tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74717404382884158622024-03-19T03:33:55.649+00:00pachadesign (old blog)sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-87345555170699384612010-03-08T11:26:00.004+00:002010-03-08T11:38:06.906+00:00a little giveaway over at our new blog<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446225452114067890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgT5OJlw5sZGFi9C_aIphjcdeujpie9-QnN6C9vBU35Di44kGYGcM9-c2QMU8KZr39kI64VQhgmzm2G6pqB3WqmCE1e0ZH11hkE_Ss7xZj3k1oSU3M4fEcwq2rJuaMjNJs0RKWGP_iw/s800/leaf-lantern-by-pachadesign.jpg" /><br /></span><span style="color:#666666;"><br />we are having a little giveaway over at <a href="http://pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com/">our new blog</a><br />(this is now our old blog, so we won't be posting here anymore)<br /><br />to be in with a chance of winning<br />simply visit <a href="http://pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com/">our new blog</a>,<br />add yourself as a follower over at the new blog<br />and read <a href="http://pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com/2010/03/our-little-giveaway.html">our little giveaway post</a> for instructions.<br /><br />our new blog:<br /></span><a href="http://pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com/"><strong>http://pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com</strong></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#666666;">good luck!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-12828295759771124452010-02-28T19:05:00.008+00:002010-03-02T10:00:25.529+00:00our new blog and a little giveaway<div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443376957686479154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-rN2Lp8GoFCYQMgYZp_Uz4bDBSbNLbH0sn5azIFCpjJRdyECoy_evtL5dhJHvno7IoZ_bDYx5Tcpz25ppgIznxcK_uC6USeRJIMVvzlakaOgGd-IYo7dr5rRsRyOKSq3aKTT3eWiyg/s400/our+new+blog.jpg" /><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><br />we're moving .... well, this little blog of ours is.<br />we have done a little spring cleaning and<br />will be posting from this new address from now on -<br /><a href="http://www.pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com/"><strong>www.pachadesignjournal.blogspot.com</strong></a><br /><br />we hope that you will continue to read & follow our new blog<br />and, if you have us in your blog lists, please change it to the<br />new address, thankyou.<br /><br />to celebrate the move & the new look, we'll be having a little<br />giveaway soon - it will be open to all (but those in the followers list<br />of the new blog will have an extra chance).<br /><br />we are going to leave this blog up for a while, but this will be<br />our last post here - hope to see you all over at the new place.<br /><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-50584394474160026622010-02-23T09:38:00.005+00:002010-02-23T09:55:44.056+00:00thankyou monica<p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><br />the lovely <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02729342903349228679">Monica</a></strong> from one of our favourite blogs <strong><a href="http://ofpaperandthings.blogspot.com/2010/02/pacha-design.html">of paper & things</a></strong>,<br />did a feature on our work - what a lovely lovely surprise,<br />thankyou Monica.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfwYTyDaNDq7X1NlffTurq5IxcUrwwO8Og84SMUFu3I6e-y42n3zCx633wbs67S7uUeDJu-MDBWUgbIu4gL8aNAlILZD2ZV2RJjdZtCNempEs535WPcJvI_jUZ8z9KdRsPB0HkprDDg/s1600-h/pachadesign+press+of+paper+and+things.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441371948708866898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfwYTyDaNDq7X1NlffTurq5IxcUrwwO8Og84SMUFu3I6e-y42n3zCx633wbs67S7uUeDJu-MDBWUgbIu4gL8aNAlILZD2ZV2RJjdZtCNempEs535WPcJvI_jUZ8z9KdRsPB0HkprDDg/s800/pachadesign+press+of+paper+and+things.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></span></p>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-56021258337070677172010-02-22T20:28:00.005+00:002010-02-23T09:53:12.519+00:00where did a month go ?<p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#666666;">sorry for not posting for a while - we didn't mean to miss a month!<br />we've had lots going on and a few changes coming up.<br /><br />this is what we have been doing over the last 4 weeks:<br /><br />glenn broke his wrist<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">the cast came off last week but he still can't work yet</span><br />I cut the end of my finger off<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(well a bit of it) it's healing now</span><br />making lantern orders<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">slower than usual (due to my finger)</span><br />posting off website orders<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(thankyou for buying our work)</span><br />sorting out our stock room ....<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">organization finally</span><br />catching up on loads of paperwork<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(glenn can't wait to get back to the workshop now!)</span><br />planning a new exhibition for early 2011 .....<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">we are really excited about it - details at a later date</span><br />finalized details with a couple of new stockists ....<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">details soon<br /></span>and sorting out a few changes<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">more about that very soon too<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">and quite a bit more<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">but this list would get too long<br /><br /></span>how has the last month been for you ?