Avoid These 7 Foods and You're Off To A Healthier New Year

Avoid These 7 Foods and You're Off To A Healthier New Year

Great list of foods that you should ideally avoid to be healthier in 2010. I found this very interesting and wanted to share this with you!

Monica xx

MOTHER & BABY GIVEAWAY END

The give away is finally closed!

Now we will announce the winners in our brand spanking new newsletter!!!

Are you the winner?!?

;) Monica x

My Funny Bunny - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Ok, so its my turn... couldn't let everyone else steal the show! hehehe

So here is a heirloom for a lucky winner "My Cloth Bear" rrp £30

He is really cute for the nursery & sits up so you can put him on the shelf!

Now I will tell you a little secret... not been launched yet cause we are still busy with it but fully functional is our new shop!

Yes! We are busy with our very own online boutique where you can go My Funny Bunny Mad!!!

You can visit us here even while we are busy with it!

Don't forget to Subscribe to our emails over there --->

and we will let you know when it launches...;) with a special launch offer of course!

To enter our amazing mega give away just click on the moving image on the top right of the blog!

Monica xx

Rachel Lucie Jewellery Designs - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Rachel Lucie Jewellery Designs...

joins our Give Away with these 'Royal Jewels' Faceted amethyst and sterling silver hand-forged earrings RRP £16

& a £20 / $20 voucher for the lucky winner to spend in her shop!

"I am designer Rachel Lucie, creating contemporary and eclectic ranges of handmade earrings, necklaces and bracelets.

Using sterling silver, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls, and inspired by my love of the colours and shapes of the individual gems themselves, I hand make my unique style of modern heirloom jewellery."

You can find her on

http://rachellucie.etsy.com
http://rachellucie.coriandr.com
http://www.artfire.com/users/rachellucie

To enter our amazing mega give away just click on the moving image on the top right of the blog!

Monica xx

Cutezie Poo - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Zara from Cutezie-Poo is contributing a gorgeous personalized Christmas stocking worth £15.00!

A gift that will last many many years!

"I love these stockings and I was so excited to create a cutezie-poo design for them.

They are an ideal keepsake for a baby's first christmas and great for use year after year for young children.

The stockings are a great size and perfect for small gifts from santa. I display mine stuffed with shredded white tissue paper as funky decorations, then let my girls take them up to bed to be filled with goodies on Xmas eve!

The winner will have their stocking personalised to suit, take a peek at http://www.cutezie-poo.com/christmasstockings.htm for further information"

To enter our amazing mega give away just click on the moving image on the top right of the blog!

Monica xxx

One super cute happy Pirate!

Let me introduce you to one of my little customers... her name is Evan!

She loves anything piratey!

Her mummy asked me to make her a hat & scarf set in some cute colors she picked herself

I posted it off hoping she would like it, not expecting to hear much back until after christmas as it was supposed to be a stocking filler.

Well... I guess her mummy was itching to see her little doll's expression!

I got a tweet saying she got it in the post & shortly after another tweet with Evan wearing it!!!!

Evan was sooo pleased with her pirate hat & scarf!

That is what makes me love my job! The satisfaction of the product being finished is great but the smile on the kids faces when they get it is what I work hard for!

It makes my heart smile! Lol

Thanks Evan! I hope you have a fun Christmas with lots more pressies!!!

Monica xxx

If you want a pirate hat & scarf for your little one visit us here

If you would like to share your pics of your little ones wearing My Funny Bunny gear we would love to hear from you! Visit our Contact Us page.

Looby Crafts - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Looby Crafts contributed this lovely baby card rrp £1.25

Their shop has lovely stationery, tissue boxes, trays, cards, brooches, hair accessories, money boxes, bookmarks... you name it!

I love her stuff because everything is really colourful!!

I have bought several things from her & was always pleased with my purchases, she is also super friendly and loves custom orders.

Thank you Lou for joining us!

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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won!

Keep an eye on us, you wont be disapointed I promise! Monica xxx

Delicate Sparkles - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Donna @ Delicate Sparkles has kindly contributed this stunning silver bracelet RRP £35!

"The bracelet is currently a one off although I will be offering it as a custom piece, made to your specifications, in the New Year."

"It is a beautiful sterling silver heart chain featuring a photo frame charm and 16 Swarovski crystals and is finished with a heart shaped sterling silver clasp. The photo frame charm is handmade by myself from silver clay and will also be available to purchase separately rrp £12.95"

"Each piece of Delicate Sparkles jewellery is handmade by me using mainly sterling silver, Swarovski crystals and beautiful artisan lampwork beads. Custom orders are welcome. Please contact me with your requirements and I will be happy to discuss them with you. You can find me at : http://delicatesparkles.misi.co.uk"

Thanks Donna!

Monica xx

THE MOTHER & BABY MEGA GIVE AWAY!

THIS GIVE AWAY IS CLOSED

WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER!

Yes! Its finally time for the monstruous give away that everyone has been waiting for!

