Monthly Round Up - May madness

Oh May! What a month you have been.
In the midst of the preparations for our very first Creative 'In Store' Workshop this is what's been happening in the store...

1// We kicked off our 'A little bit of Britain' series, showcasing the most devine English home & decor stores that inspire Hannah.

2// There was a lotta love for Indieberries goodies so we stocked up on some more doodle books, cards and love vouchers.

3// With our cards, doodle books and love vouchers doing so well we decided that it was time we needed a bit more stationery so we welcomed the addition of the colourful Millamae.

4// We unpacked our first box of Pret-a-Pot ceramics - they are devine! If you haven't seen them yet best you get in store before they are all gone.

5// We tracked down Alfred the extremely talented carver behind our wooden men.

6// Our kiddies range grew even bigger this month with addition of some very very cute lunch boxes and cooler bags.

7// Wooweee! We stocked up on more washi tape in different colours and patterns this time.

8// Alice May delivered tons more of her dippy egg boards in her new designs - which you lot seem to be loving!

A Little Course Sneak Peak

There are only 4 more days until our very first Creative 'In Store' Workshop so we thought we'd give you a little sneak peak into what we've been working on for our 18 lucky business creatives...

Fernhill Hotel // Nadia van der Mescht // Rondavel Soaps // Consol // The Ruby Orchard

Feature on Creative - Nicole from Prêt-à-pot

Prêt-à-pot is a private concern established in 1985 and run by Nicole Kingston.  They are one of our newest suppliers at The Ruby Orchard and the gorgeous products are flying out.  Prêt-à-pot took part in Kamers - The biggest and most exclusive pop up retail event in SA.  You will not find these anywhere else in the Midlands so be sure to pop in and have a look. 

Nicole describes the business and what inspires the work for us...
We are passionate about our customers, our staff and our brand-image. We do not employ mass production techniques, preferring to pursue quality item-by-item through limited quantity manufacturing. Each item is handmade with care so while this does take longer, the end result is worth the wait.

Inspiring our shapes is the everyday environment: sources such as architecture, landscape and nature. We are always evolving and introducing new and exciting forms, textures and colours to our work. We are driven to create beautiful functional pieces that add value and a little bit of lovelyness to everyday life. The collective ability of our staff brings you captivating items.

 Nicole 

I just love these pictures from the factory, truly handmade and every piece unique.




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We have more stock on the way and will be ordering more very soon!

A little bit of Britain - Shop watch week 5

The last British shop in the series is Lark in Topsham, Devon.

Lark had only been open for 1 week when I popped in.  The shop has a fresh, bright and fun feel.  It stocks great gifts, especially for little ones. The bright pops of colour on the pretty ceramics, toys and accessories against the clean, linear shelving and walls jump out and scream 'buy me'!  They even stock a range of Nguni skin bags, cushions and accessorize from South Afrcia!

Cannot wait to go back to this cute shop when I am back in Devon.  The Ruby Orchard team wish them all the best of luck in getting this shop on the map! You can follow them on facebook here.