Wrapping Ukulele Challenge! Wrapping presents are a big part of Christmas and sometimes certain objects can be difficult to wrap such as bicycles, bottles, golf clubs, etc. Rather timely, I recently reviewed this awesome perfect wrapping gift idea book so have been able to put it into practise.

Recently, I came across the SCANPAN CTX range which combines luxurious, sleek design with function & performance in the kitchen. The Raven-Black non-stick interior elegantly compliments the satin finish exterior.

This CTX range showcases a patented ceramic titanium non-stick surface allowing use of any utensil, including metal utensils. SCANPAN’S GreenTek coating is 100% free from PFOA and PFOS chemicals. It has a 7 layer construction for optimum heat conduction.

Judge’s new Classic cookware collection have the hard-wearing resilience of traditional cookware with cutting edge non-stick, to produce the ultimate cooking experience and pans that will last a lifetime.

Many years ago when I first came to the UK, all the pots that I bought were all Teflon coated as it make it easy to clean and cook. But after I had watched a BBC Watchdog and other gadget shows, I realised that the Teflon coating does not provide any more protection when there is a scratch. In fact, it could be harmful to your body when the chemical reaction releases into your food.

Since then, whenever I have needed to replace my pots, I have chosen to buy a stainless steel pots with glass lids. My first pot with a glass lid was a revelation and I’ve never looked back – it gives you more control as you can just peep at the ingredients instead of lifting the lid to check on it.

It is almost the time of the year to change our canvas! We love canvas photos in our house and we quite often change the photos or canvas to refresh the whole look of our rooms. We are fortunate that we know this reasonably cheap local photographer who was introduced to us by our modelling agency. Almost every 6 – 9 months, we would update the children’s photos for their modelling agency. We were offered to review a 12 x 18 canvas from thecanvasprints. So I picked my favourite family photo to replace our old canvas on our living room wall.

They offer various sizes of photo canvas in different styles: Single Image Canvas, Split Photo Canvas onto Multiple Panels and Wall Display. I chose a rectangular 30 x 40 inch with photo wrapping around edges. But the picture has a white background hence it didn’t show the outline of the photo.

I love to keep a clean and tidy home especially when cleaning involves using no chemicals! We have been using e-cloth products for ages and always love their products. This year, e-cloth, the UK’s number one chemical free cleaning brand, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of two new products: the Kitchen Whizz and Plus by e-cloth All Purpose Cleaner.

More and more children own a tablet either for gaming or communicating. As a parent and gadget lover, I have always used a tablet cover to protect our iPad as we all know what children are like! They either will drop it or completely lose it!

Recently, I discovered TabZoo via Twitter. TabZoo is a fun, animal themed tablet case range specifically aimed at children. Lazerbuilt, the company behind TabZoo, is taking the range to the next level by launching a selection of folio style covers that work with newly developed MyPal app (Free to download on iOS and Android) for an animated case with moving eyes and animal sounds.

There are many skin diseases that are attributable to direct contact with harsh chemical substance. To avoid exposing yourself to these harmful substance, YOU Naturally Powerful have a brand new range of home cleaning products which are naturally powered using 100% plant based products. From the kitchen, bathroom, windows to an all-purpose cleaner, that is everything to cover the whole house.

We went to the beach last week. As always with the British weather, you can rely on it to be changeable. So we took along this beautiful Hammamas towel to keep us warm while sitting at the seaside!

May is a great time for Spring cleaning as the weather is getting warmer and the days are longer. I have been busy cleaning the outdoors with the Karcher K4 pressure washer and now I am freshening up the house using Zoflora with the help from OXO Good Grips mop!