I am sharing some great finds today. Kicking off with the best! On a random perusal last night I found that Eternal Maker now stocks Lecien Cosmo embroidery thread/floss. As far as aI know this is the only shop in the UK to stock the Cosmo. I have been told by the folks at Eternal Maker that they plan to get a larger range of colours if these sell well and that some colour cards are on order. I have assisted in this process and ordered one or two or three...
With these threads, I have found a colour card to be essential- the colour you see on the screen can be a very different tone, it will save you a lot of time money and effort. And what is special? Finer and silkier than any of the usual embroidery threads, outstanding!
You know I love tea, my usual black tea brew is Ringtons Organic Classic Loose Earl Grey. I wake up with a massive mug of this, all brewed in a teapot with a cosy of course! I try not to drink too much tea so I am always on the look out for alternatives and Florence mentioned Teapigs.
I live near a stockist so I bought a pack of Mint and Licorice- and now I am hooked. I will warn you these are not cheap but they are not the dusty musty stinky usual herbal dust that I associate with herbal tea. You can see the licorice root and the green mint leaves and the taste is clean and light. I know Justine is a fan too and has just discovered the same flavour! For the price of a few high street take out lattes you can buy a selection to test the tastes on the website. Good for traveling with too.
And a random extra-scented candle suggestion. I am very sensitive to smells- to be honest I am very sensitive to a lot of things. I find most scented candles make me urge- I stand in shops smelling them and then saying ughh out loud- not populalr with the staff but I can't help myself. And then in Waitrose I found they had a scented candle section (that could only be in Waitrose!) and found these: Wax Lyrical linen and cashmere tealights.
You know I love tea, my usual black tea brew is Ringtons Organic Classic Loose Earl Grey. I wake up with a massive mug of this, all brewed in a teapot with a cosy of course! I try not to drink too much tea so I am always on the look out for alternatives and Florence mentioned Teapigs.
I live near a stockist so I bought a pack of Mint and Licorice- and now I am hooked. I will warn you these are not cheap but they are not the dusty musty stinky usual herbal dust that I associate with herbal tea. You can see the licorice root and the green mint leaves and the taste is clean and light. I know Justine is a fan too and has just discovered the same flavour! For the price of a few high street take out lattes you can buy a selection to test the tastes on the website. Good for traveling with too.
When they are hot the wax turns completely clear which I rather like and the smell is lovely! They are slow burning so a box of 12 lasts ages. The holder is by Tord Boontje, a stunning designer just in case you wanted to know.
Random sharing- enjoy x
OK having been a confirmed PGTips girl all my life I am going to go and buy some teapigs today and see whether I can get on with them at all. And maybe some of those tealights. Not floss though - embroidery makes me anxious although I do like cross stitch because it's neat and tidy. Do you get Marie Claire 100 idees? They have the best ever embroidery in there this month - I'll take a pic if you don't and tweet it for you!
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to like speciality tea, mainly because it's individually wrapped & pretty and would give me an excuse to make Florence's tea bag holder. But it just doesn't hit the spot like a mug of strong builders brew. Maybe like you say i'm not buying the right (expensive!) brand. Trouble is I have enough expensive habits without trying out a new one :@)
ReplyDeleteI am a PG Tips girl just like Lynne, herbal teas make me feel queasy. The only herbal tea I do enjoy is Yogi Tea it's so nice and spicy.
ReplyDeleteI gave up looking for Cosmo floss a while back I could not find it anywhere, good to know eternal maker has some. I'm going to try it some time.
I love herbal tea but maybe I am not as picky because I am not British :) I don't know what good tea is, right? I also have a hard time with scented things so I understand completely. I am glad you found a candle you enjoy! And you know how much I love Cosmo floss!
ReplyDeleteA friend bought me a couple of packs of teapigs for my birthday and you're right they are better than regular herbal teas/infusions. However, I they do some wacky flavours I don't think I'd fancy. Have you tried: http://www.revolutiontea.co.uk/ I like their earl grey and lavender and one with chocolate nibs and orange (which has a completely unexpected flavour.) They come in tea temples like teapigs and you can get more than one cup from each bag if you're so inclined.
ReplyDeleteA nice strong cuppa for me please - try as I might the herbal stuff just never does it for me! Hmm thinking I'll be popping into Eternal Maker to pass an hour or so when dear son has a learning day at Fishbourne - woo hoo x
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