<br /><br /></p></span></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-31370038661224810512010-01-27T11:39:00.004+00:002010-01-27T11:52:27.150+00:00louise loder<div><div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">we love these tools & vessels by <a href="http://www.louiselodersilver.co.uk/index.html"><strong>louise loder</strong> </a><br /><br />a mix of silver, driftwood and beach find,<br />the objects are beautiful in their simplicity<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431385415092792722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ccqj2AODuBpnf9qmksvnEQ-zLT_ZNN6-QpllKVM7nJVGdSFpKP_7nd7WDhCb3pHdgEhDY_MQqR4FXB20hGQi8NsxBsg6tEw-MZ5japiC29HMu3P0yqnFRDfoPt5Gjoj12tvRIUk3Qw/s800/vessels++by+louise+loder.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431385411783924578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoT5yeAOlVW0K37HhyoL41Kb7ymGfMcb0X_kJzpTfAcTg6sQfwcXvJJTCF5dz7Yky5B1NyE6v85moXE1hccT8O3D1M5RvY58rZMdlJUWMrAxl0PBiXLWxownCKtSNjWj9T1B12-wrpg/s800/tools++by+louise+loder.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.louiselodersilver.co.uk/">www.louiselodersilver.co.uk</a><br /><br /></span></div></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-18376916766210587012010-01-24T18:11:00.008+00:002010-01-24T19:03:43.943+00:00wilson a. bentley - snowflakes<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br />Wilson A. Bentley was the first person to capture the image<br />of a single snowflake with a camera<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430379155565836098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN-KJGgpciaYznPrThfAqr6RJqGNP-EMmegOPliKY_5TncnfErA_U2w9p48u3W5x5m8BVU9PBBWIdn50iIoS3ZL_1b00N0ZbxkqBozsiUnUVTV6jK1ihw748114Sn-gF1U4F57HmcRg/s800/snowflake-2_1563437i.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430379154027366130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1tk-tH-B7xVlXc1RUqlgclklBJ-2_XnZLNtqsr8psenpGCpUlOUWmMyfhlQvzXEsjzwRVQ8jnRG_nAy3QUJ8skisCQxSK1hEycR4q3eaInynXV7b_07ZTJgg4-oVrO7OOTRg_fxZSQ/s800/snowflake-5_1563433i.jpg" /><br /><br />fascinated with snowflakes, Bentley rigged up a microscope<br />to a bellows camera and took images of individual snowflakes<br /><br />the year was 1885 and the technology became known as<br />photomicrography<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430379151635648690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJSlhXcX6Yzi0IP53i8UF5ZVkRwgBEmcqYmt9xtHmTJ-uM_yvEWa2ZAblN61PJolLx9UdxdC63pWgt4Wcbvp2pZCNBJJFkyV9J1Nk8oFzll__FoQFyusMdM1EXb71i76T9O6oQdDj-A/s800/snowflakes.jpg" /><br /><br />in 1931, Bentley's groundbreaking book "Snow Crystals", recorded<br />the beautiful designs and fragility of 2,500 snowflakes<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430379146890393186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMXxnb8xVqi60mJWCnF_hyzh-qcQ_Rni9g2d87NFcJ_gadRCwRcx6qCEqQDOdWiWhYwXlO_YBnjEqL1IdYOMaJ6wm7mHrXVTxbIHc8IFT4uO1jajrjvDzMHh5AYs_xsoQ_3aCr_Dd2A/s800/wilson-bentley_1563452i.jpg" /><br />"under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles<br />of beauty; & it seemed a shame that this beauty should not<br />be seen & appreciated by others.<br />every crystal was a masterpiece of design, & no one design<br />was ever repeated.<br />when a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost."<br /><br />a few weeks after his book was published, Wilson A. Bentley,<br />walking through a blizzard, caught pneumonia and died.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{read & see more <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/7044247/Snowflake-Bentley-first-ever-pictures-of-snow-crystals-by-Wilson-A-Bentley-go-on-sale.html">here</a>}</span><br /><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-69533871748344854402010-01-23T09:38:00.004+00:002010-01-23T10:09:58.666+00:00work and snow<span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429874074603729394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF00mM5cPSM1gH3ObcG4LDgqbjdclgR1Du7WDW7LvBwc5ceD2ynvSS4ig_ErHRWtE6xgiz9gKwosFZaZzXIu6Z49QqXCf-mfFpE962gUf8PvJxSru556hE01TAXH1wSoQlKH29Xhk-Q/s800/snow+1copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">w</span><span style="color:#666666;">e have had a strange couple of weeks<br />and missing the snow a little now.<br />it made everything look bigger.<br /><br />we've been busy with designs (mainly for commissions)<br />and tax returns (finally all finished), posting off orders<br />and talking to a couple of new interesting contacts about our work.<br /><br />and working on some new stuff ..... let you know soon.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{image: <strong>snow</strong> copyright © pachadesign 2010}<br /></span><br /></div></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-22113137249804896062010-01-15T10:24:00.009+00:002010-01-15T10:41:51.407+00:00new on our website<div><div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">we have put our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/reclaimed_oak_and_slate_lamp.html">lamps</a></strong> and our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/square_slate_and_oak_coffee_table.html">oak and slate coffee table </a><br /></strong>that were featured in the latest Country Homes & Interiors<br />magazine on <a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/home.html"><strong>our website</strong> </a>now<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426914518568412530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgTJSnJ4nNVL2L7vQch7f8P2o3i2ksNNJQKwTKTIUmMWN21eYzFOgQnrv5_gExU7DxT5lN4-kmz6U3Qf7Dzz4njCDFoCQW5LuxI3Qj7IkLd3ChHn7qHIBAI18KYOot20IIbRDZcTABw/s800/oak+and+slate+table+copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426914515684602498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxu-eEcZfwF4iMhOEktFNzhLwRGrtJCSrwWOP8LOvb6Lf-dEhkdO_M1YaGYVne1KKpiddvXCA5Q-jL58j43yAnu4Ge_Ceve9nJSeLOoI5UxoyK41ZOSpDuP7DSTxP8rDoIYZecVAa3g/s800/oak+and+slate+lamp+copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/">www.pachadesign.co.uk</a><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-38550059112552600852010-01-08T09:53:00.006+00:002010-01-08T20:18:57.774+00:00country homes & interiors mag feb '10<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424310338699558162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hbYotR8VqPlm8sQVRJeASUvoLF7bWVCCbtd86_7h6R-t-uNTxGb7KvaSK4j6swtS3WC7dcmoVCzIYPNIynYUM1gjZsfq98FyihHds9jWlNP2-HGnxiYLke6u_0-sDUL7RsbMptwgrw/s800/pachadesign+press+3+ch%26i+mag+feb+10.jpg" /><br />as promised, here are some of the other images from the<br />Nature's Beauty photoshoot for Country Homes & Interiors magazine<br />that some of our work was used in,<br />with our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/square_slate_and_oak_coffee_table.html">slate & oak coffee table</a></strong> on the cover!