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!

Christmas Craft

October 15, 2016 /

Got myself a gig with the Anglican Church here organising and taking part in their Christmas Fair. This is right up my street I love event planning, I know it’s sad, but all that list making and tables and designing posters. I also love Christmas decorating so it’s a case of bringing everything together in a Christmas extravaganza!

First year the crew, with my guidance, made some simple yet lovely stuff

Forever Christmas crackers, card tubes covered in fabric scraps and filled with little bags of sweets or stocking fillers, gathered at each end with an elastic band and then tied with ribbon. Decorate as desired.

Rustic twig stars are as cheap as chips and easy to make. Paint gathered twigs, tie with twine to form a star and decorate with unused Christmas ribbons, decorations, greenery or fake flowers

Salt dough. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Loads of recipes on line. For the gingerbread I used brown food colouring, the stars were painted with silver and the angels with white.

Christmas cards are always a firm favourite for everyone from beginner to expert. Gather up old Christmas cards and cut down to use on card blanks (available on line or from craft shops) then its glitter glue, lace, ribbon, buttons and beads and that firm favourite stick on lettering. Or make your own using a Christmassy font and printing off on to card stock.

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