Tag Archives: Creative

Bake Our Fabulous Christmas Cake Recipe

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

  It’s only a few weeks until Christmas and as we had such a great response for our easy to make Christmas cake recipe, we thought we’d post it again. So here it is. 12oz mixed fruit 8oz sugar 8oz … Continue reading →

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Stir Up Sunday is a-coming

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

This year ‘Stir Up Sunday’ is 24th November 2019. Thought to start in Victorian times, this is traditionally the day Christmas Pudding is made. Here are 4 things you may not know about ‘Stir Up’ traditions.

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5 More Famous Films Shot in Yorkshire

Posted on November 5, 2019 by

About this time last year, we wrote about 5 famous films shot in Yorkshire, and had a great response to the post. For a bit of fun, we decided to find 5 more famous films shot in Yorkshire. Here’s our … Continue reading →

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15 Clever Travel Hacks

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

#travel #travelhacks #holidaypacking We all look forward to a well-deserved holiday. We get time to explore somewhere new, have some downtime from a world that seems to be awake 24 hours a day and spend time with family and friends.

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Creative and fun alternatives to plastic – Part 4

Posted on August 26, 2019 by

#plasticfree #tglassjars #recycle In our last ‘Creative & Fun Alternatives to Plastic’ series, we thought that the trusty old glass jar should get a mention. There are literally hundreds of ways you can recycle glass jars, but we found this … Continue reading →

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Creative and fun alternatives to plastic – Part 3

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

#plasticfree #tincans #recycle If you have tin cans left over from soups or puddings, rather than putting them into the recycle bin, why not try making some gorgeous punched tea light holders?

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Creative and fun alternatives to plastic – Part 2

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

#plasticfree #toiltetrolls #recycle This week we found an artistic idea. The wall art above looks fabulous, right? Would you believe it, it’s made out of cardboard toilet rolls. I think we can all agree it looks brilliant! The How-To Gal … Continue reading →

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