A small review

First of all before I begin I need to point out that although I do know the person whose website and products I am about to review I have not been asked to write about it, nor have I been given any incentive to write about it.

Right, that bit out of the way I want to recommend The Indigo Chick candles and wax melts.  Now, I am very fussy when it comes to scents.  There are very few perfumes that I like and although I do love Yankee Candles I never buy them without trying them first.

As I was a bit worried about buying something that I couldn't sniff first I decided to order a set of the wax melts that Rozelle makes as a way of deciding which candle(s) I was going to order.  That was months ago and I still haven't decided because they are all so gorgeous!!  I had promised myself that I'd get some for my birthday and just haven't managed to whittle down the options still and now she's only gone and brought out a load more fragrances for the Autumn/Winter/Christmas seasons.

Buy with confidence as I am sure you will love whichever fragrances you go for (and if you don't you can always send them to me instead lololol).  I can't even recommend any ones in particular because they are all so lovely.  The great thing about the box of melts is that it made the room smell gorgeous just sitting on the side (it still does despite only having a couple left!!)

One little tip if you go for the melts is to pop them into those silicone muffin cases you can buy quite cheaply from places like Wilkos and put that onto the dish on your burner.  You then don't have the problem of not being able to remove them from the dish and can swap fragrances over much easier.

So instead of buying from a large company buy from Rozelle, a work at home mum. :-)

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I love Autumn – the nights drawing in, the temperature dropping, the perfect excuse to light the fire and close the curtains early, cosy slippers, warm clothes and a bit of knitting and crochet to keep my hands busy while catching up with the TV I’ve recorded.

I have several projects on the go at the moment.  Socks for the boys which are slightly fiddly on 2.5mm dpns but I do enjoy making them.  The first pair is this rainbow one for Jack.

I also have a crochet blanket on the go.  I have to admit to having a bit of an obsession with making blankets, you can never have too many, perfect for throwing over the back of a sofa or chair and to have to hand for children falling asleep on the sofa or when they are poorly and need to snuggle up on a makeshift bed on the sofa.  Or just for covering up when it’s chilly.

The pattern is from Attic24 and the yarn is Stylecraft from Deramores.  I’m about three quarters of the way there with this one but I’m already planning another couple in different colours.  I love the granny stitch stripes and it’s nice to work without having to actually think about it, it’s perfect for doing while watching television.  Another nice thing about making blankets is that once they get to a certain size they are big enough to cover you up as you work and keep you nice and cosy at the same time.  J  This one is so big that it covers three of us in a row so it’s going to be lovely and cosy once it’s finished.

This is Amos enjoying it while I'm working on it.

November is also when we celebrate the last two birthdays of the year.  Both children had a lovely day and were very lucky to get lots of lovely presents.  Now we're looking forward to Christmas and then the birthdays start again in February when I have three in three days to celebrate (and not a lot of chance of me forgetting G's birthday when it's sandwiched in between two of the children lol).