To celebrate the birth of my baby girl Mylie, a massive 39+ talented crafters & gorgeous businesses have collaborated with us to bring you this spectacular give away worth hundreds of ££££!

There is soo much baby gear, mummy & daddy gifts & vouchers...who will the lucky winners be?!?

Be sure to visit our generous contributors!!!

There was so many goodies we just had to split them into 2 prizes!

Here goes...

1st Prize

Daisy Chain Baby - Olli & Lime Bib & Burp Set rrp £15.00

Kim's Creative Crafts - Crochet Pink Bag rrp £3.00

Delicate Sparkles - Photo Bracelet rrp £35.00

Enhance-me - Fantasy Portrait Voucher rrp £13.99

Jolicious Jewellery - "Happy" Bag Charm rrp £6.00

Stitching For You - Baby Boy & Baby Girl Gift Tags rrp £4.00

Looby Crafts - Baby Card rrp £1.25

Rainbow Totz - Silver Plated Spoon rrp £4.95

Pink Fairy Cake - "Crocs" inspired Baby Booties 3-6m rrp £5.99

My Egg Nest - Bamba's First Comforts Baby Signing Kit rrp £29.99 , Sleepytot rrp £12.99 , Coochi Burping Cloth Pack rrp £9.99

Alonia Creations - Alonia Creations Voucher rrp $20

Cute Bitz - Pack of 5 Illoom Balloon's Light Up LED Balloons rrp £3.95

Frogs & Sprogs - "Apple" 6m Onesie rrp £14.00

Mad About Bags - Nappy Bag rrp £5.95

Rachel Lucie - Amethyst Earrings & $20 / £20 voucher rrp £16 & £20

Three Little Bears - Me to You Baby On Board Sign rrp £8.99

Sophie4Sophie - Voucher for 2 Custom Bibs rrp £16.00

NicsKnots - Toddler Bag rrp £5.00 & Make Up Bag rrp £10.00

Irene Strange - "Noodle" the Elephant in yellow rrp £14.00

VoucherCodes.co.uk - Debenhams Voucher rrp £15.00

Knitwits - Newborn Fluffy Hat rrp £1.75

Baby Not Included - Arabella Miller 6m Baby Tshirt rrp £13.50

The Beading Lady - "Mum" Bag Charm rrp £4.50

2nd Prize

My Funny Bunny - "My Cloth Bear" rrp £30.00

Cutzie Poo - Personalized Xmas Stocking rrp £15.00

Be Fabulous - Website Membership Card rrp £9.99

Lactivist - 3-6m Organic "I Love Mummy Milk" Tshirt rrp £9.99

Funny Banana - T Shopper Eco Reusable Shopping Bag rrp £3.00

Photo Fairy Tales - Gift Certificate rrp £5.00

IckleBabe - 3-6m Organic Long Sleeved Top rrp £5.95

Carolyn's Creations - "Elephant" Baby Hat rrp £

Mimi Myne - Matching Daddy "Pine Tree" Organic Tshirt - Large & Baby 6m "Pine Cone" rrp £30.00

Cutie Pie - "Night, Night, Sleep Tight" Hand Painted Door Plaque rrp £6.00

Raffique - "Ladybird" Raffia Hair Slide rrp £4.00

Julie's Booties - Baby Tiger Booties rrp £7.99

Peggy's Knits - "Snowflake" Toddler Bag rrp £1.50

Pickled Pumpkins - 2-4yrs "Cars" Fleece Hat rrp £10.00 & Pack of Reusable Nappy Liners

Irene Strange - 2 x Irene Strange Discount Vouchers 25% & 15%

Kims Creative Crafts - 0-3 Tie Dyed Long Sleeved Body Suit rrp £3.00

With Hugs and Kisses - "Frog" Baby Shoes 9-12m rrp £8.99

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WOW!!! What a give away! My hands hurt from typing all that!

Now the exciting part! You wanna enter?!?

The main thing you HAVE to do is join our mailing list!! Easy Peasy...

I have a cool new Subscribe Badge on the top right of the blog --> Click on it & subscribe!

We don't share your details with anyone don't worry! We will just send you news & exclusive special offers.

For extra entries:

*Follow us - Blog or Twitter or BOTH!

* Tweet it adding us to your tweet @myfunnybunny (EVERY TWEET COUNTS!)

*Blog about it

*Link to this blog post

*Facebook it

*Join our group on Facebook - My Funny Bunny

Basically spread the word & then come & tell us by commenting on this post. Don't forget to give us the links of what you did!

Ready, Steady.... Go!!!

Competition Starts 8th December and Ends 22nd December 2009!

Worldwide!

Winners will be contacted directly by email!

Have fun... Monica xxx

ThePrizeFinder - UK CompetitionsLoquax Competitions

MimiMyne - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Mimimyne www.mimimyne.com

The eco store helping families grow up green, stocks a wide range of eco friendly and organic children's clothing made by independent UK designers including baby clothes with funky graphics, designer kids clothes, stylish, modern kids furniture, eco friendly toys and organic baby products.

Mimimyne is an Ethical Junction member offering customers carbon offsets with ClimateCare. "

We have a detailed environmental policyand source suppliers who are share our beliefs."

