Review; Ice Ball Maker (Bar Brat)

I was offered to review the ice ball maker which i jumped at the chance to seeing as my son absolutely  loves ice in his drinks. With it being the summer holidays be great time to try this out and with the hot days to. The  only one thing I noticed that happens sometimes is the ice cube breaks in half when put into a drink.

This ice cubes last a long longer to the traditional ice cubes. Not only do they last longer they look quite cool to.. There so simple to make with these steps,

• Make sure wash the moulds before first use
• Poor water in the bottom of the moulds filling it 3/4 full
• Slowly place the top half of the mould on 
• Put in freezer level for about 6 hours to freeze 

Then enjoy

Not only can use these a ice cubes you can make ice pop from them to i found this out experimenting with them. Here is the steps to make them,

• Pop a little juice in each section of bottom tray
• Pop little water on bottom tray so the bottom mould is 3/4 full
• Place the top of the mould on slowly 
• Buy some lolly pop sticks like these 

• Pop them through the holes on the top of mould
• Put level in freezer and leave for 6 hours 

There so much more you can do with these moulds like make different ice lollies or frozen fruit with juice.

This moulds are only £8.97 right now.

What drinks do you like to have ice cubes in???

Fathers Day gift ideas - Sunday 21st June

So with fathers day just around the corner, I thought I would list some gift ideas to give you a little idea what you could buy for that perfect dad :)!!



Fathers day survival kit with lots little bits from coffee sachet to love heart sweets
                               Get this for £6.95 + £0.95 Postage



How about engraved lighter with any engraving put on it
                              For only £2.59 FREE Postage






Want a new hair style, want a new cut for summer
                              Bargain for just £22.79 + FREE Postage in the UK


Want to be lazy and not stir your drink this cup will do it for you :)
                              Just £3.70 + FREE POSTAGE


Want to smell all fresh and nice.
                               £11.99 + FREE POSTAGE




Boys and there toy
                              Fly this about for £13.69 + FREE POSTAGE



Personalise that pint glass for him :)
                              Drink in style for £5.55 + £4.59 POSTAGE

Review; halo super concentrated fabric conditioner

So was accepted to review an item from halo non bio. Had a little look on the site and decided to choose the super concentrated fabric conditioner. This has a lovely smell to it was just a nice smell and not to strong like some conditioners I find. Only need less then a cap full for a load of washing I find that is just enough, but they do have a chart on there website below each product of how much is recommended to use. When  took my washing out to be dried you could smell the conditioner on it. Some you cant even smell on the clothing once washed but you could smell this and smelt lovely. After drying the clothes there were very soft and dint feel rough or anything. My son has mild dry skin and some effect his skin so was a bit wary washing his clothes with this but I tried some of his clothing with it and popped it on him and his had no reaction to it or anything which has been great :)!!

It has a great easy to iron formula- "Using easy iron technology this means reduced static in the wash which help your clothing dry quicker and iron smoother. Ideal for sports wear clothing and your all your families clothing"
Very kind to sensitive skin so great for people who have skin allergies- "Halo SUPER super concentrate uses Halo fragrances which revitalize your clothing without leaving behind overpowering fragrances which can lead to skin irritation."
They use 50% less packaging making it more friendly to the environment.
Can be used with any liquid laundry liquid product. 

This picture was taking after the top was hung to dry now normally my clothing end up with loads of creases but after using this there not a lot there at all.

These come in 1ltr bottles which is 50 washes per bottle. You have to purchase 6 at £22.61 which works out at a great price of 8p per wash. For all my readers you get a fab 20% of over there site using code TANITA20 when you check out. 
There site has many other products including detergent, pet range, sports range, non bio range and much more.
You also get free delivery for any deliveries over £30.

If you head on over to their Facebook page they are running a competition

at the minute to win six pack of the UK's no.1 sports wash

Review; Slow cooker liners

This are amazing... Saves a lot of cleaning just pop one in slow cooker and pop the ingredients in.. Once your food is cooked take it out and throw the liner away. Then all it takes is a quick wipe down of the slow cooker no scrubbing to try get stains or food of that is stuck on the side of the pot. Another great thing about these if you leave food to cool and remove with the liner and tie up you can freeze in the liner or store the food in the fridge for another day.  These fit most slow cookers. Save so much time after cooking food so only thing left to wash is what you eat on and the cutlery :)!! These also help save your pot from general wear and tear.

