Recently, I met Simon Price, the CEO of Arthur Price and had a look at their factory shop. They are a family run company based in Lichfield which is local to me. I asked if I could review their Monsoon Arthur Price 24 Piece Cutlery Set. Monsoon is one of my favourite high street shops and I love their designs. With two big names combining to make a range of cutlery, I could not wait to try them out.
Alma Win Orange Oil Cleaner
There are so many different cleaning products on the market. Are you getting confused with the chemicals used and how effective they are? Until today, I had not heard about Alma Win Orange Oil Cleaner. The company kindly gave me a bottle to try. It is an all-purpose cleaner and completely biodegradable. It is concentrated and comes in baby safe screw top cap with a flow control spout. The smell of orange is quite strong.
Primavera Lavender Pillow Mist
I love blogging but it does take its toll as I tend to only get time to do so during the evenings. Consequently, I often do not have enough time to sleep or relax. I was therefore glad that Primavera sent me their Lavender pillow mist for review. The Lavender pillow mist creates a relaxing atmosphere and prepares you for a good night’s sleep. Simply spray organic lavender sleep therapy pillow mist onto your pillow or spray into the room to create a relaxing atmosphere to enhance sleep.
Maplin EasyScan Portable Scanner
Are you sick of getting ripped off by using photocopiers in shops, public libraries and/or university? Then there’s the also the fact that you have to have the exact change for the machine. I received this Maplin EasyScan Portable Scanner for review. To be honest, I have not seen them before but they have been around for a long time. I think this portable scanner is great and is particularly useful for students for the portability and for the space saving design.
A trip to Arthur Price Factory Shop
Last Friday, I went to the Arthur Price Factory Shop spring sales to buy some gifts for my sister and for my husband for a Father’s Day gift. They are located in an industrial area and there is plenty of free parking. The shop is located on the first floor via a staircase. If access is an issue, they have a ground floor office available where products can be brought down for viewing. I would not recommend taking a pram or wheelchair if possible as the floor place is limited.
They have a large stock of cutlery, crockery and gifts. They cater for different budgets and their silverware ranges from the very affordable to the very best quality. I was amazed to see quality tableware selling at only 50p. Yes, 50p for a clearance plate or cutlery. There are many discounted tableware items and gifts. These are the few collections I would love to share with you.
Monsoon
SodaStream Home Drinks Maker
Are you running out of ideas for what to get for your father this coming Father’s Day? Why not get them a SodaStream Home Drinks Maker! Recently SodaStream was voted one of UK’s Cool Brands, SodaStream is all about making smart, simple soda. They received the prestigious Good Housekeeping Institute approval for its Yves Béhar-designed Source drinks maker. A couple months ago, Jamie Oliver mentioned making ‘champagne’ using white wine and a SodaStream on the Jonathan Ross show! What a great tip!
Maplin 6-Inch Calendar Clock Digital Photo Frame
I remember 20 years ago, I had to beg my mum to let me develop the film from my disposable camera. Every birthday around that time, I would receive a photo frame. It was an ‘in’ thing during that time.
Nowadays, people rarely print photos and frame it on a photo frame to place it on a desk. Times have changed and everything is going digital. We all love the latest gadgets and how they made our life easier. So I was excited to review this lovely Maplin 6-Inch Calendar Clock with built-in Digital Photo Frame. Why print photos when I can just pop it on an SD card in this gadget to showcase a slideshow of photos?
Chocolate Pudding with Pyrex’s Essentials
Baking with children is one of our activities we do at home when it is a rainy day or simply because we fancy it. It is a great way to teach them and enjoy family time together. I can not say I enjoy it 100% because inevitably you spend double the time cleaning up the mess they make. But it is a great way to prevent them from watching too much TV.
Pyrex’s Impressions impress me
I have been trying to cut down on waste and the way I cook. Since I’ve had this Pyrex’s Impressions square roaster for review, I have saved a lot of unnecessary usage of tin foil. Instead of using a big oven tray covered with tin foil, I just use this roaster to cook. It’s so useful and easy to clean.
Each day, my children have different out of school activities like swimming lessons, karate lessons and learning Mandarin. Sometimes, I do not have time to cook a healthy and quick home cook meal. This square roaster comes in handy. The dimension is 24 cm x 24 cm x 7 cm. It is big enough to cook a nice selection of BBQ chicken drumsticks or fish etc for a family of four. I marinated chicken drumsticks/pork ribs coated with BBQ sauce in a zip lock bag. After marinating for 24 hours, I placed the chicken drumsticks/pork ribs onto the roaster to cook in the oven.
Marinated Salmon using Pyrex 4-in-1 Plus Range
Cooking can be so easily using Pyrex! I am loving the new 4-in-1 Plus Multi-functional cooking and storage range standard rectangular dish with lid. It is the perfect multifunctional solution for busy family life – cook, store, freeze and reheat food with just one product. We try to eat fish at least once a week and I have found this Marinated Salmon’s recipe from Pyrex’ website. It looked so simple, easy to cook with minimal ingredients. These are the ingredients and preparation method I took from their website.
Spicy Prawns with Pyrex’s Classic
As a busy mother of two, I always try to find quick and easy ways to cook a healthy meal and food that my family would enjoy. So when I came across Pyrex’s website for recipes, I found this 10 minutes quick and easy meal – Spicy prawns. Prawns is my son and my favourite seafood.
Masterpiece Home Wood Door Mat
I was given a Masterpiece Home Wood Door Mat for review from elinens. They are an online specialist in home linen and they offer an extensive range of beautiful quality products for your home from all the brand leaders. This is made to look like a wood door mat. They are not made from real wood but the effect is very deceptive. In fact, it is made from 100% recycled rubber from car tyres. The PA flocked fibres surface with the wood effect is laid onto the heavy duty non-slip rubber base to create these unique and original designs. It is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. It does a great job cleaning out shoes before the children enter from the garden. The flocked fibre surface provides excellent scraping especially this time of the year where the children tend to go out to the garden to play with their sandbox.
Ben & Holly’s Lunch Bag
Ms C is a massive fan of Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. She has a good collection of Ben and Holly’s toys and watches the cartoon every morning on my iPad. I am so excited that we got the chance to review this beautiful pink lunch bag from Internet Gift Store! They have a fairly extensive range of lunch bags on their website. Use 20SITE to enjoy 20% on your order.
Cushtie Cushion Review
Living in the Midlands, travelling anywhere for a nice day trip out around the UK is always a long journey. I normally pack a pillow or two, just in case I or the kids need a sleep. Our pillows are quite bulky but this is where the Cushtie cushion comes in handy. Thanks to the lovely people at prezzybox.com for sending us one for review.
Aggie MacKenzie’s Probiotic
Our UK nation’s best-known cleaning guru, Aggie MacKenzie, is widely recognised for her top tips on how to keep your home healthy, germ-free and sparkling. She has taken her experience, her wish to reduce the over-reliance upon harsh chemicals and anti-bacterial cleaners, added her favourite fragrance, and decided to bottle it. The result is a breakthrough for healthy homes – Aggie’s Probiotic cleaners.