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Pop Collecting and Competition

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We have a slight obsession with Pop Vinyl figurines in our house; t he cute little faces, the stunning painted detail, the known characters. The obsession started a couple of years ago when we saw our first Pop Characters appear in most game related stores and now they are appearing in most stores including supermarkets and toy stores. They are designed as characters from Films, Games and other well known characters, you can even build your own now - which may have to be done! I believe our little bobble head Spiderman was our very first purchase, but then he needed a friend and Batman suited. Our next trip was to a toy store where Olaf may have been on offer, so he had to come home with me and a minion may have shortly joined in the fun too. The collection grew rapidly and we decided to box them back up - one for storage and two as they look fantastic in their original boxes, on our display wall. Now people always know what to get us if they cannot find something as a gift -

Electra Autumn Binky

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Electra Autumn Binky Electra is a stunning fairy created and brought to life by Imogen's Fairytales, created specifically for me. My brief was Teal and Bunnies - of which she definitely has fulfilled. The name: Electra - Sparkly, fiery sun in greek. Autumn - Beautiful colours and flowers. Binky - Happy Jump of excitement that bunnies can't control. Electra is a feisty girl who stands up for what she believes, she absolutely loves caring for people and animals, she adores the autumn months and cosy nights in, snuggled up with blanket, candles and a good movie. She usually spends her day looking after the animals and helping her mother, by looking over her when she is crafting and offering her unique thoughts and opinions. Imogen's Fairies / Facebook / Instagram This post was created purely by myself and was not endorsed in any way or encouraged to write my opinion and thoughts.

Hamster Care

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Basic information on Hamsters Breed Syrian - Syrians are solitary animals and must be kept alone and never introduced to others, these are the largest breed of domesticated hamsters, usually advised for beginners as they are generally easy to handle due to their size, also known as Teddy Bear hamsters. {Syrians} {Campbell, Winter White, Russian Dwarf, Robo and Chinese} Campbell - Campbell hamsters can be kept in pairs or groups providing there is enough space for them, they are from the same litter, have always been together and are of the same gender, they should have at least one of each of everything per hamster and keep an eye on them as they may begin to fight and will need splitting up, unfortunately once split you cannot reintroduce. Winter White - Winter White  hamsters can be kept in pairs or groups providing there is enough space for them, they are from the same litter, have always been together and are of the same gender, they should have at least one

Scentsy Sensation

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As a scent lover, I love all things smelly - car fresheners, candles, perfumes etc.  Scents can bring back memories and put you in the moment, certain scents you can associate with certain things or people, they can be so powerful. I've seen Scentsy around for awhile, it was founded in 2004, they are a consultant based company, so you'd order through your local consultant or host a party with your friends, invite the consultant and get a commission depending on the amount of sales. But as someone who already owns too much wax, whether it be in the form of candles or melts, I haven't yet tried them. Until now. A local lady was offering a 'borrow bag' where I would borrow her scents, warmer and a couple of samples of wax melts - all for free, to try, as long as I looked after them! How could I resist? I worked my way through sniffing all of the scents, marking down which ones I liked, loved and those that I wasn't so keen on. My results are

Mydorable

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 I received this beautiful box in the post this morning, absolutely stunning packaging, filled with yummy goodies. They also came with two little cards with the stories about the chocolate and jellies. Enclosed within the box was a tissue paper package with contained these beautiful 'pebbles' and yes they are edible! They are almost too stunning to eat, gorgeous chocolate strong with cocoa butter and a hint of almond and hazelnut shine through. The little heart shaped tin was filled with super soft fruit jellies, that melted in our mouths and even better and suitable for vegans too.  I hadn't heard of  Mydorable before coming across them on  beckyloubutton 's Instagram, they would make perfect gifts, definitely something special and out of the ordinary and a great treat once in a while. Mydorable - Love Actually Box - Mydorable Berries This post is entirely my own thoughts and opinions and I didn't receive anything to sway my revie

Storks - Film Reviewed

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Storks - (U) - 1 hour 27 minutes - Friday 14 October 2016 Our rating: ★★★ We downloaded the Storks movie via Amazon last night, it was visually pleasing with some gorgeous characters, full of humour and some weird and wacky scenes, with some familiar voices.  Storks is about a postal service that used to deliver the babies of the world, but with other ways to receive babies, they decided to pack up the baby business, after an accident with a failed delivery and found success in delivering packages and parcels instead. Junior, the main stork featured in the film, voiced by Adam Samberg, is working his way to the top and striving to be the boss of Cornerstore, but with the current boss asking him to fire Orphan Tulip, on her 18th birthday, Junior buckles under the pressure and 'promotes' her to the letter sorting room.  When a young boy, Nate, whose parents both work in real estate and pay him very little attention, comes across the old storks leaflet a