OVER THE MOO-N

Slowly but surely our little flat is starting to feel like home. When we moved in a few months ago I thought it was a simple case of positioning my furniture and hey presto we would be settled. The problem is I'm a creative person and even worse than that I am a creative person who works with interior products, so whilst we have a whole new set of pillows to fluff and every surface has a lamp with one of our shades on it, I've still got that itchy feet feeling.

Currently we are musing over the idea of painting the walls (I want the same aquamarine colour we use in our silk Archive cushions, he wants green!). Whilst we battle this one out we are in the process of hanging pictures on every spare wall to bring some much needed colour into the place. I also have two chairs that I have begun to recover (blog post to come). And the final step in making our house feel like home comes from these kind of impulse buys. Normally I sneak my thrifted treasures in, telling the other half "we've always had it" or better still "my mother gave it to us" but this latest addition was just too big.

A few Sundays ago I popped into the Capital Car Boot in Pimlico for a little nosey around and happened to find this piece of treasure.

For a very long time the two of us have lusted after a big cow hide rug to grace our living room floor (we don't even have a living room yet!) so you can imagine how chuffed I was to purchase this mini version - the perfect size for the studio room. And the best bit, it was a complete bargain at only £7!

MOLLIE MAKES OUR DAY

This month we have been lucky enough to be included in Mollie Makes magazine in their feature piece called Winged Things. It's always lovely to see anything of Clementine & Bloom in the press and we were very excited in the magazine aisle of Sainsbury's rushing to buy it and having a quick flick through at the checkouts!

But best of all this time we even had a lovely lady at The Contemporary Craft Festival say she had just seen us in Mollie Makes and was delighted to find out we were exhibiting so that she could see our work for herself. As you can imagine we beamed with pride.

So a big thank you to Mollie Makes for featuring us and if you haven't seen this magazine before make sure you get a copy, not just because we are in it, but because it's always brimming with beautiful, creative ideas and projects.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

If you have been reading the blog for a while you may remember this post. That lovely journal accompanies us to all events and trade shows and is regularly commented on and admired. With this in mind and Father's Day looming I decided another handcrafted book would make the perfect gift for my dad (now in his 80th year) to record his plethora of stories.

The book is bound in dark brown embossed leather with plenty of pages for anecdotes and photographs and is available from these lovely people.

So here's wishing all those wonderful fathers out there, and especially this handsome man, a very Happy Father's Day!

DEVON DELIGHTS

Last Thursday we packed up our van full of stock and our trusty display boxes and headed off to The Contemporary Craft Festival in Devon. Despite being a longer drive than anticipated (and us turning up a little later than intended) we drove through beautiful rolling countryside and even passed by Stone Henge.

Of course we had to include our mandatory stand picture! The great thing about using these boxes is that no two exhibiting spaces have ever been the same allowing us to play around with how we display the collection.

The festival itself had such a good atmosphere - not only was there lots of beautiful work by very talented designer/makers there was also a tipi tent for talks, children's craft tent, Punch & Judy show, live music, storytelling and so much more.

 

As you can see from these pictures we had the most glorious weather, and to top it all off we stayed in a lovely B&B called Broadhayes in the small, picturesque village of Broadhempston. This amazing view was from our bedroom window. If you walked down the garden past the chickens and ducks and along a tiny lane you would find a fabulous little pub - the perfect way to end the day!

HOMEGIRL LONDON

We are just back from The Contemporary Craft Festival in Devon and whilst we try and get our heads (and hands!) back into studio-mode to make all the orders that have come in over the weekend we thought we would share a link to a recent feature about us on the Homegirl London blog.

It's wonderful to be featured on such an interesting blog, if you haven't seen it already pop across as it is brimming with home, lifestyle and interior finds. Special thanks once again to Homegirl London for profiling Clementine & Bloom. Enjoy!

INSIDE AND OUT

Despite having family close by we have never visited Kingston On Thames before but after the Designed Interiors exhibition in the Market Town Hall we know we will definitely be going back.

                                    

The town is beautiful with amazing architecture...

important historical connections...

and a balance of artisan foods and vegetable market stalls along with the usual high street shops.

Inside the Market Town Hall building was beautiful, with exposed brick arches, iron fretwork and industrial columns making a wonderful venue for the featured designer/makers work.

With a love for all things insects we were delighted to be showcasing our work alongside beautiful collages of butterflies by Emma Troy and this 'Birds and Bees' wallpaper by Smink Things.

And of course no blog post would be complete without a snapshot of our display from the weekend!

CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FESTIVAL

Just a quick word to let you know we will be exhibiting at the Contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey, Devon.

We have heard so many good reports about this show that we are more excited than two grown up women should be. This is only enhanced by the fact that it takes place in a particularly beautiful part of England with a gorgeous coastline and fabulous cream teas so we definitely have a holiday vibe going on!

If you live in the area or are just visiting do check this event out from 7th to 9th June - you won't be disappointed :)