Blogmas 2021 ๐ŸŽ„

Hey guys ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

It’s that time of year again… yup, you guessed it… Blogmas is back!

If you are unfamilar with ‘Blogmas’ it is 25 posts in December, one for each day leading up to Christmas Day.

Lots of Festive Fun, Books, Ideas, Treats and just general Merryment!

So, come along for the journey!

I will be posting on…

Instagram: Roseannes Blog

Facebook: Roseanne’s blog

Twitter: @RoseannesBlog


25 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚

Blogmas Day Twenty Three: Homemade Christmas Cards ๐ŸŒฒ

Hi guys! ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

I’ll just leave this here, just because….

It has to be done, every year.

So, I do try and make my Christmas cards every year and I have done for over 10 years now (Sayyyyy whatt, madnesss)

This year, with all the craziness I almost didn’t… but then I thought, let’s just scale it back a little, keep them simple and I just do it for my fambizzle.

So thats what I did… if you are family and are reading this, maybe don’t or your card might be on here ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

I still had loads of festive paper left over so I used that as the main design as they are pretty ones.

My calligraphy leaves much to be desired but, be won’t worry about that.

I really liked the simple effect of using the gift tags as part of the design.


I actually really enjoyed making these again. I have utilised Moonapig this year, in order to send cards all over the place, so it was actually really nice to be making them again!

Prehaps I’ll get ahead for next year whilst I’m enjoying it and have more time. It’s nice to do things when you have the time to enjoy it and it doesn’t become a chore.


Right, I’m off to organise our round for the Festive Boxing Day Quiz (2020 stylyyyy obv)

Happy Christmas Eve, Eve!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚

DIY Flower Art ๐ŸŒธ

โ„๐•–๐•ช ๐•˜๐•ฆ๐•ช๐•ค ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป

๊œฑแด, แด€ แดกแด‡แด‡แด‹แด‡ษดแด… แดส€ ๊œฑแด แด€ษขแด ษช ๊œฐแด‡แด€แด›แดœส€แด‡แด… แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด…ษชส แดษด แดส ส™สŸแดษข๊œฑ ษชษด๊œฑแด›แด€ษขส€แด€แด แด˜แด€ษขแด‡, ๊œฑแด ษช แด›สœแดแดœษขสœแด› ษช แดกแดแดœสŸแด… แด…แด แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ๊œฑแด›แด‡แด˜ ส™ส ๊œฑแด›แด‡แด˜ แด๊œฐ สœแดแดก แด›แด แดแด€แด‹แด‡ ษชแด›.

แด›สœแด‡ แด…ษชส ษชษด Qแดœแด‡๊œฑแด›ษชแดษด ษช๊œฑ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด„แดœแด›แด‡ สŸษชสŸ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€ แด˜ษชแด„แด›แดœส€แด‡. ษช’แด แด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แด‡ษด แด›สœแด‡๊œฑแด‡ แด€ส€แดแดœษดแด… ส™แด‡๊œฐแดส€แด‡ แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแดแดœษขสœแด› แด›สœแด€แด› แด›สœแด‡ส สŸแดแดแด‹แด‡แด… ส€แด‡แด€สŸสŸส แด˜ส€แด‡แด›แด›ส ๊œฑแด ษช แด›สœแดแดœษขสœแด› แด€๊œฑ แด€ ๊œฐแดœษด สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด€แด„แด›ษชแด ษชแด›ส ษช’แด… ษขษชแด แด‡ แดษดแด‡ แด€ ษขแด!


๐•ƒ๐•–๐•ฅ’๐•ค ๐•™๐•’๐•ง๐•– ๐•’ ๐•๐• ๐• ๐•œ!

แดกสœแด€แด› แด…แด สแดแดœ ษดแด‡แด‡แด…:

โ€ขแด„แด€ษดแด แด€๊œฑ แด๊œฐ แด…แด‡๊œฑษชส€แด‡แด… ๊œฑษชแดขแด‡ แด€ษดแด… ๊œฑสœแด€แด˜แด‡ (ษช แดกแด‡ษดแด› ๊œฐแดส€ แด€ ๊œฑแดแด€สŸสŸ ส€แด‡แด„แด›แด€ษดษขสŸแด‡ แดษดแด‡ แด€๊œฑ ษชแด› แดกแด€๊œฑ แด˜แด‡ส€๊œฐแด‡แด„แด› ๊œฐแดส€ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฑแด˜แด€แด„แด‡ แดกสœแด‡ส€แด‡ ษช แดกแด€๊œฑ สœแด€ษดษขษชษดษข ษชแด›)

โ€ขษขสŸแดœแด‡ ษขแดœษด & ษขสŸแดœแด‡ ๊œฐแด€แด‹แด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ แด๊œฐ สแดแดœส€ แด„สœแดษชแด„แด‡

โ€ข๊œฑแด„ษช๊œฑ๊œฑแดส€๊œฑ


แดกสœแด‡ษด สแดแดœ แด„สœแดแด๊œฑแด‡ สแดแดœส€ แด„แด€ษดแด แด€๊œฑ แดœ๊œฑแด‡ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด›แด ๊œฑแด‡แด‡ สœแดแดก แดแด€ษดส ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ สแดแดœ แดกษชสŸสŸ ษดแด‡แด‡แด… ส™ส แดแด‡แด€๊œฑแดœส€ษชษดษข แดกษชแด›สœ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ แด€แด„ส€แด๊œฑ๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ แด›แดแด˜ แด€ษดแด… แด…แดแดกษด.

