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  Rebuilding the website has been a real challenge - but it feels like it is all coming together quite nicely now, although there are still a few ranges to add - the Russian Dolls have gone on today - choose your favourites from these smiley Matroyska doll shaped coasters - they make a jolly addition to any room...

       Another lovely write up on the Country Fair Animal designs, this time by Delicious Industries - we've even managed to find some they hadn't seen before...

  Designer Dawn Cole popped in to do the draw for the Spirit of Christmas complimentary tickets - you'll hear from me today if you have won some.  If not, and you'd like to visit the Fair you can enjoy a very special offer of 15% off the ticket price, including a copy of The Fair Book, available on arrival. You can book online at www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk or call 0871 230 1089* and quote SD8L to receive this offer. The Fair is open daily at Olympia from Tuesday 30th October to Sunday 4th November 2012 from 10 to 6pm, with a...

  The customary practice of nicking part of the table décor at fancy functions as a memento led one designer to take the idea one step further. Hostesses can send British designer Jenny Duff (www.jennyduff.co.uk) pictures and she will make a pack of coasters or place mats specifically for that dinner (£65 for six, plus postage), helping to steer conversation or mark an occasion. Music impresario and frequent party host Andrew Lloyd Webber is said to have had his Pre-Raphaelite art collection photographed and turned into place mats. To read the full article please visit the Wall Street Journal

  Being one half of KnitterKnitKnitKnit I am always drawn to a nice bit of knitting - and this is just lovely, so you can imagine my delight when I met Claire Anne O'Brien at Tent.  Originally from County Cork, Claire-Anne graduated from Central Saint Martins and is now based in East London.  The shapes and cabling are beautifully executed, making her work a joy to have in any home.