Has your slow cooker got a hairline crack in it?? Thinking about buying a new one but cant quite afford to well why not use one of these liners to get some more use from it

The picture at the top is food cooked without a liner. So will need to be soaked and scrubbed.
The picture at the bottom is food cooked with a liner. So will only need to have a wipe down with wet cloth.

They are BPA Free so safe to use. They also WILL NOT melt n your slow cooker.

These can be brought from there website here for £1.39 (Pack of 4)
If you order 5 packs or more you get free delivery :)!! Which are a lot cheaper then anywere else I have seen.

April fools

So today is April fools day when all the silly jokes come out!! Personally I don't like the pregnancy ones due to the fact it can upset people who sadly lost there little ones, going through IVF or cant have little ones :(!.. But must admit have seen some funny ones this morning that have made me chuckle like someone asking how long to make toast in slow cooker. So what April fools jokes have you played over the years?? Share in comments below :)!

Pork roast in a bag- Slow cooker recipe

Pork roast in a bag- Slow cooker recipe


Fancy a roast dinner but don't want loads of washing up afterwards or having to stand over a hot oven for long time then why not do it in a slow cooker :)!!!

• Joint of Pork
• Potatoes cut to the size you require
• Any Vegetables
• Gravy
• Bake in bag
• Yorkshire mixture (2 medium eggs, 2 heaped table spoons self raising flour, 2 heaped tables spoons  plain flour, 4 table spoons milk mix together. Makes roughly 8-12)

Pop the cut potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker then place a little bit of water in the bottom then pop the veg on top, you can do this either way round. I cheated this time round and got frozen vegetables as haven't got any fresh vegetables in at the moment. 

Then pop the joint of pork inside the bake in bag and pour the mixture in and move the joint all about in the bag (mine is a garlic & herb one from Morrisons with picture of chicken thighs on the front. Loosely tie it and place on top of the vegetables.

Pop slow cooker on low for 4 hours and med- high for 3 hours it does all depend on slow cooker. After then i took the joint out and popped it on a baking tray along with the potatoes just to make them crispsy, whilst the Yorkshire puddings were cooking in the oven. Whilst they are in the oven make up some gravy and pop it in slow cooker with the vegetables. Once Yorkshires are done serve all the food and Enjoy :)!!!

What do you like to have for a Sunday roast dinner??? Comment below :)Look forward to hearing what you have... 

Fakeaway Slowecooker recipe

Fakeaway Recipe (Homemade Doner Kebab)

• 500g Lean Lamb Mince (can be done with any mince if you don't like lamb)
• Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Oregano Dried
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Mixed Herbs 
• Pinch Of Garlic Salt
• Sprinkle Of Salt 
• Sprinkle Of Black Pepper
• 1/4 Dried Italian Spiced Herbs
• Pitta Bread
• Salad
• Tin foil

Put the Mince in a bowl and pop in each ingredient at a time and mix all together. Now this is the fun part start beating and punching it all as you need to beat it real hard to mix it right in and to get any air gaps out of the meat (this is to stop it from going dry!)

Shape the meat into a loaf shape and wrap in tin foil. When all done get some foil balls and place them in the bottom of the slow cooker. I always pop a little water in the bottom of the slow cooker just to cover the bottom as don't like using it dry. Pop about 4 holes in the bottom of the wrapped meat and pop the loaf on top of the foil balls with holes facing downwards this helps the fat to drain out and wont be sitting in its fat. Pop the slow cooker on high for 3-4 hours, low 5-6 hours (may vary for each slow cooker)

Dont be tempted to lift the lid whilst its cooking as it take a while for slow cookers to regain there heat. Check just before it should be done and see if the meat cooked. Once cooked use a potato peeler to thinly slice your meat. Heat up the pitta bread for few minutes under grill. Pop meat into sliced pitta bread with some salad and enjoy :)!!

