Yellow Harris tweed satchel, £105 from Breagha
Tumeric Diamante clasp purse, £38 from Emma Burton
Jane de Bono Penny Sunflower leather purse £25.50
Yellow leather Kindle cover by Little Red Designs, £46
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Typoretum letterpress
I love letterpress stationery - for a start it looks like a lot of fun for the designer / letterpress-er to create, and the end products are imaginative and beautiful works of art, using a printing method that has great history and tradition.
Typoretum, based in Colchester, make a huge range of letterpress stationery. Greetings cards - such as this New Year card - are made using antique wooden and metal letterpress type and vegetable inks printed onto 100 percent cotton fibre.
Typoretum, based in Colchester, make a huge range of letterpress stationery. Greetings cards - such as this New Year card - are made using antique wooden and metal letterpress type and vegetable inks printed onto 100 percent cotton fibre.
They also make wedding stationery and personalised stationery, such as correspondence cards.
Email / texts begone, use these instead.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Comfort Station jewellery
Isn't this a clever idea? found via Tea for Joy, Comfort Station's Barometer Necklace - adjustable pointer, to suit your mood, from stormy to excellent. The perfect gift for your weather-obsessed Brit.
The necklace costs £145, and can be bought online from the Comfort Station website, or from the London store on Cheshire Street, just off Brick Lane.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Made in Northumberland - soaps
The Bellingham Soap Company makes soaps from pure olive, sustainable palm, soy, castor and coconut oils; organic herbs, butters, spices and essential oils are added to make the different flavours. They do not use parabens, SLS, petrochemicals, artificial colours or fragrances - all the nasty stuff that can cause skin irritation at best, and more serious health problems at worst.
I'd like a bar of this Frankincense soap, as the smell is truly delicious (although I am not sure what to make of the blurb which recommends this soap for 'mature' skins - am I in that age-bracket yet...?).
The soaps are wrapped in handmade papers from a family-run business.
This 100g bar costs £4.50 - postage is £2.95 for orders under £30, and free for orders over £30.
Studley Cottage Soaps are made from primary oils (coconut, olive and palm oil) which are fragranced with essential oils; some soaps have sunflower oil, avocado oil, shea butter, calendula and vitamin E added. No artificial colours or other synthetic materials are used such as parabens and SLS.
The soaps are wrapped in fabrics that are chosen to reflect the character of the fragrance.
This 100g bar costs £3.75, postage is £2.00 for orders under £14.75, and free for orders over this.
Check out the 'Production' page on their website which shows you how they make their soaps.
I'd like a bar of this Frankincense soap, as the smell is truly delicious (although I am not sure what to make of the blurb which recommends this soap for 'mature' skins - am I in that age-bracket yet...?).
The soaps are wrapped in handmade papers from a family-run business.
Studley Cottage Soaps are made from primary oils (coconut, olive and palm oil) which are fragranced with essential oils; some soaps have sunflower oil, avocado oil, shea butter, calendula and vitamin E added. No artificial colours or other synthetic materials are used such as parabens and SLS.
The soaps are wrapped in fabrics that are chosen to reflect the character of the fragrance.
This 100g bar costs £3.75, postage is £2.00 for orders under £14.75, and free for orders over this.
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Lampshades I love: Timorous Beasties, Miss Print, Cressida Bell and Clarissa Hulse
Small lampshade from Timorous Beasties, featuring the fabulous London Toile, £159.
Miss Print Dandelion Mobile lampshade in slate with light blue and black, from £82 to £168, depending on size.
Hand painted Oak Leaf lampshade, £33.50 by Cressida Bell
Miss Print Dandelion Mobile lampshade in slate with light blue and black, from £82 to £168, depending on size.
Hand painted Oak Leaf lampshade, £33.50 by Cressida Bell
Clarissa Hulse Burnet Briar silk standard lampshade in fuchsia / plum £99
Milo & Saint handbags
OK, I'm getting withdrawal symptons - time for more handbags... take a look at this one, the Hardwick by Milo & Saint.
Joy of joys, instead of a zip it has a snap-closure like an old fashioned frame purse. What's more it has two sorts of strap: one 'cross-body' strap for those 'hands free' moments, and also straps to carry the bag on the shoulder. There are several pockets and compartments to keep you organised, plus it has great detailing - it has boxed pleating used on the front pockets, and a very pretty lining.
Wow, look at that, v smart in jet black.
Joy of joys, instead of a zip it has a snap-closure like an old fashioned frame purse. What's more it has two sorts of strap: one 'cross-body' strap for those 'hands free' moments, and also straps to carry the bag on the shoulder. There are several pockets and compartments to keep you organised, plus it has great detailing - it has boxed pleating used on the front pockets, and a very pretty lining.
Wow, look at that, v smart in jet black.
Milo & Saint has several other styles - the Chantry clutch bag; the Drayton bag which is similar to the Hardwick but slightly smaller and simpler in design, and the main compartment has a zip closure; and the Franklin tote which has a long shoulder strap, and a large zipped main compartment, for totin' around lots of stuff, elegantly.
The bags can be bought directly from the Milo & Saint website.
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