Holme Grange ‘Spring into Summer’ fair!
May 07, 2012On Saturday 12th May 1-4pm Holme Grange craft village are holding our annual Summer fair…. Although it may not be summer just yet we wanted to hold ours early so you can all come along and enjoy without other Jubilee, Olympics and Summer fairs getting in the way! The theme this year is Sporting! There will be loads of FREE sporting activities for the children to get involved in as well as face-painting, quizzes, live music and food stalls. All of this makes for a BRILLIANT day with the whole family… So let the children be entertained while you come …
Fabric letters in boy colours
May 07, 2012Have fun writing names, words or initials with these gorgeous wall hanging fabric letters. Letters come in a variety of colours and gingham print. If you want matching colours to spell out a word please state- otherwise all letters will vary in colour
Set of 2 melamine salad servers
April 21, 2012Melamine salad servers in two tone colours. Set of 2 Our favourite salad servers… Some may even call them ‘Sexy!’
Before and after!
April 08, 2012Just a quick photo to show you all the before and after of our new shop! We love it!!
We’ve moved!
April 08, 2012Yesterday we all had a LONG day…. early start and late finish to get our lovely NEW shop sorted! We have only moved from upstairs(!) but it took a lot of organisation, re-decoration and patience! Our new shop is smaller and doesn’t have the funky stairs which we loved so much but it is cosier and now we are accessible to everyone. We want everyone to be able to come into our shop and enjoy the colours but the stairs were a bit of a barrier for some. Now we are on the courtyard and cannot wait until our first …
Mother’s Day- Give her a smile
March 15, 2012We have rounded up a few of our favourite Mother’s day ideas from around the internet to help inspire you to do something special and maybe a bit different for your lovely Mum this Sunday. Take a look at our favourites and let us know what you think. Create some funky and bright plant pots from old tin cans, add some pretty flowers and you have a beautiful unique gift! Bake her some delicious cupcakes…. even if they look a bit messy remember ‘It’s the thought that counts’….. and the taste! Treat her to breakfast in bed full …
Mother’s Day prize draw
March 07, 2012Mother’s Day is just around the corner Sunday 18th March. Come along to the shop or have a look in our Mother’s Day section online and get some inspiration to treat your LOVELY Mum. Say a huge Thank you with something big or small. If you come to the shop between now and Sunday 18th you can enter your Mum (or yourself if you are a Yummy Mummy and want a special treat) and enter our FREE PRIZE DRAW to win one of our funky Summer lanterns.
Things are getting Pinteresting.
February 26, 2012Chocolate, shoes, lattes, Grey’s Anatomy . . . . Pinterest! Prepare for your latest addiction. We would like to welcome you into the world of Pinterest. If you haven’t already wasted way too many hours pouring over it and pinning inspiration, ideas, yummy food and crafts when you should have been feeding the children and putting the washing on then today is your day! Pinterest is a massive new worldwide image sharing website. You create your account, then create boards such as ‘Craft ideas’, ‘Decorating ideas’, ‘Yummy foods’, ‘Fabulous clothes that I can only lust after as I will never …
Design Seeds
February 22, 2012A new find amongst the world of internet this week has been a great blog called Design Seeds. Jessica, the creator has been inspired by colour since she was young. Her blog shows off her inspirations, passions and love for colour and palette combinations. She has also created a couple of coffee table books that feature her favourite and most popular palettes. She uses such beautiful, fresh lively photos and takes the main colours from each to create her palettes. Every single one is fabulous. You’ll think you have your favourite colour scheme sussed out . . . . until …
Pip studio love
February 19, 2012Today we are dreaming of Spring and Summer, sunshine, picnics and COLOUR! We love Pip Studio and their fabulous funky colourful prints. All things flowery, wild and wonderful. They have a beautiful range of items for the home including kitchenware, bedding and our FAVOURITE – Wallpapers. If you are after something new, doing a bit of Spring cleaning, a bit of Sunday DIY then we think a feature wall will really brighten up your home and your smile!! Take a look at these wallpapers and feature walls by Pip Studio and get inspired. **And don’t forget that if you have …
Valentine’s Day antipasti
February 12, 2012Why not show your love this February 14th by cooking up something amazing! We have out together a few ideas for you to enjoy; Antipasti of mozzarella, chilli and lemon crostini ingredients • 8 slices of ciabatta bread • 1 clove of garlic • extra virgin olive oil • 2 balls of buffalo mozzarella • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced • a small handful of fresh basil leaves • zest of 1 lemon method Heat a griddle pan until it’s really smoking hot, then griddle each slice of ciabatta for …
Valentine’s Day pasta
February 12, 2012Why not show your love this February 14th by cooking up something amazing! We have out together a few ideas for you to enjoy; Sausage carbonara! ingredients • 4 good-quality organic Italian sausages • olive oil • 4 slices of thickly cut pancetta, chopped • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 500g dried linguine • 4 large free-range or organic egg yolks • 100ml double cream • 100g freshly grated Parmesan cheese • zest of 1 lemon • a sprig of fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped • extra virgin olive oil method (serves 4) With a sharp knife, slit …
Valentine’s Day brownies… YUM!
