Olympic Flame 13 June

Am very very excited, on Wednesday 13th June around 18.00-18.30 the Olympic Flame will pass by our shop!!! I bought Swedish flags when I was home so when you see a bunch of people waving for dear life cheering on the flame, yeah it will be us! You can find the street by street  Olympic Torch Relay here.

As a Swede you get the love for the Olympic games quite early in life. It is something special and it is the top prestige medal you can get. Since Sweden is such a small country we are very proud of our athletes. So with London Olympics coming up I am getting ready to cheer on my fellow countrymen and women! Go Sweden!

Halloween

Well Halloween is not a Swedish tradition, but during the years it has started to become a more common sight in the shops and I know my nephew who is seven has a Halloween party. Traditions do change, but what we Swedes do at Halloween or the weekend during 31st of October – 6st of November, is the time when we remember our loved ones and we go to the graveyards and light up candles and it is a  spectacular sight when you walk or drive by at night and you see the graveyards all gloomy and it looks so beautiful.  We call it “Alla Helgons Dag” guess it would translate to All Saints Day. I must admit I am not that sure what the real meaning of the name is…

Image by Kjell Isberg

But since Halloween is getting closer I have managed to get a few lovely new taper candles by Ester & Erik. In black and orange of course! We have a few ghost sponges left as well as skull napkins and teatowels. And of course if you are off for a house party at Halloween I do have gifts and lots of them.

Have a lovely weekend

Charlotte x

Happy Birthday Stina!!!

Grattis på födelsedagen Stina!

Our gorgeous daughter is one year today Friday! Wow I think this must have been the fastest year of my life, it sure has been an amazing year!

We  have taken some time off from the shop this weekend, but fear not! Emma is in the shop every day this weekend  and will look after you! And don’t miss out on this weekend’s celebration offer at the shop, 10 % off on Stina’s favourites! All Teddykompaniets animal slippers, they are soooo cute and funky and all of course Färg & Forms lovely soft children’s blankets in 100% cotton!

Have a lovely weekend

Richard, Charlotte & Stina

New Pappelina order will be place 29th July

Yes it is time for a new order from Pappelina. The rugs are getting more and more attention and just like me, our customers are falling in love with them. Once you get one you are hooked ;)

Plastic rugs are something that I grew up with, (not realising then how great they were) as well as rugs made of old rags (which is another great idea I am looking into for the shop). Pappelina use a traditional weaving technique from the 40’s, with modern plastics, and new designs. They started in 1999 and from there it has kicked off and they re-introduced the so clever plastic rug in our homes.

Last time I visited my grandmother in Gothenburg I realised she had them in her kitchen, bathroom and in the hallway and she bought them in the 60’s and still looking fabulous! When I visited my other grandmother in Uddevalla she had one on the balcony and in the summer-house and even here at my mum’s, there is one on the balcony. They are absolutely spectacular, so easy to wash, just put them in the washing machine or put them in the shower or bathtub and hose them down, using a soft sponge on any particularly dirty bits . Or, as one of our customers told us, use babywipes! I sure have plenty of those lying around…

We have one in our kitchen, the lovely Lilo in azure blue, and a soft Svea is moving in with Stina as soon as she leaves our bedroom.

Please do checkout their website and come in and see us or give us a ring and we are happy to help with dimensions, designs and let you know the price. Next order will be placed Friday the 29th of July, so plenty of time to measure.  We try to place orders together so shipping costs are low and we can keep prices competitive.

Have a lovely browse

Charlotte x