Review; lima bird print t-shirt ash grey (Weird Fish)

Was so happy to be able to review for Weird fish as absolutely love there clothing :)!!!!  So had a flick through there website and decided on lima bird print t-shirt ash grey which is £24.95 comes in ash grey or magenta. I went for the ash grey. They come in sizes 8 all way to size 20 :)!! When this top arrived in postage packaging the packet has weird fish written on the outside of it so if its a prezzie for someone need to hope they don't see it. The top is such a lovely fit with flying flamingoes over it. The collar and the arms are slightly rolled up and sits very nice upon the body.I find with quite a few top never sit right on me and always seem to rise up but this top hasn't done this at all and really loving it. I find this top can go with near enough everything jeans, leggings, jeggings would even go with shorts in the summer.
The top is 100% cotton and needs to be washed on 30 cold wash.

I have washed the top and to dry I popped it on a airer to dry. The top still looks brand new after using washing and drying :).

Below you can find out all information on delivery of weird fish items.

They have such a great return service to you can return within 21 days for a refund or exchange which is free in UK by using the pre paid Royal Mail postage label that comes with your item. Has to be sent back in original packaging with all labels included.
What lov really more as well as accepting Visa they also accept paypal to.

Review, Pact Coffee

Want fresh Coffee delivered to your door :)!! Yes now you can... Pact Coffee deliver fresh coffee to your door. Its just £6.95 a bag and free next day delivery. What best of all you can choose how often to have it delivered and so easy to cancel to. If going on holiday or just want a break from getting coffee you can select this in the account option on there to.  The coffee is roasted no more then 7 days before so it really is very fresh :)! You can choose to have the coffee grounded to, which will be done just before its due to be sent. Best of all you not tied to any contract with this company either.
If you want extra bags you can do this online, SMS or by phone and very easy to do. If you aren't 100% happy with your coffee you can get a refund to.
Also know someone who a coffee lover!! You can buy them a little gift from there gift range here.

On you account you can choose what you use from Cafetiere, Drip, Stovetop, Aeropress or Espresso. Then you can choose weather to have it grounded or whole beans. If you like decaf or not you can choose this option as well :). You can select on account if you want the same coffee each time or different.  What is even better the packaging it comes in it fits through the letter box to so no need to worry if you are out when postman arrives.
So when mine arrived i had choose Inza  Cauca- Blackcurrant and Cherry Crumble 250g  mmmmm the smell is absolutely lovely.  You can smell the fruit in it a little bit and taste it with like a little hint of it. Must say enjoyed my coffee :).

IF you fancy giving it a go when you sign up if you pop in MUMSTHEWORDSAVING when you sign up and your get your first bag for just £1 :)!!!

What coffee do you like to drink??? Leave comment below :)

Review; Daewoo with fat fryer microwave

So happy to be accepted to review a microwave from AO :)!!!! My one was on its way out so this came at the best time ever! I received the microwave few days after being accepted. It arrived but there was a fault that when was on microwave setting it wouldn't heat up. So contacted the company and they had a new one out to me within few days and was delivered on a Sunday amazing service :)!!!  You can find the microwave here at a price of £149. This not just any standard microwave. It has microwave, grill, oven, home fryer, steamer (to clean oven). defrost. Also goes into eco mode after hasn't been used for little which is after 10 mins with no activity  to save energy which is absolutely great :)!  also has a cooling mode after it has finished one con about that though the cooling is a little loud but doesn't go on for long. Everything works quite well.

The microwave setting,

You just have the glass plate in there and set the time to how long you need it on for by turning the dial and then selecting start.

Convection oven, Combination cooking or Auto cooking menu 5

You can use the convection cooking with pre heat setting by selecting the temperature you need then press start it will then pre heat and then pre heat you then select the time you need to cook for by turning the dial and selecting the amount of time and then press start. Or just have it so you put food in right away and cook without pre heating it.

Oven cooking pizzas,cakes

Same as the oven cooking but with a rack.

