My Nametags Colour Stickers ~ A Great Product!

Well what a busy time we have had in the Poppins household. We've had half term fun and frolics, which generally means us getting up very late, and eating lots of cake ;) Soon it was time to get the little members of the house back into school mode and something that came in very useful were these super duper My Nametags These wonderful colour stickers now work on clothes and the children had great fun choosing their own design. Master Poppins went for a very lovely and Cath Kidston looking pale blue with white star background, and a sporty cricket design. He also wanted his real name and not Master Poppins on there!

Next up was Miss. Poppins, and who chose a very pretty pink background, with an oh so cute Daisy design.

I just love them, they are so practical too as these colour stickers can be used for both clothing and equipment and there are 100's of designs, backgrounds and colours to choose from. I'm a big fan of anything personalised and these are just perfect. There is no need to even iron on, you just simply peel one off the sheet and stick it on the clothing washing label and it stays there, wash after wash. Our labels have gone in all their school clothes, shoes, bottles, pencil cases, you name it and the sticky back is a very high quality so sticks really well. My Nametags also sent a surprise pack of colour stickers for moi, which was just lovely  of them and I have been drooling over the gorgeous stickers ever since. Perfect for my little Tshirts I personalise. 

I had no input into the design, but if I had I would have chosen the very same, so thumbs up to the clever designer person who did these for me to play with. 

I couldn't help but try one out on the reverse of a little lavender heart I handmade, I thought it much easier than sewing in a craft label every time.

Oh yes, I really like it. Now, what else can I use them for I wonder....

The possibilities for these personalised colour stickers are endless. A great product that I would highly recommend, especially for those like me, who just love that personalised touch. 

A sheet of 56 My Nametags colour stickers costs £9.95 and it is only £1.00 for postage and packaging, I think this offers great value for a unique and useful product. I shall certainly be going back for more once these have run out, and which at the rate my children are finding things to stick them to, won't be too long ;) 

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Disclosure: We were sent three complimentary sheets of My Nametags Colour Stickers for the purposes of this review post. All words and opinions are my own.  

Making Housework Pleasurable ~ Steam Mop Deluxe Review

When it comes to housework, it has to be said I am not normally one who makes a run for the gadgets out there to get things done. Tasks such as cleaning my floors, is where I usually roll those sleeves up of mine and get stuck in with a scrubbing brush. Alright, so maybe occasionally I get the mop and bucket out but really, often my floors look twice as dirty as when I first started cleaning them when I use a soggy mop. You can imagine my delight when I was offered the opportunity to keep my sleeves rolled down and test out Black & Decker's newly released Steam Mop ~ Deluxe 2 in 1 with Steam Handheld Cleaner. Wow. If there is one product out there that can save me all that elbow grease surely this has to be it. When it arrived I couldn't wait to try it out and in eagerness had let my floors, sofa's and curtains get especially grubby. Well that was my excuse anyway ;) I thought the steam mop was very pleasing to the eye too, always helps when doing such things as housework ;)

This new model comes with a nifty detachable hand held steamer so really ,useful for your upholstery too, and you can even use the handheld cleaner for steaming the inside of ovens and shower cubicles.

It comes with a heap of handy attachments and is equipped with a steam bust button to help remove stubborn marks and stains which you can press during use to apply that extra cleaning power.   

Black & Decker say....

 "The new models are environmentally friendly using only water and heat. The high temperature of the steam works to break down dirt, and destroy bacteria ~ in fact 99.9% of germs will be destroyed. The best things is you don't need to use any chemicals: So whilst the Black & Decker Steam Mop is relentless when removing dirt and germs, it remains gentle to your home and family"

The great thing about this product is that it uses Digital Autoselect technology and therefore you can select the correct floor type (stone-marble, tiles-vinyl, wood-laminate) and then the right amount of steam is released and floors will dry in seconds. The Steam mop is safe to use on all sealed floors. You also have a carper glider attachment that helps freshen up carpets too. I was keen to try it out on the laminate flooring we have in Miss. Poppins' room, and as a pre-teen you can imagine what the floor gets like in there sometimes. Using the removable easy to fill water tank, which has its own built in water filtering system, I simply filled it using the included measuring jug with tap water. It only takes 15 seconds for the tank illumination to change from red to blue and we were ready to go. 

Although occasionally you do have to put a bit more welly into pushing it along, once you get going it slides along very easily and I just love the swivel action so you can really get into those little corners. 

 

After only a very short time I thought I would switch it off and have a look underneath. Yes, it was certainly picking up all that unwanted dirt. 

I carried on and the room was finished really quickly and I was really pleased with the result. I couldn't wait to have more of a little play, so next it was on to the bathroom. First I had to select the correct floor type. 

As the upstairs bathroom is teeny tiny, it was finished in quick speed.

And again the handy swivel action came in very useful.

Having, albeit a very lovely and cute dog in the household, means our sofa's occasionally get used as a bed for a certain someone. Yes I am very naughty letting him on there, but well, when he looks at me with 'those eyes' I can't resist. 

Of course, now I have the handy hand held cleaner to use, I want to keep my sofa's looking like new, so for now he is (almost) banned from jumping up and it was so easy to use the detachable hand held cleaner for the sofa's. 

 

We gave the curtains a little freshening up too, and I love that it is all natural, just steam, so no nasty chemicals involved. 

I am yet to try out all the attachments, but I am very keen to get it working its steamy magic on the inside of my (very dirty) oven. Yes, if this multi-use steam mop can bring some cleanliness and delight to the inside of my oven, well, it deserves a medal. 

I think it's got it's work cut out, don't you ;) So I have to say this product is great, a real time saver and a multi use, nifty little number. I would not normally have thought a steam mop could do so much around the home, but Black & Decker's deluxe model with handheld cleaner does practically everything you would want it to do and I look forward to coming back and sharing with you my shiny new clean oven :)

Disclosure:  I am a member of the Mumsnet Bloggers Network, a group of parent bloggers picked by Mumsnet to review products, services, events and brands. I received a complimentary Steam Mop Deluxe for the purposes of this blog post and did not attend an event. I have editorial control and retain full editorial integrity.     

Valentine's At Poundland!

I have to say I don't really go in for all this valentine's lark, love for a partner should be declared every day of the year I think ;) Though of course who doesn't like a little treat on Valentine's day, and if you only have a couple of pounds in your pocket, you could pop into Poundland for a little something. Being a Poundland Ambassador I was sent a small selection of valentine's treats to tempt me into feeling the love and I have to say they really do have quite a cute valentine's range on offer....

I do like to get a little something for the children on Valentine's day and Miss.Poppins would love this ickle bear....

I think the pretty heart shaped lights could bring a little romance to any room, and as for the sweet cupcake set, they would definitely get me in the mood....for baking....

So with all these items priced at just being £1 each you really can afford to treat your loved one's this valentine's.

Happy Lovin' 

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