My name is Sarah and I’m a Wrendale Designs addict.
Not familiar with the brand? Fear not, I’m about to introduce
you and I guarantee you’ll love it just as much as I do!
Wrendale Designs is the brain child of Hannah Dale. Hannah (who studied art at school before reading
zoology at Cambridge university) was looking for an outlet for her creative
and artistic roots so turned to sewing and began making beautiful curtains and
blinds as well as personalising nursery paintings for children which were
hugely popular.
Inspired by the Lincolnshire countryside (where she lived) and the outdoor life,
Hannah started to paint hares. She loved their expressive faces and wonderful
personalities. Others loved her work and she expanded her repertoire to include
painting other animals - foxes, pheasants, geese, dogs and hens.
It was then suggested to Hannah that she design some cards and
the rest as they say, is history.
Since founding her company, Wrendale Designs have won five
prestigious Henries awards and supplies cards nationwide, as well as exporting
all over the world.
It now also has a collaboration with Portmeirion which
produces ceramic, textile and melamine items featuring Wrendale's designs and
it has also branched out way beyond cards to produce other stationery, tinware
and a fab soft furnishings range.
And so, here we are today and Wrendale has a GIGANTIC fan in
me.
I simply ADORE the beautiful paintings, exquisite designs
and products that Wrendale have to offer and I just had to show them off to
you.
They have such an expansive range of products and so many
items that would make wonderful gifts for loved ones this festive season so I just
had to share.
First up in my collection of stunning items is the A3 Family Organiser 2018 (£10).
The perfect combination of style and practicality, this
calendar has space for up to four people to keep track of their daily
appointments and features a different illustration for each month.
Measuring 300mm x 420mm it is the perfect size for fitting
everything you need to keep on top of written down as well as having a space
for notes and reminders.
I ADORE the large monthly illustrations (as do my kids!).
Another firm favourite with my kids is the Mice and Hamster Biscuit Barrel (£15).
Quite apart from the fact this tin contains some of my
kids favourite treats, they love looking at the cute mice that adorn the
outside and top of the barrel.
The best surprise to this biscuit tin however is within the
barrel itself!
Hiding right at the very bottom of the barrel you’ll find a
cheeky little hamster nibbling on a jammy biscuit!
Cheeky little monkey!
One of the many products that would make the perfect gift
for a loved one is their Mug and Tray Set (£15).
I’m head over heels with this set as it is just so unbelievably
cute!
Featuring two porcelain mugs and a melamine tray these
lovelies are adorned with beautiful illustrations of baby owls, hares and a
family of ducks.
It’s the attention to detail that I really appreciate with
this brand, such as the additional little illustrations within the mugs themselves.
Both the tray and mugs are dishwasher safe and make enjoying
your cup of coffee with biscuits a truly enjoyable experience.
Another Wrendale item which makes ordinary things feel that extra bit
more enjoyable is their beautiful Garden Birds Umbrella (£25).
If you have to be caught out and about during a downpour and
require the help of an umbrella to keep yourself dry you may as well do it with
style!
Their umbrellas are one of their newer products and are
available in four different designs featuring animal patterns with contrasting
coloured panels.
I adore this gorgeous Garden Birds umbrella featuring a
selection of illustrations of some of the most familiar birds that visit our
gardens.
It’s the kind of item that you long to use as its so pretty,
so you almost find yourself wishing for rain!
As if they weren’t special enough, these umbrellas have an
embossed logo on the handle and a stitched velcro strap.
Just stunning.
Wrendale Designs have a huge selection of items to suit
every budget and one of their most useful yet most reasonably priced items are
their selection of Shopping Pads (£4).
This Pretty In Pink Pad is illustrated with one of my
favourite designs, the Flamingo from their Fur, Feathers and Whiskers range.
Super compact and handy these pads feature a magnetic strip
on the back so they can be popped onto the front of your fridge allowing you to
jot down items for your shopping list as and when you remember!
There is such an expansive collection of gorgeous items across
the Wrendale Designs range that its almost impossible to choose a favourite item
or illustration.
They are so beautifully and lovingly created that weather you’re
a cat person or dog lover, find owls particularly cute or adore foxes there’s a
design and a product for you!
You can check out the entire Wrendale Designs collection over on their website now.
Love what you’ve seen here? The super kind peeps at Wrendale
Designs have kindly offered one of my readers the chance to win the same collection
as featured in this post.
Amazing right! To enter simply fill in the Rafflecopter form and keep your
fingers crossed!
Goodluck!