Home fryer, 

There pre set functions for this or you can set your own time to cook. They do come out a little crispy if cooking say chips but i have found not all of them to. Its a trial and error with this. They do taste quite nice though. In the manual is a guide of times to cook stuff and always recipes you can make and use the home fryer. 

Overall i really do love this microwave has so many things can cook in it from cheese on toast to chips :)!!.  Just remember DO NOT use the metal try in the microwave function. 

Why not check out my Youtube video review i done on this microwave as well you can see that here

Review; Shloer mothers day gift

So Shloer asked if I would like to review a bottle of their drink and also have a gift sent (bottle bag with some paints) This was so my could make a lovely mothers day gift by painting on the bag for me :)!!! Such a lovely thing to do and I knew Ethan would love to do this. I got sent the Celebration Pink Fizz.

So when it arrived we decided to try some of the Shloer. It had quite a strong flavour to it and quite a fizz to almost as if your drinking champagne but without the alcohol in it. So really good for people who cant drink alcohol. Even so good to have for kids if your having a celebration and the adults have champagne the kids then can have this so they join in with the celebration :). 

It even has a popping cork to make it look like your opening a bottle of champagne to. All Shloer drink have no preservatives, artificial colours, sweeteners or flavourings. 

Ethan absolutely loved painting the bag for me for Mothers day to and gave it to me on mothers day with big smile on his face saying here mums this is for you :). The bag very strong and sure can find many thing to use it for.

Ethan loves anything that includes crafts and paints so was so happy to be able to do this for me.

Hope you all had a wonderful mothers day :)!!! 


Shloer can be brought in many supermarkets for as little as £2.50 most prices between that and £3.00.
You can head on over to there website here and see what other ones they have to offer and also they run competitions quite a lot to. Why not give it a try and enter you never know.

Sponge cake with hint of chocolate- Slow Cooker Recipe

Yes cake you heard that right cooked in a slow cooker :)!!!! mmmmm yum!!!!

• Cake Liner ( Brought mine from poundland picture below)
• 120g Butter
• 170g Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 300g Plain Flour
• 1tsp Baking Powder
• Chocolate Spread

This is the cake liners I have used

Pop one of the cake liner in the bottom of the slow cooker, not all will ft mine sat in a oval shape in there. 

Pop the sugar and butter together in a bowl and cream them together. Pop the eggs in one at a time and mix together with the egg and sugar. If using a electric whisk use on medium setting. Next pop the flour and baking powder in the mixture and set the whisk on high and mix the mixture all together the mixture shouldn't be runny but shouldn't be to thick either. Then pour all the mixture into the cake liner. Get a little bit of chocolate spread on a spoon and swirl it all in mixture do this about times and will get the marble effect look. 

Can add anything else like some lemon zest in it to if fancy a little change. Next step is to pop a tea towel on the top of slow cooker then put the lid on top the reason for this is to stop condensation dripping down on the cake as that will stop it from rising. 

Pop the slow cooker on high and cook for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Some slow cookers may vary so take a very quick peak when has been about 1 1/2 hours and pop knife through it, if the knife has some on it not done if its clean its done. 

Take the cake out once done and pop on a cooling rack once done decorate or leave plan and serve with custard :) ENJOY!! 

Competition Win :)!

Wooohoooo so few weeks back i won a fab competition it was a valentines one with pot of sweets :) you had to comment on the picture and tag four friends well a comper friend had tag me then when the winners were drawn i was one of the winners. The prize come yesterday and mmmm yummy yummy yummy!!! Should head on over and check out Traditional Sweets and Treats and see what other great sweets and gift sets they have to.

Mothers Day :)!!!

Wowwww thats come round quick!!!! 15TH March and Mothers Day will be here :)!!
Quite early this year. There some great things on here what to make for mothers day. There some great gift to buy here from amazon for that very special mum.
How about this beautiful Cherub at only £8.50 + Free Delivery
Beautiful Angel Cherub

Or how about these lovely oven gloves x2 for only £3.99 Free Postage

I Love My Mum Kitchen Oven Glove

What about flowers :)!! Comes with chocolate and free delivery :) only £18.99

Does anyone else think come round very quick this year???? Answer below in the comments... To all the mummies out there and even the daddies who play the mum roll i wish you all a lovely mothers day for the 15th :)

Review; Eco Laundry Egg

So I was offered to try a Laundry Egg From Eco Egg :)!!! Was so happy to be accepted to try this out as kept hearing about them. There was three sorts to choose from, fragrance free, Soft Cotton or Spring Blossom so i choose Spring Blossom.

