Magazine Freebies alert!

 There are Multiple freebies and vouchers in the November issue of Marie Claire (£3.70 )contains a limited edition L'Occitaine hand cream worth £8.00 and some Dove colour radiance hair conditioner(not in the handbag size mag). Vouchers inside include £10 off Molton Brown with no minimum spend (In store only)and a 20% off L'Occtaine voucher!Be quick though it wont be on the shelves for much longer!

Under a Fiver Creation of the Week!

This is a really simple, yet effective way to make a colorful recycled place mat or coaster using old magazines.
You will need some old magazines, a roll of tape ,Scissors or guillotine and some P.V.A glue.
Choose pages  from the magazine that have lots of color on them. Cut the paper into strips about 4 cm wide and the length of the magazine,fold the strips over a few times till about 1 cm then roll it up into a spiral(think snail shell) then use a small piece of tape to secure. Attach the next folded strip to the spiral with tape then wrap around then tape again,Repeat this until you reach the desired size of your coaster or place mat. Paint a medium layer of P.V.A glue all over the front and back of the mat to seal it.
These cost almost nothing to make and dont take much time to reach a decent size,this one took me about half an hour!

Half Price Alert!

If you want whiter teeth for half the price try this Beverly Hills  Formula Whitening tooth paste for £1.49 at Superdrug!

I tried it yesterday for the first time and as I drink loads of tea my teeth are badly stained ,you leave it on your teeth for 1 minute before brushing to get a super quick whitening effect or just brush regularly with it !I noticed the difference straight away!

Tried and Tested!

I'm a big fan of Berocca for a concentrated vitamin quick fix (especially to kerb a nasty hangover!).I spotted this version in Poundland and would definitely recommend it. The ingredients are the same ,the only downside is the tropical flavour isn't as nice as the Berroca Orange but the overall effect is the same. Berroca is £4.69 for 15 tablets. These are £1.00 for 20 tablets.So you could get 80 for the same price of one Berocca pack!Bargain!  

Art Corner

I spotted these silhouette pictures whilst enjoying a delicious roast in the recently re -furbed Victoria Pub in Battersea.

There is a whole wall to enjoy with various different characters such as Kermit the Frog , Miss Piggy and Family guy.

I asked where they were from and it turns out they are handmade by the landlady Philipa! What a great Idea! So Go have a Pint and enjoy the art for free ! I highly recommend the roast dinner and great news if your wheat intolerant like myself. The Gravy is gluten free and I even had a chocolate truffle dessert that was wheat free! 

The Victoria

166 Queenstown Road ,

Battersea

SW8 3QH

0207 819 9888

Poundland Beauty Product Bargain Tried and Tested!

Yes, Yes I do Love this vanilla body scrub from Poundland! Nice packaging and gorgeous smell.It left my skin soft and smooth. 

They also have a strawberry milkshake body butter which smells great and would also make a lovely stocking filler.In Superdrug these cost £2.05 so not exactly a super expensive product but if you can get two for the same price why not?.
The advice on the back did make me laugh though: "Warning I am not a food" which gave me the visual of someone putting strawberry body butter on toast!

Under a Fiver Creation of the week!

So I am back from my summer break and have come up with a creation which is not even close to costing a fiver! This make works out at around 50p ! You will need some buttons from a haberdashery or even use some nice spare ones that come on the label with a coat or jumper. Next you will need a tube of super glue for a couple of quid and some plain earring backs from a jewellery shop . These ones cost 50p for a set of four. Glue the buttons on and voila! Some cute as a button earrings!If you are giving them as a gift cut up an old greeting card with a nice pattern into a small square and poke the earrings through and put the backs on!A Kitsch little gift on the cheap!