Mimimyne have contributed this lovely Tshirt set for baby & daddy! After all daddies deserve some prizes too!

It's a Twisted Twee Pine Tree Twinset printed with organic ink on organic cotton. The Dad T shirt features a funky pine tree design and the Baby T shirt features a fir cone, so it's a perfect Christmas gift!

The Dad size is Large and the Baby size is 6 months, it's unisex so it's perfect for a father and son to wear together.
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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won!

Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise! Monica xxx

Irene Strange - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Irene Strange and her wonderful world of Amigurumi joins in with our Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Up for grabs is a little yellow Noodle the Elephant!
He is soooo cute! He even stands all on his own!

To add to the stash is also a 25% off any amigurumi patterns & a 15% custom amigurumi voucher to be used in Irenestrange Etsy Store!

If you do Amigurumi yourself they have some fabulous free patterns here.

Visit their website for more Amigurumi Critters! www.irenestrange.co.uk

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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won!

Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise! Monica xxx

Funny Banana - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Funny Banana joins our Mega Give Away with a T-Shopper!

The T-Shopper is the Ultimate Recycled Shopping Bag that everyone is talking about.

With plastic bags being an endangered species, we try to find more and more solutions... Re-usable bags?!! Yes!!! But at what cost?!

"T-Shoppers were once a Top, a T-shirt, a cardigan, a hoody, a vest or any garment that we once wore as a top, they are then being reinvented in to something useful that helps the environment twice, by not using a plastic bag, and not disposing of a garment."

T-Shopper design in give away may vary from picture.

I have several of these bags myself and I can seriously vouch for them, the cashiers always comment on them! They are seriously sturdy and fit a lot of volume in them. You will be surprised!

You can buy them here for seriously good value! You can even buy them in multipacks and save even more!

Visit their website www.funnybanana.co.uk

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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won! Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise! Monica xxx

New Parents Intructions # 1

May u have a Shay Day

Two Choices
What would you do?....you make the choice.

Don't look for a punch line,there isn't one. Read it anyway.
My question is: Would you have madethe same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.
Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son? 'The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued.

'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play.
The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.
'Shay struggled over to the team's bench and with a broad smile, put on a team shirt.
I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart.

The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.
Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow groundball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over.

The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.
Everyone from the stands and bothteams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!'
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
Catching his breath, Shay awkwardlyran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball, the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.
He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.
Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'

Shay reached third base because the opposing short stop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of thirdbase, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!' As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy,and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:
We all send thousands of jokes through e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

If you're thinking about sharing this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren'tthe 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message

Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.

We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things'. So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:
Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

You now have two choices: 1. Delete 2. Forward

I chose to share this. May your day, be a Shay Day.

Monica x

My Babe in Pink Fairy Cake!

I got a package in the post last week with Baby M's new hat & scarf, I was absolutely delighted when I opened it and the set looked sooo cute!

I didn't know what colour I would be getting and was hoping it wasn't pink! I'm not sure what to call this color but it's just perfect and goes with most of her clothes.

When I tried it on her though...it was stunning, the set and my baby girl! ;) hehehe

"Where did you get them?!?" I hear you say... from The Pink Fairy Cake! You can find her on Misi & Etsy, don't forget to tell her we sent you!

She is also one of the contributors of our Mother & Baby MEGA Give Away! ;)

Monica x

My Egg Nest - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

My Egg Nest has joined our Mother & Baby Mega Give Away wit one of the biggest contributions so far!!!

Worth a whoping £52.97!!!

1 x SleeptTot £12.99 http://www.sleepytot.com/

1 x Coochi Burping Cloths - 3 pack £9.99 www.coochico.com/product.asp?cspr_id=4

1 x Bamba's First Comforts Signing Kit £29.99 http://www.babysignfactory.com/
These are some fabulous prizes I tell you!

MyEggNest.com is a fabulous site too! It is a comprehensive guide to saving for your child’s future.
The site provides a one stop resource that enables you to compare different child trust funds and savings accounts so you can make an informed decision on their behalf.

Not only is MyEggNest a completely free service, it also lists great comparison tables of all the highest performing funds and paying rates. There’s also a section with invaluable reviews of CTFs from all the major providers.

You can win a piggy bank on their website so you can encourage your child to start saving too!

I received my £250 from the government a while ago for little Mylie and have put it to the side cause I just didnt have the time to look around for a CTF for her... now my next step is to visit My Egg Nest!

I'm so relieved all the info is in 1 place so I can make an informed decision quickly!

You can also find info on what you can claim to help your family financially e.g. child benefit, tax credits, etc! Even shopping coupons!

So waste no time and money, visit MyEggNest.com now!

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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won!

Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise! Monica xxx

The Art of Waxing!

I just received the following which is currently doing the rounds among a couple of friends. It may bring tears to your eyes but i'm pretty sure this may sound familar to some of the Ladies out there.....

The art of Waxing...

