Ikea today – lost the hygge

Going to Ikea has always been one of our favorite shopping trips – love the Scandinavian materials and gadgets, lighting department and interesting things round every corner – especially at Christmas  always encouraging us to spend too much. But today was the first time felt it had been a mistake to make the long drive […]

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Lidl experience

Reallised walking into a local Lidl supermarket that you can enter but you can never leave .. unless you walk through the whole store and out through the checkouts. This only happened because i was trying to go back outside to get a trolley. And when you leave – will get a huge car park […]

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London Road Regeneration

The Open Market area in Brighton is part of London Road Regeneration…more and the original market was established by returning WW1 serviceman The market is run as a social enterprise and the 12 studio workshops include ‘Open Arts’ that provides therapeutic support and social enterprise opportunities to people with Asperger’s, Autism and Learning Disabilities through […]

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Open Market – Like Tea?

We dont sell at the Open Market any more but first time we had a stall there, impressed that this new market housed many permanent small businesses, open studios upstairs (there is a lift in the corner – looks a little like getting into a white tardis) and traders like us on the big floor […]

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Avoca Winter Woollens

Avoca has been around since 1723 and is a family run business from County Wicklow in Southern Ireland. Its the colours and softness of the yarns – Lambswool, Angora and Mohair.  Please visit our online store – not all products are uploaded yet thou, please look by again

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Mabel’s Magnificant Emporium

Come & celebrate the opening of the new Mabel’s at: 10 Victoria Way Burgess Hill RH15 9NF (Next to Wickes) Saturday 8th June 9.30am-4.30pm Dancing, workshops, BBQ (weather permitting) & guest appearance from Call the Midwife- Judy Parfitt.   If you want a sneaky preview, Honey Beeswax are one of 50 stalls open & trading from Wednesday 5th […]

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Promotion and Free Beanie Bear

15% off Natural Beeswax Candles and T-Lights, Floating Flower Candles and Flower T-Lights and also handmade Flower Gift Bags .. until the end of April. (We’re in a free CD with Brides Magazine in the April/May issue, with advice and ideas to help plan the Big day) And as a thankyou for ordering from us – the first 5 orders over £10.00’s will be […]

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Floating Flower Candles

  Beautiful Frangipan Floating Flower Candles for Gifts and Decorations for Easter, Weddings, Birthday and Pool Parties.. any Celebrations – please contact us 10% online sales goes to Global Giving projectsbecause of our Carbon Footprint

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High Street compared to Online Shopping

Like to shop both on the high street and online but if im looking for good prices, information and reviews of what i want to buy and something different ..probably will look online. But shops are definitly better for seeing products that you need to touch and feel and try on. High Street Shopping for me around peak times like Christmas especially with […]

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