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I'm going shopping...

While rattling round the back-end of the snowhome website (a little like looking in the darkest cobwebby corners of the attic tbh) I found this pie...

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Make Every Day A Little More Joyful

Fresh in today: a new group of Hoptimists bouncing in their boxes, desperate to get out and make you smile. And to answer the (very occasional) in-...

Posted in design, desk toy, hoptimist, iconic danish design, joyful

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Miniature Cyclists by Flandriens

As it's been (for those of us watching) a super exciting, joyful and heartwarming Tour de France to date we're not surprised that the upsurge in mi...

Posted in cycling, miniature cyclists

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CONNECTIONS

The body of this post came out of a very stream of consciousness very late-night typing-fest in response to a recent discussion about brand values ...

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New for Spring 2024: the Kaweco Collection Apricot Pearl Fountain Pen

The revitalising orange hue of the Apricot Pearl is a colourway that Kaweco hopes will awaken the creative mind; a colour that eliminates ev...

Posted in fountain pens, journaling, slow living, slow writing, stationery

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SNOWHOME: still a Design Store

We don't mention the "D" word very much when we talk about what we do any more. That is not because some sort of indifference but because we feel ...

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Meet the Maker - Will Sharp Jewellery 6th October

Will's beautiful jewellery has been a firm favourite in the shop for some time now so we are super thrilled to be welcoming him for the second of ...

Posted in Events, jewellery, Meet the Maker, Will Sharp Jewellery

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Meet The Makers - A Pop-up Patisserie

Our pop-up patisserie celebrating seasonal food and slow living.

Posted in conscious consumerism, journal, letter writing, Meet the Maker, micro moments, Pop-up Patisserie, slow living, wellbeing

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National Stationery Week and why we like stationery

It’s National Stationery Week this week: a celebration of all things desk and writing related. So I thought it was maybe an opportune moment ...

Posted in Blackwing, Caran d'Ache, Kaweco, micro moments, slow living, stationery

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Shop For The World You Want To See

Conscious consumerism: or trying to do as much good and as little harm as possible. In a world were we are all increasingly aware of our i...

Posted in about us, conscious consumerism, ethics, fairness, slow living

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Moments of Slow

If you've followed us from our corner shop on Heslington Road you'll know we've always been big fans of slow living - the idea of trying to find th...

Posted in journal, letter writing, micro moments, slow living, wellbeing

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Meet The Maker - Parisian Style

The scents of Spring always bring a little joy to our day; the first buds of new growth pushing their way up towards the sunlight seem to bring wit...

Posted in Cosmetics, French, Meet the Maker, Mothers' Day, Paris, Spring Gifts

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