ษช แด„สœแด๊œฑแด‡ แด›แดกแด แด…ษช๊œฐ๊œฐแด‡ส€แด‡ษดแด› แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€๊œฑ แด€ษดแด… ๊œฑษชแดขแด‡๊œฑ ๊œฐแดส€ แดษชษดแด‡. ษช แดกแด‡ษดแด› ๊œฐแดส€ แดแด€ษชษดสŸส ส™ษชษข สŸษชษขสœแด› แด˜ษชษดแด‹ ส€แด๊œฑแด‡๊œฑ แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแด‡ษด แด€ Qแดœแด€ส€แด›แด‡ส€ แด๊œฐ ๊œฑแดแด€สŸสŸ แด„ส€แด‡แด€แดส ษชแด แดส€ส ส€แด๊œฑแด‡’๊œฑ.

ษชแด› แดกแดส€แด‹แด‡แด… ส€แด‡แด€สŸสŸส แดกแด‡สŸสŸ แดœ๊œฑษชษดษข แด›สœแด‡ แด˜ษชษดแด‹ แด€๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ แดแด€ษชษด แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€ แด€๊œฑ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แดกแด€๊œฑ แด˜แด‡ส€๊œฐแด‡แด„แด› ๊œฐแดส€ แดกสœแด‡ส€แด‡ ษช แดกแด€๊œฑ แด˜สŸแด€แด„ษชษดษข ษชแด›, ส™แดœแด› แด€สŸ๊œฑแด แดœ๊œฑษชษดษข ๊œฑแดแดแด‡ ๊œฑแดแด€สŸสŸ ษชแด แดส€ส ส€แด๊œฑแด‡’๊œฑ ๊œฐแดส€ แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด„แดษดแด›ส€แด€๊œฑแด› แด€ษดแด… แด›แด ส™ส€แด‡แด€แด‹ ษชแด› แดœแด˜. ษชแด› ษขแด€แด แด‡ ษชแด› แด€ แดแดœแด„สœ แดแดส€แด‡ ษดแด€แด›แดœส€แด€สŸ สŸแดแดแด‹.


โ„๐• ๐•จ ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•ž๐•’๐•œ๐•– ๐•š๐•ฅ:

โ€ขแด€สŸสŸแดแดก สแดแดœส€ ษขสŸแดœแด‡ ษขแดœษด แด›แด สœแด‡แด€แด› แดœแด˜, แด˜ส€แดแด˜ ษชแด› แดษดแด›แด ๊œฑแดแดแด‡แด›สœษชษดษข, แด…แดษด’แด› สŸแด‡แด€แด แด‡ ษชแด› แด›แด สœแด‡แด€แด› แดœแด˜ แดษด แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดส€ แดกสœษชสŸ๊œฑแด› ษชแด›๊œฑ สŸแดแด€แด…แด‡แด…, แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด„แด€ษด สŸแด‡แด€แด… แด›แด แด…ส€ษชแด˜แด˜ษชษดษข แดษดแด›แด สแดแดœส€ ๊œฐสŸแดแดส€ (แด›แดแด›แด€สŸสŸส แด…ษชแด…ษดแด› แด…แด แด›สœษช๊œฑ.. ๐Ÿ™„)

โ€ขแด„แดœแด› แดส€ แด˜แดœสŸสŸ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ แด๊œฐ๊œฐ แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ษชส€ ๊œฑแด›แด‡แด๊œฑ แด€ษดแด… แด›ส€ษชแด แด€ษดส แด‡xแด„แด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ ๊œฑแด›แด‡แด ๊œฑแด แด›สœแด€แด› แด›สœแด‡ ส™แด€แด„แด‹ แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€ ษช๊œฑ ๊œฐสŸแด€แด›.

โ€ข๊œฑQแดœแด‡แด‡แดขแด‡ แด€ ๊œฑษชแดขแด‡แด€ส™สŸแด‡ ๊œฑแด˜สŸแดแด…ษขแด‡ แด๊œฐ ษขสŸแดœแด‡ แดษดแด›แด แด›สœแด‡ ส™แด€แด„แด‹ แด๊œฐ สแดแดœส€ แด„สœแด๊œฑแด‡ษด ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€ แด€ษดแด… แด˜สŸแด€แด„แด‡, ษชษด แด˜แด๊œฑษชแด›ษชแดษด, แดษดแด›แด แด›สœแด‡ แด„แด€ษดแด แด€๊œฑ.

โ€ขสœแดสŸแด… ษชแด› ษชษด แด˜สŸแด€แด„แด‡ ๊œฐแดส€ 15 ๊œฑแด‡แด„๊œฑ.

โ€ขส€แด‡แด˜แด‡แด€แด›, แด€ส€ส€แด€ษดษขษชษดษข แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ แด€๊œฑ สแดแดœ แดกษช๊œฑสœ, ส€แด‡แดแด‡แดส™แด‡ส€ แด›แด แด…ษช๊œฑแด›ส€ษชส™แดœแด›แด‡ สแดแดœส€ ๊œฑแด‡แด„แดษดแด… แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€ แด›สœส€แดแดœษขสœแดแดœแด›, แด›แด ษขษชแด แด‡ สแดแดœส€ แด…แด‡๊œฑษชส€แด‡แด… แด‡๊œฐ๊œฐแด‡แด„แด›.

โ€ขสŸแด‡แด€แด แด‡ แด›แด แด…ส€ส.

