'Ello! London Calling!

'Ello, mates!  We're feeling our Anglo roots a bit more again these days...

take a look at our new inventory additions and you'll see it's true!

One of the additions (re-intro's, actually) is our reunion with

Emma Bridgewater and the wonderful range of tableware and other 

fun accessories that only she can come up with.

If you've been a customer of The Beautiful Life for a while,
you'll remember that for years and years we were a major Bridgewater stockist --
we had many, many patterns and just about every available piece within each pattern
(plates and bowls of all sizes, serving pieces, mugs galore, etc.).

But... in my ever-changing womanly mind, I began a pursuit of all things French and 

(boy I hate to admit this) I left my "first love" of all things British.  

Lately, though... I've begun to miss stocking those fabulous pieces of Bridgewater pottery,
so we are once again carrying that truly amazing range of tableware
and I couldn't be more excited.

My own kitchen is chock full of the stuff -- and I will tell you for certain, each piece is as 

perfect and gorgeous as the day I set it in my cupboards about 10 years ago!

{{And trust me, we USE it -- we don't handle it with kid gloves, either.}}

The stuff is just simply amazing -- truly made to be used and withstand the rigors of daily, true 

family-style use.  

This is not "precious" dinnerware that the kids have to be afraid of

and I love that it is COMPLETELY MICRO-WAVE/DISHWASHER safe.

If you are not familiar with Emma Bridgewater and her fabulous pottery in the UK, 

I beg of you, watch these videos -- they are delightful!

She would be a great blogger - she is so down-to-earth and as a young mother of several

children, but also a wildy successful international business owner, she no doubt shares many of the

same day-to-day experiences we do.  She is a real treasure - not at all stuffy or "corporate", 

Emma shares her business with her husband Matthew and together they are an 

unstoppable creative team.

Here are the two videos that take you on a delightful, fun tour of the Bridgewater factory

in Stoke-on-Trent, UK  -- fun to see how these fabulous pieces are created and end up 

ultimately in our kitchens!

YOU'LL NEED TO FIRST CLICK THE PAUSE BUTTON ON

THE MUSIC PLAYER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BAR 

BEFORE PLAYING THESE VIDEOS.... YOU WOULDN'T

 WANT TO MISS A WORD OF THE WONDERFUL

BRITISH ACCENTS!  :)

BUT WAIT!

THERE'S MORE!  

;)

Even more fab finds with an English theme....

No, no... we haven't deserted the Nordic-French or the French

looks -- but certainly there is room for another of our Continental friends, right?

In fact, I believe you will find that in particular, the
BLACK TOAST AND MARMALADE pattern
and the
WHITE TOAST & MARMALADE pattern from Bridgewater
 are seemingly TAILOR-MADE for the fairer, more delicate tones we've come to love
in the Nordic-French look.


In fact, I'm fairly certain that had you seen these same pieces from the Bridgewater collection
shown in either Jeanne d'Arc Living or Vakre Hjem Interiors magazines, you'd
be sure they originated right in Scandinavia.

So welcome aboard Emma Bridgewater and make room for the Brit-themed paper goods.

After all, when it comes to decor and decorating, we're ALL ABOUT MIXING IT UP, 

so dust off your best English accent and head over to 

the shop and have a look!

CLICK HERE TO GO!


{{Below are a couple of other products not yet in, but on the
order list -- plus, there are still more things shipping to us
over the next month or so,
so...
Stay tuned!