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If you mention Anthony Horowitz in our house then all ears perk up. When we heard he would be in Cape Town for the Franschhoek Literary Festival we were so excited. And when PanMacmillan South Africa asked us if we would like to interview him… it was a unanimous “YES”… and then we waited months [...]

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We are writing all about books this week including a couple of Author Interviews. It is going to be fun and lots to read – they aren’t called writers for nothing!!! So settle in and join us: The First Author is Taryn Hayes, a friend of ours who recently wrote her first novel. And we [...]

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It wasn’t enough to bring you one book by the talented team of Peter Stein and Bob Staake, these books are just too good to miss… So we have another one for you all… Bugs Galore!!! This is the final GiveAway, number eight in our series of se7en + 1, fabulous Crafty book Giveaways… Read [...]

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So have you met the amazing team of Peter Stein and Bob Staake… picture books that you totally have to love… we certainly did!!! Here is a book packed with amazing artwork that inspired us to try our own… This is number se7en in our series of se7en + 1 fabulous Crafty book Giveaways… Read [...]

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Who doesn’t like some amazing animal antics… here we go… this isn’t anything new, but the results are always spectacular… Scratch art is one of our quickest and easiest arty project that you can do again and again on any theme and everyone always enjoys it… Especially our youngest artist, who can think of nothing [...]

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Creative Creatures by Donna Wilson is a classic book that has arrived in our time, filled with just stunning vintage crafts… honestly I could have read this book as a child and loved it just as my children have. Donna Wilson has created a magical book filled with brilliant crafts for kids and crafty grown-ups [...]

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A birthday was looming and a wardrobe needed a bit of a refresher, so I went clothes hunting – not for myself, but for my daughter. I remember when she was eight despairing in the store as she and I had set aside a Saturday afternoon to go clothes hunting. Just the two of us. [...]

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