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   Her Majesty The Queen visited 10 Downing Street yesterday and was given a set of 60 placemats by  members of her cabinet.  The mats were produced by Lady Clare who manufacture the table mats for Jenny Duff (my process is that I do all the printing and then my prints are made into wonderful Melamine mats, fit for a Queen, by Lady Clare).  It is a purely Great British product.  Well done Lady Clare and I hope Her Majesty enjoys her dinners and parties using her set of new mats...

   Decorator's Notebook has a great website, definitely worth visiting and browsing.  These adorable (and extremely useful) Christmas gift tags have been hand drawn by the author and she is offering them as a free download - just visit Decorator's Notebook then wrap and label to your hearts content...

 Richard Ward at WaWa designs and produces marvelous furniture and it is about to take on a new dimensions with fabric designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier.  Based just off Columbia Road, why not pop by and visit - either on Wednesday 12th December from 5 to 8pm for the exciting preview of the new collection, or any day including Sunday - the seating is ideal to lounge in and admire your Columbia Road Christmas tree from...  

  A lovely post on the great British Interiors site Heart Home  by Rona Wheeldon  about the Flowers range of tableware designed by Gillian Blease... I love the vibrant colours which Gillian has used, together with the retro symmetry.The designs can easily be mixed and matched. And they’d certainly bring sunshine to your table at any time of the year.  They’d also make great Christmas presents… Read more of the article at Heart Home

   My next retail event will be in Ramsgate.  I'll be taking part in the Charity Art Fair in aid of Porchlight.  This charity supports vulnerable and homeless people in Kent and Medway.   If you can't join us for the evening in Ramsgate, you can also help me support this charity on Thursday 13th December - I will be donating 10% of any orders placed on that day to the charity.  The event will take place on Thursday 13th December from 5 to 8pm, at Churchill Tavern, 19-21 Paragon, Ramsgate, CT11 9JX.  Other exhibitors include the artists Emily Tull,...