<br /><br />also included in the photos is our<strong> <a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/reclaimed_oak_and_slate_lamp.html">reclaimed oak & slate lamps</a></strong>,<br />our <a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/medium_reclaimed_cornish_slate_portrait_mirror.html"><strong>medium size reclaimed slate portrait mirrors</strong><br /></a>and our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/leaf_lantern.html">leaf lanterns</a></strong>.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424310332475058226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiMbxxPwG77oWRLGix-Wa2qH7tWcbpLNWND0S6bw9pIP57faFAiANbToIdAYZ9aJRNozlVdlraIn0zKS4UJMbam-UldIAskZW2Xq-lICxQrQj-PVOKnemMPYOUf5lU3DaFjsnpGR3zg/s800/pachadesign+press+4+ch%26i+mag+feb+10.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424310329747701250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1yd-qIQ29egVx8LmV9X2xTqCRzEa6xhprt8HE5mdtBISeh_jE25iSE-dMHMndOUXI-4V8hWN6Dxc6vIVUFI8qq78cKbh1wQQYxwC8qtP7DNfza79knoFW9wxFRECVbvW6NP_5QVbGg/s800/pachadesign+press+1+ch%26i+mag+feb+10.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424310325861045394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLknKEtggqDEqFe98lxVFfOJgKbgitCEUxCEMXAuAdCV041sna6g-WX4MUWsRFXqSbNLymfpooc9VYyeuUSK3NrHVldUzpjS5D2YdgWbJ7-8yld_clIKaiBqudkfNfd2lUsqmFJys16g/s800/pachadesign+press+5+ch%26i+mag+feb+10.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424310320093946386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ht9tsqyjvLc8FLixEqKRAKB2q2j2CS1ZNCUUsh_TmxF2pT8CqOdcXUDcKa5166HbQ7ap9g3Y624oUqDTLfCTym7PqXjMD35tehilGTn55cZX9Zo-YapDQgmKYqAA9cm8p5xtdOW9JA/s800/pachadesign+press+2+ch%26i+mag+feb+10.jpg" /><br />thanks again to stylist Carol Wortley-Bishop,<br />styling assistant Tamara Kelly<br />and photographer Lucinda Symons.<br /><br />to see more, the feb '10 issue is out to buy now and you can<br />check out the editor Rhonda Parry's blog <strong><a href="http://countrydays.wordpress.com/">here</a></strong><br /><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-75199421988498051642010-01-07T10:11:00.008+00:002010-01-08T20:19:47.100+00:00snowed in<span style="color:#666666;"><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423963411418034194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2adOlqriwFaVjzU4GodkDm3uj0r3nX4mVgD7SgegOLPBQIFwYhji7-MigZ_wwJmKk7l8vtsQnf-3UZuHxUzrDgM_jvIsSjWZcFdB-e4_lajDCVi6rKd-otrqtSdPDes9eBq79XddwXg/s800/snow+2+copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /><br />we have been well and truly snowed in all week.<br /><br />the sun is out this morning<br />so we think it's going to melt soon & we can<br />then attempt to get out of our steep snowy driveway.<br />we have a few orders that should be posted<br />so hopefully we can get to the post office today.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423963406790071458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYjRmJT_DtwbA4sZgwHsj1xD730nWQWNklNSKYcD2xmp8A8EkVRyUUvGKCWdzaGR-rFM1KKB3TlXg_kWa8gOHneu4hoJ4bk_A5sPvJp0a-FH1cPxHelbeTt0a2ORpMPBJveXzitCZOg/s800/snow+4+copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /><br />if we can't get out, glenn has to finish designs for commissions<br />and I have <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/leaf_lantern.html">lantern</a></strong> orders to get done - it's too cold for the<br />workshop today, so we'll stack up the woodburner,<br />stay indoors & keep warm.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423963403967776114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmz1I9yNrftygIw_aLCnaR6JEnIpSyyk2XvT74383u0PnShF_WxXifXyJ4DOfW6EIHzE2hLiZ-eKbHZl_EUedlYPlbKBqFJpM54FQB4eAvSGdr9GEy6hPVANYRv9lJkPCm6jJgi6Z5A/s800/snow+3+copyright+%C2%A9+pachadesign+2010.jpg" /><br />we have a few more thankyou's to everyone that mentioned<br />our work over the last month - we spied our <a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/leaf_lantern.html"><strong>leaf lanterns</strong><br /></a>and other pieces on quite a few blogs, thankyou very much:<br /><a href="http://www.blog.designsquish.com/index.php?/site/comments/furniture_from_discarded_and_reclaimed_materials/">anastasia & paul at design squish</a>, <a href="http://landscapegoats.blogspot.com/2009/12/chairs.html">landscapegoat</a>,<br /><a href="http://papernstitchblog.com/2009/12/15/found-on-72/">brittni at paper n stitch</a>, <a href="http://www.thesassykathy.com/2009/12/glow.html">kathryn</a>, <a href="http://amor-fati.tumblr.com/page/5">amor fati</a>,<br /><a href="http://junkkari.blogspot.com/2009/12/girly-christmas-wish-list.html">isa at blueberry fields</a>, <a href="http://luluthinks.blogspot.com/">luisella at lulu thinks</a>,<br /><a href="http://bluehourdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/12/milk-and-loveliness.html">alysia at blue hour designs</a>, <a href="http://blog.loulouandoscar.com/shop-handmade/wishes">lisa at lou lou & oscar</a>,<br /><a href="http://postcardsfromcolorado.blogspot.com/2009/12/noticing-blues.html">liza at postcards from colorado</a> and <a href="http://monoarisugiwhourrisaikuru.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_1075.