I was a bit humming and haring about this product when first heard of them but heard great review about them. I totally agree they are fab. The balls inside don't all vanish on first wash which i really thought they would. Also there slight fragrance and i actually tried it without any comfort and you could smell it on the washing and smells so lovely. Hung the washing on the airier in living-room and made living-room smell lovely.

They really do remove grime and dirt of clothes just like any normal washing powder would to.

These are natural cleaning pellets in side so no harsh chemicals and really good for people who are allergic to washing powder or have really sensitive skin. 

These are such great money savers as well cause the white pellets in side you get spares to top up but the black pellets last for the whole 210 washes. Which for that one is only £9.99 straight from the Echo Egg site but different prices other places :)!!! Fab price for so many washes!!!!! Means now buying washing powder and don't even have to put comfort with it only if you want a little extra fragrance to your washing.

The one that does 720 washes lasts up to three years could imagine that how many times have you gone to do washing and think ooh no I've ran out of washing powder or getting very low and need to run to shop well you wouldn't have to worry about that for three years with this. Its worked out to cost as little as 3p per wash. 

They are also highly recommend by  Kim Woodburn. 

There also supported by the National Eczema Society, voted top Gold Award for best Baby Skincare Product by Prima Baby & Pregnancy Magazine. 

The Eco egg also do other products including a Dryer Egg to. 

Review; Mother bee healing lip balm

I asked Mother Bee if could review one of them products for  them and choose to review the Lip Balm. It such a great lip balm comes in a small little tin with their own label on the front :) The product inside is really good for people who get cold sores of chapped lips and with this time of year seems to be a lot of people with the weather being up and down. The lip balm made form actual bees wax and natural oils mixed together which really helps healing the lips and making a quick recovery, When i received it i actually had chapped lips after using this for few days there near enough healed already. Instead of using stuff whats all full of chemicals and that this has natural bees wax inside and so much more better for your skin and lips :). I highly recommend people to try this out. They have some other products to like lotion bars and other healing balms to made from natural products :)

Approved food - Not all food goes to waste

Ever wondered whats happens to food that has gone past its best before or short date... Also seasonal food ie with Christmas pictures etc on packaging well there actually a site called Approved Foods sells things jus tlike this at such discounted prices :).... Even past the best before date some stuff can still be eaten and sold on... Its not all food on there you can get cleaning stuff , beauty products, toiletries etc etc. Amazing site i must add :).
Here is a few bits i got from a order yesterday.

Review; T-Shirt Design Your Own Kit

Buy T Shirts online kindly offered for us to review t-shirt design your own kit for Ethan to try out :)!!. With being half term at the moment nice to have all different things to do to keep him entertained. We were sent a 5-6 years white Fruit of the loom t-shirt, Spider-man transfer and fabric pens. Had choice from a selection for hat transfer we wanted, Ethan is Spider-man mad so we picked that.

As can see in the picture Ethan went straight for the pens he was so excited to get started :). 

I should of really done the transfer first but forgot but Ethan done lots of drawing on the back and i wrote his name for him.. He got quite but on his hands also as we did a hand print but it come out of skin very easy. The transfer come with some very easy instructions on how to put it on the t-shirt. 

Unfortunately the transfer dint work well but think may of been my iron causing it to go like that so only part transferred. I Also washed the t-shirt after we had finished it all and washed fantastic nothing came of :).

These t-shirts feel very good quality :) and would defiantly but them they come in all different colours and very cheap. Head on over to Buy t-shirts online they can put any design you want onto t-shirt check out t-shirt printing. Have a company that need company logo needing printing onto top then they can do just this for you. Even printed in labels in clothing to. 

If i was ever asked to do this with Ethan again i would say yes. We really had a lovely time doing it. Also very grateful we were asked to do a review on this :).

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