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!

Warm days cosy nights

September 17, 2018 /

When I got up this morning Girona had disappeared! We were literally in the clouds, I would have taken a picture but it would have just been whiteout. The sun is beginning to burn it off now but it put me in mind of the coming autumn days, digging out the vintage crockery, warm stews and mugs of chocolate, woolly socks and jumpers.

One of my favourites featured on today’s blog are the wonderful and whimsical ceramics of Elizabeth Price, here taking a stand or seat as bookends, they are just so studied and remind me of being a kid at my Grans. I can find no direct link to Elizabeth’s works for sale but a number of galleries sell her creations. Just google her name and you will find a selection of outlets.

I have also sneaked a recipe in here, Beef Casserole with Potato and Leek Mash, its from an Australian site so even they get cold weather!

All the sources for the above: Elizabeth Price spotlight on the artist, harvest, vintage wood board, vintage tea cup, toasty fire, recipe, logs, woolly cardigans, Elizabeth Price

Images are not mine, unless specified, where available, links to originals and suppliers are provided, if any image belongs to you and is not credited please let me know so I can either provide a link or remove it.

2 Comments

Susan Reilly

September 17, 2018 at 11:38 am Reply

Love this board, wishing it was Autumn ya !
- annemarie
  
  September 19, 2018 at 8:24 pm Reply
  
  I know! I keep thinking it’s going to arrive and then we get another scorcher!

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