Wedding Decorations / / Heart Table Numbers!

Here at RT HQ we are in love with & obsessed with weddings, so creating our own wedding decoration collection was so much fun! We have created everything from cute little favour tags to our uniquely shaped heart table numbers! We love how the patterns & colours pop against the floral arrangements!

You can find our table numbers, including 'the table plan' hearts on our shop as well as loads of other exciting & colourful decorations which are perfect for any wedding or party! Or why not check out our Facebook album?

Why not leave a comment & tell us about your fabulous wedding? We love to hear from you!

Interiors Roundup / / Natural textures

I am so excited to be sharing gorgeous interiors with you. As Rachael Taylor’s Interiors roundup editor, I will be posting every Thursday afternoon with my weekly update of all things Interiors. This week, I have the new interior trend of natural textures to share with you.

As an interior designer, my favourite thing in the whole wide world is fabric, well ok I guess behind family and friends, but you know what I mean;) So you can imagine my excitement when we get a new delivery of fabric books to the shop! It seems that the newest trend in interiors and fabrics is natural textures, they are gorgeous and so very tactile. Here's a little sneak at Clarke & Clarke's newest collections. You can also view the full ranges on their website here.

Have a fabulous day, Emily x

USA Work Trip / / Boston & Baltimore

Happy Thursday everyone, I hope you have all had a fun week so far! Today I am super excited to announce that I'll be visiting, working & teaching in the USA very soon! Having only visited two places in the US so far (Las Vegas & New York). I'm thrilled that I will be able to discover both Boston & Baltimore for work, I LOVE MY JOB!

Firstly I'll be working with & hanging out with the talented team at the Lilla Rogers studio & I hope to squeeze in a little sight seeing around the wonderful city of Boston. This will be the first time that I will meet the team in person (since joining the studio at the end of last year). I'm so EXCITED!

After a five night stay in Boston I'll be flying to to Baltimore to teach workshops & deliver a public lecture at MICA Maryland Institute College Of Art. It was such an honour to be invited by the talented Rebecca Bradley (Rebecca is also one of Lilla's artists & a fantastic tutor) to teach at such a wonderful college.

"MICA has become the leader in the education of artists and designers by fostering a community of talented, creative individuals committed to redefining the boundaries of art and design and to expanding their own vision and perspective through rigorous study.

• Ranked in the top 10 of MFA programs in the visual arts, #3 in Graphic Design, and #5 in Painting/Drawing by U.S. News & World Report
• In each of the past six years, MICA has been listed as a top producer of Fulbright Scholars among specialty schools by The Chronicle of Higher Education, and was ranked No. 1 in 2008-09 and in 2012-13
• Named one of the top two studio arts programs in the country by Parade magazine
• Listed among the 25 best U.S. design schools by ID magazine
• Selected as a top 20 U.S. design school by GDUSA magazine
• The Princeton Review named MICA a "Best Northeastern College" each of the last seven years
• Enrolled 100% of Presidential Scholars in visual arts and photography who selected an art college in 2008 and 2012—consistently enrolls the most Presidential Scholars in visual arts
• Founded in 1826—the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art in the nation"

Stay tuned as I will be sharing news, images & blog posts from the trip along with writing a full article in issue six of MOYO magazine.

(The public lecture will be held at 12.15pm on Thursday the 24th of October, Graduate Studio Center Auditorium). 

 

Beautiful examples (above) from Rebecca's portfolio

Gift Guide / / Dog Lover

What do you buy for the person who already has everything? Well, I can think of a thing or two...

Welcome to the weekly gift-guide: I am delighted to be sharing with you unique, inspiring & significant gift ideas on Rachael's blog. This week I bring you ideas for the dog lover. I hope these gift ideas inspire you. Enjoy, Hannah.

Scottie dog fleece hot water bottle by dotcomgiftshop.

Wall art print for dog lovers by SusanNewberryDesigns via Etsy.

Mucky pup rainbow coloured collar by Mrs Bow Tie via notonthehighstreet.

Personalised solid oak dog bowlby The Oak & Rope Company via notonthehighstreet.

Pet mat by Turtle Mat via John Lewis.

Seaside dog donut bed by The Stylish Dog Company via notonthehighstreet.

Artist Review / / Elaine Pamphilon

I am thrilled to be able to share some inspirational art and design with you every Tuesday morning as Rachael's 'Art and Creative Writer'. This week, we're featuring the still life paintings of Elaine Pamphilon.

Elaine is a painter and harpist living and working in St. Ives, Cornwall. She enjoys painting everyday objects, patterned fabrics, souvenirs and scenes observed during her walks around the Cornish coastline and works on canvas, paper and board using mixed media.

There's a lovely naive quality to her work which shows some influences from her predecessor, St. Ives artist, Alfred Wallis. I love Elaine's use of narrative and the eye catching colour combinations. You can find out about her work and exhibitions on her website. More inspiration next week, Justine x

DENY Designs / / Cozy discount!

Today DENY Designs are offering a lovely 25% off all throw blankets! To get the discount you need to use the code: cozyup25 This offer is only for one day so hurry & grab one of our super cozy & colourful throws! We have a selection of gorgeous autumn coloured patterns, perfect for the cold nights!

You can find our collection of throw blankets here or you can shop the entire collection including bedding, throw pillows, clocks & even shower curtains!

50's Inspired throw blanket

Abstract Border throw blanket

Contemporary throw blanket

Organic Retro Leaves throw blanket

Textured Honesty throw blanket

Giveaway / / Wedding decoration bundle!

It's giveaway time & we are offering you a chance to win a selection of the wedding decorations that we recently launched! We have shown you a sneak preview & you may have seen our 'A Bespoke Wedding' article in MOYO Magazine, & now you could get your hands on some of our colourful, fun & wedding perfect decorations!

Our giveaway bundle includes:

A selection of 4 heart clusters which are made up of A4 & A5 size hearts in a mixture of colours & designs (each cluster includes 3 - 5 hearts)

One orange, circle 'Wedding' sign

One manilla, circle 'Cards & Gifts' sign

One yellow, circle 'Hip hip hooray!' sign

To win our bundle of wedding goodies all you need to do is go to our Facebook post of this giveaway, write 3 words which you think describes a wedding & share the link! As easy as that! The most original & relevant 3 words (& link sharer) will win the bundle.

The winner will be announced Monday 23rd Septemeber at 5pm, so get sharing & get creative with those words!

You can shop our entire wedding & party collection on our shop which has loads more fun signs, cards, hearts, name tags & favour tags!