โ€ขสœแด€ษดษข แด€ษดแด… แด€แด…แดษชส€แด‡ สแดแดœส€ แด€แดกแด‡๊œฑแดแดแด‡ แด„ส€แด‡แด€แด›ษชแดษด ๐ŸŒน



Until Next Time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚

๐™ผ๐šข ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐šŽ๐š› ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ“š

๊œฑแด, ษช แด„ส€แด‡แด€แด›แด‡แด… แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ส€แด‡แด€แด…ษชษดษข แด„แดส€ษดแด‡ส€ แด€ แดกสœษชสŸแด‡ แด€ษขแด, ษชษด แดแดœส€ ๊œฐสŸแด€แด›. ษช’แด แด‡ แด€สŸแดกแด€ส๊œฑ แดกแด€ษดแด›แด‡แด… แด€ ๊œฑแด˜แด€แด„แด‡ แด›แด ๊œฑษชแด› แด€ษดแด… ส™แด‡ แด„แดแด๊œฐส แดกษชแด›สœ แด€ ส™แดแดแด‹. แด›สœษช๊œฑ ษช๊œฑ แดษดแด‡ แด๊œฐ แดส แด€ส™๊œฑแดสŸแดœแด›แด‡ ๊œฐแด€แด แดแดœส€ษชแด›แด‡ แด›สœษชษดษข๊œฑ แด›แด แด…แด.

ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ แดแดแด แด‡แด… ษชแด›๊œฑ สŸแดแด„แด€แด›ษชแดษด ษชษด แดแดœส€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแด€แด› แด€ แด„แดแดœแด˜สŸแด‡ แด๊œฐ แด›ษชแดแด‡๊œฑ ส™แดœแด› ษช แด€แด ๊œฑแด‡แด›แด›สŸแด‡แด… แดษด แดกสœแด‡ส€แด‡ ษชแด› ษช๊œฑ ษดแดแดก. ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ สœแด€แด… แด€ ๊œฐแด‡แดก แด˜สŸแด€ษด๊œฑ ส€แด‡แด„แด‡ษดแด›สŸส แด›สœแด€แด› แดกษชแด›สœ แด›สœแด‡ แด‡xแด›ส€แด€ แด›ษชแดแด‡ สŸแดแด„แด‹แด…แดแดกษด สœแด€๊œฑ แด€๊œฐ๊œฐแดส€แด…แด‡แด… แดœ๊œฑ, ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ ส™แด‡แด‡ษด แด€ส™สŸแด‡ แด›แด ๊œฑแด‡แด‡ แด›แด ๊œฐส€แดœษชแด›ษชแดษด.

ษช แด›สœแดแดœษขสœแด› ษช แดกแดแดœสŸแด… ๊œฑสœแด€ส€แด‡ แดกษชแด›สœ สแดแดœ ษขแดœส๊œฑ สœแดแดก ษชแด› ษช๊œฑ สŸแดแดแด‹ษชษดษข ษดแดแดก แด›สœแด€แด› ษชแด› ษช๊œฑ ๊œฐษชษดษช๊œฑสœแด‡แด….

ษช แด‹ษดแดแดก ษช แดกษชสŸสŸ ส™แด‡ แด›แด‡แดแด˜แด›แด‡แด… แด›แด ส™แดœส แด€ ๊œฐแด‡แดก สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ส™ษชแด›๊œฑ สœแด‡ส€แด‡ แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแด‡ส€แด‡ ส™แดœแด› ษชแด› ษช๊œฑ แด˜ส€แด‡แด›แด›ส แดแดœแด„สœ สœแดแดก ษช แดกแด€ษดแด› ษชแด›.

ษช แดกแด‡ษดแด› ๊œฐแดส€ แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ๊œฑสœแดแด˜ สแด‡๊œฑแด›แด‡ส€แด…แด€ส แด›แด ษขส€แด€ส™ แด€ ๊œฐแด‡แดก สŸแด€๊œฑแด› แดษชษดแดœแด›แด‡ ๊œฐษชษดษช๊œฑสœษชษดษข แด›แดแดœแด„สœแด‡๊œฑ แด€๊œฑ แดกแด‡สŸสŸ แด€๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฑแดœแด˜แด˜สŸษชแด‡๊œฑ ๊œฐแดส€ แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด…ษชส แด˜ส€แดแดŠแด‡แด„แด› แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แด„ส€แด‡แด€แด›แด‡แด… แด€๊œฑ แด€ ๊œฐแด‡แด€แด›แดœส€แด‡ ๊œฐแดส€ แด›สœแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡แด€.

๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ด๐“ฎ ๐“ช ๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด…

แด›สœษช๊œฑ ษช๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡แด€ แด€๊œฑ แด€ แดกสœแดสŸแด‡. แด›สœแด‡ ส™แดแดแด‹แด„แด€๊œฑแด‡ ษช๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ แดแด€ษชษด ๊œฐแดแด„แด€สŸ แด˜แดษชษดแด› ส™แดœแด› แด๊œฐ แด„แดแดœส€๊œฑแด‡ แด›สœแด‡ แด„แดแด๊œฐส แด„สœแด€ษชส€ แดกแด€๊œฑ แด€ษด แด‡๊œฑ๊œฑแด‡ษดแด›ษชแด€สŸ แด‡แด…ษชแด›ษชแดษด. ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ ส€แด‡แด„แด‡ษดแด›สŸส แด€แด…แด…แด‡แด… แดส ๊œฑแดแด€สŸสŸ แด…แด‡๊œฑแด‹ แด›แด แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡แด€. ษชแด› แดœ๊œฑแด‡แด… แด›แด ส€แด‡๊œฑษชแด…แด‡ ษชษด แดแดœส€ ๊œฑแด˜แด€ส€แด‡ ส€แดแดแด ๊œฑแด ษชแด› แดกแด€๊œฑ ส™แด€๊œฑษชแด„แด€สŸสŸส ษดแด‡ษขสŸแด‡แด„แด›แด‡แด…, ษดแด‡แด แด‡ส€ แดœ๊œฑแด‡แด… แด€ษดแด… แด€ ส™ษชแด› แด๊œฐ แด€ แด…แดœแดแด˜ษชษดษข ษขส€แดแดœษดแด….

ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ แดœ๊œฑแด‡แด… แดส สŸแด€แด˜แด›แดแด˜ แด€ สŸแดแด› แดแดส€แด‡ แด…แดœส€ษชษดษข สŸแดแด„แด‹แด…แดแดกษด ๊œฑแด ษชแด› สœแด€๊œฑ แดกแดส€แด‹แด‡แด… ส€แด‡แด€สŸสŸส แดกแด‡สŸสŸ ษชษด แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡แด€ แด€ษดแด… ส™แด‡แด„แด€แดœ๊œฑแด‡ แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฑษชแดขแด‡ แด€ษดแด… ๊œฑแด›สสŸแด‡ ษชแด› ๊œฐษชแด›๊œฑ ษชษด แด˜แด‡ส€๊œฐแด‡แด„แด›สŸส.

แดกแด‡ สœแด€แด แด‡ สœแด€แด… แด›สœแด‡ ส™แดแดแด‹แด„แด€๊œฑแด‡ สŸแดษดษขแด‡ส€ แด›สœแด€ษด แด€ษดส แด˜ษชแด‡แด„แด‡ ษชษด แด›สœแด‡ แด„แดส€ษดแด‡ส€. ษชแด›๊œฑ แด€ษด แด‡๊œฑ๊œฑแด‡ษดแด›ษชแด€สŸ ษชษด แด€ษดส สœแดแดแด‡ (ษชษด แดส แดแด˜ษชษดษชแดษด) ๊œฑแด แดกแด‡ สœแด€แด แด‡ แด€สŸแดกแด€ส๊œฑ สœแด€แด… แด›สœษช๊œฑ. แด›สœแด‡ ส™แดแดแด‹แด„แด€๊œฑแด‡ ษช๊œฑ แดŠแดœ๊œฑแด› แด›สœแด‡ ‘ส™ษชสŸสŸส’ แดษดแด‡ ๊œฐส€แดแด ษชแด‹แด‡แด€. ษช แด›สœษชษดแด‹ สœแด€แด แด‡ แด˜ส€แด‡แด ษชแดแดœ๊œฑสŸส สŸแดแด€แด…แด‡แด… ษชแด› แด›แดแด สœแด‡แด€แด ษชสŸส แดกสœษชแด„สœ ษช๊œฑ แดกสœส ษชแด› ษช๊œฑษด’แด› ษชษด ษชแด›๊œฑ ส™แด‡๊œฑแด› แด„แดษดแด…ษชแด›ษชแดษด ส™แดœแด› ษชแด› แด…แดแด‡๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ แดŠแดส™ แดกแด‡สŸสŸ ส€แด‡ษขแด€ส€แด…สŸแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ.
ษดแดแดก แด›สœแด€แด› ษช สœแด€แด แด‡ แดส€ษขแด€ษดษช๊œฑแด‡แด… ษชแด› แด€ษดแด… ส™แด‡แด‡ษด แด€ ส™ษชแด› แดแดส€แด‡ ส€แดœแด›สœสŸแด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ แดกษชแด›สœ แดส ๊œฑแด‡สŸแด‡แด„แด›ษชแดษด ษชแด› ษช๊œฑ สŸแดแดแด‹ษชษดษข แด€ สŸแดแด› ส™แด‡แด›แด›แด‡ส€. ษช แดกแด‡ษดแด› ๊œฐแดส€ แด›สœแด‡ แดส€ษขแด€ษดษช๊œฑแด‡ ส™ส แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€๊œฑ ๊œฑส๊œฑแด›แด‡แด แดกสœษชแด„สœ ษช สŸแดแด แด‡, ษชแด› สŸแดแดแด‹๊œฑ ๊œฑแด แด„แดแดสŸ.

แดส แดกแด‡แด…แด…ษชษดษข ส™แดแดœQแดœแด‡แด› ษช๊œฑ แดกสœแด€แด› ษชษด๊œฑแด˜ษชส€แด‡แด… แดส แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€ แด„สœแดษชแด„แด‡. แด›สœแด‡ ส€แดแดแด แดกแด€๊œฑ แด แด‡ส€ส ษดแด‡แดœแด›ส€แด€สŸ/ส™แด‡ษชษขแด‡ แด›แดษดแด‡แด… แด€ษดแด… ษช ส€แด‡แด€สŸสŸส แดกแด€ษดแด›แด‡แด… แด›แด แด€แด…แด… แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€. แด›สœแด‡ แด…แดœ๊œฑแด‹ส แด˜ษชษดแด‹ แดกแด€๊œฑ แดษดแด‡ แด๊œฐ แดแดœส€ แดกแด‡แด…แด…ษชษดษข แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€๊œฑ แด€ษดแด… ษชแด› แดกแดส€แด‹๊œฑ ๊œฑแด แดกแด‡สŸสŸ แดกษชแด›สœ แด›สœแด‡ แด‡xษช๊œฑแด›ษชษดษข แด„แดสŸแดแดœส€ ๊œฑแด„สœแด‡แดแด‡. ษช สŸแดแด แด‡ สœแด€แด ษชษดษข แดส แดกแด‡แด…แด…ษชษดษข ส™แดแดœQแดœแด‡แด› แด€๊œฑ แด˜แด€ส€แด› แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡แด€ แด€๊œฑ แด๊œฐ แด„แดแดœส€๊œฑแด‡ ษชแด›๊œฑ ๊œฑแด˜แด‡แด„ษชแด€สŸ ส™แดœแด› ษชแด›๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ ส€แด‡แด€๊œฑแดษด ษช ษขแดแด› ‘๊œฐแด€แด‹แด‡’ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€๊œฑ, ๊œฑแด แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แด„แดแดœสŸแด… แด€สŸแดกแด€ส๊œฑ แด‹แด‡แด‡แด˜ แด›สœแด‡แด.