For those of you who wax, you will understand fully and those who don't will never make this mistake. Better go pee before you read this. This Is by far one of the funniest things I have ever read.

Hair Removal...

(I don't have a clue as to who wrote this, but...WHAT A RIOT!)

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of Easy, painless removal - The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the Wax.

Read on........

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, Play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours:

'Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet.' So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom.

It was one of those 'cold wax' kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel then apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off.

No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees.

('Cold wax,' yeah...right! ) I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the Skin round it tight and pull. It works!

OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this!

Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (it *was* a long strip) I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRIIIPP P!!!!

I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!.... OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!! !

Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP! Another deep breath and RIPP! Everything is spinning and spotted. I think I may pass out...must stay conscious... must stay conscious.

Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe...OK, back to normal.

I want to see my trophy - a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip.

There's No hair on it. Where is the hair??? WHERE IS THE WAX???

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip...it's not! I touch. I am touching wax.

I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake...remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.

Sealed shut! My butt is sealed shut. Sealed shut!

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself 'Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may Pop off!' What can I do to melt the wax?

Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can Stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax Should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right??? *WRONG!!!!!! !*

I get in the tub - the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit.

Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub...in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!! !

I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter 'So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!'

There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, 'Are we talking cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?'

She's laughing out loud by now...I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.

YEAH!!!!! Right!! I should be the joke of someone else's night.

While we go through various solutions. I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor . Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!!

By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend.

It's sooo painful, but I really don't care. 'IT WORKS!! It works !!'

I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair...THE HAIR IS STILL THERE....... ALL OF IT!

So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts. I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

Next week I'm going to try hair colour...

Kims Creative Crafts - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Our next contributions come from Kims Creative Crafts!

Kim has kindly contributed this tie dyed long sleeved body suit & crocheted little bag at a RRP of £3.00 each!

I will tell you what a bargain! Her shop is filled with bargains. What about the quality? I hear you thinking... well having these prizes in my hands and inspecting them thoroughly, I can sincerely tell you that these are quality and very well made, the crochet is perfect and the bodysuit is lovely too!

I am loving the little bag, the christmas decorations & these cool kids hats for winter here to keep the kids ears nice & warm!

You can visit Kims Creative Crafts shop on Misi here, if you purchase something from her, please let her know we sent you!!!
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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won! Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise!

Monica xxx

Jolicious - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Our next give away contribution comes from Jolicious Jewellery and her stuff is certainly delicious!!! Hehehe I soooo needed to say that!

Seriously, this lady has talent at putting colourful stuff together, there are a few jewellery designers out there that I like but Jo captures my fun bubbly side with her jewellery!

Since receiving this beauty I have ordered 3 more, one for me with my kids names on it, one that a friend bought and another one as a birthday gift with 8 names on it!!!
I was absolutely over the moon with all of them.

This is a beatifull bag charm but I use mine on my key chain so you could too! If you want one of these pop over to Jolicious' shop over on Misi and if there is not one for sale just tell her its the one on our blog and she will whizz one up for you to your specifications. RRP £6.00

All her jewellery comes beautifully packaged in a little box and is really a treat to receive!

If you want to know more about Jolicious you can go read her profile here, follow her on twitter or visit her blog.

Now for your Christmas shopping make sure you pop over to Jolicious Jewellery, she has soooo many goodies you will love! Don't forget to mention that we sent you!

Monica xxx

Note: This is a preview of the Mega Give Away to come! There are so far 34 individual businesses / designers contributing!!!!!

Greens Cupcake Mix Review

These has been made by my 3 yr old boy with assistance from me... Using a packet of Greens' Thomas The Tank Engine Cupcake Mix.

I was pleased by how simple it was to make it but appaled at the taste of the cake and icing! My son only ate the cake because I told him he couldn't eat the train faces if he didn't finish the cake.

We normally make everything from scratch, my mum gave me this mix cause my son loves Thomas the Tank Engine but from us it's a Thumbs Down!!!!!

Monica x

Enhance-Me - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Presenting our next contributor.... Enhance - Me are offering a

VOUCHER FOR A MAGICAL PHOTO PORTRAIT

RRP £13.99

The possibilities with Enhance-me are endless.

Create a wonderfully UNIQUE gift for friends or family. Stunning custom enchanted photo portraits of your child. Create Magical photo invitations, fairy photo enhancements, personalised thank yous, holiday and Christmas photo cards and more!

Fairy photos, enchanted Storybook themes, Space Travel ~ Imagine Your Child In The Most Magical Of Places!

Enhance-Me is currently offering a Halloween and Christmas Enhancement service where parents can get wonderfully unique images created and can use these for their Halloween celebrations and Christmas cards or a special gift!

READ their BLOG ----> http://enchantedphotoportraits.blogspot.com/

FOLLOW them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/enhance_me

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The Mother & Baby Mega Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down this page to see all the amazing prizes to be won! Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise!

Monica xxx

Stitching For You - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Stitching For You is our next contributor for our Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Fiona provides a stitching service along with her completed cross stitches she has for sale in her lovely shop on Misi!

