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Win tickets to the Country Living Spring Fair 2012!!

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Every year there are a few events that I really look forward too. In March this has to be the Country Living Spring Fair. Packed with original artists and inspiring stores it’s a wonderful day out. This year we can even share the excitement as we are giving away 2 free pairs of tickets to the show worth £32 each!

For a touch of Spring and the essence of the country a visit to the Country Living Spring Fair is just the ticket.

The Country Living Magazine Spring Fair at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London from 21 – 25 March 2012, promises a lovely day amongst some of the UK’s leading artisans. Celebrating skilled craftsmanship, delicious food and delicacies, inspired gardening, as well as presenting a wonderful array of accessories for the home, the Country Living Spring Fair heralds all that’s loved about a summer lifestyle. There’s lots of scope for personal pampering too, with clothing for every occasion from a sports day to a picnic; jewellery and silversmithing designs influenced by nature and sensuous handmade soaps and perfumes. Entertaining talks and demonstrations by popular experts are a hands-on opportunity to learn about different crafts and features. There will also be a beautiful spring garden ensuring that there’s plenty to do, plenty to see and plenty to enjoy.

If you are not lucky enough to win you can still book your tickets in advance at the lower price of £11.50 using the special code below, which saves you nearly 25% off the door price.

Special Angel Eden Readers’ ticket offer – special price of £11.50 quoting CLSPRING3.

(As opposed to the ticket price on the door which is £16.00) Tickets must be booked no later than 1pm on the day before the due visit. TELEPHONE: 0844 848 0160

For more information about the show please visit the Country Living Spring Fair website.

How to Enter

Step 1. Leave a comment on this post. Remember to leave me a way to contact you if you win.

Step 2. Do any of the following:

The competition will end at midnight 16th Feb 2012.

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Boden Press Day Spring Summer 2012

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Last week I was lucky enough to be invited along to Boden’s Press Day, to preview the Spring Summer 2012 collection. You are probably all aware that as well as this blog, I also write for the Boden Community. If you’ve not taken a look at their site yet do pop across and check it out, there are many wonderful posts on a wide variety of subjects. For today though, here is a brief taster of what Boden has in store for us next year.

The upcoming collection has been inspired by world travel, even the board outside welcomed us in with a giant airmail letter! The whole room was festooned with maps, globes, signposts and doors. It was a visual treat before you even began to peruse the clothing.

There were three stories within the collection:

Globetrotter – a more subtle direction for Boden. The prints were delicate and refined, think of a gorgeous watercolour painting. There was a real touch of classic feminine glamour.

Breton Charm – I adored this collection of clothes, nautical inspired prints with a classic Britishness that was hard to resist. Perfect for a Spring picnic beside the lake, these clothes were wearable, classic and relaxed.

Secret Mediterranean – The holiday collection, beautiful vibrant colours that instantly transport you to a world of bright blue seas, golden suns and hours spent on the beach. The summer dresses really stole my heart here, easy, comfortable but with little touches that really made them stand out.

Even the men have been well catered for, here I am busy flicking through a lookbook and admiring some wonderful summer shirts.

If I had to pick one must have item, it would be this stunning Purple Satchel bag (also available in tan and red). Although it seems I wasn’t alone and everyone I encountered was coveting it too. I’m sure that’s a mark of good taste 🙂

The Mini Boden collection was absolutely stunning, I particularly liked the pieces that employed a mixture of applique and traditional print.

The Boden team are a really happy, helpful bunch and are genuinely enthused about this collection. They know the pieces well and really believe in the vision they are creating.

So whether you’re looking to be smart, casual, classic or bright, Boden has something for all the family next year. I already have a shopping list of must have pieces for all my family (it’s rather long), I’m genuinely very excited!

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Could Spring Finally Be Here!

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This morning I’ve woken up to light streaming through a gap in the curtains, that in itself might not seem particularly extraordinary. But when you consider the dark cold winter we have just endured, the sun had begun to seem somewhat distant. The last few days there has been a definite feeling that Spring is in the air, not just because the days have been brighter, but suddenly life is springing out of gardens everywhere. I’ve been amazed what has survived the snow and frost, we even have a large patch of last years Pansies which don’t seem to realise they are supposed to be an annual and just keep growing bigger and with more flowers. Inspired by all the new greenery I thought I’d show you a few hopeful Spring pictures that we took last week.

Here is a wild daffodil, it’s smaller than it might seem in the picture, but I always take them as a good sign that Spring is here.

Here is a rather pretty patch of moss on a wall. The shoots are actually only about 1/2cm tall. Moss might not be everyones favourite, but on the top of an old country wall I think it looks very pretty.

Here is a Forsythia that’s growing in the garden. These yellow buds will open up into flowers and the bush will be absolutely covered in them. The green leaves come later in the season.

We are big fans of Lady’s Mantle at Angel Eden. If you’ve ever seen us at a show you might notice the leaf shape as we use it in a lot of our work. We even have felt versions that we display our jewellery on. Here it is beginning to peep through all the old dead growth.

I think these pictures all show very positive signs that Spring is here to stay.

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