แด›สœแด‡ แด›แด€ส™สŸแด‡ ษช๊œฑ แดษดแด‡ แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐษชส€๊œฑแด› ส™ษชแด›๊œฑ ษช ษขแดแด› แดกสœแด‡ษด ษช แด„ส€แด‡แด€แด›แด‡แด… แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡แด€, ษช สŸแดแด แด‡ ษชแด›. แด›สœแด‡ แด„แดแด€๊œฑแด›แด‡ส€ แดกแด‡ส€แด‡ แด€ แด แด‡ส€ส สŸแดแด แด‡สŸส แด„สœส€ษช๊œฑแด›แดแด€๊œฑ แด˜ส€แด‡๊œฑแด‡ษดแด› ๊œฐส€แดแด ๊œฐแด€แดษชสŸส. แด›สœแด‡ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ ๊œฑสœแด‡สŸ๊œฐ, แด˜สŸแด€ษดแด› แด€ษดแด… แด„แด€ษดแด…สŸแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡ แด€สŸสŸ ๊œฐส€แดแด แด˜ส€ษชแดแด€ส€แด‹ สœแดแดแด‡. แด›สœแด‡ แดแด›สœแด‡ส€ ส™ษชแด›๊œฑ แดกแด‡ส€แด‡ แด˜แด€ส€แด› แด๊œฐ แดแดœส€ แดกแด‡แด…แด…ษชษดษข แด„แด‡ษดแด›ส€แด‡ แด˜ษชแด‡แด„แด‡๊œฑ, แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แดแด€แด…แด‡, ๊œฑแด ษชแด›๊œฑ ส€แด‡แด€สŸสŸส ษดษชแด„แด‡ แด›แด สœแด€แด แด‡ แด€ ๊œฑแด˜แด‡แด„ษชแด€สŸ แด˜สŸแด€แด„แด‡ ๊œฐแดส€ แด›สœแด‡แด.

แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดส€แด€สŸ ๊œฐสŸแดแดกแด‡ส€ แด›ส€แด€ษชษด แด€สŸแดษดษข แด›สœแด‡ แด›แดแด˜ แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡ ส™แดแดแด‹แด„แด€๊œฑแด‡ แดกแด€๊œฑ แด€สŸ๊œฑแด แด€ แดกแด‡แด…แด…ษชษดษข แด…แด‡แด„แดส€แด€แด›ษชแดษด.. ษช สŸแดแด แด‡ แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แด„แด€ษด ๊œฑแด›ษชสŸสŸ ษขแด‡แด› แดœ๊œฑแด‡ แดแดœแด› แด๊œฐ แด›สœแด‡แด.

ษช สŸแดแด แด‡ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด›สœส€แด‡แด‡ แดกษชแด„แด‹ แด„แด€ษดแด…สŸแด‡ แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แด˜ษชแด„แด‹แด‡แด… แดœแด˜ ๊œฐส€แดแด แด›สœแด‡ ส€แด€ษดษขแด‡. แด˜แด‡ส€๊œฐแด‡แด„แด› ๊œฐแดส€ แด„แด๊œฑส แด‡แด แด‡ษดษชษดษข๊œฑ.

แด›สœแด‡ แด„แดแด๊œฐส, แด„แด๊œฑส ส™สŸแด€ษดแด‹แด‡แด› ษช๊œฑ แด€สŸ๊œฑแด ๊œฐส€แดแด แด˜ส€ษชแดแด€ส€แด‹. แด›สœแด‡ แด˜ษชสŸสŸแดแดก๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡ ๊œฐส€แดแด ษดแด‡xแด›. ษช สŸแดแด แด‡ แด›สœแด‡ แด˜แดแด แด˜แดแด แด…แดœ๊œฑแด‹ส แด˜ษชษดแด‹ แด˜ษชสŸสŸแดแดก๊œฑ. แดกแด‡ แด€สŸส€แด‡แด€แด…ส แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแด‡๊œฑแด‡ ษชษด แดแดœส€ สŸแดแดœษดษขแด‡, แดษดแด‡ ๊œฐแดส€ แด‡แด€แด„สœ ๊œฑแด๊œฐแด€, ส™แดœแด› ษช แด„แดแดœสŸแด…ษด’แด› ส€แด‡๊œฑษช๊œฑแด› แด€ษดแดแด›สœแด‡ส€ แดษดแด‡ ๊œฐแดส€ แด›สœษช๊œฑ แด„สœแด€ษชส€ แด›แดแด. ๊œฑแด แด„แดœแด›แด‡.

แด˜สŸแดœ๊œฑ, แด›สœแด‡ ษดแด‡xแด› แด„แดœ๊œฑสœษชแดษด๊œฑ แด€ส€แด‡ ษขส€แด‡แด€แด› Qแดœแด€สŸษชแด›ส.

แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฐสŸแดส€แด€สŸ แด˜ษชแด„แด›แดœส€แด‡ ษช๊œฑ แด€ แด…ษชส แด›สœแด€แด› ษช แดแด€แด…แด‡. ษช แด€แด ๊œฑแด แด˜สŸแด‡แด€๊œฑแด‡แด… แดกษชแด›สœ สœแดแดก ษชแด› แด„แด€แดแด‡ แดแดœแด›. แดกษชสŸสŸ ส™แด‡ แด…แดษชษดษข แด€ แด˜แด๊œฑแด› แดษด สœแดแดก แด›แด แดแด€แด‹แด‡ แด›สœษช๊œฑ ษดแด‡xแด›! ษช แด›สœษชษดแด‹ ษชแด› แด€แด…แด…๊œฑ แด€ ษดษชแด„แด‡ ๊œฐษชษดษช๊œฑสœษชษดษข, แด˜ส€แด‡แด›แด›ส แด›แดแดœแด„สœ แด› แด›สœแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡แด€.

ษช แด€แด แด„สœแดœ๊œฐ๊œฐแด‡แด… แดกษชแด›สœ แด›สœแด‡ แดแด แด‡ส€แด€สŸสŸ ๊œฐษชษดษช๊œฑสœ, ษช แด‹ษดแดแดก ษชแด› แดกแดษด’แด› ส™แด‡ แด›แด แด‡แด แด‡ส€สแดษดแด‡’๊œฑ แด›แด€๊œฑแด›แด‡, ส™แดœแด› ษชแด แด˜สŸแด‡แด€๊œฑแด‡แด… แดกษชแด›สœ แด‡Qแดœแด€สŸ Qแดœแด€ษดแด›ษชแด›ษชแด‡๊œฑ แด๊œฐ แด„แด๊œฑส, แด˜ส€แด‡แด›แด›ส แด€ษดแด… แด˜ส€แด€แด„แด›ษชแด„แด€สŸษชแด›ส แด›สœแด€แด› แด›สœษช๊œฑ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด€ส€แด‡แด€ แด๊œฐ๊œฐแด‡ส€๊œฑ. แดœสŸแด›ษชแดแด€แด›แด‡สŸส, ษชแด›๊œฑ แด แด‡ส€ส ษชษดแด ษชแด›ษชษดษข ๊œฐแดส€ ษขส€แด€ส™ส™ษชษดษข แด€ ส™แดแดแด‹ แด€ษดแด… ๊œฑแด‡แด›แด›สŸษชษดษข แด…แดแดกษด แด€ษดแด… แด›สœแด€แด›’๊œฑ แด‡xแด€แด„แด›สŸส แดกสœแด€แด› ษช ษชษดแด›แด‡ษดแด…แด‡แด….

ษช สœแดแด˜แด‡ สแดแดœ แด‡ษดแดŠแดสแด‡แด… แด›แด€แด‹ษชษดษข แด€ สŸษชแด›แด›สŸแด‡ แด˜แด‡แด‡แด‹ ษชษดแด›แด แดส ส™แดแดแด‹ แด„แดส€ษดแด‡ส€.

แดœษดแด›ษชสŸ ษดแด‡xแด› แด›ษชแดแด‡,

ส€แด๊œฑแด‡แด€ษดษดแด‡ ๐Ÿ™‚

My Lockdown Faves

Its day 38 of social distancing for me and another 3 weeks of lockdown has been announced.

That being so, I thought I would share a few of my ‘Lockdown’ faves that have been keeping me going and keeping me sane during this crazy time.

I’m not posting these to show off all the lovely things I’ve been doing, trust me there have been plenty of very unproductive days too.

Lets take a look!

 

Books, Books, Books

This is my ultimate, favourite hobby anyway but it is so nice to have the time to finally indulge in it. I do a reading challenge on my blog anyway and my aim is to read two books a month… I read two books last week… and I got so stuck into them I couldn’t put them down.

I know this is such a luxury, especially without having dependents, I have lot more time for me, but I’m taking full advantage because we are unlikely (fingers crossed) to be in a similar situation again.

Plus, I get alot of enjoyment out of immersing myself into stories, its a great way for me to relax, feel happy and less anxious about the current COVID situation.

 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

I entirelly blame my friend Dan for this new obsession haha!

I was always a Harvest Moon gal, back in the day, and I loved playing that on my DS, so, whenever Animal crossing came out I never got it as they are quite similar games.

We’ve had a Switch for a little while and lockdown was the perfect time to get stuck into a game like Animal Crossing, and I have to say, I am really enjoying it. Its right up my street and its really getting me through the long days.

Plus, there’s a nice little community and me and my friend Dan have been playing together which is really nice when you are so disconnected (physically) from everybody at the moment.

 

TV

I have been re-watching Glee since it came onto Netflix in Oct/Nov time but I am very thankful for its familiarity and awesomeness right now. Its nice to be able to just pop it on and watch and enjoy something without having to think too much about it. The same goes for Friends too. I have also really been enjoying Disney + which we got at the start of lockdown, as well as Jamie’s ‘Keep calm and cook’ on program on channel 4. TV is probably one of the things I have been using the least but its great to have a few firm favourites to pop on if needed.

 

Learning Guitar

As part of my ‘Things I want to learn before I’m 30’ย I started to learn to play the guitar just before Christmas. I didn’t really have the time to properly do it then so it was a bit of a non starter, However, since I started social distancing I have been able to focus on it and have made lots of progress so far.

My brother in Law showed me a subscription website that does online guitar lessons (Fender Play) and it is really good. I feel like I’m learning so much and really understanding the basics, creating a good basis to really learn the guitar.

I’m trying to take my time and enjoy the learningย  aspect of it as I often get a bit impatient and skip ahead. I’ve got plenty of time anyway!!

I’ve enjoyed learning guitar tab in my last few lessons and have been learning the Harry Potter theme tune (Of course!) as well as nursery rhymes to play for my nephews.

