Wow, it’s the rainiest bank holiday ever here in the UK. However can’t moan too much it’s still a day off from work and a chance to snuggle up on the sofa in a blanket, with Nylon and Country Living - whilst drinking tea of course. I thought I would share my new table mats with you all, I had been looking for sometime now as I wanted something unusual (not store bought) and finally I found some at Grand Designs Live 2008.  

They are by an independent tableware designer and maker called Jenny Duff and the artist of the designs is Gillian Blease. Jenny’s company, Jenny Duff Tableware is fantastic, she has so many beautiful designs and offers them all a range of sizes. The thing that made me smile the most about my new table mats was that I had searched London high and low for something unusual and Jenny Duff Tableware is based only 15 miles from my home town of Whitstable?! Freaky that I had to go to Grand Designs in London to find her, it just proves that the crafting community doesn’t really have a good support network here in the UK - local crafts can slip unnoticed, even from my hawk eye!

I just wanted to say a really big thank you to Holly over on Decor8 for mentioning my little humble blog in her ‘Happy Friday’ post …. and saying that she ‘couldn’t stop looking at’ it. I am extremely flattered as Decor8 is one of my favourite, and the best blogs out there!