NEW lavender sachets and organic cotton gift bag

A nice and peaceful Saturday evening in South London, mum (who is visiting for a few weeks), is helping with the sewing and I am here working in my shop. It has been a funny rainy/sunny kind of a day. We ate a nice risotto in the garden and had a lovely coffee and cake indoors... glad my mother is around helping with my work, she is amazing and a great member of the team when it comes to developing new products, I wish we lived closer so I could enjoy her company more often...

Piero took these photos of the NEW lavender sachets and organic cotton bags yesterday, so I am glad I can finally upload them in the shop. They are made of natural linens and filled with fresh lavender. They come in a reusable organic cotton bag and make perfect gifts.

WEll, off to have some rest, and wishing you a restful and nice weekend!

(Photos by Piero Pierini)

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£40 OFFER on the deer cameo cushions

The deer cameo cushions have been out of stock for quite sometimes, I know that some of you have been waiting ages for them, so apologises for the delay, I was waiting for the fabric to arrive, and it is finally here!! It is a mix of hemp and organic cotton in a creamy color, soft and nice to work with. I have been trying different colors and fabric combination, and have made these 3 cushions to test colors and fabrics. They are 37cm each and have the back in cream plain color, since they are unique and only have 1 unit of each, I will be selling them for £40 each.

I hope to get on with the new sizes and color soon, specially since I have heard that habitat is going big on the Victorian cameos look, I better hurry up before they launch their own collection!!! Will keep you posted on the new cushions!!

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First Spanish press cuttings for chocolate creative

It makes me very happy to see my products being featured in the press, specially if it in Spanish publications, as the brand is known in England, Europe and States, but not so much in Spain, so thanks to AD and micasa for showing my products in their June editions. You have made a happy woman!!

AD has my LOVE tea towel in their Kitchen special, and micasa features a couple of my cushions from the Decayed Glamour collection, in their what is currently new at hot section.

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NEW printed tea light holders

Nice weekend?? It is being lovely in london. I am still recovering from my friend's wedding yesterday, they looked so happy and gorgeous, we all danced, ate and drunk in different quantities, love makes us all happy people!!

I have been meaning to make tea light holders for a quite a while. But was not sure about the designs, I tried different versions and came with this one, a collection of different cameos, deer, rabbit, flamingo, etc...they are made of printed paper around a glass holder. They are for sell at my shop, not many left as they proved very popular at the last show, I need to get making more...

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Romantic versus dark vintage

I don't know about you, but I like way too many styles to stick to just one. I love the vintage look that old furniture, (my dear chester) and a few junk finds give to a room, combined with a dark wall and a few more modern pieces together with ethnic treasures. Since I started mx cameos collection I have been more drawn into dark victorian images and spaces, It makes the house feels cosy and very English; but at the same time love the tranquility and clean lines of a white wall, and furniture, with roses and a more feminine touch, not too girly just the right balance. So since I can not make my mind up I keep changing and rearranging things around the house...what look do you prefer? What is your choice of style when it comes to decorating your home?

(photos by chocolate creative)

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NEW deer mug

The NEW deer mug is now available at my shop, big and beautiful!

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Open House review and discount at chocolate creative

Open House weekend is over, so back to normality...the house feels very quiet after having a lot of people around. This was the first year I took part in the Dulwich Festival, and I am glad I did. Over all, it has been a very nice event, where Kate, Louise and myself, got to meet very nice people, who were interested in out products. These events are very good for getting direct feedback from customers and raise the profile of our brands, thanks to friends and all the people who joined us over the 2 days.

We are working on the next event, which would be a Xmas pop up shop, where we expect to have a gorgeous selection of gifts, craft workshops, tasty treats, and much more.

I always offer a discount at this events, and since a lot of you, could not make it to the Open House weekend, I will be offering a 10% discount on the cushions and prints for the rest of

May, just enter MAY2011 to get your 10% discount, enjoy shopping!!

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chocolate creative open house on 7-8 May

I am getting very excited about the Artist's open house event next week. As part of the Dulwich festival, myself, Kate, and Louise will be selling our work from my home/studio in South London. The sign is already outside my house, and I will start doing the garden tomorrow, prepare the house and stock for the event, so if you live in London, this Festival is a great opportunity to buy directly from the many artists/designers that will take part, as many of us offer very good discounts and only sell our work personally at this events. Here is the pdf with all the locations, events and people taken part, and visit this link for direction to chocolate creative headquarters. We will welcome you with tea and cakes and many beautiful things for your home and yourself, come to say hello and share a sweet treat with us!

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Kate Clarke London

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