 

Enjoying the little things

Although this situation is less than ideal it is nice that the extra time and the restrictions have given way to a appreciation of the little things. Taking 5 minutes to sit and be calm, sitting in the sunshine and fresh air, journaling, listening to a podcast, having a relaxing bath…

ย We are often rushing through our days soย being forced to slow down has really made me appreciate and enjoy them and they have become a great source of comfort and wellness in this strange time.

Yeah, we can do all of these things normally but maybe we will remember how they made us feel in lockdown and this will bring extra appreciation and comfort to them once we are back to ‘normal’ life.

I for one have enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air in particular… Being in a flat means we are stuck inside so I am really enjoying having the double doors ,in our lounge, the fresh air rolling in with the sunshine, at midday feels lovely.

Quizzes

At the start of the social distancing time it was my brother in laws birthday so we did a family skype quiz, which I wrote.

Since then we have made it our little Friday night activity, we take it in turns to write the quiz and the winners and/or losers choose a category for the nextย  weeks quiz.

This has been really fun and its so nice to see all the fam.

Me and my twin sister Sarah have also been doing some online quizzes that people have been posting online and Youtube. We have done a couple of Harry Potter ones, a Disney one and a Gavin & Stacey one.

I’ve always loved a quiz so I’m quite enjoying all of these being available.

 

Video chats

What would we do if this wasn’t an option!! These have been a god send.

Its so nice to still be able to see peoples faces and chat! We are so lucky that there are so many different platforms to do this on too, I mean before this I only ever did the odd Whatsapp video call! Now its all skype, Zoom, Facebook, Houseparty and Whatsapp! Its all going on, but it is definaltyย  the thing keeping me sane the most.

As I am a Learning support assistant in a Primary school (Reception) I have been doing phonics lessons for my nephews via Skype so that has been nice, I feel like I am helping them and I really miss my job so its nice to have that each morning.

 

Baking

I love baking so I am enjoying having a bit more time to just do some random baking if the fancy takes me. Usually its for an occasion so its more time pressured, so its nice to just be able to enjoy it.

Thank goodness there is lots of extra exercise content available otherwise Im sure my waistline wouldnt be enjoying it all haha.

So far I have made Two banana breads, double choc chip cookies, chocolate orange cookies and mini cheese scones! YUM!

Craft

I’ve always enjoyed crafting anway but obviously now that I have a bit of extra time I can do a few projects.

I have started making cards again recently and I am trying to make a big batch so that when I can actually start giving them/posting them again, I have a load ready to go.

I was thinking about co ordinating with mt birthday book to sort out how many I need for each month and then maybe make a few extras too.

I also bought a little scrapbooking project for me and Tim to do, on our wedding anniversary in June, as I pretty sure this will still be going on then!

I’m going to do a post on this so keep your eyes peeled for that. Its a really cute idea and I thought it would be nice to have something to do together. We have loads of random photos and bits and bobs from when we were dating.

We usually go away for our anniversary whether that be on the day or the nearest weekend so I thought it would be nice to still have something special to do, to mark the occasion.

 

Extra content

As I said , I am loving all the quizzes online, but also there is loads of extra content on online platforms too. PE with Joe Wicks, Cooking with Jamie Oliver, Instagram lives, video interviews, workouts, online parties, just loads of fun extra things that you can do whilst staying at home. Its been great!

Podcasts are amazng too. Any fellow Gleeks out there, check out Kevin & Jenna’s Showmance Podcast Glee Recap Edition. They are still putting them out remotely so these have been great to listen to each week.

What are your quarantine faves?

Stay safe and stay home!

Until next time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚

Staying calm… ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

During this crazy time it’s so important to do what you can to stay calm, and this is so individual to you. Don’t worry what everybody else is doing.

& what a great opportunity to work on you, give yourself a bit of time. Give your home a bit of time, your kids some extra time… when does life every give us extra time!?

It may he scary but focus on what this time away, this distance could do for us and our families.

And just think how amazing all those little things we take for granted, will be when we can do them again!!

Maybe it will give us some perspective maybe we will enjoy all those mundane things a little bit more.

& remember to be kind to each other, help out where you can and spread some positivity during what is a very scary time, something we havnt (& hopefully never will again) experience in our life time.


๐ŸŒˆ Social Distancing ๐ŸŒˆ


โ˜†Keep busy, work if you can โœ

โ™กRead a book ๐Ÿ“š

โ˜†Binge Netflix/Iplayer ๐Ÿ–ฅ

โ™กExercise ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

โ˜†Self care, nails, a nice hand cream, face mask, bath bomb ๐Ÿง–๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

โ™กJournal ๐Ÿ“•

โ˜†Listen to a Podcast ๐ŸŽง

โ™กDe-Clutter ๐Ÿงน

โ˜†Write a letter ๐Ÿ“„

โ™กBoard games/Card games ๐ŸŽฒ

โ˜†DIY ๐Ÿ”จ

โ™กMindfulness Colouring ๐Ÿ–

โ˜†Yoga ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

โ™กSnacks! ๐Ÿซ

โ˜†Face time ๐Ÿ“ฑ

โ™กBlog


Here if you need anything guys ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป


Until next time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚

Blogmas 2019 Day Twenty Four: Christmas Eve pt 1 โ˜ƒ๏ธ


This is where Christmas really starts. I definatly count this as one of the big ‘Christmas days’ inc Christmas day ans boxing day and any subsequent family Christmas days after these few days.


The day started off by having a Christmas Eve brunch with my sister and my niece Evie-Mae.