I love her framed fun cross stitched pictures perfect for the kids rooms. Have a look at Frederick the Frog!

Fiona has contributed a pack of 5 Stitched Gifts Tags, 2 Baby Boy in Blue & 3 Baby girl in Pink, they are a perfect addition to any baby gift! You could very well send them as Thank You notes as the back is blank!

Visit her shop on Misi here and if you buy anything please let her know we sent you!
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The Mother & Baby Give Away is due to start soon, for now we are just announcing all the goodies that are up for grabs and getting everyone excited!

See what the give away is all about here and scroll down to see all the amazing prizes to be won!
Keep an eye on us, you wont be dissapointed I promise!

Monica xxx

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What kind of bib do you prefer to use for your baby? - POLLpigeon.com

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Three Little Bears - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Three Little Bears has joined our Mother & Baby Give Away with the sweetest Me to You Baby on Board Bear!!!

RRP £8.99

In addition they are offering 10% off any purchases from their website to the winner!

The bear is so cute & cuddly! I think I am gonna ask for one as a Christmas prezzie for my little baby girl!! Awwwww

Three Little Bears is also celebrating the opening of their 1st shop soon! You will be able to buy online as always but soon you will be able to visit them too!!! Yay!

Their website is packed with lovely, cuddley and cool gifts for any occasion!

Dont forget to visit them as Christmas is around the corner!

As always please don't forget if you purchase from their shop to let them know we sent you!

More, more, more is coming up on our mega give away!!! Keep checking as I will keep posting!!

Monica xx

Cutie Pie - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away!

Cutie Pie joins our Give Away with this "Night, Night, Sleep Tight" Door Plaque RRP £6.00

Her shop on Misi is very fresh and girly with lots of pastel colours in her work... lots of items to make your house a home!

Visit her here for her cool creations and if you purchase anything, dont forget to tell her we sent you!

More additions to our Mega Give Away coming next!!!!

Monica xxx

Wordless Wednesday!

Photo Fairytales - Mother & Baby Mega Give Away

Next up on our list of contributors to this amazing give away is Sarah from Photo Fairytales!

Photo Fairytales offer unique & unusual personalised images,
personalised fake magazine covers and newspapers, personalised official football merchandise, plus stunning digitally enhanced images from your ordinary photograph

A £5 voucher so you can turn your little ones photo into a fairy tale!!! How cool is that!

You can have a look at the website www.photofairytales.co.uk to see what wonderfull and magical things you can turn your picture into!

If you do purchase from their website please let them know that My Funny Bunny sent you over ;)

Dont forget to keep an eye out for our next contributor & their gift for this mega give away!

Monica xxx

Wordless Wednesday

Baby Not Included - Mega Mother & Baby Give Away

Now, how cool is the name Baby Not Included?!?

With a cool name they are a truly funky company!!!

They have contributed this Arabella Miller "Puppy Love" Baby Tshirt worth £13.50!
It is completely organic, made of organic cotton and enviromentally friendly inks.

This Tshirt is size 6 months.

You can visit them here www.babynotincluded.co.uk

You will find funky clothing and accessories from newborn to toddler... and they have free p&p for all orders over £50!

Go and have a look at their sale here, I am loving that Jolly Roger bottle, shoes & bib!!!!

If you go shopping dont forget to tell them we sent you ;-)

Don't forget to follow us to check out the rest of the contributions for our mega give away!!!

Monica xx

Fabric for my next creation!

Love it or hate it? Just like Marmite!

You tell me! It's colorful French Chabby Chic and vintage!

Already busy making stuff with it. Will show u soon!

Monica xx

The Pink Fairy Cake - Mother & Baby Give Away

Our next contribution comes from our lovely Karine! The Pink fairy cake!

This is an extremely talented lady and you can find her Misi Shop full of gorgeous handmade gifts for everyone!

Karine contributes a lovely pair of baby croc inspired shoes worth £4.99!

Watch out for our next contribution for this mega give away!

Monica xxx

Win a DaisychainBaby Gift Basket

I love the Cafe Bebe blog! They always have competitions going on and here is the latest one:

THE PRIZE:
Wouldn't you like to win a gorgeous gift basket worth nearly £30 from DaisychainBaby?
Well, you've come to the right place! On offer are the following amazing items:

Pure Potions Nappy Salve- Lavendar
Pure Potions Rescue Salve- Arnica
Green Eyed Monster Baby Grow
Milk & Cereal Sheep or Bunny Motif Bib
And everything in your gift basket will be accompanied by an Organic Cotton Bag for Life.
The DaisychainBaby Competition will run from 31 August to 5 September. The winner will be announced on 6 September. Entries open to UK residents only.

Now run over to www.cafebebe.co.uk to enter!

Go on!

Monica xx

Presenting the MOTHER & BABY MEGA GIVE AWAY!

To celebrate the birth of my baby girl Mylie I am hosting a gigantic give away!!!

It will also mark put us back on track after our "give away holiday" because of moving and the birth.

We are collaborating with many other companies & crafters to bring you the biggest give away ever!!! So if you want to enter, keep checking our blog for updates!

