Clara Francis at the Shop Floor Project

Clara Francis at The Shop Floor Project

from the new British Butterfly collection: the Chalk Downs blue butterfly necklace

Forget-me-not and pansy necklaces

Hummingbird necklace

green moth necklace

hot air balloon necklace

Clara Francis at The Shop Floor Project

Clara Francis at The Shop Floor Project

more great things from The Shop Floor Project coming in a mo...

Mrs Osborn goes on a spree to Ulverston

Ulverston, a small market town in Cumbria, is the perfect place for a little shopping spree - many little independent shops, a thriving market hall, a twice weekly street market.  (I think Mary Portas would approve.)  There are also a number of chain stores which provide basic groceries and so on - for those times when you just can't justify spending £ on designer-maker washing up liquid.

Gillam's tea rooms, The Shop Floor (blogged about here) and Annie's Butchers

just past Gillams tea room is Thomas' Bakers - fine fruit pies, baps and bloomers

excellent picture framers The Tinners' Rabbit

Sutton's Bookshop

Brambles gift shop

Mrs Osborn's favourite shops: The Shop Floor, Ulverston

I love The Shop Floor Project, the on-line shop that has a fantastic selection of products by talented designer-makers, so I was very happy to find their bricks and mortar shop in the market town of Ulverston, Cumbria. I met Denise and Samantha, the mother and daughter team, behind The Shop Floor Project and it's sister-site The Secret Arcade, and found some lovely things by British designer-makers. Denise and Samantha both have a training in Fine Art - it explains their excellent taste.

The Shop Floor, 60 Market Street, Ulverston

These are a few of my favourite things:

softest cashmere throws by Holly Berry

(the pattern uses the Morse Code symbols to spell out Love)

leather bags made by GDH Leatherwork in Wales, in collaboration with The Shop Floor Project

(Not available on their website - contact them directly on 01229 584 537)

Throws made in Wales, especially like the red and tomato orange combo (hmm didn't write down the name of the designer-maker - contact the shop directly about these)

Emily Mackey Maxemilia cushion

(and clutch bag by Urban Knit - using bold Nigerian fabrics - not sure these are made in the UK)