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Celebrate in Style

Celebrate in Style

  When you're a bit chuffed with the cake you've just made... and you really want to show someone that you love them, make a little extra effort... Simply add...

Celebrate in Style

  When you're a bit chuffed with the cake you've just made... and you really want to show someone that you love them, make a little extra effort... Simply add...

Soda Bread - One of life's SIMPLE comforts...and even my husband can make it !

Soda Bread - One of life's SIMPLE comforts...an...

When we are all feeling like a bit of comfort food my husband makes soda bread.  Warm out of the oven we slather it with thick slices of butter and...

Soda Bread - One of life's SIMPLE comforts...an...

When we are all feeling like a bit of comfort food my husband makes soda bread.  Warm out of the oven we slather it with thick slices of butter and...

The Carnival Cloth Wall Hanging - an Interpretation by Gustavo Montes De Oca

The Carnival Cloth Wall Hanging - an Interpreta...

Lucy Montes De Oca, one of the founders of Montes&Clark spent much of 2014 travelling Mexico in search of indigenous textiles and crafts with her husband, Gustavo.  Here he interprets...

The Carnival Cloth Wall Hanging - an Interpreta...

Lucy Montes De Oca, one of the founders of Montes&Clark spent much of 2014 travelling Mexico in search of indigenous textiles and crafts with her husband, Gustavo.  Here he interprets...

Our table linen is rather marvellous....even if we do say so ourselves !

Our table linen is rather marvellous....even if...

And it's all in the way it's made.  All our cloths are hand woven either on a back strap loom, or on a pedal loom, a technique brought to Mexico...

Our table linen is rather marvellous....even if...

And it's all in the way it's made.  All our cloths are hand woven either on a back strap loom, or on a pedal loom, a technique brought to Mexico...

BONKERS FOR BURGUNDY

BONKERS FOR BURGUNDY

Burgundy, Berry Red, Ox-Blood, Maroon... a palette of berry reds mixed with pinks is an absolute favourite of ours. Rich with pigment, some people find burgundy intimidating, even forceful, but...

BONKERS FOR BURGUNDY

Burgundy, Berry Red, Ox-Blood, Maroon... a palette of berry reds mixed with pinks is an absolute favourite of ours. Rich with pigment, some people find burgundy intimidating, even forceful, but...

WORLD OF WALNUTS - Life in a Nutshell

WORLD OF WALNUTS - Life in a Nutshell

HAND MADE IN MEXICO WITH GREAT CARE AND SKILL. A HOW TO GUIDE...I dare you, give it a go !  Take one Walnut, carefully cut in half and sand the...

WORLD OF WALNUTS - Life in a Nutshell

HAND MADE IN MEXICO WITH GREAT CARE AND SKILL. A HOW TO GUIDE...I dare you, give it a go !  Take one Walnut, carefully cut in half and sand the...