With life being so manic and hectic since we moved in September, I feel like my creative side has been a little stifled.

Faffing and fiddling with crafty bits and pieces has had to come second to work and getting the boys to school and pre school on time. For those with rising 4's, it's tough. You still haven't cracked it by Year 1. It's every day!

So I jumped at the chance to be part of this creative project with InPost and some of my favourite bloggers.

A chance to have complete freedom to craft a square of a quilt (Cue frantic searching of the garage for my sewing machine and then frantic searches for a replacement, amongst our new neighbours, on account of my pedal being in another box somewhere!) and to be part of a collective project.

Now, those of you who follow this blog will know my crafting skills do not extend to knitting or crocheting or really anything that involves a sewing machine. So staying true to me and my blog, I found photo fabric paper!!!

This paper is amazing! You can print anything you like onto washable fabric paper and just peel and stick! So I chose my most favourite photo, the one that I use for my blog business cards from a floristry shoot I was lucky enough to snap last year, and off I went.

To make a square take two pieces of material, cut to size, I used the previous squares as my guide, and sewed them together with a basic running stitch. I cut out my fabric photo print and stuck it to the fabric.

Simple! But I may have roped my mother in. A blogger's assistant extraordinaire! 

I felt a photo fabric print was perfectly fitting for my square and I was in awe of the other efforts. A sweet embroidered letter in it's own fabric envelope, a hand stitched nursery rhyme. So much talent in a little square.

I sent my leg of the #crafttheparcel onto Emma who blogs at My Little Three and Me. I used the InPost service, have you spotted their vans and lockers?

You know when you are pregnant and all you see are pregnant women? Well since I started this project all I spot are InPost vans! 

I am forever frustrated at the local Post Office being closed after midday and parcels end up being sent back, on account of my inability to manage full time working and parcel collections.

But InPost is different. You can have your parcel collected (Great news for those of us in the sticks!) and dropped off to a locker near your recipient. The collection process takes seconds. A touch screen takes you through the collection procedure and hey presto! A magic door opens to reveal your prize!

Ok, I may have got a little carried away and felt like Christmas had come early, oohing and awing over the locker door that magically opened! It took 68 seconds to collect my parcel on account of all the wonder!

So now I know, I can either send a parcel whilst browsing through the wonderful streets of Frome at the local Texaco, or I can send it from home to a locker. Brilliant! Snail mail just got a whole lot slicker!

This post was in collaboration with a creative project with InPost

Have I got a treat for you today!

Roberts Radio are offering 3 lucky snappers the chance to win a Mini Revival, the latest edition to the Roberts family! 

There is something about a Roberts Radio that just feels special, right from the box it arrives in, to the sleek and classic design and the powerful technology inside. 

With accents of gold around our home the black and gold version fits into every room and it's currently tuned to a Christmas songs station! Oh yes, tis the season to sing along!

All you have to do, to win one of these lovely radios is:

• Follow @RobertsRadio on Instagram
• Post an image of the space in your home where you think the Revival Mini would look fabulous and which of the 5 colours you would choose.
• Tag @RobertsRadio and use the hashtag #PerfectSpaceForMyRoberts

It's so easy!

There are 5 colours to choose from, Red, Orange, Black, Duck Egg or Pastel Cream, so a colour for everyone. 

I loved the black and have been listening to All I Want For Christmas on loop!

The competition closes at Midnight on 5th January 2015.

So show us where your perfect space is for your Roberts, which corners of your home would it be perfect for?

I am one of the 3 judges so I can't wait to see all your lovely spaces. The three lucky winners will be announced on our Instagram Accounts on the 6th January.

Good luck!

For full terms and conditions click here.

For a while I have been thinking about finding some beautiful blog stationery. At first I thought it sounded ridiculous, creating my own stationery for Capture by Lucy, but as time goes on, there are more and more occasions where I need to drop someone a line, put a card in with a parcel, or share some details that business cards don't have room for.

And then I found Minted. Oh my, just the most gorgeous selection of personalised stationery and party decor.

I started by creating a holiday card. Christmas cards are great to act as your calling card and a way of sending good cheer to those who have supported you that year. I loved this design with the embossed gold, that has a real shine on printing. I only wish the screen would show my blog text and logo in shimmer!

Since I announced at Christmas in 2008 that we were pregnant with Sammy, we have always sent photo cards. I absolutely love it. And love receiving them!

Our first was the dogs with the little scan picture in amongst some tinsel and last year was a lovely family photo we had taken, walking down a country hill near where we lived. I am still trying to decide what to do this year. I really want to incorporate our new house in some way, so here's hoping for a little snow flurry to capture a perfect wintry scene!

I have kept a spare from every year and one day when I am an old lady, I am sure looking over them will bring me lots of joy. 

And then I browsed through the party decor. Get ready...

Spoilt for choice I suddenly thought about creating a garland to hang above the fireplace in our family room. I had this vision of coral and mint tones but it is proving tricky to find any home accessories that fit that colour bill! Until now. Just look at this gorgeous banner, which I can also use just as "Love" bunting. 

We have decided that the grown up living room will have a neutral grey backdrop with similar colours but with bright pinks, and yellows. A real Spring feeling, whatever the season. And this party set got me thinking. Is bunting in every room too much? Absolutely not ;)

The best thing is if you don't live in the US you can still order Minted's gorgeous products with UK shipping just $9.95.

Have a peek at their blog too, there's inspiration bursting from every post.

Don't forget if you order today there's a special discount code for Black Friday! Check out the website for more details. 

Now are you printing photo Christmas cards this year? Have you taken that magic shot yet, or are you still battling with a DIY fairy light backdrop like me?! 

This post is in collaboration with Minted.