Blanca please pop in to collect your prize! I am sure these will make a dull day cozy!
We would like to say thank you for the wonderful response to this competition and also say thank you for every one who signed up for the newsletter as well. I shall do my best to create a news letter now and then. It is on my (massive) to do list:)
Think we will do this kind of competition again! But please do like us on facebook as well for more frequent updates.
Halloween is not really a Scandinavian tradition but I must admit I enjoy the excitement my three year old shows. We will carving our pumpkin today! She is off to a Halloween Disco tonight so I think she will be pretty happy when she gets home.
I am excited too but for other reasons! Tonight is the night we will introduce Christmas! The shop will transform and we are all very excited. Åsa and Zuzanna is there preparing as much as they can before the rest will drop in one by one! My mum is over from Sweden and we have baked soft gingerbread cake to get into the Christmas mood!!!
Since we will be in the shop we will lit pumpkins outside the shop and if you are out with your little ones then do come along, we would love to see your costumes. We do have a bucket of sweets:-)
Right I am off, neighbor will collect Stina in 20 min and then we are heading over! Oh exciting! Have a sneak peak through the window tonight if you are out and about, if not pop in over the weekend. The shop will be way different than today!
Wonderful time of the year! Delivery after delivery with so many new designs! Beautiful seasonal designs is filling up the shop and then our back shop is starting to fill up with Christmas! We have decided to wait until November before we transform the shop into Christmas, lets enjoy Autumn first!!!
But if you can not wait until November why not join us at Swedish Hemma for a little sneak peak! On Thursday 24th October from 5.30pm I will be at Hemma with a little pop-up shop! I am looking forward to this! Pop-up shops are a great way to meet new wonderful people and to talk about Scandinavian design and I enjoy it!
The festive season will kick off for us soon and I am pleased to say this year have brought in even more stars and Santa’s. More Scandinavian Christmas designs mixed with wonderful gifts and treats.
It is sadly the time of the year again…it is getting darker and every day it seem to get a bit darker earlier and earlier!!! It is also the time a year we start to wear our coats again and to be honest most people wear a dark coat or jacket. I know I do!
I remember last year picking up Stina from nursery being tired, both of us and hungry and a bit grumpy. Driving home in the dark could be quite scary, people are on their way home from work and standing half way out in the street assumed since they can see me I can see them. Children on scooters in dark school uniforms (they can go pretty fast). Edinburgh is a dark city, the streets and sidewalks are not lit up very well. It does not matter if you live in town or on the countryside, it is still important to be seen. I have now made sure all my jackets, handbags, Stina’s jackets and Lovisa’s pram is covered in reflectors.
So invest in a reflector and give the drivers a chance to see you. Even if you might think it is only the children that needs the reflector, think twice. You might be the one dashing between the cars.
As a Swede growing up in the countryside we always wore reflectors. The schoolbus did not stop if we did not waved our reflectors since they did not see us. Reflectors (very ugly ones) were given to all students at school, you could always pick one up with you local bank logo or some local business logo. My mum used to sew on reflector bands on to our jackets. And I thought they were seriously uncool to wear until I got my drivers licence and realized what a difference they make. Since I moved to the UK in 2005 I have never really seen any kind of reflectors guess only seen them on bikers or joggers and I am clearly not in that category:). So I used to stock up when I was home and as soon as we open the shop we introduced Glimmis (Popomax) which has been a success. It is a cheap life insurance and Glimmis have made them fun as well.
Moomin
Princess
Dinosaurs
Here is a little video that truly demonstrate what a difference a few reflectors can make. Both with and without street lights!
It is time for a new Pappelina order! 14th of October is the date! So for all you that is thinking about it! Now is the time to measure that space that is in need of something special…the amazing Pappelina plastic rug!
I can not help myself, so here we go again (sorry for my ranting)!!! I love this brand! I love my rug and if I could I would happily fill up my whole house with these rugs. Our hallway, under our big dining table, our bathroom, the girls room, the office! But for now one room at the time, and we started with a long colourful Lilo in Azure blue for our little kitchen!
Our kitchen rug, first of all we have black slate tiles so it for sure brightens the room up, second it hides all the crumbs, I am a rather messy baker and it is just super easy to hoover up any sugar, flour or anything that I manage to spill on it. Just hoover, mop, smaller ones goes in the washing machine or like I do I pop mine in the bathtub, rinse it and if any big stains happens to been created I just use a soft sponge and rub very gently. I just use washing up detergent to get it cleaned. When I happen to mop the kitchen floor I just want to hurry it to dry so I can put the rug back on it, a bit silly…I know!