February 12, 2012Why not show your love this February 14th by cooking up something amazing! We have out together a few ideas for you to enjoy; The best chocolate brownies! ingredients • 250g unsalted butter • 200g dark Fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up • optional: 75g dried sour cherries • optional: 50g chopped nuts • 80g cocoa powder, sifted • 65g plain flour, sifted • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 360g caster sugar • 4 large free-range or organic eggs • optional: zest of 1 orange • optional: 250ml crème fraîche method Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Line a …
Our favourite Valentine’s presents
February 08, 2012We all like to be spoilt by someone special and giving can be just as good as receiving. So why not embrace the day that allows us to go a little crazy for our loved one, our secret crush or someone special! Take a look at our Valentine’s Day section for some great ideas whether it’s for your wife, girlfriend, best friend, children (and there may be some great ideas for the men in there too!) we have some funky, colourful things for everyone! We LOVE our new Nkuku section as well for some beautiful hand painted cups, bowls …
Chalkboards
January 29, 2012If you have been to our shop you will know about our chalkboard paint on the walls. We use them to tell you about our favourite items, sales and Shirleyz@ Home as well as to keep the children entertained so they can draw while you look around and shop!! We have found a few chalkboard paint examples. What do you think? All over one wall? On the table? The fridge? As a label? Neat and tidy as a planner?!
A, B, C, D, E . . . . . Letters!
January 25, 2012We LOVE our wooden and floral letters. Spell out words, names and places or just choose your intitials. Here in the shop we have mixed and matched with the white and floral. Our floral letters are pretty just as they are and add a shot of colour. Our white wooden letters add a clean rustic feel but lots of you have taken them home and painted them to suit your colour scheme. How do you like your letters? Simple? Personal? Colour? Or just any way you want! Send us your letter photos and we will feature them on our blog …
Black and white . . . . . Or COLOUR?!
January 25, 2012As you all know, we LOVE colour. Colour makes you happy. It brightens up your home and your day. We have found some pictures of black and white neutral kitchens, pretty in their own way but we think colours are SO much more fun! Have a look and tell us what you think. OR. . . . . A small splash of RICE colour? OR. . . . . A large splash of RICE colour?
Smeg fridges
January 18, 2012We LOVE colour, fun and funkiness! We believe that colours make you happy and really brighten up your home, picnic and everyday. Have a look at the pictures that inspire us. Today we love Smeg fridges to add a real shot of colour to your kitchen.
Things we love!
January 18, 2012Things we love We gift wrap your items FREE We do home delivery Shirleyz at home parties to let you shop in the comfort of your own home 10% off everything in your birthday month Always bringing new and exciting items to the shop You can shop online We let you know first what’s new through Facebook and Twitter We love hearing feedback from you about the Things YOU Love!
Sale time!
January 08, 2012We all know that January can be a dull, boring month of grey skies, dieting and not splashing out. Why don’t you treat yourself and add a bit of fun and colour to your home to brighten your days with our Winter SALE! We have items up to 30% OFF including; ALL of our lampshades, ALL of our shopping bags, ALL of our cushions, ALL of our rugs, ALL of our letters plus 10% OFF ALL of our Italian ceramic collection! Take a look in our SALE section for all of our discounted items and visit the shop for even …
Aladdin’s Cave!
December 22, 2011A lovely customer visited us for the first time today and her first words were ‘It’s like Aladdin’s cave up here’! It was really great to hear such a fun and positive first time response! We have also heard ‘It’s like a children’s TV programme’, ‘So this is where the sunshine is kept!’ and ‘This is my favourite shop ever!’. How would you describe the shop? We LOVE to hear what you all think.
Merry Christmas!
December 19, 2011We want to thank all of our fabulous customers and friends for a brilliant year! We celebrated our 1st birthday in October and have had another successful Christmas at all our local school and charity fairs as well as hosting lots of fabulous home parties. Thank you to all of you who love our fun and funky living as much as we do! Have a funky and colourful Christmas and New year! (The shop will be closed between 25th Dec until 2nd Jan)
Shirleyz 1st Birthday
October 14, 2011We want to thank all of our customers for a brilliant year! *Celebrate with us with this **brand new website** *Come along to the shop on our Birthday weekend 21,22 and 23rd October for FREE treats, SPECIAL offers and a ONE BIG prize draw.
Happy Birthday
September 22, 2011We are now one year old. We can’t believe it! We are going to celebrate it with you all … Detailes will follow … Have a great day. .
Get Glamping this year with Shirleyz!
August 09, 2011Keep the glamour in camping by bringing along a few Shirleyz essentials.
Treat your teacher to something fab this Summer
August 08, 2011The end of the school year has come and what better way to say thank you to your teacher with a treat from Shirleyz! We have such a huge range, theres something for everyone! Our colourful cups, bowls and spoons are guaranteed to make any meal time a pleasure! Flamingo air fresheners keeps any car looking stylish and smelling gorgeous!
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