THE FAMOUS BRITISH CARNABY STREET SHOPPING PARTY...

 

 

On Thursday 2 May, 5-9pm, Carnaby is the place to be. The Carnaby Shopping Party in association with Grazia magazine, features over 100 shops and restaurants including independent boutiques and  stores exclusive to Carnaby, all offering 20% discount. You can also enjoy loads of free activities including live music, trend talks and free drinks. Grab a bite to eat after at one of the 20 restaurants and cafés taking part including Cha Cha Moon, Fornata and Carnaby Burger Co. Register for your FREE ticket here.

 

 There will be live music, DJs, an instagram photo shoot with Benefit makeovers, spot prize goodie bags and a free drink at The White Horse Kopparberg bar in Kingly Court. Legendary shoe designer Terry De Havilland will be signing shoes at his new Carnaby boutique and Grazia's Fashion News Editor Katherine Ormerod will be hosting trends talks in Kingly Court, plus lots more. Register for your free ticket at carnaby.co.uk and follow @CarnabyLondon for updates and competitions.

LOVE BEING BRITISH.....

 

How wonderful is this - it's made by 'Love Being British' on http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lovebeingbritish/product/grow-old-along-with-me-framed-british-print

 

Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright alive during the 1900s. This romantic Great British quote comes from Browning's poem Rabbi Ben Ezra.

                                                                   The quote reads:
Grow Old Along With Me. The best is yet to be
All of our framed products can either be hung or stood on a surface.
This Love Being British product comes in two different sizes (small or large) with two variations on the union jack background (soft or strong) and two frame colours (black or white) so you can tailor this framed quote exactly how you would like it.

 

 

 

THE BRILLIANT 'GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE'...

THE FINALE OF 'THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE'...

 

 

The last episode of the 'Great British Sewing Bee', presented by Claudia Winkleman was as entertaining as the previous three, and although I have put this post on my Vintage Blog I just had to share it with you here.

Patrick Grant and Mary Martin, I'm sure will now have some great fans, especially Patrick, if only for his love of a straight hem and dropped shoulders.

Making a man's shirt seemed to ruffle all the contestants feathers except for Ann of course.

Ann was crowned the winner after her 75 years of sewing experience. I guess with that amount of experience she could only be the winner, but everyone was a winner in my eyes.

It was a great program which I hope will be back on our screens again sometime.

With all the excitement and high viewing figures for this programme it was no surprise to find the Daily Mail have jumped on the bandwagon and produced a FREE 'Start Sewing' booklet in today's Daily Mail.

It has a brilliant step-by-step beginners guide to sewing and throughout next week Monday – Thursday they have four other projects for you to try. Of course there is also a book out to go with the programme which has all of their projects and 23 more to try, 'The Great British Sewing Bee', by Tessa Evelegh.

 

 

THE QUESTION IS – HOW BRITISH ARE YOU ?...

If your not sure, then why not take the test, 'How British Are You ?' - it's in a book of questions for the British Citizenship Test.

You might think you know everything about being British, but could you pass the test?

It's a test for a rite of passage for anyone wanting to live in the UK and is taken by over 100,000 people every year.

You can also take the test online at http://www.howbritishareyou.com/quiz – Have a go, I think you might be surprised at some of the questions.