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Welsh Inspired Father's Day Card

Hi everyone, Thanks to you all for reading my recent posts, there will be some more full length blogs going up soon, and hopefully a few new things happening as well, but I thought I'd drop in with my Father's Day make. I saw a supplier I'd brought from before produce some items with Happy Father's Day in Welsh on them, and it was a bit of a light bulb moment. I'd been struggling with ideas and realised that I had never made Dad a Welsh inspired card before, so I finally had a concept. To make this card I used a 7 by 5 white blank, and first cut a panel off the front side. I then backed the card using Do Crafts wood effect papers from a recent magazine (very versatile!) and also made a paper straw from another sheet of paper from the back, to look a bit like a flag pole. Copyright - These City Days 2017 The dimension came from a holographic star, some cut out square panels, and a couple of additions to the flag pole. Then all that was left was the Wels

Book Review - The Butlins Girls, Elaine Everest

It's so warm right now, we've got a bit of Summer after some miserable rain, and what better way to spend some time outside, than sitting in the garden with a good book. I'd like to suggest Elaine Everest's second novel, The Butlins Girls, which I recently had the chance to read and review. Just like her first novel The Woolworths Girls, this one trades on the nostalgia associated with a British icon, and as one of my absolute favourite things is a holiday park, it sounded like the kind of book I wouldn't be able to put down. The story centres around Molly Missons, who after the loss of her parents, and the arrival of some dodgy sounding relatives, decides to get away from it all to take a job as a Butlins Auntie. Here she meets new friends Bunty and Plum, and the novel tells the story of their time at Butlins, their back stories and secrets, and their life at one of Britain's most iconic holiday camps.  Handsome screen star Johnny Johnson entering stage

May Favourites - Music, Beauty, Primark and More!

Hi everyone, Hope you are all having a great May so far, I've just struggled back from B&Q with some compost and a few flowers, hoping to add a bit of colour to the front garden (wish me luck). Today, I thought I'd do a favourites post. I've seen people do these on Youtube, but I am not a fan of getting in front of the camera, so here are some things I've been loving from the past month. Favourite Food Ice lollies are back on the menu, even though the weather has been a bit miserable it's still warm enough for some iced treats and I've found something new and yummy. Fruit Pastilles Froots from Rowntree are round circles of yum, I'm not a big fan of traditional ice cream, but I love sorbet so these are perfect for me. You get a raspberry sorbet centre, lemon and lime ice cream, and then either an orange or blackcurrant coating. Favourite TV Programme This is a tough one as most of the things I have been watching have been my usuals, such as Po