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{let us know if we have missed anyone}</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{<em>images</em>: <strong>snow set</strong> all copyright © pachadesign 2010}<br /></span><br /></div></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-84252833963524059922010-01-05T10:11:00.006+00:002010-01-05T10:31:41.592+00:00new years day<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br />a few images from our new years day walk<br /><br /></div></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423199091146262578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7ZHGKh3HIyGJ8BPas5l27Fd6ftGWAMT71qp6hKbhk-zPIZ3_zBGWwFkWJKnVCmg1iwlklxDzrtQAsFqleXo78wJOeOzSpeMjXJLoLw6r61dl2Dxv9AhBy0SXlagYejUUVExLQyQfPg/s400/newyearsday2copyright%C2%A9pachadesign2010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423199094519431314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipQh4yG8X0y60UjzJkkGlP25Rr4ZiNWD35QMX-3ehOrGm5C6nfPkG7gskr-VGKCI0mxXuzrqSVXVJoDWFe4lZP54zGyka4NGAWENC2IA9TtjDeJhnhneMihjMs84IplZu1ewiS5CAGA/s400/newyearsday3copyright%C2%A9pachadesign2010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423199080603968418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RsMI41iujkp5_TgKzJgLsKyBqyutst40jmE58wNgmI08gBKmcu6_DQLek_D42WSQ5blK4aNm2_6vI9CsG_yt31KoGr-jF1sgEB3LiCubha_NpkoLoGf5l5wYC6yXG8gA7JT7igkMug/s400/newyearsday5copyright%C2%A9pachadesign2010.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423199076880796546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamCFHv_Xgr0VrT47GgGXZMui0HcRNppY-gddZvW7NnydSSq4gmEwney70l5zuiMdfkL0gFBUnyXMkPsuGMaPf5efbHv7iPajguH_KscPSMlrCXygy5k93yjFCF8WEIfZKFkRfbe8p9Q/s400/newyearsday4copyright%C2%A9pachadesign2010.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#666666;">{p.s. we are snowed in today}<br /><br /><br />{<em>images</em>: <strong>new years day walk set</strong> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;">copyright © pachadesign 2010}<br /></span></span><br /></p>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-15283216545088572002010-01-03T10:42:00.009+00:002010-01-08T20:20:23.265+00:00a sneak peek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKZObFKc2Cjg6MsAAWxJhP0LgbmZ0oWW3M5mVAoAdipagoCK1oOwMW4juwHuIxP8AKA4tM4BC98KIbaYb5MhnpbPS3Quwyl_yMbAMbhBTSsMi5L8b04twvW0gkhnYqnPoLUpVPVLKpg/s1600-h/pachadesign+press+ch%26i+mag+jan+10.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMoIySh_8EVxeNXoXvSHqwytPMgRm8911WYWN1n4CB4UGQ1HSuJL4GKa5ddC7XaYlhemOErp6_xaLM-lhCwFxEdi2yDh9bEEmyRwzW5PLjkcJ8H39Ku5TVKPNHEQWQeLBIsRAwh5S1g/s1600-h/pachadesign+press+ch%26i+mag+preview+jan+10.jpg"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423571132779276722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVy27x_mfS-SkdaO_6SJwIMam6NePS-UnFblA_9zpNTzO_aUhvJjiooPS6VRdUJygYwab7fAXWjnAPBuCfbmVTyCNxZ8aUkh5Rm9nafVWGQI5_aHu1v69-hJuZhiqsu6yoKLy0DrhVA/s800/pachadesign+press+ch%26i+mag+preview+jan+10.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">here is a little sneak peek at the photoshoot from the feb '10<br />issue of <strong>Country Homes & Interiors</strong> magazine -<br />the shoot took place back in oct '09 in a lovely house<br />in the cotswolds and our cornish slate & oak coffee table<br />was used, along with our reclaimed oak & slate lamp.<br />{a few other pieces of ours were used too - more details soon}<br /><br />the feb '10 issue will be on sale 7th jan,<br />so we will show you more then.<br />{& details of the table & lamp will be on our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/">website</a></strong> later this week}<br /><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-47220485493316545222010-01-02T12:43:00.004+00:002010-01-02T13:06:27.010+00:002010<span style="color:#666666;"><div align="center"><strong>*happy new year*<br /><br /></strong>{a day late, sorry}<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422127138140551042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATkn7-Qb1XCs8aq8VVL6kKFygNiNKkjTVQk0mgIqrbZCNMCY_gKhIjpa4xHC5TEkQzNRU_3TgL-bLtLhuYhSe7uoKcgfITB_89zYM1FNxyLMGCIWBnGPlcNU9Yzha6jOi_LXQav0n4Q/s400/1nyday2010copyright%C2%A9pachadesign2010.jpg" /><br />we hope you all had a beautiful xmas & new years<br />thanks for all your xmas greetings.<br />we didn't wake up to snow on xmas day like we wished for<br />but it did snow a little last night.<br />it's a beautiful sunny clear day here in Welcombe today<br />so most of the snow has melted already, oh well.<br /><br />we have a busy 2010 planned, lots of new projects and<br />lots to tell you about!<br /><br />enjoy your weekend<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />{<em>image</em>: <strong>new years day '10</strong> copyright © pachadesign 2010}<br /><br /><br /></span></div></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-5842506082034123512009-12-24T18:51:00.011+00:002009-12-26T16:20:07.502+00:00xmas eve<div align="center"><span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#666666;">it's xmas eve and we were hoping for snow today ....<br />maybe if we wish hard enough, we will wake up xmas morning<br />to a beautiful snowy white wonderland<br />{we'll let you know}<br /><br />in the meantime, it's been lovely & sunny today but so chilly,<br />everything feels cold and still and blue .....</span><br /><br /><br /></div></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418886517512584498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxkWlLZaFYr5C2-uUZYW3XXerm-nGmgmxoAS1ugxpFVQrSN9Pm4geVV_iTovV608Urm6S1CsIzePfF_U49iS0nLqNByvQKqqQqiG9vvo8pM8Jh9_WYyno06ta6uZusFv5R8ko43mosg/s400/pachadesign+xmas+2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418886518291743490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSusOF_U10rdeaGPy8hYVpi1BW_H21a14nFxUUzXtpKmoZ9mL-JmcK20w_U2v8utp_AujYId41N-d3uqsJjrCEIACPhSmeM0CFLV3AgPkHK0by0DryiPKPaDZKtVVwlzH1DjJbCe9PsA/s400/pachadesign+xmas+1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418886511393250738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPy01T7Fv6GgSAjElMnJsTCkaZjwWSD6ufl843tET-DElsZ-L7g6tS9aqGSCebB6qpOfjCCdGI0LqA5mo6Vi_yePEYyPuDu0w8ENT7AeSFbCIrXqtFFUcsgzpM6fVJx0nMt212CaERg/s400/pachadesign+xmas+3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418886508552611442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ73v55xy-a9CclftSBuZkf-6FwUJWXncw4BCamdM8pBuwFRyrJQVEAQq-88cPwgv3CuTqBvE9SA0s7NvuK3nuIVgxNH8npiCVFL2em9QDp4XCPEc11S3PFyH0AN9hAW_WoT2pJBnkQ/s400/pachadesign+xmas+4.