Sparklesandstretchmarks

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• A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self....

  

  Dear 15 Year Old Hayley......Or "Lee" as you currently like to be known (you'll grow out of that....and you'll stop hating your name so much in a few years... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Baby Watch: Week 15

  

  Dear Tyne,It seems like only a few weeks ago that I was out for a meal with Nanny and Aunty Laura chatting about my c-section taking place the next day and... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Www.wemakeup.co.uk - New Beauty Blogger On The Block!

  

  One of the things that I love the most about blogging is the chance to meet and get to know other bloggers...I have made some lovely friends though blogging... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mummy Mondays: GettingPersonal.co.uk Review

  

  Apologies that today's Mummy Mondays post is a little later than usual - all of this lovely weather leaves little opportunity to sit holed up at home in front o... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Great Katie Hopkins Debate: Should We Judge Based On Names?

  

  A few days ago, a minor-celebrity named Katie Hopkins appeared on daytime TV to give her thoughts and opinions on a controversial subject - as she does most... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our FINAL Royal Baby Competition!

  

  And so we've saved the big one until last....Our very last Royal Baby competition!!!And here is the STUNNING prize up for grabs!!!A beautiful PERSONALISED... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Pink Chillies Cuddly Toys With A Conscience!

  

  Today I am reviewing Pink ChilliesA brand new elephant character born out of a love for elephants and their natural habitat, and a desire to make a difference! Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dressing The Baby: My 1st Years Royal Gift Set

  

  For this week's Dressing The Baby post, we of course wanted to fit in with our weeks Royal Baby theme....And thanks to the lovely people over at my personal... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Chaos Blog Hop: I'm Co-Hosting!

  

  Welcome to The Friday Chaos Blog Hop! Feel free to link up your favourite posts from the past week, DIY's, recipes, parenting advice, pregnancy posts, fashion ... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Fives: My Top 5 Royal Baby Names!

  

  As this week we are focusing on the Royal Baby - I wanted to tie in my Friday Fives with the theme.....I thought about discussing my 5 Favourite Royals, or... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shine Bright Like A Diamond......

  

  For the second part of my focus on Royal Themed Gifts, I am concentrating on gifts for us girlies rather than baby gifts!Whether we're new or long-standing Mums... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thursdays Thing I Hate: Anti-Britishness

  

  For today's Thursday Rant I am sticking with the weeks theme of the Royals and all things British....Now I come from a very split family on this front - my mum... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DIARIES, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Royal Themed Gifts Review Part 1: Flowers With A Function!

  

  Today I am focusing on reviewing some Royal Themed Gifts...This morning I am focusing on a Royal Themed Gift for babies!When a new baby arrives, a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welchs WINNER!

  As this is Royal Week, there will be no Weekly Wednesday Weigh In (Which is Hayley-Code for "I haven't actually bothered to diet at ALL this week so I have no... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beauty & The Bib: Review

  

  In keeping with this weeks Royal Baby theme, today I am reviewing a bib that is truly fit for a little Prince or Princess!!!Until I was given the opportunity... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Royal Week: Inch Blue Review & Competition!

  

  Hello Welcome to a brand new week......This week at Sparkles Stretchmarks, I am dedicating the ENTIRE week to the ROYAL BABY!!! Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Glitz Advertisers: Beauty Queen UK & Beauty By Emma

  

  Beauty Queen UK is a blog written by Rachel - a beauty product fan from London who started her blog to share her thoughts on all manner of products - from bath... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What's On My I-Phone?!

  

  I saw one of these posts on somebodys elses blog recently (I forgot who, I'm sorry!) and thought it was really interesting so I decided to one myself! Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• By Carla Blanket Review

  

  When I first had Tyne, I knew that there would be certain thing I was always excited about buying or receiving as gifts - cute little baby clothes, booties and... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dressing The Baby: Vertbaudet Styles Tyne!

  

  The lovely people at Vertbaudet sent us some samples of their stunning clothing range recently - I was so impressed with the quality that I decided to use them... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION