Christmas Open House in Brighton

Open from 10 am to 4pm on
Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th November 2014

Friday 5th, Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th December 2014

Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th December 2014

For the perfect Christmas gift visit our old mate Kim's Christmas Open House in Brighton. This exhibition offers a wonderful selection of Christmas Gifts including wood (a selection of Culli's yarn bowls!), textiles, knitted accessories, felt, jewellery and glass. See below for directions.

Somewhat Grey, La Rochefoucauld, France

We have been introduced to this gorgeous new shop, more from a point of view of selling than buying, however I could easily be led astray.............

Owners Deborah and Jane opened Somewhat Grey in the main shopping street at La Rochefoucauld just 5 weeks ago and it is looking great.

They stock the beautiful Autentico chalk paints, which come in a stunning range of colours and are perfect for furniture painting.

The shop is crammed full of painted furniture, colourful cushions, rag rugs, kilims, Christmas decorations and gifts, also as from today a few of my knitted knick knacks and a nice order for some of Culli's woodturning in the spring.

Somewhat Grey is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and will be launching their new website soon.

Christmas Open House in Brighton

If you are anywhere near East Sussex next weekend make a visit to this wonderful Open House, see here

wooden honey dippers

There are some gorgeous gifts for Christmas including paintings, textiles, woodturning, felting, jewellery and knitting.

Open Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December 2013.

Arts and crafts exhibition - Charente-Maritime

Our winter Open House here at La Verderie is the weekend of 5th and 6th November and we have lots of goodies to exhibit. I am really pleased to get more paintings this year with some talented artists taking part, plus (of course) plenty of knitted knit knacks, greetings cards, some fantastic ceramic tajines, textiles, jewellery, wooden lamps and christmas decorations. Come and stock up on your Christmas Gifts!
10% of all profits will be donated to the Poppy Appeal.

We will also be serving delicious home made cakes, cream teas, pasties and pies all day with hot and cold drinks.

See further details here

Christmas Crackers and other knitting kits

Knit your own crackers with these great knitting kits. The cotton cracker can be filled with gifts of your choice and placed on the table on Christmas Day or use them to package small gifts. We also have lots of other knitting kits at Kangaroo which make great gifts for knitters, see here.

More Christmas Gifts for Knitters

We have more Denise Interchangeable knitting needles and crochet hooks due in stock next week, these make a great gift for knitters, or for stocking fillers try one of the following -
River John Shawl pin
Denise Interchangeable extra cords and needle tips
Mission Falls pattern books
Debbie Abrahams buttons
Addi knitting needles

Christmas Gifts for Knitters

Christmas is looming on the horizon and the last international posting dates are less than two weeks away. So treat your knitting friends and family to one of the following gifts
Gift vouchers to spend at Kangaroo
Knitting books
A learn to knit knitting kit
A learn to crochet kit
Addi bamboo knitting needles
A Hanne Falkenberg knitting kit
A kit for a knitted bag
A workshop at Kangaroo in East Sussex or France
A silk knitting needle case
Hand Maiden Sea Silk for lace weight knitting

We also offer a gift wrapping service so you gift can be sent direct and a selection of original greetings cards

Arts and Crafts

Pumpkins in the frost

I'm back blogging! October seemed to pass me by, I have missed two end of month photos for September and October and have a lot of catching up to do. My life is a little chaotic at the moment, we seem to have had a month of disasters. However, I am settling into commuting from France to Sussex every week, I miss Culli and the dogs and the gentle pace of life in France desperately, however it is great to be involved in the day to day running of Kangaroo and meeting up with old customers.
I have just had an Arts and Crafts Exhibition at home in France over the weekend, the combination of paintings and textiles (and delicious cream teas in aid of the Poppy appeal!) brought visitors in from all over the Charente-Maritime. It has fired my enthusiasm to open a gallery in our barn and have had Culli drawing up designs for the conversion all weekend!
November is going to be just as hectic, I have finally had the designs for my book approved so now have three weeks to make up all the designs and write the text..........
I also have to get a few tea cosies together for my old friend Kim's Open House in Brighton. If you are in the Brighton area this exhibition is well worth a visit, details will be on the one2six website soon. The exhibition will be open on 20th, 21st and 27th, 28th November and 4th, 5th and 11th, 12th December, a one stop visit for all your Christmas shopping and some scrummy cakes.