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24th September 2020
We hope you’re all doing well! It’s 2020, so that means it’s staycation time! At the end of lockdown, we were so excited to purchase a motorhome. Lusting after one for years, it meant we could travel around the countryside, keeping to ourselves in a social distanced haven. A home on wheels, we’ve taken it all around Yorkshire, self contained and complying to all social distancing rumours of course.
The wonderful thing is, we’ve discovered there’s just so much to do around the UK. The sights to see and walks to take are all very lovely. Obviously, we can’t do everything we once would on holiday, but give us a little bit of sunshine (okay, we accept the limitations of the UK, give us grey sky and no rain!) and we’re good to go on a lovely walk.
We wanted to share a few photos from our travels with you. We hope you like them!
With huge, beautiful wide beaches, there’s nowhere quite like the Northumbria coast. We went to Holy Island which is always beautiful, always windy! Finding this wonderful anchor, we couldn’t resist a photo opportunity! Our William Morris Strawberry Thief long handled tote looks fab against all the blues of the sea! The tote is really useful in carrying around all our masks, sanitisers, snacks, plus all the layers we needed to battle the wind!
These sheds are a great idea, they’re boats that are no longer sea worthy, turned upside down and then reinforced against the elements. Lindisfarne is considered to be a sacred place of Anglo-Saxon England, it’s therefore rich in history and in magical myths. The fishermen on the Island thought it was a sin to send boats junk, so they used the old herring boats to convert them to storage sheds. It’s a great example of ingenuity, giving character to the landscape whilst up cycling what they already had, now they have another lease of life to store fishing equipment.
Beautiful Bamborough beach – we even saw a family riding their horses down the beach towards the castle, it was lovely. Made it all seem that little bit more Medieval too!
A proud Yorkshire business, we simply couldn’t leave Yorkshire out! We’ve been on quite a few trips round our home County, there’s lots to see and do as such a large county. Forever one of our favourite places, it’s been lovely to hop in the van and go for a weekend to Whitby, Sandsend beach is our favourite if you’re wanting to explore. If the weather is lovely, stroll along the beach with a coffee from the cafe on the beach. If it’s a little grey, head on up to Whitby Abbey and see why it’s the inspiration of Dracula! All outside activities, you can drive up to nearby the Abbey if you’d rather avoid the 199 stairs up to the Abbey.
To Flamborough Head, a day trip was in order! The weather was a scorcher so we hit it just right. We packed sun cream, masks, sanitiser and snacks in our small William Morris blue tote. Taking the trails down the cliff top walk, we also headed down to the beach. Failing to see any crabs but having a wonderful little break on the rocks. In all honesty, it’s not the best beach in Yorkshire, it’s dazzling cliffs are much more impressive. But, what it’s got is an overwhelming amount of nature and is a bird watchers paradise.
Jervaulx Abbey is somewhere that’s a little unknown to us. Everyone who’s seen our photos has asked where Jervaulx Abbey is. It’s 14 miles away from Ripon in North Yorkshire. A beautiful little haven for a walk and an explore of the Abbey. Avoiding sheep poo, it’s a lovely walk, especially if you get a sunny day like we managed to! Downsides to making camp here are the motorbikes that wizz past from morning until night. But, we’re glad the bike riders are having a great time. Something to take into account when driving in this area to just be a little careful since there are so many bikes around and a lot of tight corners.
Since on the campsites, we’re loving staying on the small sites, usually farms. It means we can wake up to the horses and sheep, and can even get fresh eggs. We can even say thank you to the hens as we walk past!
We hope you’ve enjoyed a few pictures from our travels. It’s a lot of fun so far, keep up to date on our adventures on Instagram!
