Ready for the new year, Girl’s Own Store now has its very own canvas tote bag. Featuring the lovely logo, with handles long enough to go over the shoulder and leave your hands free. Hang it somewhere handy ready for use. It is neat enough to fold or roll up and stash in your pocket or handbag…
DetailsNothing beats chocolate truffles for sheer indulgence. They make a great last minute gift – and are quick and easy to make yourself from just a few simple, if decadent ingredients: 100g Plain Chocolate 2 Tablespoons Double Cream 1 Tablespoon Brandy or Rum (optional but advised) 225-275g Icing Sugar Makes about 24 Method: Break the chocolate…
DetailsIf you’re after a delicious book in which to immerse yourself in front of the fire on a gloomy winter’s afternoon, then this is the one to go for. Over 70 of her distinctive and exquisite prints are reproduced, together with preparatory drawings, painting and collages. The text by Leslie Geddes-Brown discusses Lewin’s inspiration in the natural world…
DetailsLocal print maker Liz Somerville and potter Emily Myers will be exhibiting together and their respective studios over the next couple of weekends. Their complimentary work is well worth a visit if you have the chance. 11am – 4pm 27-28th November at 2 Chalk Pit Cottages, Tangley, Hampshire, SP11 0RX. And 11am – 4pm 4-5th…
DetailsCall it flannel, flannelette, winceyette or just brushed cotton. This is the ideal fabric for warming winter nightwear. As a general definition, flannel (flannette, winceyette) is a plain or twill weave napped cotton fabric. It is this napping (scratching to raise the fibres on the surface) which gives it the distinctive soft or fuzzy feel.…
DetailsMacaroons are making a comeback. Combine with classic jam tarts for a real granny style teatime treat. So simple. This recipe is taken from ‘Exciting Cooking and 1001 Household Hints’, published in 1959 by Literary Press. You will need: Short Crust Pastry (made with 6oz/175g flour, 1.5oz/40g baking fat, 1.5oz/40g butter, pinch of salt, half…
DetailsHomemade marmalade is just so quintessentially English, no breakfast table should be without it. But there are a couple of drawbacks: Seville oranges are only available for a very short time early in the year, and the preparation required is very time consuming. The solution is to cheat – just a little. Mamade – those tins of…
DetailsWith the nights drawing in and already a few frosty nights; a cosy, warm bed has to be one of the most comforting things at this time of year. Since the introduction into British bedrooms of the ‘continental quilt’ during the 1970’s, it would seem that duvets are now ubiquitous throughout the land. A resurgence in the popularity of cotton sheets, good woollen blankets and…
DetailsOur attention has been drawn towards small things- or small people to be exact. Why do tiny people hold such fascination? – There is always something of the Borrowers about small figures. There is always the notion that they have their own small world. They do, of course have their own lives to lead the…
DetailsHello, And a warm welcome to the brand new Girl’s Own Store Blog. It will be for all manner of things that are, in some way or other Girl’s Own Store related. In essence this means any subject that appeals to Girl’s Own Store sensiblities. This may range from the downright useful, sensible and informative to the positively eccentric…
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