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">thankyou for all your support this year<br />and we will see you in 2010.<br /><br /><strong>have a beautiful xmas & new years</strong><br /><br />sammy & glenn<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{<em>images</em>: sammy}</span></span><span style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><br /></p>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-80331694453372560312009-12-19T15:03:00.005+00:002009-12-19T15:47:46.668+00:00sammy's wish: shiny & golden<div><br /><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">a collection of beautiful shiny golden pieces<br />that have caught my eye<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969836795582354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBycUzHaSKfhBMqRwV9NJf18h1Jjct0sF3VFMeFmIIqcbzT6RevheI55mJ5TUPa52kxu7Fo5pLtcqSYUbMzluAP_EtZHJFQPaKHifwrfoycalIFutB9y0vUrj7Ldh-suAFktQq0FqK-A/s400/gold+2.jpg" />Plan B Cable Tie Ring Kit<br />by <a href="http://www.ambrefrance.co.uk/"><strong>Ambre France</strong> </a><br /><br />instructions for use:<br />Plan A*<br />1. Fall in Love<br />2. Get Married<br />3. Live happily ever after<br />*If Plan A fails resort to Plan B<br /><br />Plan B<br />1. Cut ALL ties<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969535424238642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZeWEAeX-EasWyen8QoBOtI3n9csu5JgKyKtFdwq_eN8NX0r3TJOOvQfMa1wMoIXXyJuqRJM129SHz0ed8xGMQX576_VQFsm0j2jIevD_oi_TsV0cYnt-ALKWdXzXd4F9yreSU9-nEA/s400/gold+4.jpg" />Golden Jubilee Rings<br />adjustable jubilee clip rings<br />by <strong><a href="http://www.ambrefrance.co.uk/">Ambre France</a><br /><br /></strong><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969532573855378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqpA33YTWdJQ98LUUQIjuewjP2XwS3A6dQ1z0E2OgdwX5mUbXNF0JFsIrI7mYUEv9iFEMGMd9nHKrJvcEe1yHdFbq96yKH6bIZzqvkhbyYKXtWtvUXVGrLyhBoc9qTD_mWxG_VXfugg/s400/adi+toch.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969531619510130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCAq5zTvmoyySf-B-7NoxWkgpgKMI-J5tJ3H_ydGbWUy9iKpbhT70HzRLmmQ0F8yVI3kJh5MXxdusw_DsPB2GCOJpH3v0u8WkBGcVJOPzYC5IMDqzbUmMOxQfIHAJzICkBYgkpP7mNA/s400/gold+3.jpg" />gold plated metal vessels<br />by <strong><a href="http://www.uvtoch.com/adi/index.html">Adi Toch</a><br /></strong><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969519408213858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXP_Pd0DwOrAhSKG-C-h0wS7I4JosIV7PS6abh0BfhyphenhyphenpXZeYY15IzULkrcQmA2QtRHbxcIaDGvfojlhyphenhyphenQ89SoIfiAXneylz6s6TDIW9gpbU7xje6HOizQQN0aJEmMCmbmg9IJj36IMTg/s400/gold+1.jpg" />left: hand carved oval Hawaiian black coral band<br />and brushed oval gold band<br />right: cloud ring<br />by <strong><a href="http://www.matin-gallery.com/">Christina Odegard {at Matin Gallery}</a><br /></strong><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416969514106176994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0kUnGXsykEkwYSWgA_P9-cEoY9Mv7Lp38N5-T0pGtHLmFwyunqqS1OjD8kqR5WDPT_QyaDKxpweWbAzH39PmMxM7eB3PmOmXSKaCTEH3Whv-QcbMahHEePrmkJQNLwbqJvp1cDW4Og/s400/gold+5.jpg" />left: cluster ring<br />right: puddle ring<br />by <strong><a href="http://www.matin-gallery.com/">Christina Odegard {at Matin Gallery}</a><br /><br /></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-58731577337824728112009-12-17T20:30:00.007+00:002010-01-08T20:21:31.288+00:00thankyou Lynne<span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416340175085704258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJ_gRa8Q8lWFYR7XSxmk2UKR1Ucesftvx0im25VsLyE3yqXSa6fYctzT6Mih_7LSmB8DbROWDnuaQbS1FwNrXQQWbFwhVK5BLyQuMFFDe1y60btzObTUHVYUFjdvF6uS1jPokFfRW7A/s400/pachadesign+press+tea+for+joy.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">what a lovely surprise today! - looking through posts at some of our<br />favourite blogs, we saw that we had been featured<br />on <a href="http://teaforjoy.blogspot.com/"><strong>Tea For Joy</strong> </a>by the lovely <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15469807881897293379">Lynne</a></strong>.<br /><br />we have been following Lynne's blog for a while now and she</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">features some great stuff, including some really nice<br />British made work.<br /><br />you can take a look at the post <strong><a href="http://teaforjoy.blogspot.com/2009/12/pacha-design.html">{here}</a></strong><br /><br />thankyou Lynne!<br /><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-18816319562684720822009-12-15T14:09:00.003+00:002009-12-15T14:28:29.623+00:00our last posting days for xmas<div><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br />here are our last posting days for xmas:<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 373px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415469283607869074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJZEBp3MpuVkZzu5A8yJ4Q6ZWZzXG2489ZNxeI1ARJJW9WhgIgYJoc3zQkHV9F0rlaJeGrZBjb7GUIjjAlHp2tDrKBw9dOYuKeu0miiLmUopz8FQRMSJWBNHyqSwLnnYv59U14XkBGA/s400/pachadesign+last+posting+days+for+xmas.jpg" /><br />for posting outside of the uk,<br />please contact us<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/"><strong>www.pachadesign.co.uk</strong></a></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#666666;"></span></strong></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-30102776328044354772009-12-15T10:37:00.004+00:002009-12-15T11:01:31.694+00:00the weekend<div><div><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415415758122151218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOq4gvPCkKB31dSe0knxmq2rayQRiLhZZEHXzVllnDLa8taKOKWBwuU0mIg2j8nsAcc_VxqlaNlgnOjFHzbQIcAPymLEfFkgK3dUYP-dd9quwUMchAxjQaU6NiHBEkusvEyuICemG-Pg/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+9.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">a huge thankyou to everyone that came to visit<br />us at the weekend.