Posted in News by Laura
Golden Lily on the table today 🧁 everything should feel special even a little coffee and cake with friends, so we dressed the table up for it to make it extra special, isn’t Golden Lily such a beautiful William Morris design, one of our all time favourites ✨
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Gorgeous William Morris Sweet Briar fabric! 🌿 Love the green leaves and pink flowers 🫶🏻 We have it in cotton, heavyweight cotton, and pvc, so you’ll find the perfect fit for your project ✨ 🪡🧵
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We’re having a moving sale over on our website! ✨ There are some absolute bargains to be had, including all these items! 🛒 Remember we offer free UK postage on all orders too 🌿 Plus we have a 15% off code running at the moment with code; JAN15 🫶🏻
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We’ve got some fab bundles on our Etsy - we have a lot of offcuts from end of rolls and floral fabric magic can’t be wasted so we bundle them up ✨ Perfect for crafting, we have heavyweight fabric bundles and cotton available now, but hurry, they always sell out quick 🥰
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Guess who has a new bed for our new offices ✨ The king of naps, he will wake for biscuits, pets and little else during his day in the office 🫶🏻 His bed is covered in our licensed William Morris Willow Bough green and it looks so beautiful 🌿 The perfect bed to nap on all day ✨
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Has anyone got any January crafts? ❄️ After we’ve settled in our new office, we’re planning some cosy January crafts whilst we hibernate a little! 🌨️ This board is a beautiful way to display photos and notes that was covered in a fabric we no longer loved so last year I recovered it with something we did like - a range of our exclusive quilting fabrics and now it hangs proudly on the wall, showing you can upcycle things to be something you really love 🫶🏻
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We’ve been a little quiet on here as we’ve been in the absolute trenches moving our office! ✨ Now we just need to settle in and find everything we’ve shoved in boxes and bags and then stashed in random places(!) but, we’re getting there 🫶🏻 Nothing will change for you ordering but we’ll have a new returns address 📮 It’s taken an absolute task force to move all that fabric and products and we’ve found some things for a little moving sale if anyone is interested… ✨
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Not long to go until Christmas now ✨ Have you got your Christmas table sorted and your presents wrapped? 🎄
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The stockings were hung by the fire with care…✨ A week until Christmas Eve! 🎄 Still lots of time to order since we post the next working day with a 24hr service 🤶🏻
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One of our biggest sellers this year for Christmas gifts - our licensed William Morris oven gloves ✨ Practical and stylish, every home needs a set, hanging some Morris floral magic over the cooker 🎄 Lots of designs are still in stock and with our free UK postage being tracked 24 Royal Mail, there’s still quite a few shopping days left until Christmas 📮 (I’ll even gift wrap it for free for you as an option at checkout, even though my own Christmas gifts are all hidden in the wardrobe still to wrap 😂) 🤶🏻🎅🏼
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One pack of napkins folded four ways for Christmas tablescapes ✨ Which is your favourite? 🎄 We always love when a table set up comes with a little chocolate treat 🎅🏼 Beautiful Charlotte Rose is one of our favourites all year round, it can be dressed so many ways from Christmas to summer 🫶🏻
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There’s still plenty of shopping time before Christmas with our free UK postage with Royal Mail tracked 24 📮 We’re also doing free gift wrap on our website as an option at checkout 🤶🏻 Take 15% off too until the 20th December so whether for a gift of Christmas hosting having beautiful florals on the table, use code; FESTIVE at checkout on our website 🎄
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Oh Mallow Forest Green, we love you on our festive tablescapes 🎄
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Obsessed with this tree with all the vintage ornaments on the tree this year ✨ They were all grandparents so very special 🎄 having a little coffee and cake whilst the lights twinkle is so lovely ✨ This is our William Morris Golden Lily tablecloth, beautiful year round 🫶🏻
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It’s a blue and white Christmas over here 🙋🏽♀️ We went to the beautiful Christmas event at @harewoodhouse by the wonderfully talented @interiorcurve and we’re so inspired to have a themed blue and white tree and we’re so glad we did! 🤶🏻 This is our William Morris Merton blue, isn’t it beautiful, and so lovely to be able to dress it in various ways throughout the year, it’s so versatile ✨
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What design are you having on your Christmas table? 🎄 We’re debating a few - our new forest green colours, our strawberry thief red, or maybe a Christmas blue and white… ✨
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Christmas tablescaping all month long ✨ are you feeling festive already? 🎄 This is our Brother Rabbit blue design, isn’t it gorgeous 🌿
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BLACK FRIDAY ENDS TONIGHT! ✨ use code; BLACKFRIDAY at checkout on our website to take 20% off everything - go, go, go! 🎄 We also have free gift wrap available at checkout so we can send gifts directly to loved ones or back to you gift wrapped and ready to go, we’re in the festive spirit so will gift wrap whilst we sing along to some festive songs 🤶🏻🎄
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A very floral Christmas🎄 Our William Morris Sweet Briar design looks so beautiful dressed up for Christmas! ✨
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One thing that is wonderful about timeless design is that you can use it year round- dressed with Christmas candles and foliage, springtime blooms, summer florals and autumn pumpkins - it can see you through it all 🫶🏻 That’s why we want to show them in a Christmas setting so you can see they’re a perfect gift for your loved one or for your own table ✨ Which is your favourite season to dress your table for? 🎄
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