With the weather getting colder and wetter, many nights have been spent rugged up on the couch with a glass of wine and a crochet hook. Much focus has been on knitting beanies, and crocheting woman’s, children’s and babies woolen head bands to keep those noggins nice and snug. As well as, thinking about how we want to spoil all the lovely mum’s out there on Mother’s Day, of course.

With Mother’s Day coming up we wanted to create some special gifts that mum’s could enjoy. Being mother’s ourselves we wanted to think about what we would love to receive. We decided we would love that special gift that could make that cuppa extra cozy, that could make that home cooked meal a little bit more fancy, or that outfit a bit more funky. So, we spent time dying and rolling clay to make beautiful pastel beads that coem together to form some very subtly sweet necklaces. We also crocheted some very cute earrings to match. And with that cool weather setting in we figured that hot tea is going to become more of a regular comfort, and what better way to enjoy it than with a set of crochet coasters.

But with that we also wanted to design something extra special that would spoil those mum’s out there that love beautiful things in their homes. That love their dinning area to stand and and make an impression. So we designed, printed, sewed and crochet edged some beautiful dinner settings. They include a table runner, four place mats and four matching coasters. As we are totally in love with vintage and contemporary ideas joining together we thought what better to way to express our love for this than through a joint project such as this. The vintage fabric has modern diamond/geometrical shapes printed simplistically onto the centre of each dinner set item, with a gorgeous crochet edging to finish it off. The design keeps to a classical theme, with a subtle modern element. So while they bring these styles together they remain quite beautiful and delicate. They can be brought separately; so if you just want to have something small but special sitting on your coffee table then maybe you’d love to enjoy a set of coasters. Or maybe you’d like to set your dinning table off with a table runner. But for those you who like the whole kit and kaboodool, whole sets are available for purchase.

But of course not everything is about mothers (unfortunately), and as everyday is kid’s day we want to make sure they’re nice and snug through the winter months. Over the next few weeks some very warm vintage items will be available on our Etsy store. There will be a variety of jumpers, skirts, overalls and jackets to help protect your little one from the harsh elements, at extremely affordable prices.

For purchases either follow the links or head to our online shops through Etsy or Madeit.