We will be posting the items that are to be included as they arrive!!

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Crafters/ Businesses/ PR Companies:

If you would like to contribute your item or voucher for services for this give away please contact me monica@myfunnybunny.com!

I need items that are suitable for ladies (mummies) & babies (unisex preferably) and your promo (e.g. Biz card/coupon/leaflet) along with the item, a photo will be require by email to feature your item before the give away and publicise you.

All items will be listed and info of donating biz on my blog to promote everyone!

If you have a choice of items please choose the lighter item as I will be paying for postage of this hamper to the mega lucky winner myself!!!

I will also be asking that everyone that donates, lets everyone else know about the give away when its up (twitter, facebook, myspace, blogs, shops, etc) so we can get mega exposure for everyone!

This give away will be open to entrants in the UK only. Contributions are welcome globally.

Monica xx

What to get my 19 Yr old brother????

Ok, I officially have a crisis...

Its my youngest brothers birthday on the 28th of this month and I haven't managed to get him anything yet...yes, I know, I have 2 days... I have already told him his gift might be late.

He is the hardest to buy a gift for out of my 3 brothers...so far I have managed to give him a tshirt or footie stuff on EVERY special occasion...I officially suck now!

Last Christmas I asked my mum and apparently he wanted some bling, some "man" earrings to be exact, so I went in search and bought him two pairs...for me they all looked the same but he seemed to be pretty pleased.

Its now his 19th birthday and being the big sister I wanted to give him a meaningful present, although I am strapped for cash and can't afford much right now, I want this present to be different!

I thought of some dog tags with a custom message, something like "Big Little Bro" because he is the youngest of us but yet the biggest! I have looked on Misi, Etsy, Coriandr, Artfire, Zibbet, Folksy and up to now no luck!!!!

I am really up for suggestions! Some ladies in Twitter suggested IwantOneofThose.com and I went there but couldn't see anything that wouldn't be tossed a side (within budget) so I quit on there!

I have no clue though!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Please help!!!

Hi Ho Hi Ho to work I go.....

Monica xxx

Twitter Addict

They say the first step to recovery is to admit you are addicted...So...I am a Tweeter addict!!!

There, I said it! It all started innocently, I had set up a tweeter account ages ago and never really went on it...until I discovered a Twitter application for my iPhone!

For some silly reason my new baby girl feeds much better (and amazingly gets less wind!) if I breast feed her laying in bed, so naturally I get bored while doing this so started tweeting away and now this is my vice while b'feeding!

It's addictive, it's like when you have something on auction on eBay! You just have to keep on constantly checking!!!

I must say there are some wonderful people on there!

One of them being Karin that runs www.cafebebe.co.uk, which is an awesome website, it even has great competitions to enter! There is also a great page on there with loads of businesses run by mummies like me...I'm on there too!

So go and visit www.cafebebe.co.uk

Find us on twitter as @myfunnybunny!
Tweet you later!

Monica xxx

Swine Flu Recovery

You all know my 3 year old son caught the Swine Flu which I told you about in my previous post.

I am very pleased to report that he is now over it thanks to the Tamiflu capsules! He did a course of 5 days on those which was not easy to "trick" him to take!

Thank God he made a full recovery now and he is all nice and happy again!

Thanks for all your support.

Monica xxx

Swine Flu

We all know about the swine flu and specially us with little ones indoors are mortified by it!

My 3 year old son has been sick since about Thursday with fever, he's been getting better with Nurofen for kids but eventually the fever creeps back...he then started getting some phlem, a cough and a sore throat.

I have given him Nurofen, Calpol, some sweeties and syrup for his throat.
This morning he was burning up with fever again so I though I better call NHS Direct Helpline to get some advice.

So indeed I did and explained everything, they asked me some questions and then advised me to call the Pandemic Helpline. When I did they also asked me some questions and at the end they gave me a reference number to go and get the Tamiflu capsules for my son from the local swine flu clinic.

I went running like mad to get the capsules leaving my son and my 7 wk old baby girl with my grandparents (left on tip toes so my son wouldn't notice I left otherwise there would be crying galore!).

To my luck when I get there (out of breath and looking like I'm homeless lol) they tell me that I need the ID of both me and my son, which I didn't have!
So here I go again, running like mad to get home and pick up our ID's and back again... All this stressing about my son and my daughter because if she woke up she would need breast feeding and she was already asleep for 4 hours so she could wake up any min!
When I got there luckily there was no one in front so I got served straight away and ran back home again like a mad woman!
Luckily my little one was still asleep and I managed to give my son the medication mixed with a spoonful of yoghurt.

As you imagine I am absolutely terrified, not only for my son but for my 7 wk old girl too. On top of that my family has all been in contact with my son while sick and my untie is currently in labour!

I pray that everything and everyone will be fine and thank all my Twitter followers for all their support so far.

I will let you know what happens.

Monica xxx

I was awarded the ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD!

I have been absent lately, my little lady has been keeping me all to herself! I am immersed in her little world and havent had time for anything!!! So today I checked my emails which I havent touched for a few days now and there it was...