<br />we hadn't opened our studio at xmas time before<br />and were a little worried that if the weather<br />was bad we wouldn't get that many visitors.<br /><br />but the sun came out and it was a lovely fresh winter weekend.<br />we made mince pies, little lemon biscuits &<br />orange with cinnamon bicsuits and mulled wine<br />which everyone enjoyed.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415415749745415970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2g9_TsCnCFy4KmSQcANNLUbU3TBl0LWauZpkF4j-uvVuYpnjhyphenhyphenRM7mWvdsgRdNt1jdl09JPz_-5M1IC6AOtSQEUxbD8qpIyWc4LyvGO_B7OVUP294piBkocTG6NZcpI4IAwdh9uFpwA/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+8.jpg" /><br />lots of xmas presents were brought - our <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/leaf_lantern.html">leaf lanterns</a></strong>,<br />oak chopping/serving boards, <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/small_reclaimed_cornish_slate_portrait_mirror.html">reclaimed cornish slate mirrors</a></strong>,<br />oak tea-light blocks, <a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/small_rectangular_reclaimed_cornish_slate_clock.html"><strong>reclaimed cornish slate clocks</strong> </a><br />& more - so we had a really successful weekend.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415415746355013714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIWQusH1SXpu1uLmuuAyavaN_v8x70iQbPDB5gWUMTAY2CqyQZbQW4KNkO4Mi3opfURB1iCtruzHuaEqClbLWRTfRy_8WtFvCd2LiFkLLoHaUUHxj4mFXjykxiIGiLz_-XPqx4gsoeQ/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+10.jpg" /><br />the <a href="http://pacha-design.blogspot.com/search/label/pachadesign%20xmas%20open%20studio%2009"><strong>xmas open studio</strong> </a>was our last event of this year<br />but you can still buy from our website <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/home.html">{here}</a></strong><br />or buy our work from exhibitions <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/events_&_news.html">{here}</a><br /><br /></strong>thanks again to everyone that visited!<br /><br /></span></div></div></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-86266379445269099912009-12-13T19:15:00.007+00:002010-01-08T20:21:59.410+00:00thanks lily<span style="color:#666666;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 85px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415045808788365010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXBz6QlK5g1ZNUCoRIN9UjXPMCjZMiJTEQxW2q7vZuPAmIPFx6RkxIo38bjOBxkpPgujzOqkbFVZisSyZF7NerYDr51t0MMLMPqV4w-YNSUQ5TwlKr4xdI0e47nvOUM4lnC-xsR5KSA/s400/les+carnets+du+design+blog.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415045814549421522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasixRjyR3KLUGqRB4FtUBAhOgO2VQYTBh6g4AcV37rMykzoeJVo1QipkDfbdzw6LEOPwa7Yxq6lEn9DxnYWC9HQGfDq2Ty3wxutoAFCuWPQEhYZqBAcCaC4MxmtqNinrsRpez_5fUlA/s400/pachadesign+press+les+carnets+du+design+1.jpg" /><br />we wanted to say thanks to Lily at <strong><a href="http://www.lescarnetsdudesign.com/">Les carnets du design</a><br /></strong>for including us in her latest post<br /><strong><a href="http://www.lescarnetsdudesign.com/?p=602">"Ideas for Christmas"</a><br /><br /></strong>Lily features some beautiful finds on her blog and<br />has posted 4 lovely selections for xmas ideas so far.<br /><br />you can check out her blog <strong><a href="http://www.lescarnetsdudesign.com/">{here}</a><br /><br />thanks Lily!<br /><br /></strong></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-10373425925517279942009-12-13T09:18:00.008+00:002009-12-14T10:58:32.197+00:00our xmas open studio ..... so far<div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415044449657980338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxKPH7skMvSB0z6wsV9gpCfW2NnBnkN18hS2LUnP5dWW3BfZMP5OU6TcKJH1sMssNz3bMssakANnh9mAEp-Qr9RpHLgjQLqWto3ooHEAa2HSJuBbqk0qeBZ-0osqBi9jzT7bH-3QxMQ/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+6.jpg" /><br />we thought we'd show you a few pictures we took yesterday<br />of <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/">our xmas open studio</a></strong> here in <strong><a href="http://www.multimap.com/s/RMiDlDKF">Welcombe</a></strong>.<br />it was a beautiful sunny winter's day, quite chilly but we<br />had plenty of mince pies, snowflake biscuits & mulled wine<br />to keep our visitors warm.<br /><br />we were open yesterday until 6pm, so as it got dark we put<br />little candles in jars everywhere and a few faery lights here & there.<br />it looked quite magical.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666969687273618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB7XFOLKylTdniVXj572QIjutLYpr8fpYmPEdbSPlY3uGskExMhAk0gFHDsQ1M3-OZLFci1xkG6_K5wOzZ3MMgYnXCDSZJf5tFtM4CGjK1zWskeG_fezwiehFamJiMsG_qn1pAq195Q/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+5.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 341px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666776420894306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOJMpKoVRzMFjhxbxkfgYcKojFl1LHpKlOk2xvuQ4MN2RSlP1wYzej9G1Wzg82gL4pb5mh33AUqY5T9Y02znvnp7z6MWmqS605EeFNGg5QKba3kBWEUkSq-laBGs4zSaKZuSwlRZuyg/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666771476715538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYjolEh_wq5sRNpcoc3ubO5lU2vvDoMcKkRw_Msbnxrb66NnMSAlsUFoviHEiZ9wR-_f-uB2wNvZm6q2yaoeDO7AzB1_M31NCICjp8wzz0RTbHioUmGt-SK4pWIy11ImGxaJzhmV4IA/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+7.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 334px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666765863445618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjMC5ZjvfhEREJ4V3ox8RlUCLbTcMpyPZp6JF8r1dYTp4YOcNUR1vjtIA-h-7oIB9dRDWSebuiGi-zsy43R_x4nE9euMP8GjKZvF4bJUGQC0AZbWfNZeXasxVHKZ9tcTqEfv6wL-f2A/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+2.jpg" /><br />this morning is just as sunny and we are making another<br />batch of mince pies & biscuits, the mulled wine will<br />be ready for 11am too.