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!

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!

Are we there yet?

March 15, 2021 /

It seems like this last twelve months has lasted twice that long! For us it eased off over the summer last year but restrictions came back with a vengence over the winter. During this time I have been busying myself with lots of new crafty projects. One of which is my latest a slowstitch crochet pattern which I’ve just uploaded to the shop!

I’ve also been working on lots of new textile art but that is all work in progress at the moment. Soon I hope the campsite will open so I can get back to my chalet and take some of my projects over there to work on in between getting inspiration from the beach side and the parklands. I got a woodburning tool for Christmas, mosaic kit and painting by numbers! Plus I’ve got a stack of driftwood and cork that is dying for me to do something beachy with.

If you fancy joining in with the crafting bug then do have a go at my pattern its super cute, super easy and super inexpensive at just 3.50€ click here to order and download

And send me your photos I would love to see what you create! Any questions ask away and do please leave me a comment and let me have feedback on how you found it to work, catch up with you all again later this week!

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