I do have customers who have informed me (since I do not have any pets myself) that they are great for animals! “Not even the dog can break it”.
Vera One Large
So I think I have done enough of my ranting for this time! Why not pop in to the shop and have a feel! We are very happy to give you a hand with colours, designs, sizes and prices!
Pappelina is a Swedish brand based in the county of Dalarna. All the rugs are made in Sweden and made in a very delicate procedure. Please do read more about it on their website, click here. Please do notice that after our order has been placed, the rugs will be made which means delivery to us can take up to six weeks which might sound long but in fact you will get a quality rug that is hard wearing and functional which should last you many years of happiness:)
Please do browse their website for a little bit of eye candy:) Enjoy!
We have teamed up with a brand new magazine “Morningside Living”. However everyone can enter as long as you are based in the UK:)
And the fabuolous price is…drumroll please! A stunning “Shine Through” tealight holder set by Swedish Cult Design. This lovely set contains three square tealight holders in fine china with lovely patterns on both the inside and the outside. When lit up they give a warm and welcoming light and you can see the pattern on the inside shine through!
Perfect for this Autumn, perfect gift for the housewarming, birthday or why not a cozy treat! So all you need to do to join this competition is to click on competitions on the top tabs or click here.
Good luck
Winner will be announced here on the blog as well as on our Facebook page Nov 6th 2013. The winner will be drawn randomly and contacted by us!
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We are three, so happy and pleased! Thank you to all our amazing customers for your support!
Please do come and celebrate with us. For three days (Mon 16th – Wed 18th) there will be 10% on everything in the shop. And on Wednesday the 18th there will be cake…Swedish cream cake!!! Plus fizz of course!
A few weeks back we got this amazing delivery from Pappelina. And we also added a new feature to the shop. A ladder so we can show off the plastic rugs. However with such a small shop it sure was a challenge but I think we have pulled it off pretty good! And they have cause attraction for sure. I am so pleased to see how many of you fall in love with these rugs.
Plastic rugs??? Well now after owning my own rug and experienced one myself how amazing these are, then yes I would happily put a plastic rug in every room of my home. They are great, soft under the foot, super easy to wash, long lasting, colourful and somehow they seem to hide the crumbs. Customers with animals tells me they are great for animals as well…
You can easily use these rugs in kitchen, hallway, bathroom, living room, great under the large kitchen table, kids play room, bedroom or why not in a conservatory.
Pappelina is a lovely brand based in the dark woods of Dalarna in Sweden. The rugs are actually woven in an old factory in Sweden. The plastic is environmental friendly and also made in Sweden. Each rug take time to make since it is a delicate procedure. This is why the delivery time can take up to six weeks, if not in stock the rugs will be made for us.
This is not all, as well as rugs we also introduced cushions and I am blown away by the quality and feel as well as the beautiful designs. These cushions are stunning and luxurious!
We place an order ever three four months and next one should take place early September so why not browse their website and just give us a ring on 01316290941 or send me an email to hello@spektakular.co.uk for more information. We do have lovely designs in stock so why not pop in and feel the texture for yourself. We are happy to help.
We need to start making space for the new Autumn and Winter designs so most of the clearance lines have 30% -50% off. We will post some highlights on our Facebook page so “Like” us if you haven’t already.
Pop in and find yourself a bargain and please do remember when it is gone it will be gone. We will not re-stock any of these lovely designs so if you see something you know you would like feel free to call us on 0131 629 0941 and we can put it aside for you for a few days or take a card payment on the phone.
And yes we do mail order so just send us an email to hello@spektakular.co.uk and we will give you some more information.
Oh it is this time again for the biggest holiday in Sweden (after Christmas of course). If you happen to be in Sweden today…well do not be alarmed if all the main cities are empty and shops are closed. It is the time of the year when people leave to go to the country side or to the coast. The maypole will be raised, girls wear the flower-rings in their hair and the big table is set for the big meal. Herring, potato salads and to finish it all of with a strawberry cream cake. And do not forget the Schnapps, and lots of it.
This is the time when we gather with family and friends and it is also the kick off for our long holidays over the Summer. Most Swedes take four or five weeks off work. Almost all of July Sweden is closed down and people are in good holiday spirit.
Richard has still not experienced this holiday mainly because we normally do a longer holiday period in the end if the Summer but one year it will be his turn…he will not know what have hit him:) However we are off to a party tomorrow with lots of Swedes so he shall experience a little bit of it. I better crack on, I shall make some potato salad for tomorrow:-)
If you like to know more about how we Swedes celebrate Midsummer why not join us with the Scottish Swedish Society this Sunday at the grounds of Edinburgh Academy (in Stockbridge). Click HERE for more information.
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