Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board : Jubilee

Ok, I hold my hands up – maybe this isn’t so much a mood board but it’s certainly reflecting my mood after a hectic girly weekend celebrating my up coming nuptials.  All I really want to do is eat and go to sleep!

I found this amazing recipe for Raspberry Glam Trifle from Mrs Lilin that’s presented so beautifully and I thought that it would be the perfect pairing for our Jubilee Tea Towels.  It will add a touch of glamour to the Diamond Jubilee proceedings with edible glitter on a very British trifle and style it with this super cool typographic tea towel print.

Click here for the yummy recipe from the very stylish Mrs Lilien!

Tags: british, diamond, jubilee, june, magpie miller, monday, mood board, moodboard, printed, queen, recipe, teatowel, trifle, typography

Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board : Signs

Do this.  Don’t do that.  Go over there.  Not that way!  Signs often get a bad rap, seen as symptomatic of an overbearing society.  We think that’s utter nonsense – signs are throughly satisfying nuggets of information dispensed with concise aplomb.  Here at Magpie Miller we’ve long obsessed over the unsung heroes of British road-sign design, Margret Calvert and Richard ‘Jock’ Kinneir, and think that their clean and well thought out typographic representations are a brilliant example of good design as part of everyday life.

Today’s Mood Board salutes the sign – including one of our own reclaimed license plates.  Giving a huge nod to nostalgia, these Wyoming license plates with their coffee & cream colour scheme and bucking rodeo rider motif (the longest running license plate image in the World no less) bring a little bit of the Mid-West into your home. Outta state license plate!

Tags: design, licenseplates, magpiemiller, mondaymoodboard, moodboard, nostalgia, old, vintage, wyoming

Dashing Competition : Win Our Super Cool Origami candlesticks!

Great news!  Issue 4 of the delectable Dashing magazine is out and ready for your viewing pleasure.  Even better news – We’ve teamed up with Dashing and they’re offering you the chance to win our super cool Origami Candlestickes!  What a bonus ball!

To enter this fantastic competition throw some shapes by clicking on the image below.

Queen’s Jubilee Tea Towel : Good Gracious!

Roll out the barrels! Pop the kettle on! Knees up Mother Brown! It’s time for a proper British party in 2012 – with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee arriving on the crest of flag waving patriotism. Whether you’re an avid monarchist or a staunch republican, these gorgeous tea-towels wear their bold graphic design with serious aplomb and can be taken on face value or as a wry satirical comment. Strictly limited edition and inspired by classic theatre posters, the 100% cotton towels (measuring in at a generous 45.7cm x 73.7cm) mix glorious typography, landmark icons and a blistering central diamond to create an amazing kitchen accessory which will serve you as long as Her Majesty has the British people. Hemmed on all sides and with a hanging hook to the rear, the Queen’s Jubilee Tea Towel is an everyday item sprinkled with design magic. Hip hip, horay!

Tags: celebration, diamond, diamondjubilee, jubilee, magpiemiller, queen, regal, royal, teatowel, typography

Monday Moodboard (On a Tuesday) : Numbers

Imagine life without numbers.  It would be a right old shambles.  Even ignoring for now the fundemental framework they give to our world, numbers also look lovely - making them the perfect icons to sprinkle across our homes.  With their gorgeous curves and tacit ability to bring back memories (just think how special the collection of digits which represent an anniversary are), numbers are a mathematical construct that can easily fit into the aesthetic appointment of our living space.

Let us know what you think to numbers! x

Tags: coaster, coasters, letterpress, magpiemiller, monday, moodboard, numbercoaster, numbers, tuesday

Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board : Turquoise

Whether in jewellery or homeware, there is something very special about the colour turquoise.  The New Scientist has reported that it’s the colour of the universe and is even significant in tracing the history of star formation!  Turquoise has a rich depth combined with a fresh and fun element which gives the impression of expense without being overly serious.  These Magpie Miller Ball Mason jars were made from the sand found on Lake Michigan; giving it a fabulously distinct colour.  Sadly, when all the sand had gone this colour was impossible to replicate but fear not as it’s preserved right here in these gorgeous jars!  Used as decorative items alone or by adding flowers or candles, it gives an excuse for you to add a subtle element of luscious turquoise to any room in the house or garden.

Are you a fan of turquoise? x

Tags: balljars, ballmason, magpiemiller, monday, moodboard, turquoise

Magpie Miller Evening Event : Round Up!

Curating our online boutique has allowed us to hunt out and sell gorgeous items to the Magpie Miller followers.  What we do miss out on though is meeting all the lovely people and saying thanks for the support you’ve given Magpie Miller in the jam packed few months since we opened.  The little social bean that I am I wanted an excuse to share all of our lovely wares whilst supping wine and nibbling on some canapés – so we thought ‘let’s have a do’.  And we did!

Thank you to everyone that was able to make it last week; we had an absolutely fantastic night and it was great to meet so many lovely people!  Some new friends include the discerning ladies, Teresa and Sam, from the brilliant I Am Into This blog who popped in for a natter.  It was fab to finally meet them!  Plus we met Carol, from Caramel Designs who makes the most gorgeous bags – I’d recommend a peek!  If you’d like to be invited to our next shindig (we’re going to get on the road so should have something close to you) please contact me at info@magpiemiller.co.uk – We’d love to see you there!

Oh Dear Cushion

Reclaimed Hessian Sack

Amish Star

Ball Mason Jar

Field Notes

Deer Silhoutte Tea Towel

Mojave Cork Coasters

San Diego Rodeo Tea Towel

Queen’s Jubilee Tea Towel

Green Soda Bottles

Wyoming License Plate

Gold Horse Cushion

Blaue Blume Cake Stand

Blaue Blume Tea Cup and Saucer

Blaue Blume Lace Plate

La Vie En Rose Table Cloth

Tags: balljar, bottles, cakestand, canapes, drinks, event, homeware, jubilee, magpiemiller, teatowel, vintage

Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board : Geometric

This week’s Magpie Miller Monday Mood Board is all about Geometric shapes.  We love having items in our house that have a slight edge to them (bad pun intended!) as they give a lovely contrast to the rounded objects that we normally tend to acquire.  Please let us know what you think to our Geometric Mood Board! x

Tags: geometric, homeware, ideas, lifestyle, magpie miller, monday, mood board, shapes, style

Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board

It’s no secret that we’re addicted to Pinterest and we’ve been collecting looks and styles for the past 6 months now and thought it was about time to share our pins in a brand new feature; Magpie Miller’s Monday Mood Board where we’ll team some of our items with styles that we’re totally in love with.  Hope you enjoy!

Tell us what you think to our Vintage Glamour mood board! x

 

Tags: cameo, glamour, home, homeware, lifestyle, lookbook, magnets, magpiemiller, mood board, style, vintage

Vote Magpie Miller and win £500 of vouchers!

Would you be so kind and nominate little ol’ us (Magpie Miller) as your favourite European independent home shop?  And if being altruistic isn’t enough, by voting you’ll be in with a chance of winning £500′s worth of interior vouchers.  Win Win!

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