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666972745279874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpLxhUmlJNxs34q8_vpc1MaGbZUsyv3xgLDq6wz2ZYfqj2aTvBDNs4hvVTxx6oB5gjirhaRouAV0VNrDqCdJjMMSD7ti5MYyotBm77aUif-Uc4JkqWwF9wFwaI0D7EaNdvB370ipVyg/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+4.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414666762774133634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFqZlj1SKp3RLjAyRMLxWyy_ZWhpenCLxxBWaQk_EO4XdHOl3neQziCQ2fST1Dm45tMwCC01L3zXFqaztGO4hR7Yy4GWc_WkQfkk0KekiqgH581YrKDsutDpfE-8aCh_epQELh64_gw/s400/pachadesign+xmas+open+studio+1.jpg" /><br />we will be open until 4pm today<br />hope you can visit us.<br /><strong><br /><a href="http://pacha-design.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-1st-xmas-open-studio.html">{click here for details}</a></strong><br /><br /></span></div></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-12754138915322006582009-12-11T09:17:00.006+00:002009-12-12T17:26:30.100+00:00sammys wish: books<div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><br />books are <em>always</em> on my wish lists<br />here are a few I want at the moment:<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413907509399849154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0OrFcSjD6ghmQJvZTqzaO_gF2VHTZrfTh4t1DnDu0BzCkc44rBo_AmofAHvWt8g7BM3hSBC0A4YZQd9WGooeMwOISYG7hOXuABhCSLB638i6aWWQioVRHmHtQQ50UEUjIe4SO3h4JQ/s400/sammys+book+list+2.jpg" /> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.littlebookroom.com/parisbyhand.html">paris: made by hand </a><br /></strong>by<br />Pia Jane Bijkerk<br /><br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413907506893502642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWJ6Oz081wJXXiNYEoE4Yf1ZKyWmOoI2KCNoVwATmG8mKIQs0eULQZGKXNRQVRZjHRL4PxTG4Fua6rxTEmwGT85yWuDrvGxnawYkj2xYk_xQ_UZ_uk2QtcNAoOX7-YmvujFEc1oLkgw/s400/sammys+book+list+4.jpg" /> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.camillaengman.com/misc/shop/book/book.htm">the suitcase series<br />volume 1</a><br /></strong>by<br />Camilla Engman<br /><br /><br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 352px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413907504368207858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDYxPLe2gaU0iWC23qHOXWJyFmMbsNnPGZPHQaJa0g475pDaKHytqfboj4Bt8h4k9SEHe1Qzg5Mlt6qToF4yD8S_kf5WcTe9iMvpZdCs1lHERka-ARwAtTya7d9uZO1VQAu61oLgwUw/s400/sammys+book+list+3.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://www.murdochbooks.com.au/snowflakes.htm"><strong>snowflakes and schnapps</strong> </a><br />by<br />Jane Lawson</span><br /><br /><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413907498538340018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ss-NBP7XCNMzaR9FhgMItdCwoY64jMsZN-_VFdud6pkmjV0e9GeImXk9dcuwRVPLPD2kVcSQqvwwElfyQibV4cA8CymSTcNTt8XxMZ_cpbx6ACjKNyCOB4WKtIlQ5yDorQ8BKWbx5w/s400/sammys+book+list+1.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844006050/ref=s9_sima_gw_s1_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0FS3V8KXT7KW7Z9WBS2B&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294">home is where the heart is?</a></strong><br />by<br />Isla Crawford<br /><br />and<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://thesocietyinc.com.au/">etcetera</a></strong><br />by<br />Sibella Court<br /><br /><br />{any other recommendations ?}<br /><br /></span></p>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-87777460973109701562009-12-10T10:49:00.005+00:002009-12-10T11:41:27.429+00:00glenn's wish: emmeline hastings sculpture<div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413569421026980098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkHKvZAHq2eb2d62qkOtkoSZYAlRmZ9YxVmezK6KHWYxTZG-tLmAzbZDGc90sfCcv-zhkYCuXs-7d9E4M1U84ZIgAMi1p0shGw5LTYllB3X-ALeW5ms0kMf3ePPRygLZMObWqhUc1GA/s400/eh+2.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">another artist's work we saw at <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/current-exhibition.aspx">"wrapped up"</a></strong>, when we went to<br />give <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/">The Devon Guild</a></strong> more of our mirror's,<br />was <strong><a href="http://www.emmelinehastings.co.uk/">Emmeline Hastings</a></strong> stunning sculptures.<br /><br />we both loved them, but Glenn spied them first and was<br />really taken with them - they looked beautifully fluid and light,<br />almost like tiny little feathers.<br /><br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413569417587157922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9B7RKXrejygqUlIkD1gd6rrCGyvgXD4h7e2d4tjBdfguKd1RhetMd8OmTjVoBHVHfPrYHQFbnjFYkYLbfyza4Qw5Bw1gUI2a2Vdsp13R9rgHOzkfGZN_OZdfeVO79ad59KTmG2LAJ3w/s400/eh+3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413569413081646258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6lidlGbKp-RqbARRZZNbmMpHuwa-5SRwmCbmw37IiaRPl-fkgxZVffoGOtxy4zf6Zzm8fUQ0U4MNwqaYogsLVwNbIohrJK4UL4G40oGGLR_lXu6X-7mpJxowJRDBzwgpCbMnklBMvA/s400/eh+4.jpg" />Emmeline's pieces are inspired by the visualisation<br />of sound and music - the sculptures are her interpretation<br />of hearing & feeling the vibrations of these sounds.<br /><br />Using perspex, stainless steel and silver, Emmeline creates beautiful<br />tactile sculptures that give optical effects and the illusion of movement.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413569403887132338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1IiLvw9Cw-F5GviMYt9erd7GQwZVHdu3xWDE7e5jWHItz2W77Iqnkn7B6JGY4lfagwxvAuWFSiv4zGKNPCw5qeTd8UVWGyWjlRTM7FrSXViF9QRYy2ORCn26l0aeAP8V8OOrIcQbkw/s400/eh+triptic.jpg" />to see more of her work, you can visit her website <strong><a href="http://www.emmelinehastings.co.uk/#/listen-series/4533320553">{here}</a></strong><br />and she has some lovely pieces on show at <a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/"><strong>The Devon Guild</strong> </a><br />xmas exhibition <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/current-exhibition.aspx">"wrapped up"</a></strong>, on until 3rd jan 2010.