Crikey, doesn’t the time fly? We’ve been so busy beavering away on the Milk and Honey store that we neglected our poor little blog for a while. It’s in need of some TLC so what better way than showing off some of the new items we’ve got in stock for you now.
First up is our fantastic Wooden Union Jack Bunting, at £17.95.
What could be more perfect for the Royal Wedding on April 29th than dressing your home with this stylish and chic set of bunting? Forget the tacky plastic bunting you can buy anywhere, stand out from the crowd with this 2 Metre long wooden set. Once you’ve celebrated the wedding of William and Kate they will look just as cool in a bedroom or even a kitchen.
Next up is our vintage Dairy Fresh Milk Print, at only £9.95.
We’ve got this up in our kitchen ourselves and it’s perfect if you are looking for that little bit of vintage country chic that’s all the rage right now. We’ve hung it up next to a couple of bunches of dried lavender tied with a ribbon to finish off the look.
Lastly we have our Wicker Magazine Rack at £34.95.
Love this item here at Milk and Honey, and in fact we have one in the ‘chill out’ area of the office. Strangely enough it’s packed with the latest interiors and lifestyle magazines which means the staff here never get a chance to switch off, even when they are on a break ;-) . With 2 large sections there’s plenty of room for magazines, books or newspapers and it can attached easily to a wall or cupboard.
Right, well that’s enough to start with and I promise it won’t be so long before I give you the next update. In fact we’ve got some really exciting things coming up very soon so watch this space.
Emilie x
Just a quick update to tell you about the European launch of www.glamyou.com, a new website dedicated to glamour clothes and shoes. Our friend Aleksandra Gauthier is the creator of GlamYou.com and has personally selected scandinavian designers, such as Lise Lindvig, Stylesnob, Valérie, Selected Femme, Shoe Biz, Gardenia to give a truly unique shopping experience.
Aleksandra, with Russian origins and a career in both Denmark and France, has selected clothing and shoes for women of high quality with budget-friendly prices. By shopping at GlamYou you are saving your time and money to find the perfect outfit to a party, big event or for your everyday life. GlamYou offers feminine and elegant items that will create a sexy, stylish or confident look for the perfect party night out with friends.
They ship worldwide so there is no excuse to shop for something you simply wouldn’t find on the high street.
Check them out on Facebook and Twitter too.
Emilie x
Okay, we have to admit to being a bit slack in updating our blog recently. In fact it’s safe to say that it’s been neglected for some time but there has been a blooming good reason this time. We’ve been hard at work setting up our first Milk and Honey Christmas Pop-up Shop, in High Street Arcade, Cardiff.
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After many weeks of hard work, the doors to our little gem in the heart of
Cardiff’s Victorian Market area were opened to the public on Saturday, 2nd October. “Joie de Vivre Boutique” is home to 8 concessions (one being us of course) selling a range of chic, vintage and eco-friendly items that you simply won’t find in your standard high street chain store.
The Milk and Honey concession can be found on the first floor and it sells everything you can find on our website. If you want to feel our silky soft cotton satin bed linen, or test each room diffuser before choosing the right scent then this really is the place to come. Not only will you have a hands on experience of all our goodies, on Wednesday’s and Fridays you’ll also be able to meet me face to face and chat about all things Milk and Honey. As it’s the run up to Christmas, we’ll be offering gift boxes to suit all budgets and of course gift wrapping for those special presents.
The boutique is open Monday – Saturday, and in the coming weeks will be opening on Sunday’s too so there really is no excuse not to pop in and say hi!
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Emilie x
We love America. Hot dogs, light beer, Hollywood… what a country.
To celebrate all things American our friends at Company Magazine have included The Milk and Honey Stars and Stripes Bunting in their online feature on the latest USA style to hit the UK.
At only £13.95 this 100% cotton, 6m long bunting adds a unique touch to a boys room.
You could even add our Blue Star Cushion Cover (don’t forget to add a cushion filler) to finish the look and really go for that American feel good factor!
Forget this Boxing Day Sale nonsense, January is where it’s at!
We like to think that people can actually spend some time with their families at Christmas, which is why we choose to launch our sale when it’s the New Year so everyone has had a chance to take stock of things and calm down a little. OK, some may enjoy the Boxing Day mayhem, but we think it just takes a bit of the sparkle out of the festive season.
Now we’ve got that cleared up, its time to introduce you to the (drum-roll please) Milk and Honey January Sale!
Offers include Up to 30% Off Our White Bed Linen, 20% off our Cream Bed Linen, Massive Duvet and Pillow Savings, plus a range of discounts off our childrens toys and decorative items.
