Free Year 2-4-1 Pass for Kew Gardens+others in BBC Gardeners World Magazine .

In May's issue of BBC Gardeners World magazine you can get a free reusable 2-4-1 entry card that's valid for to use until April 2016. It is valid in 360 Garden's in the country including Kew Gardens. The mag cost £4.95 and has a guide of all the 360  Gardens you can use it at inside.It can be used for single entry as some of the locations.

Brassic Toy Monkey's Top Richmond Drink freebies

Living in one of the most expensive areas in London it makes sense to find a few freebies in a close proximity to have a cracking night out for less.Lets hope the sun keeps shinning!

So,here are Brassic Toy Monkey's top 4 Richmond drink freebies: 

Sign up to these Newsletters by email and you can get free drinks(works really well if you combine them for a night out-tried and tested.)

1.Pitcher and Piano -Sign up to their newsletter and get one free drink a month- I use this one all the time- Normally get a free cocktail worth up to £8 or a standard drink (they give a choice and you can also opt for a soft drink ) and a free drink a day  for two weeks around Christmas time.Just show a code on your phone or print.

2.The Old ship Richmond - Sign up to their news letter and you will get a few free drinks a year .The Birthday deal is good -A free  drink for you and a friend- just print  the email.

3. Pizza Express - Free bottle of prosecco on your Birthday! Just sign up to the news letter and buy two Mains .

4.Strada - Free bottle of prosecco on your birthday if you spend £30 - Newsletter Sign up . 

Love Amy X

How To Make A Magazine Christmas Wreath

I seem to of caught the festive spirit very early this year and had a go at making a cheap and cheerful Christmas wreath out of old magazines .
It's very easy to do. 

You will need: 

• A  large piece of cardboard ( good time of year to dig through your neighbours recycling!)
•  A large bowl to use as a template and a slightly smaller bowl to do the the inner circle.
• Old Mags ( again I dug through the recycling bin in my flat )
• A stapler if your lazy like me /glue for the more patient. 
• Pen/Pencil
• Scissors
• Glitter/Glue 

How to :
1.Place the large bowl onto the cardboard and draw round using a pen .

2. Place the smaller bowl evenly in the centre of the other circle to make the inner section and draw around .

3.Cut out to make a circle wreath shape.

4.Cut magazines into  even strips, go for colourful pages that compliment each other .

3.Go nuts! Twist,Curl,fold bend all the strips onto the wreath stapling /glueing them as you go!Add glitter.Boom!

Merry Xmas from Brassic Toy Monkey !x




  

M and M Direct Insane Menswear Sale!24 hrs only ends Friday 5th Dec!!

Brassic Toy Monkey just saved a whopping £152 pounds off christmas shopping with this  extra 24 % off sale at mandmdirect.com !Amazing Menswear site(some women's stuff too!) -Jumpers/Shirts/TShirts/ Pjamas/Jackets/ Hoodies/ trainers/ Foot wear / Big labels -Fred Perry /French connection/Adidas/Sportswear.etc !If ordering online make sure you clear your browser history to avoid tech issues .Free delivery over £50 pounds enter the code at the top of the website or Code 1LMN for over £30 free delivery !(Please note the prices displayed have already had the 24% discounted .)

Happy saving !

BHS Colourful Kettles Sale and Free Delivery!

  
 If like me you need a new kettle(my one is dying and I have a serious tea problem!) I saw this awesome Pyramid Essentials Kettle on the BHS website : It's reduced from £50.00 Pounds to £29.99.(It comes in a range of colours)There is also free delivery code on the website for over £10.00 to enter at the checkout.

Taxidermy Beetle £1.00!

 I found this real little beetle set in resin ,in the kids section of the shop Tiger for a £1.00.There are no words for how good this shop is, it has everything !If you haven't discovered it yet check it out at www.tigerstores.co.uk .

 I'd been keeping my eye out for an insect in a frame for my bedroom for a while but framed taxidermy bugs are quite expensive.I was lucky enough to find a small box frame in the charity shop for a £1.00.I used a sticky fixer to attach it to the back of the frame but a blob of blue - tac or super glue works just as well!

Brassic Toy Art

 Apologies for no Valentines Makes this month,but to make up for it here is a picture I drew of an Octopus with a Balloon.I use my time wisely.

Free Bottle of Wine at Carluccio's !

 Free wine ! Er Yes please !I've tried and tested this deal and it's  great for a cheap night out !Register at Carluccio's and get a voucher for a free bottle of wine or two Peroni's beers when you have two mains. They don't bombard you with too many emails to clutter up your inbox either! Go to www.carluccios.com/members/register 

Free Entry to Wimbledon Dogs With Oyster Card!