<br /><br /><br /></span></p>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-71402958586237942002009-12-08T23:51:00.006+00:002009-12-09T09:36:53.852+00:00sammy's wish: pauline edie jewellery<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413030603319056194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA-d2pyzGxgpe-GduA5zf8UAvwCOOaAvuibGkz2j-fgCcuPFjhDC6apq7rzs5Gn090PnbdHr9CIFzKpqyOefAda9LGL34dbbLBryrV48HRFTdvUyrnGRvNrVZgOES_JVSt6F399sYDQ/s400/pauline+edie+3.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">I totally fell in love with <strong><a href="http://www.paulineedie.com/">Pauline Edie's</a></strong> jewellery when I was<br />looking online to see what other makers were putting work<br />in <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/">The Devon Guild's</a></strong> xmas exhibition <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/current-exhibition.aspx">"wrapped up"</a>.</strong><br /><br />I did a post about the exhibition <strong><a href="http://pacha-design.blogspot.com/2009/11/wrapped-up.html">{here}</a> </strong>and had to mention<br />her work because it totally intrigued me when I came<br />across her <strong><a href="http://www.paulineedie.com/">website</a></strong>.<br /><br />We delivered work for the exhibition and then, about a week<br />and a half later, got a call to say that most of our mirrors<br />had sold already. So we delivered a few more and got to<br />see the exhibition set up and Pauline's beautiful jewellery!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413030599024540690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XzdKkW3zH0unP6nIPFX1wJsTAq0ZPV3A-kZORcA9O2Fd9a-A-tNDQ7NZPNU8cZ3R-Ggqg2i-xSpJJDhtpag6_v9xDvFEW_dQfhSVxu0eeBTgJAxWxjGeZJM3nxs5fIEe8NRzrdFySQ/s400/pauline+edie+1.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413030595889139362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyPHqZSzHjRtwCHHvW4hFT_AqMorWDwlTB-bRPCNulVcRjfJtTCMpR8SJqybF9mL27Y11jrt_u72_t_r8xCpobfjJmHhuA2FWEzf9rTAPHInhTyttSECgWApE0PxB35zg2Px_7rEhaw/s400/pauline+edie+2.jpg" /><br />Inspired by childhood stories and illustrations, Pauline uses<br />porcelain, white precious metal, gold glaze and </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">oxidised precious metal for her brooches, rings,<br />bangles and neck pieces.<br />Some of her pieces have her sketches transferred onto the porcelain too.<br /><br />I love the whole collection but I think my favourite piece<br />is the rapunzel's hair neck piece.<br /><br />You can see more of her work on her website .. <strong><a href="http://www.paulineedie.com/page2.htm">{click here}</a><br /></strong>and also in the <strong><a href="http://www.crafts.org.uk/current-exhibition.aspx">"wrapped up"</a></strong> exhibition which is on<br />until the 3rd of january 2010.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{a little wish came true - I bought one of Pauline's rings from the exhibition}<br /></span><br /></span></div>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-28582368030160221682009-12-08T22:53:00.008+00:002009-12-08T23:39:44.174+00:00our wish lists<span style="color:#666666;"></span> <div align="center"></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413011927307483298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8YTnr7WnQCPpeh8Bo_Lp2EidcnDNvbxeh-517_8BZevyeipr3Ey2neBAL9BpVr4vnirH_wr3z_IBThECitn7kjJjOIvARmoryHFY5nc_-Pp3Z7HumIyNeHQCKXlet8Tc9GDub7GVPw/s400/wish+lists+by+sammy.jpg" />whenever we do a show or take work to an exhibition,<br />we always see beautiful handmade work from other<br />designer makers that we so want to buy.<br /><br />we come back from a show or a gallery delivery and ask each other<br />what our favourite things were and what we would buy<br />(most of the time we love the same things)<br />and, sometimes,<br />if we are sneaky enough,<br />we buy each other a surprise gift from the show or gallery<br />while the other isn't looking.<br /><br />so we thought we would share a few things from<br />our "wish lists" with you - hopefully they may even<br />give you a few ideas for xmas.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{1st wish in the next post}<br /></span><br /></p></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471740438288415862.post-74189224856363528772009-12-08T22:15:00.005+00:002010-01-08T20:22:40.560+00:00thanks pia!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#666666;"></span></div><span style="color:#666666;"><div align="center">a big big thankyou to <strong><a href="http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/about/">pia</a></strong> for including our<br />little <strong><a href="http://www.pachadesign.co.uk/leaf_lantern.html">leaf lanterns</a></strong> on her <strong><a href="http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2009/12/08/holiday-gift-idea-for-the-home-encore/">"holiday gift ideas for the home"</a><br /></strong><br />such a lovely surprise!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 362px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412997467000661826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTFaoTdZGobyGWbvSzdjIbWeb8Zgj4_rsdPhPnXkrmjAMoygVsNVhG1D6TFfAfqepl2NdQsSuSCT_FARMvHFGmEJjk_8jvM_Ae7Ym4V-a0uGBSiq4ISTw-PpvrEe5ARWwY5_kHTkAVA/s400/pachadesign+in+pia%27s+gift+guide.jpg" /> <p align="center"><br /><a href="http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/"><strong>pia's blog</strong> </a>is one of our favourites, always full of beautiful things,<br />inspiring photography & words, and sounds sometimes too!<br />and lovely stories from her houseboat in Amsterdam<br /><br />so we were thrilled when we spied our leaf lanterns on her<br />recent post .... thanks pia.<br /><br />be sure to check out the rest of pia's hoilday gift guides - she has<br />good ethics when it comes to how we should all think about<br />buying gifts - handmade, local, recycled, vintage - ethics that<br />we feel strongly about too.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p></span>sammy and glenn: pachadesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674271883820697008noreply@blogger.com4