After brunch we had a look through Evies Christmas eve box…

(Blogmas 2019 Day 19: Christmas Eve Boxes )

Inside Evies box was a ‘Make your own Christmas Wreath’ kit.


Evie even created her own ‘Christmas Rhino’ to go on her wreath (you had to be there!)

It was good fun ๐Ÿ˜Š


After all that craft we needed a treat… we tucked into some chocolate coins whilst watching Christmas Hey Duggee.

Yum yum, don’t tell Mummy!


Later on we made some cookies for Santa!

I think Santa is really going to enjoy them.

A lovely fun, festive start to Christmas Eve with my favourite little girly ๐Ÿ’œ


Now I have some baking and food prep to get started!

& its Christmas eve part 2 with my nephews.

I hope you are enjoying your Christmas eve! Don’t stress.

Ho Ho Ho

Roseanne ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป

Blogmas Day Twelve: Advent Calender update ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป

So as you may (or may not) have seen from my first Blogmas post of 2019 ~ Blogmas Day One I have the Lego Harry Potter advent calendar (such a child I know, but Lego is awesome and so is Harry Potter SO THERE!!)

I thought I would do a little update on how the Christmas scene is progressing and show you some of the bits you get.

It is really cool.

Behind each window is either a figure or a part to the Hogwarts Winter Christmas Scene.


Let’s take a look!


The scenes coming on well so far…

There is an exterior part and an interior part.

My favourite bit to build so far was the mini Hogwarts express.

It’s so clever how they’ve made all the different bits, especially the snow covered Christmas trees!

I love all the little details, like the food, goblets and candles for the house tables. The house banners are really cool, I’m hoping you get one for each house!

I also really like that Harry and Ron are in their Weasley Christmas jumpers.


What advent calender do you have?


Ho Ho Ho

Roseanne ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป

Blogmas 2019 Day Eleven: DIY Christmas wreath workshop

Me and my friend went to a wreath making workshop this year. We did it in November in order to get the most out of our wreaths.

These were made with real fresh foliage and they were really fun to make.

The workshop was only with three others so five of us in total which gave it a nice relaxed atmosphere.

The lady who tan the workshop was lovely and very helpful and attentive.

We even got chocolate cake and cups of tea whilst we were creating our wreaths, always a winner when cakes involved.

You started by preparing your wreaths ring, then you added your large foliage as you desired. We had lots of different ones to choose from (I would love to tell you what they were but I’m no gardener haha) I did recognize the holly of course!

As extras we had pine cones, holly berries, cinnamon sticks, white berries, dried orange and lime slices as well as little Robin’s.

There was also a choice of ribbon to finish off your wreath. I chose the red and gold to match my theme. I love the more traditional Christmas colours.

I thought it was going to be really hard and fiddly, some bits were fiddly but over all I really enjoyed giving it a go and it was nice to get creative and just chill out.

I can be quite creative sometimes and I love making things, it’s one of those hobbies I don’t do enough!! So it was great to make time for it and have a lovely evening with my friend.

Here are some pictures:

14 Days to go until Christmas!!

Ho Ho Ho

Roseanne ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป

๐ŸฃEaster Activities for kids!

Hi guys!

This blog post is just a few simple ideas for you to keep the kiddies entertained over the Easter weekend.

Even if you don’t celebrate Easter in the traditional sense (I don’t either!) It is still lovely to make the most of a long weekend and some family time.

But, of course with kiddies it can be hard to keep them entertained and if you are having people over for the Easter weekend or Easter Sunday then you may need to get them out from under your feet whilst the prep takes place!

Well fear not, because I have some ideas for you that will keep them busy and are lots of fun!


Let’s take a look!


1. A Easter Egg Hunt


Cadburys & Nestle both have Easter egg hunt packs out atm as well as places such as Aldi & Lidl. They come with lots of eggs (depending on the size of the hunt you want and some prizes for the end.

You can also get Easter egg Hunt packs that have clues and signs included in them which is great if you have older children, to add a bit of challenge to your hunt.

I’ve seen these in Asda and discount stores such as B&M.


2. Easter arts & crafts


These monthly children’s magazines are great for a bit of easy art and craft and they come bursting with resources!

They are a bit pricey but, trust me they last! I bought this one for my nephews and we made two things each and there is loads left!! So one issue goes a long way and they are really easy, fun & varied.

You could also look online (Pinterest!!) for come easy craft ideas that use your recycling.

Kids love a bit of junk modelling.


3. Easter baking


Kids (& adults) love getting involved in a bit of baking, especially when it involves a tasty treat at the end!!

Check out some recipes here .

These are all really child friendly, quick, easy and the recipes use alot of the same ingredients! So easy on the purse too.


4. A Easter film


Why not create your own ‘cinema’ for a rainy day activity?!?

Pop on an Easter Film, grab some comfies, a blanket and of course some Easter choc snacks or any bakes you have created, and just enjoy a nice, chilled film together. Netflix or Easter specials of their favourite shows are great for this.

During the school holidays local cinemas such as Cineworld usually put on more ‘Movies for juniors’ showings which are a MUCH cheaper way of taking the kids to the cinema, so look out for those too ๐Ÿ˜€


5. A Nature walk/visiting the farm


A walk is a great way to enjoy and talk about the Spring and all the beautiful flowers and changes taking place.

Plus, on a nice day (let’s keep our fingers crossed for some) a bit of fresh air and a run around is great for the kiddies.

Visitng a farm is also great at this time of year as there are lots of baby animals to see and learn about too! Great experiences.


๐ŸŒท I hope this helps & have fun whatever you do ๐Ÿฐ

Happy Easter!


Until next time,

Roseanne ๐Ÿ™‚