These Strictly Briks baseplates are a clever idea. There are 36 colours to choose from and they work with all bricks. The people behind Strictly Briks have over 20 years experience in the toy industry. The baseplates are brilliant and allow vertical construction. Children love them. Highly recommended.
Lighting is such an important part of a wedding – and yet tragically, it’s often forgotten about. There’s absolutely no excuse for this, though, because at the end of the day, lighting adds to the aesthetic you’re trying to create with everything else, and can even make or break your overall “vision”.
We also shouldn’t forget the importance of good lighting when it comes to photography. Although you’ll probably make use of natural light, as the evening reception rolls around you’ll want to keep up the momentum from before. To a photographer, good lighting is everything – and for the married couple, the photos complement their memories in the years to come.
A wedding is magical, so your lighting really should be, too. Fairy lights give the whole affair a really special touch, and these days they’re so delicate and elegant that they don’t look too plastic (or worse, cheap).
Take a look at the different kinds available – light bulb fairy lights from lights.co,uk are an excellent choice because they’ve got a fibre optic aesthetic and fit in really well with just about any setting in any season as they come in a warm white, according to their website. The brand have experience in lighting since 1999, so you’re putting your big day in good hands.
It’s important to listen to the experts when it comes to everything related to your wedding day, because a wrong move could cost you greatly. But that doesn’t mean taking the magic out of everything.
You’ve got the daintier aspects of your lighting sorted – but do you want something of a “main event”?
Chandeliers can make something of a statement and come in many different shapes and sizes, perhaps even fitting in with a theme. You could also opt for a feature light of some kind from a particular era – if you opt for the right one, this can be incredibly vintage.
This can even be a consideration as early on as when you’re choosing the venue – are there any focal points when it comes to lighting, such as chandeliers, that you’re a fan of?
Your guests will want to take photos to remember your wedding forever as well – so why not set up a camera, a professional studio light, and set photos to a beautiful backdrop (such as a tasteful rose wall)?
This can be absolutely amazing if done properly, leaving guests free to either use their phone cameras to take advantage of amazing lighting – and upload pics to various social channels using your custom event filters – or to use the camera that you’ve set up instead. These make for lovely mementos afterwards, and you don’t even need to have a photographer manning it, making for the most natural sort of photos.
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Lighting in a wedding makes the entire day look more beautiful, which not only helps on the day, but also with your photos of the event. Don’t ever be tempted to neglect it!
Frost Loves this adorable sushi set from Hape. The 21 piece set is beautifully made and great for imaginative play.
By Nicholas Leigh, exclusively for Frost Magazine
Death happens many times a day – loss is as common as taking a train. But when it is you who loses someone you love, it becomes a moment of rare devastation.
To write about loss and the grief that comes with it is, then, to write about the utterly constant and the crushing rarity at the same time. It falls to the writer to reflect the existence of these contradictory feelings within a single moment – in other words, to reflect real life. The pleasure and comfort of reading comes, as wise folk have said in the past, from a complete stranger saying to you, I have been through what you are going through now – and I understand how you feel. A writer telling a story about loss and its grief takes on the mantle not just of storyteller but also counsellor, and perhaps even healer.
To honour this considerable responsibility, the issues that any writer intent on creating a good piece of work – how to form living, breathing characters, bring to life the world they live in and tell their story in an exciting, gripping manner – remain. Added on top is the question of how you respect the loss your reader has experienced, and recognise their grief, without undermining the story, or making it unreadable to others who just want to immerse themselves in a good, if emotional tale. To achieve this, it may help to consider yourself an archaeologist.
Loss – and in particular grief – is a many-layered experience. You cannot help someone who is grieving by simply saying, let me help you. As another wise person once said, if you were capable of sharing my grief, I would gladly let you have it all. Instead, you have to start at ground level, and then dig down through each of the layers of that relationship, descending through your character’s experiences with the person they have lost, the happy times and the difficult periods, the reversals of expectation, the times when it was not they who let your lead down, but vice versa. All of these layers need to be explored, deciphered, decoded, and it is this exploration that could form much of your story.
You must keep on going until you reach what lies beneath it all: the love that causes this grief to be so painful. For at the heart of the matter is the heart itself. To write about loss is to write about love. The writer must ensure that the love story at the centre of a tale about grief is well-drawn, convincing – perhaps even a little complicated.
Stories remind us of the people in our lives, and how we feel about them. So when you cry from reading, you are often really crying for yourself, and for those closest to you. To give your story the heart it needs to have the power you desire, open up the best resource you have available: yourself and your experiences. Write as if you were talking about those closest to you, even if your story takes place in the Fourteenth Century, or on a planet light years away. The simple humanity that comes from talking about simple human experiences will emerge and could provide readers you will never get to meet with a helping hand in dealing with their own grief just when they needed it the most.
Nicholas Leigh is a British author whose intelligent and individualistic novels are based on relationships and human interactions. His books include Blood Harmonies, The Condition, The Confession of Dieter Berenson, and his latest novella, Two Women. All are available now through Liborwich Publishing on Amazon UK
The Original Stormtrooper Bluetooth Speaker is sure to send you to the dark side with its pitch perfect sounds.
Featuring full-size helmet design and a limited edition of just 450. Includes Certificate of Authenticity signed by Original Stormtrooper creator, Andrew Ainsworth. This beautifully crafted, sleek and stylish speaker has been made in collaboration with Andrew Ainsworth, the man who created the armor and helmets for the original Stormtrooper in 1976. Andrew made the original mold and it has become iconic ever since.
