Transparent Photo Frames – *LOVE* these. Father’s Day Gift Guide
May29

Transparent Photo Frames – *LOVE* these. Father’s Day Gift Guide

  Oh these are gorgeous! Send them your photo, and Oakdene designs will print it directly onto the glass, and then frame it – so your image becomes transparent and allows the sunlight to shine through. Kind of like contemporary stained glass for your window sill. Properly gorgeous – and amazing with a picture of your child for Father’s Day. The Transparent Photo Frames were spotted in Oakdene Designs NOTHS shop,...

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Top Dad Mug *happy* – Father’s Day Gift Guide
May28

Top Dad Mug *happy* – Father’s Day Gift Guide

  LOVE these mugs – really stylish in a range of subtly fabulous colours; Black, Duck Egg and Cranberry Red. The really sweet touch is that you can personalise the mug by adding in the year of when the recipient became a Dad. Gorgeous! We found the ‘Certified top Dad’ mug in the Old English Company’s Etsy shop, one of these mugs could be yours for a spoon under £12.

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Summer’s coming – Energy Saving in warmer weather.
May23

Summer’s coming – Energy Saving in warmer weather.

I always think Energy saving in winter is a bit obvious – turn the heating down, use thick curtains, batch cook on wholesome family meals. but in the summer, none of those things really apply do they? With the warmer weather approaching (*eyes the rain hammering at the window and crosses fingers it IS coming…*) I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Once the house basics are done – insulation, double glazing etc...

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Spotted! The Dot Wall Vase. *swoon*
May06

Spotted! The Dot Wall Vase. *swoon*

  Oh these are Brilliant! LOVE them! Bright and cheery dots in gorgeously bright-but-not-glary colours, that double up as perfect vases. Not just for teeny tiny little sprigs of flowers either – oh no, these’ll take huge rose blooms too. Just beautiful. And when they’re empty? Still looking pretty ;) The coloured china wall-mounting flower vases hold up to 6 stems of flowers – and with 9 colours to choose...

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Spotted! The One Who Waits Owl Mug – Just Beautiful
Apr29

Spotted! The One Who Waits Owl Mug – Just Beautiful

Isn’t he the MOST handsome thing? Titled ‘the one who waits’ – waiting for us all to give him a home, I’m thinking. I’d like to think of him waiting in my cupboard for me in the mornings, too. It’s a fine bone china mug, designed and made in the UK – and it’s dishwasher safe. Perfect. The One Who Waits owl mug was Spotted over at The Lost Lanes, and come wait in a cupboard of yours...

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Spotted! White Mugtail Cat. CUTE!
Apr25

Spotted! White Mugtail Cat. CUTE!

Oh, SO pretty – I do love a quirky mug that manages to retain its elegance. and this mug has it by the bucket. And yes, I know that £14 is a lot for one mug. BUT. Loooook at it! Also – don’t just think about sipping your tea from it (be aware that the beautiful matt finish is because the mug isn’t glazed, so I’m guessing may stain over time). You could put candles in it too… And yes, it’s not...

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