Head on over to Milk and Honey to check it out – stock on some ranges is limited so when it’s gone, it’s gone!
x
Posted on : 19-11-2009 | By :
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Looking for a perfect little gift every time to bring at Marguerite‘s friends birthday parties, I found a really different and absolutely lovely website called
Fashionette Dolls. The idea is fab, they bring to Barbie dolls the catwalk look from £7.99…
The trendy garments oozes of style and you can definitely see the London, Paris and New-York fashion inspirations behind it…
The clever thing is that the clothes are made to fit Barbie, Bratz, Disney Dolls, Hannah Montana, Moxie, Sindy and Winx Dolls so no poupee feel left out! ;-)
I have just bought the “Audrey “outfit inspired by Audrey Hepburn and the “St Tropez” classically ultra glamorous! Both of these two styles are illustrated on pictures.Personally my little darling doll and I are one of their big fans! x
At just £4.50 each they are the perfect accessory to add that magical finishing touch to cupboards, doors or chest of drawers.
We’ve added a handful of new products over the last few days at
Milk and Honey. Trying to source new decorative items that fit in with our theme is always fun, so we’ve launched some beautiful decorative hearts.
It’s the same size as the ceruse heart (5x5cm) but is finished beautifully in a tarnished white enamel to give a lovely antique finish to it. Suspended from a piece of rustic string its a perfect gift or accessory.
Available at only £3.95.Kitchen walls, fireplaces or even hanging in a tree these delightful ceruse wooden hearts on a string will bring a touch of rustic charm to any house.
Available at only £4.95.
Available in Small, Medium or Large these woven rattan hearts are a unique home accessory. Lovely on their own or stunning in a trio they will add a natural finish to your interiors.
From only £3.95.
Posted on : 30-03-2009 | By :
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With all this talk of financial doom and the credit crunch, it’s nice to hear some positive retail news for a change. If you don’t know,
Milk and Honey is based in
Cardiff and the talk of the town for the last few years has been the redevelopment of it’s shopping area, which is now in it’s last stages of development before its launch in Autumn 2009.
St David’s 2 (which makes a change from “Millennium
xxxxx” as most new projects have been named in Cardiff) has been many years in the planning. Since it’s conception at the beginning of the 2002 there have been numerous issues (location, impact on public transport and spiralling costs) that have delayed the project and subsequently shunted the launch date into the most uncertain financial period this country has experienced in my lifetime.
It’s easy to look at it with the benefit on hindsight and wonder why a city of Cardiff’s modest size (circa 320k inhabitants) needs a further 967,500 sq ft of retail space hosting up to 128 stores when the city is already in the top 10 shopping destinations in the UK and has a travel infrastructure barely capable of supporting it’s own citizens let alone the further hundreds of thousands the city attracts from surrounding areas on Weekends.
However, I think the timing could not have been more appropriate. In these desperate financial times the City is guaranteed to create 4,500 new jobs to support this project. Jobs have ranged from architecture and construction in the development stages to retail assistants and security when the site is opened. New parking zones and roads are popping up all over the City in the knowledge that such a big project is going to bring a massive amount of consumers to the City which will also have a knock on effect on tourism and leisure activities in Cardiff.
Of course, the main focus will be the shopping experience. St David’s 2 has attracted huge retailers such as
John Lewis and many top brands including
Reiss,
Kurt Geiger and
Hugo Boss – something the likes of Cardiff has never seen before. It is estimated that the introduction of these new shops will boost our shopping destination ranking into the top 5 along side London, Manchester and Birmingham which is no mean feat considering Cardiff’s location and size. Add to this the fantastic
waterfront development and
international airport, things are set to go from strength to strength.
Some may argue against the “spend our way out of the crisis” approach the Government has taken to tackle the credit crunch and when you look at St David’s 2 it’s very easy to see it as a perfect example of where we are going wrong. But look a little deeper and you may find that this is the very tonic needed to bring skills, jobs and wealth back to our struggling nation.
We love a bit of DIY at Milk and Honey (if you haven’t already noticed!), but sometimes its hard to find advice, tips and walkthroughs all in one place. I’m forever searching the web for instructions and for one reason or another I forget to bookmark them and they are lost forever..!
However I’ve just stumbled across
Lets-do-diy.com which brings everything together on one easy to use website. Its simple to navigate, clearly laid out and has tips on most subjects, from
Laying Ceramic Floor Tiles to
Bulding a Barbeque (with the clocks going forward on Sunday,
thats a must this year!).
It also has a handy
diy forum for anything that has yet to be covered on the website and descriptions of tools for those who don’t know their
Gauge Rod’s from their Nail Punch’s (that includes me!).
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