Competitions – Page 3

Win 4 Tickets to Legoland Windsor Courtesy of Cuthberts Toys

Win 4 Tickets to Legoland Windsor

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Cuthberts Toys in St Albans and I have written about their excellent customer service on a couple of occasions. I’ve known Kirit, the owner, for a few years now and he’s just a genuinely nice guy with a great sense of humour.

(A recent tweet from @cuthberts_toys)

He runs a great local business, which was much needed in our city centre, selling all the top ranges of children’s toys including Lego, Playmobil, Orchard Toys and Micro-Scooters. He’s now taking this local business approach online.

To celebrate the launch of his new e-commerce site Cuthberts Toys is offering one of my readers a chance to win 4 tickets to Legoland Windsor.

To enter simply use the Rafflecopter form below. Full Terms and Conditions can be found at the bottom of the form but in short it’s open to UK residents aged 18+ and closes on Fri 28th Feb 2014.

Good luck!

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Top 10 Things I Hate About Doing Laundry #giveaway

In no particular order……

Why are washing machines in the UK downstairs? It seems daft to me carrying dirty clothes down the stairs then back up again when they’re clean.
Without a tumble dryer it’s virtually impossible to get clothes dry in the winter, every radiator in the house is covered in clothes, which makes our heating system work even harder.
Airing racks really don’t add to the look I was going for in the lounge. Plus, I’m always having to hide it when I do video conference calls for work as I don’t want my colleagues to be distracted by my rather large Bridget Jones’.
Forgetting to hang out the laundry and having to wash it again and again to get rid of that musty smell.
Forgetting to empty pockets before putting them in the washer and end up washing a load of dark clothes a tissue or worse a tampon.
Matching socks
Remembering at the last minute that the shirt you’d planned to wear out that night is still in the machine and trying to dry it with a hair dryer or the iron.
My families inability to lift the lid of the laundry basket and put the clothes inside it, instead of piling them on top.
Hubby’s aversion to the washing machine – I’ve actually stopped washing his clothes. He only noticed when ran out of pants and asked where they were, my response was ‘have you washed any’?
and why do I have to use a separate cycle to spin the clothes???

Laundry has to be one of the most boring chores in the world. How can I make it more fun?

Enter for a chance to win 6 months supply of Persil!

On a side note but this may take a bit of the sting out of doing laundry. The folks at Persil are offering one of my readers a 6 month supply (5 bottles – 875 ml) of their NEW Persil Small and Mighty: An amazing new detergent that can also be used as a pre-treater, it comes with a nifty Stain Eraser Ball!

To enter simply use the rafflecopter form below. Full terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of the form. But in short it’s open to UK residents aged 18+. Competition closes on Sunday the 1st December 2013.

Good luck!

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Win a Canvas from Victoria Crossman Kids worth £35

From India to Paris to London

I’ve always been a fan of travelling….

When I was planning on redecorating my daughters room a few weeks ago I was going to go with white with red accents (pillows, curtains, bedding) so I chose this delightfully bold cushion from the India collection from Victoria Crossman Kids. I was hoping to give my daughters a more slightly more sophisticated grown up room.

Victoria, the designer, brings to life fun, creative and unique drawings onto a range of desirable products.

But as some of you may have seen I changed my mind at the last minute and went for a teal bedroom inspired from a Retro 60s duvet cover. So I had to relocate the cushion.

However, the cushion goes perfectly in our eclectic lounge, which does have knick knacks scattered around that we’ve collected or have been given over the years: wooden elephants from Africa, a Swedish Dala Horse, beaded doll from South Africa, an ornate decorative birds cage from Tunisia and a few diving photos from Egypt to name a few.

I’ve never been to India but it is on my list of places to go…..

The lovely Victoria and Charlotte from Victoria Crossman Kids has offered my readers a chance to win one of their ‘Elephants in London’ Canvas prints which is sure to get your kids imagination going. Can you spot all the London Landmarks?

To enter simply use the rafflecopter form below. The full terms and conditions can be found on the bottom of the form but in short it’s open to UK residents aged 18+ and closes on the 3rd of November.

Good luck!

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Disclosure: The cushion was complimentary for review purposes

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Win two Halloween Outfits from the Nutmeg Collection and a £10 Voucher

Here Comes Halloween!

