The Berylune Blog

I had a mosey down to one of our local supermarkets this afternoon - not the new one with the funky vegetable vapor cooler thingy, the old one around the corner - when I happened upon a new crafty magazine!...

What a lovely day! Finally, it feels like winter is behind us. We actually had the shop door propped open all day, and popped to Cow for a milkshake. Yum.

The Cath Kidston van was out enjoying the sunshine today too! They are due to open on Thursday, which we're all very excited about. We think Cath will draw loads of lovely new shoppers to Leamington, and just being round the corner from us will...

We are very lucky to be positioned just around the corner from the best indie deli in Leamington. OK. Controversial statement there. In honesty, we haven't tried many others, because Rustic on Regent Street is so damn close, and so ridiculously good, that we haven't felt the need to go elsewhere.

Kate offers great coffee, fabulous sandwiches, home baked goodies and the best scotch eggs I've ever...

It's not just me! Other people think tiny little people are cool too.



How awesome is it that she knits?

It's a tough one isn't it?

For the folks at 'Pulp the Classics', the choice was simple:

Clearly, I'm going to have to go and see what Baz Luhrmann has in store for us before I decide which of the two makes a better Gatsby, but I have a sneaking suspicion it's going to be Leo.
You still have plenty of time to read 'The Great Gatsby' before our next book club...

We have new things! Amy and Zoë  have been busy making book bags from retro fabric, modeled below by some random librarian we found in the street.

We've all been quite productive at Knit & Natter lately. There are a few projects nearly complete, my larksfoot blanket is almost done. I've been stalling it's completion as I don't have another project lined up yet... Maybe I'll try a bit of knitting again. Maybe.

My lovely, lovely fella, Nic, bought me my Kitchenaid a couple of years ago. There are a few brands of mixer available, but Kitchenaid wins. They look the coolest, which means you are far more likely to leave them on display all of the time, which means you're far more likely to actually use them!

My favourite recipe book is The Grand Central Baking Book. The page containing their Oatmeal...

The bunnies had to go back to their hutches (well, shelves), as Easter has drawn to an end. So Amy put her rainbow-filled thinking cap on to come up with a new window display. What do you think the first thing that came to mind was?

Zoëkindly made us some more beautiful felt brooches - this time in the shape of a bird, with a plume of brightly coloured feathers. And...

Ugh. I hate the clocks moving forwards. Why can't they keep going back? OK, don't answer that. In fairness, the bank holiday did ease the pain somewhat, and I am liking the lighter evenings.

I actually have three alarms to wake me up in the morning. It's not that I don't like being up and about, it's just that my bed is sooo comfy. We have just (today) taken delivery of some new alarm clocks in the...

I've had a lovely Easter weekend! On Saturday, we had two crochet workshops with Denise, one for spring-like flowers, the other for granny squares.


On Easter Sunday I played hostess and cooked roast beef for some of my favourite people in my new house. We stuffed ourselves stupid (Amy made us two massive and delicious desserts), drank and played with play-dough. I can...

We have new jewellery! Some of it is a bit funky, such as our startled cat brooches:

but instead, I'm eating this yummy stuff!

Yes. That says 'Caramelised Biscuit Spread'. So basically, it's a big jar of biscuit, but it's the consistency of crunchy peanut butter. They sell it at Clarendon Fruit Store, and whilst it's completely ace, I won't be buying it again because it gets eaten way too quickly around here! Although I might buy another jar to make ice cream with. But just one. 

Ra...

My computer is plugged in and I have managed to locate my keyboard, so I must have moved in! So far I am liking the new house and the friendly people on my street.

I've had the following announcement through from Zoë:



Hello again, just to let you all know that our next book club choice is going to be The Great Gatsby. This is a good opportunity to read the book before going to see the new film.

We...

Well. We have keys to our new Leamington abode. I don't think I'm underestimating when I say every single wall/surface/ceiling needs a coat of paint. And those that don't need painting need cleaning. So we've been getting on with that, with loads of help from my Mum, who is a painting goddess. Two rooms down, several to go.

The internet is being switched on on Tuesday, so the moving men are...

We mentioned the other day that the lovely Roisin - AKA Dolly Clackett - is going to be teaching Colette's 'Hazel' pattern in our studio next month. Click here for details.

Well, the delivery of Colette patterns has now arrived! And very pretty they are too.


We are very impressed with the clarity of the instructions. Also, have you ever noticed that patterns tend to have rubbish pictures on the...

We have a new view from the counter! Frankly, it rocks. I find myself spacing out, trying to choose which thing I would like to take home with me.


We have Paddywax candles. They smell divine and come in the prettiest jars. They are made from soy wax, so you can wash the...

We have shied away from buying widely recognised brands in our shop. We're small and independent and we want to be as unique as we can. However, no-one (that we're aware of) in Leamington stocks one of our very favourite designer's interiors range. Parkinsonshave Orla Kiely handbags (with some lovely designs on sale in the window I noticed the other day!), but no beautiful tins or ceramics to be...

About a year ago, when we were daring each other in to opening a shop, we found something fabulous at a market. I was digging through a pile of stuff when I came across a bag of fabric backdrops and animal shapes. We vaguely recognised them, but couldn't put our fingers on where from. So we bought it, because we liked them.

We got home and spread them all out. The fabric backdrops were illustrated...

We like rainbows around here. Some of us more than others:



You may have noticed from the above rainbow of satchels that we have a new colour in stock.