Wahey! I have been awarded the One Lovely Blog Award!

Awarded to me by The Crystal Lady !!!

Now the rules...
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that love and/or have newly discovered.
3. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.
4. Use the One Lovely Blog award picture from my blog, on your blog to let everyone know that you have one lovely Blog!

Now here I go on the search of 15 blogs....oh dear...let me see now....

Labour inducing Acupuncture & Reflexology

As you already know I was overdue with my pregnancy and tried all the old wives tales to try and make labour come...sadly nothing worked.

I was desperate, really desperate, so I went online to research some more and came across some comments suggesting acupuncture and reflexology, as I am much into natural therapies I started researching into these more in depth. I read in many websites and blogs about positive experiences and it seemed to work for some people so I went in search of nearby practices.

I enquired about peoples experience and also the prices, I was still reluctant though as I am terrified of needles and also my pockets were nearby empty due to the moving and getting stuff for the baby etc. I came across a "clinic" (amongst many others) which I already knew about and they told me that it generally works and that I should bring my hospital bag and notes just in case... They told me I could have a treatment of just acupuncture or I could have reflexology too, which seemed to be more effective and quicker at bringing on labour.

The place is in Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Essex (England) and I think it is called "Acupunture & Herbs", lady was really friendly and made an appointment for the next day for me. The acupunture was £25 and the reflexology was £50, it was actually the cheapest I had come across and since it was a place that I was familiar with as I have gonne passed it many times, I stuck with it!

I went on the 15/06/09 at around 2pm (an hour early) and they said it was fine that they could see me. I was a little aprehensive because of the needles but everyone was so friendly and made me feel very at ease...the needles were very thin (came in sterile packet which was opened in front of me) and barely felt them going in, I did read on the internet that you can fit 5 acupunture needles in 1 normal hospital needle, I only felt anything when the doctor tweeked them and even then I didn't really feel them, I felt more my muscles being tickled! The baby certainly felt something cause she started moving around a lot, they said this was normal and a good sign.

They then left me to relax in the room with the needles in for about 30 mins, after that the doctor came to take them out, easy peasy!

I then had the reflexology and this was really great, I would definately have this again even just to destress!

Reflexology is a special foot massage, basically every area of your foot corresponds to a part of your body. They put my feet in a special herbal foot bath to stimulate my circulation and then I had a wonderfully long foot massage done by the doctor. I got out of there super relaxed.

After I finished we went for late lunch and a walk around the shops... got home and while making late dinner (Spaghetti Bolognese @ 9.15pm) for the family and parents in law (on hols over from South Africa) MY WATERS BROKE!

So long story short...I am a believer in Chinese natural medicine and recommend it to anyone!

The story of the birth for those now curious is coming soon! Now difficult to write too much at a time with the baby, hubby looking after baby Mylie and Stefan for me to write this...now have to go and put my Stefan to bed!

Monica xxx

Give aways coming back soon!

Our give aways are coming back soon!

These have been put on hold due to us moving and having a baby at the same time!
Hectic times for me at the moment.

We will have a mega give away soon though! ;) Keep an eye out!

Monica xxx

40+ Weeks Baby now overdue!!!

It has been a while since I posted... which is highly unusual for me.

As you noticed I announced we found a house and were moving and we managed to do it approx 2 weeks ago... yep, I moved at 38 weeks pregnant... it was a nightmare and I would NOT recommend it to anyone!

Fortunately for us baby Miley did not come out while we were moving but she is just as stubborn as mummy and is driving us nuts because now she doesn't want to come out!

We have managed to get rid of a lot of boxes and the kids room is sorted out nicely, everything ready for the baby...now, its just waiting for her!

I have tried lots of old wives tales to get labour induced... spicy food, plenty of walking, massage, nookee nookee ;), Rasperry Leaf Tea / Capsules, praying and nothing has worked so far.

She keeps on threatening with plenty of contractions etc but no sign of her yet!

I apologise for putting everything else on hold but its been hectic and stressful around here... I will let you all know when she decides to make an appearance!

Enjoy the weather!

Monica xx

35 weeks pregnant...Packing & Moving!

I finally found a place to move!

Yes, after much looking and looking and looking...

I wanted to initially move before the baby came but nothing was right with all the things we were looking for combined.

Some of our requirements were that we preferred a private landlord, a 3 bedroom allowing pets with garden and parking!

So we kept on searching but found very little we liked within our budget, so needless to say that with the baby due shortly we gave up the search and swapped bedrooms around giving my son the biggest bedroom so that he would get used to the idea of sharing it with his baby sister before she was born... ease him into the idea before she was even here.

But we still wanted to move before winter because the house we are in has a few problems.

The radiators don't work properly, therefore in winter it costs me about £10 for 3 days if I want to have the heating on and even then the house still feels cold! The double glazing is the very first that came out, so needless to say that coupled with bad isolation its absolutely useless!

In my kitchen there are holes in the walls behind the cupboards so the kitchen is freezing cold and if you open the cupboards you can even feel a "breeze"! The wallpaper is coming off around the house because the just painted over it instead of taking it off.