Like most other kids, my 6 year old has always loved getting dressed up. She will wear fancy dress to parties that aren’t even fancy dress. I distinctly remember last year her turning up to a party in fancy dress, on more than one occasion, and the other parents couldn’t help but laugh and knew exactly who it was right away. I do love the confidence and not in a rush for her to grow out of it.

Last Christmas she asked for a Donkey Fancy dress outfit and I obliged, this is after I worked her down from getting a real donkey. For Halloween last year she went as a rather scary werewolf and managed to frighten the life out of a friend of mine and two dogs went for her until she took the mask off! Last week when I went to the shops her dad and her got into the Halloween costumes in the loft, hence the Cruella De Vil outfit.

I’m not sure what she wants to go as for Halloween but I did hear the Grim Reaper muted. Not sure how appropriate that is and whether they have one in a 6. At least, she isn’t into going as a Disney Princess as Halloween, to me, is about all thinks spooky!

Win an adorable Halloween Outfit from the Nutmeg Collection

To celebrate Halloween Morrison’s is offering my readers a chance to win two items of their choice from their Nutmeg Halloween collection along with a £10 Voucher. Here are a few examples of the range. Aren’t the clothes adorable?

Simply enter using the Rafflecopter form below. The full Terms and Conditions are at the bottom of the form but in short it’s open to UK residents 18 years of age and older and closes on the 24th Oct 2013.

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Good luck and Happy Halloween

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What to do with all your digital photos

Buried under a mountain of Digital Photos like me?

I really must sort out the photos on my iPhone. I have nearly 2000 when I accessed the photos by my PC today I saw this…..

Most of my digital photos can probably be deleted and the rest filed but it’s such a mammoth task that I can’t face. I really need to set aside some time to slowly, in bursts, go through them and file them. I’m not worried about losing them as they are backed up but I feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of photographs that I’m amassing and with very little organisation this is only going to get worse.

As a blogger and due to copyright issues I tend to keep a lot of my photos, thinking, I may one day need them for a blog post. You never know when you’re going to need some random photo of a courgette!

It’s such a shame that they just sit on my phone and I do very little with them. I do create the odd Facebook album and share via Instagram.

So today, I’ve spent some time trolling the net for inspiration beyond the typical printing on canvases, coffee mugs or an iPhone cases and thought I’d share some of the ideas with you.

8 Different Things to do with your Digital Photos

Screen Saver

You can also do this on your PC or desktop. However, we have an AppleTV, which is not actually a TV but a device that allows me to access my iTunes content via the TV. I have set the screen saver on the Apple TV so that it scrolls through my camera roll which is great as we can enjoy some of the photos.

Personalised Photo Books

I keep meaning to do this but again due to time I haven’t. There are so many companies out their such as Blurb, Snapfish, Photobox and Huggler to name a few that allow you to upload your photos and create your own photobooks. These would make great gifts or coffee table books that you could flick through on a rainy day.

Printed Scarves

I absolutely love this idea and had no idea that it could be done. Have one of your favourite photos printed onto a scarf. I have a thing for scarves and can see myself getting one soon.

Create a Movie

You could use things like Movie Maker (free on PCs) or iMovie to create your own movie using the images. They are fairly straightforward to use and you can add your own narration, music, etc. Then publish to YouTube so you can share it.

Create a ScrapBook

I’m definitely not a scrapbooker, as I don’t have the patience for it, but my sister has made them for me in the past and I really cherish the ones I have. Simply print a few off and get started. This may be a good project for the little ones

Coasters

Create your own personalised coasters, saves the red wine rings on surfaces, by simply inserting your own photos. I recently saw some on Handpicked, I’ve made a mental note for Christmas presents for Granny.

Musical Video

It’s amazing the difference it makes by simply adding music to your photos. A while back I used Memory Blender, which is incredibly easy, simply email your photos to them. Then they select a theme, put it to music and send you the finished movie so you can publish and share it.

Storage Tin

You can never have enough storage tins. But instead of labelling them you could have relevant photos printed on the top of the tin (e.g Biscuit Tin, Pencils, Keep Sakes, Nuts and Bolts). Again another fab idea for gifts.

Photo Credits Bags of Love and Handpicked

Win a Personalised Hardcover Photo Book from Huggler

In addition to all this talk about what to do with all your digital photos, the lovely folks at Huggler.com have offered my readers a chance to win a voucher for one of their Personalised Hardcover Photo Book .

To enter simply use the form below. Full terms and conditions are at the bottom but in short. It’s open to UK Residents, aged 18+ and closes on the 9th October 2013.

Good luck.

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