Poppy Treffry

Good Morning from rainy Texas! I don't get to write that very often! As I type, the rain is actually pouring down onto my tin roof. It sounds great. The kids are all at home today for various reasons and it's lovely to be able to sit and enjoy it all rather than haring off in to the rain to drive 70 miles in the darkness to get to work :)

As a means of whetting your appetite as to all the gorgeous things that Union Jackie's is going to be able to source for you, I am starting a blog series of gorgeous English items being handcrafted in the UK at the moment.

I'm going to start with Poppy Treffry, a business established in picturesque St. Ives in the west of England. If you watch Doc Martin on PBS then you will know exactly the kind of fishing village that I am referring to. Poppy and her team of sewing ladies make whimsical homegoods such as tea cosies, tea towels, pictures, bags etc. As an avid tea drinker I particularly like her tea cosies and mugs

Having said that, I am in love generally with the slightly retro and gentle English way of life suggested by her products. You have to love this photo below right......

 that was recently submitted to a Poppy photo contest where the competitors were asked to show how they were using their Poppy Treffry goddies that they had purchased. That outside picnic table laden with delightful tea time items and the snazzy VW van is about as eccentrically English as I can imagine.

So, check out Poppy's online store at poppytreffry.co.uk and let me know which items you like the most. Come August it is my fervent prayer that the Union Jackie's market stall near you will be stocking them :)