late night christmas shopping

posted on November 22nd, 2012 by rosie

exeterlatenightshopping

Wondering when you’ll fit in the Christmas shopping this year? Fear not, we have put together a list of late night shopping dates throughout Devon & Cornwall to help you work through that Santa list and get in the festive spirit with a mince pie or two!

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st ives wins best coastal town award!

posted on November 16th, 2012 by sian

Well done Cornwall!  St Ives has scooped the best coastal town award for a third year in a row. And Cornwall has been voted the ultimate visitor destination for a fourth year in a row…

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bangers and bonfires in the south west

posted on November 1st, 2012 by rosie

Bonfire Night Cornwall

Photo: paulnewcombephotography.co.uk

Get snuggled up in your best Seasalt accessories and warm your fingers around a bonfire at one of these firework displays!

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scarecrow windows

posted on October 26th, 2012 by Emma

 Our lovely window dressers have taken pity on the humble scarecrows this month, wrapping them up in the latest Seasalt warmers and giving them a front row seat in our shop windows, ready for the 5th of November displays. Read the rest of this entry »

the ghost ship of st. ives bay

posted on October 24th, 2012 by sian

With All Hallows’ Eve is just around the corner, we set out on a mission to find some spooky Cornish stories and were pointed in the direction of Shanty Baba, professional story teller and St. Ives resident. And he told us this tale of stormy nights, rough seas and a ghost ship in St. Ives Bay…

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jack doherty at the leach pottery

posted on October 4th, 2012 by sian

For our Autumn Winter Collection we went on location to the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, an iconic institution on the international art scene, that provided vivid inspiration for our designs, colours and prints. Whilst we were there we were lucky enough to meet Jack Doherty, the Lead Potter.

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five cornish secrets

posted on September 21st, 2012 by rosie

Portheras Cove

Portheras Cove

We were chatting with our good friends at the Sail Lofts the other day about lovely secret Cornish places we like to visit at the weekend and they had some little beauties up their sleeves. Too good to keep to ourselves so we thought we’d share them with you. Ssssshhh, don’t tell everyone…..

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beach ceramics

posted on September 13th, 2012 by sian

On Monday, as part of the St. Ives Festival, the Porthminster Gallery took the creative concept into the great outdoors for a spot of pit firing on Porthmeor Beach. The process spanned two days and the entire event was a huge success, attracting a good crowd of spectators and resulting in some beautiful ceramics fired in the very sand that sits snugly at the feet of the town.
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pit firing ceramics on porthmeor beach

posted on September 9th, 2012 by sian

On Monday and Tuesday, as part of the St. Ives Festival, a group of artists from Porthmeor Studios will be firing ceramics on the beach.

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the perfect end to summer

posted on September 7th, 2012 by sian

Porthgwidden Beach

The St. Ives Festival kicks off tomorrow and welcomes in the perfect end to summer. Amy our shop manager snapped a few piccies this morning on the sun drenched beaches…

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