 A Friend of mine went to Wimbledon Dogs this weekend and told me about the free entry if you present your Oyster card at the gate ! Valid till January 31st 2013. for more information go to lovethedogs.co.uk/Wimbledon

D.I.Y Personalised Champagne /Wine Labels.

 

Various companies can charge a lot of money for personalised Wine and Champagne.

For a really easy  Christmas present ,why not have a go at printing them your self on your own computer!

You can do them really simply in a basic word document by inserting the shape and text .

  Click n' print ,cut and glue on.

Great for any other special occasions too!

Superdrug Gift codes.

Sign up to get Superdrug emails and get online codes for £5.00 off £50.00 / £10.00 off £70.00 or £20.00 off £100.00 all with free delivery .Great if your planning to buy fragrances as gifts this Christmas.

And That's A Wrap!

 Christmas wrapping paper can be expensive for something that essentially gets ripped off and destroyed in seconds !
There are lots of a creative ways to make your own for next to nothing ,if your willing to think outside the box simple things can look really effective .

 Old books /newspaper/ old comic books make great wrapping paper for small gifts.
Rolls of brown paper can be customised with glitter,potato prints(great old school activity for kids!)

 Buying ribbon in bulk is very cost effective .I bought two rolls of black ribbon from Calico Lane online haberdashery for my wedding invites, three years ago and I've just run out!

For an extra touch old style postage labels from the post office with a nice bit of calligraphy look amazing or alternatively invest in a 'Merry Christmas " rubber stamp,great for making easy cards too !

25% off New look

 Lots of new codes including 25% off New Look .Only valid till the 17th November www.vouchercodes.com.

Goodness Gracious Great Balls Of .... Wool.

Calling all knitters! Poundland have balls of wool 3 for 2 in a range of great colours! Ok,so they are acrylic,not real wool but at this price who cares!
 A homemade knitted scarf/snood makes a thoughtful gift for winter/Xmas.If you don't have a clue where to start there are loads of instructional knitting videos on youtube that are really easy to follow, and much better than an expensive knitting book.

 And here's one I made earlier.Who's the snood model ?No I Deer.

Magazine Freebie Alert!

December's issue of Glamour is £2.00 and comes with a free Kate Spade nails inc varnish worth £11.00.

They Come in 4 festive shades; red, black,gold and silver.

Inside the mag there is also a Body shop Joy card which you take in to The Body Shop and they will scan it at the till . It will be pre loaded with either £3.00, £15.00 or £100 pounds to spend at The Body shop(not valid online).It's worth a go ,as it is still 3.00 off ! Great for a cheap stocking filler! 

40% off Body Shop Online including Sale items.

www.vouchercodes.com  Brassic loves this site ! Sign up to get their email and get promotional codes for discounts in online stores and restaurants.

Brassic Style Bedding

I have just given my bedroom a bit of a re- vamp and had a very limited budget.

Primark is always a winner for plain dye bedding .
I got this charcoal double duvet set in the sale for £7.00 and £2.00 for a pair of extra plain dye grey pillow cases.

I found a great Ebay shop called RZK Textile Group. They do so many different cushion covers.(just the cover no inner)

The Penny Farthing cushion cover was £5.95 with free postage and the type writer letter cushions were £5.00 for the pair (free postage).

So the whole lot cost less than £20.00.

Brassic's favorite Home Wear Sites for bargains:

Matalan - Great sales and cheap delivery  and good copies of styles like Zara Home and Habitat.

BHS - Great  sales - In store.

Argos - There plain dye bedding is great value and comes in many colours.

EBay - Nuff said. 

Book Page Cards

 This is a very simple and cheap way to make unusual greeting cards by using print out silhouettes and old book pages.

You will need :
An old book 
Scissors
Glue stick 
A coffee mug.
Pencil
Black pen
White card pack.

1.If you type in the animal or shape silhouette you want into google.There is a massive selection to choose from .Print and cut around your shape.
2. get your book page and use the base of the coffee mug to draw around to get a    circle shape.Cut out and glue into position onto the white card . Glue your silhouette on top of the circle .
3. Add lettering you can either free hand if your confident or do it on the computer .

What a Doughnut!

Homemade Hair Doughnut

I made this hair Doughnut using an old pair of woolly tights(washed first of course!)

I cut one leg of the tights to make a tube then I stuffed it with the other left over leg material.

I made it into a doughnut shape then stitched the open ends together .( You do not have to be good at sewing as I did this very roughly!)

To wear it you put your hair through the hole and then use a thin hair band to secure your hair once it is wrapped over the doughnut shape. Use hairpins around the base and lots and lots of hair spray.