Dommie

Huge for 2012 . My Predictions within my Trend Crystal Ball

I predict that Orla Kiely will be as HUGE as Cath Kidston in 2012

I equally adore the designs from both ladies and think there is a cosy room in our desires
for BOTH - Cool Huh !!!!! 

dommie

Such a Fun Christmas

 

Christmas 2011 was such fun and super daft

Just the tonic for such a hectic year of crazy fun and busy times of growing and learning

Christmas day was spent with the folkies - opening gifts, dress up fun,
eating super nosh, waaaaay too many sweets and savoury treats - my favourite

My amazing little sis was there with her fabby fella Dan
who is totally one of the family and such a top person

Boxing Day we travelled to the seaside to see my Nan
and some more family and had a late night curry with MORE board games and giggles

Such a brilliant time

I hope that you all had THE best Christmas too

dommie

 

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You Make Me Happy

Wow

Phew

Ahhhhh

I have made it !!!!! All parcels posted as quickly as could be daily to get to my lovely shoppers

So many thank you messages from people saying that their orders had arrived in one day
and such brill Christmas Cheer messages

I am so grateful to you all
to my friends and family
for all their support through smooth and choppy waters
and with all of you as part of my life
I feel that a part of me is stronger, wiser and little more open eyed to see more of the world

Christmas relaxing and eating and drinking way too much is upon us
of living through at least 7 days when my alarm will not be on 
and many snatched snoozes, doodling, walking and chatting will be the order of each day

I wish you all the most beautiful Christmas !!!!!

and

THANK YOU all from the bottom of my warm old heart

dommie

xxxxx 

Order with Me for Christmas Delivery

Myself and the elves are busy packing parcels and posting out daily
to make sure that your orders get to you
well before the last Royal Mail Delivery date

Christmas Eve - 24th December

www.stores.ebay.co.uk/dommie-shop

dommie

Shop Local . Shop Vintage this Christmas ..... with meeeee !!!!!

Things are so busy here right now ..... loving it !!!!!

We are posting out daily for Christmas Delivery

AND

If you live locally you can pick up your order up until 9pm every evening

We are off Junction 28 . M4 Motorway

Newport . Gwent . South Wale . NP10 8EA

To book a pick up appointment call or text

Dommie on 07940 028875

        

       

!!!!! Happy Shopping !!!!!

dommie

Brat and Suzie . Take Five Interview

Hi Dommie, Polly Here from Brat&Suzie

 Thankyou for getting in touch I love your blog! and thanks for the interview invite

I've put my answers below .....

I have also attached images ( below ) of our SS12 Lookbook for you
so you can have a sneak preview of whats coming soon .....

Hi everyone ..... I’m Polly and I’m owner and creator of Brat and Suzie

Our websites is www.bratandsuzie.com

Combing an obsession with fashion with a love of anything cute (particularly animals),
our first collection consisted of fashionably cut tees, snuggly soft tops and vests that appealed to all styles and shapes

Each season the Brat and Suzie collections progress as we introduce more styles and prints and have expanded our signature style to dresses, shirts and skirts

 

What is the most inspirational thing you have seen this month ?

We just met a great new illustrator called Ashley Le Quere who also makes jewellery

I loved it so much I’ve asked her to work with us on new things very soon!

http://cargocollective.com/ashleylequere

 

Tell us about a new tune/artist that have you been listening to throughout 2011

I  don’t usually buy much new music. But went to see the film Drive recently

and loved the sound track so much I bought it when I got home

The best song on the album by far is ‘Night Call’ by Kavinsky and Love Boxxx

 

 Do you have any yummy recipes or food must haves you wish to tell us about ?

Spinach Soup-  Its warms you up in the winter and its bright green so it looks so healthy in the a bowl!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/spinachsoup_80966

 

What is your favourite smell this month ?

It has to be Mulled Wine as Christmas is just around the corner

 

What home interior updates did you make this year ?

I rent so there is not much we can do with our flat

I did buy a great writing desk on Brick Lane a couple of months ago

Its being used more a drink cabinet though and hasn’t see much writing action

 

Thankyou Dommie

Kind Regards

Polly

 

A Little Mr is Getting Ready for Santa

Aw - I just had to post this for you all

Lee and Al's Mr Patchalicious is getting ready for Santa

Isn't he just THE cutest !!!!!

dommie

Take Five Interview . Peet Leather

  

  

Hi, I'm Peet Leather and I've just returned from a wonderful weekend of hat selling
at Made by Hand in Tredegar House, Newport where I met Dommie

 

 

Loved the warm Welsh welcome and all the hat play on my stand -
expect to see lots of distinctive Peet Leather hats in the Newport area - really hope to return next year

 

Lots of truly exciting and inspirational work on the other stands too ...

 

 

What is the most inspirational thing you have seen this month ?

 

Not been out because of mad hat production so -
my daughter's photographs and paintings for our recent show
(Ejan Dalal Hahn - see www.redpropeller.co.uk) - she constantly excites 

 

 

Tell us about a new tune/artist that have you been listening to throughout 2011

 

Loving Johnny Cash - anything - it's kept me in full-on Hat production .. 
and driven everyone out of my workroom 

Do you have any yummy recipes or food must haves you wish to tell us about ?

 

Chicken pot-stewed whole with dill mmm - would love to know the recipe but my lovely Polish friend won't divulge

 

What is your favourite smell this month ?

 

Cumin - just seems to warm everything up and makes a soup so much richer

What home interior updates did you make this year ?

 

I painted three rooms in clay paint (Earthborn) ready for our Art Trail -
so good you could eat it and roll in it... transformed our home into a gorgeous and stylish one - we think

 

 

thanks for interviewing me Dommie - love your blog ..... had me very distracted from what I should be doing ! >.<

 

I'm now busy getting my hat show room in South Devon ready for festive
Thursday openings ( 2pm-6pm till Christmas .. )

 

Peet

www.peetleather.com

 

FREE from Me ... to You !!! ♥ Vintage Found Objects

I have always had a fascination with the work of Joseph Cornell
how the most mundane of objects can be staged, and the fantastically unique shine

( I have written and showcased more about the work of Cornell below, to utterly inspire you )

I found these objects in my vintage stock ..... that all have their own story .....
where have they come from, where have they been, what have they seen ???

If you are the first reader to write a comment in the box below
I will post these found objects to you as soon as you send your address to me at
dommie@dommie.com

dommie

♥

To Inspire You - The Work of Joseph Cornell

By collecting and carefully juxtaposing found objects in small, glass-front boxes,
Cornell created visual poems in which surface, form, texture, and light play together

Using things we can see,
Cornell made boxes about things we cannot see: ideas, memories, fantasies, and dreams

 

 

 

 

You can download these images to print out and use in your collage here www.josephcornellbox.com