These pretty handcrafted corn hearts, lover’s knots and horseshoes are the latest items available from the Wedding in a Teacup online shop – aren’t they beautiful? I am always at risk of over-using the word ‘natural’ here, but I do love how ‘natural’ these items are, and according to Hester from Wedding in a Teacup they have centuries of British rural tradition behind them.
If you’re planning an autumn wedding I can’t imagine many things more lovely than these to decorate your ceremony or reception venue with. In fact, it was my family church decorated for the harvest festival that inspired how I wanted the church to feel for our wedding – among other details, they used two big milk churns outside filled with dried corn, we used those same milk churns but filled with cow parsley for our wedding. You could also give them as wedding favours.
It’s been lovely announcing all these lucky winner’s over the past few weeks, but today’s competition winner is particular exciting because I’ll get to meet them! Myself and Rachel from Catkin Flowers have collaborated to put on an exclusive TNWC cut flower growing and arranging course, and one lucky person is winning a free place.
Rachel found it incredibly difficult to select a winner from all the lovely entries, but if you did enter and aren’t the lucky winner who’s name is below, you can still join us for the course. Shortly I will be posting details of how you can book your discounted place on this exclusive course, where you’ll get to learn about how to start a cutting garden and how to arrange with cut flowers.
A huge congratulations to Nik – we will be in touch about your free place on the course and look forward to meeting you. Rachel loved that Nik wanted to learn how to grow cut flowers to give to her family and friends, and that she could see the benefits of cutting garden to local wildlife – hopefully after coming on the workshop Nik will be able to get growing!
I told you I had some beautiful finds and inspiration to share with you – just think I’ve been keeping these things to myself all this time! Aren’t I terrible? When I spotted these stunning handmade jelly mould tealights it was love at first sight and I will be most definitely treating myself to a couple in the near future.
They are handmade in clay by potter Tom Gloster in his workshop garden shed in Wales, where he also runs a charming looking coffee and craft shop called Pethau Melys with textile designer Myfanwy Griffiths. When I saw them I instantly got in touch with Tom to find out more about these endearing little tealights.
Tom told me how the jelly mould tealights came about. “I like to find things that have one use and change the use by making them out of clay. The jelly molds are a line of work that have been inspired from vintage metal jelly moulds, which I found when helping my mum.
I’m delighted to announce the two winners of The Natural Works Company competition to win the gift sets of luxury beauty products. If you entered this competition but aren’t one of the two lucky winners detailed below, you’ll still be receiving a 10% discount code via email to spend on products from The Natural Works Company’s range.
More winners on the blog today, and not just one, but five! A huge thank you is in order for the lovely Nicola of Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe who ran this fabulous competition for five of my readers to win a place on her up-coming “Made By You” DIY bridal workshop.
If you entered this competition but don’t find your name below, don’t despair! Nicola still has a few places left on this fantastic workshop to create your own headpiece, which is being held in Manchester on Thursday 3rd May 2012 from 7pm – 10pm. Places cost £50 and is inclusive of all sewing materials, pot of tea, piece of homemade cake and of course your “Made by You” creation.
So without further ado, the winners of the Silver Sixpence competition are…
Congratulations to all five of you! In order to secure your place on the workshop, please drop Nicola an email at nicolawellard@hotmail.co.uk to confirm your place, including your name, telephone and email address.
There’s been a bit of a media hubub about this latest wedding venue that I get to introduce you to, but no wonder – they are the first licensed wedding venue in the UK to allow beach weddings! Beach Weddings Bournemouth is a very exciting new wedding venue, allowing you to get married on the beach, and for the first time legally.
Never, ever before this could you legally marry on a beach in the UK, but Beach Weddings Bournemouth have changed all that. Imagine a beautiful and natural wedding, where you don’t need to fuss about decorating the venue when you have a stunning seascape with waves lapping at the shore and a sandy beach stretching out before you.
Are you today’s lucky winner? There were lots of wonderful entries for this competition from Darby & Joan Vintage to win a beautiful vintage tiered cake stand and teacup candle, which made it very difficult for Karen from Darby & Joan Vintage to select a winner. But a winner has been chosen, so thanks to everyone who entered.
This afternoon we get to congratulate another comeptition winner and to thank another of the wonderful businesses found on The Natural Wedding Company directory who put on these competition for our readers. The Paper Florist ran a competition for one lucky reader to win a beautiful origiami lily and rose bridal bouquet.
Congratulations to Rosie who will be the lucky recipient of one of these beautiful and unusual bouquets from The Paper Florist. Rosie – I’ll be in touch by email to link you up with The Paper Florist to get your bouquet sent out to you.
So this is it – this is the last of the birthday month celebration competitions, and what a lovely note to end on. The lovely Lisa Dawn Photography is offering one lucky reader the chance to win an eco-friendly, handcrafted wedding album worth £750!
I am so delighted to share this exclusive prize with you all, as I have been familiar with Lisa Dawn Photography’s work for a number of years now and I love the contemporary and creative style they bring to their wedding photography. Run by husband and wife team Lisa and Scott, you’ll get two photographers on your big day to capture all those lovely moments.
The lovely Emily from Clervaux Weddings has been in touch to tell me about the Gorgeous Green Wedding Fair they are organising next Saturday 14th April 2012. The fair is being held at the Clow Beck Eco Centre, an organic, biodynamic farm in Croft on Tees near Darlington and will showcase a range of local and green wedding suppliers as well as allowing you to view their eco wedding venue.
Emily told me, “We’ll be showing people around our 100% eco venue and if they are lucky they may see some of our new born spring lambs! We have selection of local and green wedding suppliers from pre-loved dresses to crafty alternative hen dos, local photographers and florists promoting English grown seasonal flowers.”
Charlie