The full size helmet speaker will sky rocket your party into a new galaxy. With 2 x 10w speakers that combine to make a galactic soundwave of 20W, it’s sure to liven up any gathering.
With crystal clear clarity, pure sound and superb bass it is the perfect speaker for any fans home. It’s set to be one of the speakers of 2018 and with its unrivalled and distinct design, who wouldn’t want as their centerpiece?
It works via Bluetooth and easily syncs to your devices and with a range of 10 meters it won’t miss your favorite tracks.
In 1976 prop maker Andrew Ainsworth of Shepperton Design Studios created the original Stormtrooper helmets and armor for the first movie. These products are based on the original molds Andrew produced, as close as it is possible to get to the original film props.
The Thumbs Up Original Stormtrooper Speaker costs £299.99 from Amazon.
Having a pair of scissors in the kitchen is essential. Now the The AnySharp Smart Sizzors are multi-function scissors for general purpose use in the home, kitchen, office or workshop. So not just the kitchen. But they open bottles and crush garlic so that is where we will be keeping ours. The are without doubt the best scissors EVER. They also look pretty cool. Get yourself a pair. They make life much easier.
The hardened, curved blades blades are razor-sharp and perform brilliantly where other scissors just won’t cut it. Incredibly versatile, ergonomic, safe and durable, they feature razor sharp, tough hardened steel blades with a special ‘cut anything’ blade design and adjustable tension. These professional grade blades are so effective, you can cut through anything from paper to tough materials like blister packs, credit cards, carpet, tough boxes – even chicken bones.
Smart Scissor Design
The blades are not like normal household scissor blades. Instead, they are manufactured from special steel that has been hardened using a series of heating processes. The hardening process not only keep the scissors sharper, but also makes them last much longer. Over time, most scissors tend to stop working because the blades work loose, not because they go blunt. When the blades work loose, the shearing scissor action is not as effective. AnySharp Smart Sizzors include a tensioning bolt, so they can simply be tightened again and continue working perfectly.
Special ‘Cut Anything’ blade design
Whether it’s annoying, tough blister packs, old credit cards, twigs, layers of cloth, or even chicken bone, the AnySharp Scissors makes light work of them all. Added serrations on the blades help prevent sticking when dealing with tough objects, and allow the scissors to glide through.
Curved for Safety
Curved blades allow your hands to stay away from the material and any freshly cut edges, preventing contamination and injury. The curve on the blades improves the angle of your hand, and makes the scissors comfortable to use for extended periods.
Soft Comfort Grip
To make them even more usable, the specially designed handle is fitted with a soft grip wherever your hand applies pressure. This makes the AnySharp Scissors very comfortable, and allows you to apply more force without discomfort or slipping for really tough jobs.
Left or right handed use
As the handles are larger than normal, they are great for all sizes of hands, whether you are left or right handed.
Ecological
AnySharp saves money and waste. Because of the adjustable tension and the hardened blades, they last a long, long time.
Product Lifetime Warranty
The AnySharp Scissors comes with a No-Quibble performance guarantee for the operational lifetime of the product.
The Smart Sizzors by Anysharp are available from Amazon.co.uk for £9.99.
Frost loves The Hape Discovery Box. It keeps little ones entertained for hours. Colourful and well made, it lets little ones play and learn at the same time. It packs a lot in considering what little space it takes up. Brilliant.
Worth £32.49 from Amazon. Suitable for 24 Months + Five sides of activities keep little hands in constant motion including wire bead maze, abacus, mirror, color wheel and spinning face, a wonderful learning and play station.
Frost took the Rockit with us when we went on holiday and were very happy indeed. It rocks the pram just so and baby falls into a peaceful sleep. We managed to enjoy a good meal while the Rockit took over parenting duties. Highly recommended for frazzled parents everywhere. A great invention.
Travelling tech for weary infants and worn-out parents.
Pack this on your pram to stop their sleepless nights (and your arm ache) with this ingenious gadget the Rockit – Portable Baby Rocker.
Soothe your babies tiresome tantrums and help them drift off to sleep with the Rockit device, designed to gently rock the pram with it’s adjustable speed setting and thirty minute automation.
This astronomical inspired baby gismo is ideal for new parents to put their baby to sleep wherever they are as it’s universal bracket is easily adjustable to any pram or pushchair.
Keep moving and snoozing with this simple space like product for bouncing babies. The super-quiet motor ensures your baby isn’t disturbed, and it’s even rain showerproof suitable for inside and out.
The liberating Rockit assists busy adults by freeing up their hands for those tricky moments where you’re unpacking the food shopping or enjoying a coffee with friends.
As seen on Channel 4’s TV show Buy It Now – just £39.95 now at Prezzybox.com.
Matt Dyson, inventor of Rockit said: “Rockit was designed by three dads with seven children between us. Nick Webb came up with the initial concept when his three-month-old daughter Abby refused to sleep in the pushchair at the supermarket checkout.
“He noticed this problem affected other weary parents but couldn’t find a product available on the market that was cost effective and portable to help. One evening he had a lightbulb moment. He took an old printer apart, salvaged the motor and soldered together a simple circuit. The resulting prototype worked and the very next day Abby remained asleep even when the pushchair stopped moving.
“After two years of hard work and support from the Design Council, Rockit has now become an award winning product that is helping babies to sleep all over the world.”