Weekend treasure hunt...

Our weekend of treasure hunting began earlier than expected on Friday, when we popped out to Holt to get our holiday property, Nutmeg Cottage, ready for our next guests.  As we passed a shop on the High Street, this little beauty was just calling out to us from the window.  It was impossible to resist, so we didn't!  For the princely sum of £15, this small piece of local history was saved from being snatched up by someone else and has become the pride of Will's collection of typewriters.

The treasure hunt we were actually looking forward to was the annual Hethersett garage sale, where lots of people around the village have stalls on their driveways or in their front gardens.  A map is produced with a list of participating addresses so that you can wander around the village to discover the many interesting and varied bargains on offer.  Some people are looking to make a little money or just clear a bit of space and of course one person's junk is another person's idea of heaven!

Among (many) other things, we found some lovely basketry, a very old game of scrabble, a vanity case in almost mint condition and a pile of tattered and well-used ordinance survey maps.  The maps, as well as some raggedy children's books we found, will be upcycled into origami paper baubles and flowers and the baskets will be used to display some of our designs on our upcoming stalls.  All in all, we had an exciting, if exhausting, day of rummaging around in other people's belongings and we can't wait for the next one!

What did you all get up to this weekend?  LouLou & Will x

Welcome to our Folksy shops...

We are delighted to announce the opening of our fully stocked online Folksy shops.  Each shop is dedicated to a range of our handmade gifts and decorative homewares.  Firstly, we are offering a selection of original, lavender-scented textile designs.  Each item is handmade in our cosy Norfolk studio and comes with free delivery to UK addresses.  If you would like an item in a colour that is not currently available, please contact us and we can make to order.

Farrell & Holmes Textiles

Next, we have an assortment of beautiful upcycled creations each meticulously handmade from pre-loved books, music manuscripts,  map paper or vintage board games.  Every item is one-of-a-kind, so they make the perfect gift for someone who has everything!  Postage is only payable on the first item purchased and free for additional items.  Mirrors and badges come with organza gift bags and the paper flowers and baubles are carefully wrapped in tissue paper.

Lastly is our collection of quirky and unusual jewellery, each coming with an organza gift bag.  Postage is only payable on the first item purchased and free for additional items.

Farrell & Holmes Jewellery

Hope you enjoy browsing in our stores, let us know what you think!  LouLou & Will x

Jubilee weekend!

On Saturday we were lucky enough to be invited to exhibit at Coldham Hall's Family Festival, part of their Jubilee weekend celebration.  It was such a beautiful venue, on the broads with lovely grounds and friendly folk.  We had a great day and the weather stayed dry and sunny, which was a relief!

We met some lovely people at Coldham Hall, the event organisers were excellent and the Tavern staff made us feel very welcome.  It was great to meet some fellow craftsfolk too, especially Eleanor Rae of Paisley & Rae, who was having her first stall ever, exhibiting beautiful cushions and bunting.

Monday saw us heading out in Dolly again, to the Costessey Fete and Fayre.  The weather smiled on us and we enjoyed another day in the sun.  Thank you to all the people that came by our stall to say "hello", it was great to meet you all!  Our next event is Neatherd High School's Centenary Fun Day at Dereham, it would be lovely to see you there... LouLou & Will x