tea & toast & tapas

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      • Easter
      • form
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    • Casa
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    • No 14 – BEACH HOUSE
      • Accommodation
      • Facilities
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      • Discover
      • Cuisine
    • The Pop-Up Artisan Market
  • Contact
  • blog
  • Design
    • Digital Design
    • Interior Design
    • Artisan Craft Design
  • Inspiration
    • Weddings
      • bouquets
    • artisan craft
      • Christmas
      • colour
      • crochet and knit
      • Easter
      • form
      • Halloween
      • paper
      • textile
      • texture
      • upcycling and renovating
    • Casa
      • balconies
      • bathrooms
      • bedrooms
      • garden
      • Hallways
      • kitchens
      • living rooms
      • terraces
    • Lifestyle
      • clothe
        • accessories
        • bags
        • clothes
        • shoes
      • food
        • breakfast
        • soups and starters
        • dinners
        • puddings
        • baking
        • chocolate
        • pickles, preserves and sauces
        • Veggies
        • drink
    • Events
    • No 14 – BEACH HOUSE
      • Accommodation
      • Facilities
      • Area
      • Discover
      • Cuisine
    • The Pop-Up Artisan Market
  • Contact

I’m Anne-Marie Smith – my passion is recycling, upcycling, design and craft. I have a studio (garage) full of vintage (or junk as my husband likes to call it). I’m a whizz at organising events (bossy). Oh and I love food whether that’s cooking, bottling, baking or eating it!

tea & toast & tapas is a lifestyle blog and online shop stuffed full of ideas, inspirations and handmade loveliness.

 

No 14 is the biggest upcycling and design project I’ve undertaken here. An original wooden chalet restored and updated but still retaining that seaside chalet feel with lots of vintage touches. Available to rent from Easter 2021 subject to campsite opening dates and Covid 19 restrictions (Contact for Details on Bookings)

The Pop-Up Artisan Market is a whole new venture. An online space for creative businesses based here in the Costa Brava to promote and sell their work to a wider audience. Particularly during these difficult times when the usual places like Arts and Crafts Markets and Events are cancelled and people who would normally buy their unique and original pieces for themselves, their friends and their families from independent traders have few means of seeking them out. Its been running since November last year and we are gradually building a following and adding to our traders all the time. Do get in touch if you think this is for you!

Recent Posts

  • 2025
  • Jewelry Design
  • Moody Blues
  • El Raco
  • Spring Cleaning
  • Renovating The Van
  • New Adventures!
  • Garden Parties and Afternoon Tea
  • The Big Reveal
  • Broken cups and pottery throwdowns
  • Normal service is resumed
  • Woollie Weather
  • Christmas Countdown
  • Back to Black
  • Advent Calendars
  • English Breakfast Day
  • Autumn is over, winter is here and soup is on the menu
  • Leopard Print
  • New clobber and winter prep
  • Fires Fireworks!
  • blog,  Easter,  garden,  shoes,  terraces,  upcycling and renovating

    Spring Cleaning

    April 23, 2022 /

    In between April showers getting the house, garden and cabin ready for the summer and other tales....

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  • blog,  clothes,  shoes,  style

    New togs!

    April 20, 2022 /

    Adding new togs to the old togs - imho you cannot beat a linen Lagenlook dress. It takes you from beach to sundown, dress it up, dress it down. I have three of these in wheat, black and grey. This year am adding some other chunky monkey stuff to the spring/summer wardrobe.

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  • blog,  inspirations

    On reading (and writing)

    April 14, 2022 /

    My life can be framed by the books I have read. What would your story be?

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  • blog,  dinners,  food,  Healthy Eating,  Lifestyle,  Veggies

    March

    April 5, 2022 /

    A month of preparation for the year ahead, doing all those jobs I've been putting off for ages but of course squeezing in some jolliness in between the rain, sun, rain, freezing cold, saharan winds, more rain join me for a glimpse into Girona in March.

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  • blog,  dinners

    February

    March 9, 2022 /

    No "La Garoinada" this year but a nod to the delicacy at our restaurant on Sunday in L'Escalla

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  • blog

    Family Time

    March 5, 2022 /

    Over two years since we hugged our younger son (the older we hope we will be together next month) I haven't written a lot of words because words aren't needed. Just a lovely day at the seaside and lunch and a lot of hugs

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  • artisan craft design,  blog,  digital marketing,  inspirations,  Lifestyle,  The Pop-Up Artisan Market

    The Pop-Up Arts Cafe

    February 23, 2022 /

    We are back with some great new ideas and a FREEBIE! Get your chillax on with our downloadable Colour Me Spring colouring sheet.

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  • blog,  Lifestyle

    Journaling – what’s all the fuss about?

    February 16, 2022 /

    I've been journaling for years and you probably have too it's just become a bit of a buzzword like it's a new invention. Perhaps its latest reincarnation is. Well this is my twopenneth for what it's worth, I'd be interested to know what you think.

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  • blog,  inspirations,  interiors

    For cloudy days

    February 12, 2022 /

    Taken to my bed for a few days to shake off not being very well and its taken a turn for the wintry here time for eiderdowns and big fluffy pillows, hot chocolate and woolly socks, what is your go to comfort?

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  • blog,  breakfast,  food,  Veggies

    January

    February 6, 2022 /

    Glorious days and plans for the year ahead, with food, lets not forget the food!

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