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The Enchanted Book Corner

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A few months ago, we moved Bubble into her first big girl bed.  It was one of those β€˜Hoorah-no-more-cots’ moments.  Followed quickly by a very fleeting β€˜Oh-dear-this-is slightly sad’ moment, which gave way almost immediately to the more permanent feeling of β€˜Hoorah-no-more-cots!’

Confused much?

Well after twisting Hubbster’s arm and purchasing the bed that I she wanted, I also set about turning her room from a nursery into a little girl’s room and this included making a special space for her to enjoy reading her books.  Of course when I say β€˜reading’ I mean looking at the pictures and pretending to read to her dolls.

As I have mentioned before, it is important to me to encourage a love of books in my children.

  • I thought about where my favourite places to read are;
  • In bed (Tick.  We do this every night before bed)
  • In the bath (Maybe not such a good idea to turn her bedroom into a swimming pool anytime soon).
  • Under a tree on a sunny, lazy afternoon…BINGO!

<Cue 2 Bee Creative and their gorgeous range of removeable wall stickers.>

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As soon as I saw the enchanted tree on the 2 Bee Creative website I knew that it would be perfect for our reading corner.  There were plenty of other gorgeous designs that took my fancy, but none captured my imagination and the β€˜atmosphere’ that I was aiming for like the enchanted tree.

The first thing I noticed about the product when it arrived was the quality.  Over the past six years my children’s bedroom walls have seen quite a few removable stickers come and go as they have moved through various phases (the Thomas the Tank Engine phase, nursery animals, Nemo, etc) This wall stickers though (unlike ones I have used n the past) is printed on a superior quality woven fabric, with a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive (which means you can keep moving it and it will keep sticking – which is very important if like me, you like to rearrange furniture periodically and for no other reason than β€˜cos you felt like it.

I’m not going to lie to you.  At one stage I did manage to get my branches all tangled together, and I may or may not have uttered what the Woo would consider a β€˜square word.’  Thankfully the children were outside pestering helping HUbbster with something, and were out of earshot! However, the material was such that I was able to unstick it without fear of it tearing or stretching.  Phew!

With the aid of the sponge applicator that came with, and some time and patience, I was able to apply the sticker to the wall surprisingly easily!

I need to get some more cushions, and I’m toying with the idea of suspending a little net canapy from the ceiling above the bookcase so we can turn it into a secret little hideaway corner…but what do you think?

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(All I need now is to find a secret little space where I can hideaway occasionally…and the toilet doesn’t count!)

Bubble loves it, and on seeing it for the first time Foghorn announced with his hands on his hips and a very put-out expression on his face β€œOoooh!  I want a tree with eyeballs too Mum!”

 

Disclosure: I received this product free of charge for the purpose of this review.  

However, all opinions expressed with regard to this product are my own.  

 

You can find out more about 2 Bee Creative on thier website / Facebook page.

 

Jolene

Jolene

Jolene enjoys writing, sharing and connecting with other like-minded women online – it also gives her the perfect excuse to ignore Mount-Washmore until it threatens to bury her family in an avalanche of Skylander T-shirts and Frozen Pyjama pants. (No one ever knows where the matching top is!) Likes: Reading, cooking, sketching, dancing (preferably with a Sav Blanc in one hand), social media, and sitting down on a toilet seat that one of her children hasn’t dripped, splashed or sprayed on. Dislikes: Writing pretentious crap about herself in online bio’s and refereeing arguments amongst her offspring.