I love animals but its a bit much going to the toilet in the morning and having slugs visiting you! I really can't find the hole where they come in, it looks like they are coming from behind the wallpaper somewhere but I am not gonna rip off the paper to find out because they will charge it off my deposit! The whole top floor creaks like a haunted house...and the garden is small and on a slope!

On top of that I have a horrid neighbour that keeps on blocking our shared drain in the garden, with 5 dogs and a cat, nothing against pets as I have 2 dogs, 3 fish and a bunny, but these are big dogs trapped in a small house with a small garden, and not taken out for walks or anything...they all wake up at around 4.30am start with the barking and the neighbour starts with the screaming...waking us and my son up all the time!

I am not very superstitious but since we moved to this house my oldest dog (Yorkie) didn't like it very much and has turned into a very nervous dog...like she is on guard most of the time (dogs have more heightened senses than people).

Moan over....pregnant lady with hormones here!



So finally... we found a lovely house, it actually found me! I was fed up of looking, finding something we liked then calling and the people telling me "Sorry no pets" or something else was missing so I placed a free ad on The Gum Tree website saying exactly what we needed and who we were with a pic of my doggies.

I told my husband that I would give it up to God to give us something adequate..."Let them find us", I wasn't expecting it to work so quickly! God works in mysterious ways :)

So a lady emailed me and told me the specifications of the house, the house is hers bought 5 yrs ago and she has been living in it since, she wants to relocate to be close to her family and wants to do so before June! Everything was exactly what we wanted and she was fine with my dogs.

I thought this was too good to be true, I asked her to send some pics but didn't know what to expect...but when I got them... the house was lovely. We made an appointment to o and see the house that evening and it was great! There are a few things that are not perfect but its things we can do ourselves or that they have said they are gonna deal with.

The pic on top is of the open plan kitchen...which by the way I love! It is a little bit over our original monthly budget but I think its worth it. I am really happy about finding the house but everything is rush, rush... I am due about a week and a half after we move...

I have about 17 days to pack and being 35 weeks pregnant I find it very hard to get things done as fast as I want to!

Oh well...I just hope this baby doesn't decide to come out earlier on me!!!!

Thanks for reading! Had to get my stress thoughts out!!!!

Monica xxx

Don't forget to enter our giveaway this month by clicking on the moving image on the top right!

The Crystal Lady's Giveaway

Look at these gorgeous earrings! I found a lovely giveaway at The Crystal Lady's Blog. She is a fellow Misi seller (you can find my shop link on the right ---> )

It looks like her blog is fairly new, so pop over and give her some support!!! You specially need to enter the giveaway...its for a pair of earrings and you get to choose which color!!!

I was specially attracted to the orange ones and since crystals have powerful properties I am guessing I am attracted to them for a special reason...just dont know why!

I hope she doesn't mind me using her pictures but I had to show you what was up for grabs!

Don't forget to enter our May Giveaway here too, you can always reach our current give away by clicking on our moving image on the top of the blog!

Monica xx

I Love Cats

"I LIKE CATS TOO, LETS EXCHANGE RECIPES."

I just wanted to share what I found on a blog named Winklepots which you can find here

I am a pet lover...I have had too many dogs and cats to count in my whole life and far too many other animals too. My grandad used to rescue every stray he could find so we almost had a whole zoo in our little farm / villa.

I do have 2 dogs and a bunny which are part of my family today... but this one is just "belly laugh" funny. I spent ages laughing at this one!

Disclaimer: Please don't place you pets in the oven!!!!!

Monica xxx

HANDMADE CAMBRIDGE FAIR

I finally managed to download the pics for the Handmade Cambridge!

Here is my stall! I wasn't as prepared as I would have liked to be and space was limited, but considering it was my first time at a craft fair I don't think I did bad at all!

I do hope to be better prepared for the next one but with all that is going on, its gonna be a tough one! For more pics of this fair and other events just click on the photo link on the right.

I did meet some really nice people and saw some really nice stuff and have a bit of a wish list which I don't have £ for cause I am so strapped lately, specially with the baby coming in less than 2 months!

We will be at the Handmade Oxford Craft Fair in November!

Let me know if you were there & if you enjoyed it!

Monica xx

Cuteness for my cutie coming!

OOOOOhhhhhh aren't these cute!?

I couldn't resist these cuties, I saw them on Misi in Pink Fairy Cake Shop.

They were a little different though, they were lighter pink and made in regular yarn. I requested this custom pair in a lovely bamboo yarn which is mega soft and silky, ideal for babies.

The shade of yarn is called Cherry lips I believe, aren't they soooo adorable! They look a bit like Crocs which makes them ubber cute.

As you probably know by now I am expecting a little girl soon. I am almost 32 weeks so I have just under 2 months to get everything ready and I am struggling to be honest!!! Anyone want to come and help?

I still have so many bits to buy still and not enough time and money!!!

I can't wait for my baby shoes to arrive though!!!

Monica xxx