Monday 28 March 2016

Roll up roll up..... We're holding a Raffle for Rett UK

Ladies and Gents, today I bring to you... An amazing raffle - with all funds raised going to Rett UK.

My beautiful step daughter Lauren, is running the London Marathon and she needs to raise £3000 for this place.  Lauren has organised a fundraising event on 1st April at The Irish Club in Southsea 7pm, a night of Northern Soul music and fun to be had by all (tickets £5 each on the door).  We're also holding a raffle on the night, but even if you aren't coming you can still get involved! 

We have some amazing prizes for you, donated from our fabulous local businesses. A massive thank you to you all, without you we couldn't do this! 

Here is the start of our collection...

Paddle boarding session at Portsmouth Watersports Centre.
Two beautiful necklaces and a pair of earrings from The Art of Glass https://www.facebook.com/TheArtOfGlass/ also known as I Am. Jewellery https://www.facebook.com/Iamjewellery4u/
 A voucher from Koh Thai Tapas http://www.koh-thai.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/KohThaiTapas/ 
Three vouchers from Paws and Claws Photography https://www.facebook.com/pawandclawphotography/
Print vouchers from Through The Looking Glass https://www.facebook.com/lookinglasslove/ http://www.ttlgdesigns.co.uk 
Voucher from Ab Fab Beauty http://www.abfabbeautytraining.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/Ab-Fab-Beauty-Treatments-and-Training-516408151714510/
A treatment voucher from Meadowsweet Reflexology https://www.facebook.com/Meadowsweet-Reflexology-1554262771479807/
A sweet jar from Miss Molly the Vintage Caravan https://www.facebook.com/missmollythevintagecaravan/  http://www.missmollythevintagecaravan.co.uk
The Who album covers framed print, donated by A. Barcroft Painting & Decorating https://www.facebook.com/A.BarcroftPaintingandDecorating/
A voucher from Mama et Moi https://www.facebook.com/Mama-et-Moi-1473529796300568/ http://mamaetmoi.co.uk

We also have - 
* Nutrition pack from High 5 Nutrition 
* Voucher from Loch Fyne Gunwharf https://www.facebook.com/LochFynePortsmouth/
* Cutlery Set from Villeroy & Boch http://www.villeroy-boch.co.uk
* Knife Block from Zwillings www.uk.zwilling-shop.com
* Signed copy of the Body Coach 'Lean in 15' book https://www.facebook.com/JoeWicksTheBodyCoach/  http://www.thebodycoach.co.uk
* Voucher from Le Cafe Parisien https://www.facebook.com/lecafeparisien/ http://www.lecafeparisien.com
* Breakfast Pack from Hyden Farm Originals https://www.facebook.com/hydenoriginals/  http://www.hydenoriginals.co.uk
* Younique make up from Younique with Dani https://www.facebook.com/Youniquewithdani/ 

Thank you to everyone for your kind donations - we are adding more to the list over the coming days, grab your raffle tickets while you can! 

If you would like to purchase raffle tickets, they are £1 a ticket or £5 a strip, every penny is going to Rett UK. Please email me at - mrssammyb@gmail.com to buy, or comment on my fb page or send me a message.  I'll just need full name and telephone number (and payment of course), the raffle will be drawn on the night and we'll contact you as soon as possible if yours is the lucky ticket.

Look forward to hearing from you and good luck!!

Sammy xx

Sunday 20 March 2016

Fund raising on eBay for Rett UK

Well I'm sure you all know by now that my beautiful step daughter is once again running the London Marathon.  Lauren this year is running for Rett UK, to raise awareness for Rett syndrome and fund raise for their worthy cause.  This is a cause close to Lauren's heart (and us all) as her sister Carly has Rett Syndrome.

For her place in the marathon, Lauren has to raise £3,000 in addition to running the 26.2 miles, so there is lots of fundraising to be done!

If you'd link to donate please click here... https://www.justgiving.com/Lauren-Barcroft4?utm_id=13 

Lauren is raising money in all sorts of wonderful ways and this weekend has seen carboot sale number 2, which has bought in £175 in funds.  
We've finished the carbooty runs now, but we still have some good items left to sell which have been kindly donated to us, so I'm on the eBay trail!


I'm starting items low in the hope we will sell everything and every penny counts!  Please do check out our items here (wide range of items and sizes) and feel free to share amongst friends so that we can raise as much as possible!

Thanking you all kindly xx

Friday 4 March 2016

Irregular Choice Limited Edition, Alice in Wonderland 'One lump ortwo'FOR SALE

So I'm about to combine 3 massive loves in my life!

*Shoes
*Alice in Wonderland 
*My Step Daughter

So the limited edition Alice in Wonderland collection were released by Irregular Choice last Friday. It was a disaster, the website crashed, no one could buy them - people were posting links all over to other stockists, they were sold out in minutes... But somehow I ended up with a pair! 
I ordered the last pair left in a size 4 (I am generally a 4 or 5) from another outlet and I eagerly awaited their arrival.  Whilst waiting for the big day, I was dismayed to find the shoes already for sale on eBay at double the price! Seriously, why buy them just to sell them! Greedy fudgers.
Well the day dawned, they arrived and alas they don't fit and I can't get my feet in them.  It was such a sad day in this household, lots of grumps all round. I spent hours trying to decide what to do, keep them anyway? Try and get another pair (from the USA and shipped) or send them back and give up.  Well none of the above!
I'm going to sell them!  

No I'm not going to join the greedy profiteers on eBay, but I am going to list them.  I paid £199 plus postage for them and I've listed them for £150 plus postage.  Anything I get over this amount will go straight to my step daughters fund raising for her marathon. So if by some miracle we do get more money for the shoes, someone will get the pair they're after and a well deserving charity will gain too.
So check out the shoes on the link below and also the link to the just giving page for the fundraising.

eBay listing of shoes Here


Please do feel free to share around!

I'll keep you posted xx