shop - Objects of Use in Oxford

Objects of Use in central Oxford, provides well designed household tools and furniture.

  

Their philosophy is 'against throwawayism', offering objects that are built to last and improve with age.

A useful shop for building on your 'bottom drawer'.  Why not add a wedding list card and send with your handmade wedding invitations, including Objects of Use website for your guests to buy from?

Wedding list cards start at £1.10 (for between 31-100) at eb1 wedding invitations.com

The Chorus/Les choristes

The Chorus (2004) or it's original title - Les choristes, is a film that I'd recommend you watch.  

It's a beautiful looking film with an uplifting story based on the Fond de l’Etang boarding school for naughty boys in rural France. It isn't until the new teacher Clement Mathieu arrives that things start to get better for the boys.  Mathieu trys to understand their problems and inspire them through his love of music. 

Definitely a 5 star film and worth a watch.

 

 

New Year reorganisation

The New Year brings reorganisation and with that, this is what I'd like my desk to look like....

photo thanks to kikki K

monochrome colour scheme that is calm with supreme organisation to prepare and make handmade wedding invitations.

Try Kikki K who offer wedding organisation suggestions.

happy new year

Wishing you all a very happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year!

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post christmas rocky road

In all the rush to get to Christmas, I forgot to tell you about my daughter's Rocky Road gifts. so better late than never, here they are....

There were truly delicious and if you want to make some yourselves, here is the recipe. 

 Ingredients

• 125g/4½oz soft unsalted butter
• 300g/10½oz best-quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 3 tbsp golden syrup
• 200g/7¼oz rich tea biscuits
• 100g/3½oz mini marshmallows
• 2 tsp icing sugar, to dust

Preparation method

1. Heat the butter, chocolate and golden syrup in a heavy-based saucepan over a gentle heat. Remove from the heat, scoop out about 125ml/4½fl oz of the melted mixture and set aside in a bowl.
   
2. Place the biscuits into a plastic freezer bag and crush them with a rolling pin until some have turned to crumbs but there are still pieces of biscuit remaining.
   
3. Fold the biscuit pieces and crumbs into the melted chocolate mixture in the saucepan, then add the marshmallows.
   
4. Tip the mixture into a 24cm/9in square baking tin and smooth the top with a wet spatula.
   
5. Pour over the reserved 125ml/4½fl oz of the melted chocolate mixture and smooth the top with a wet spatula.
   
6. Refrigerate for about two hours or overnight.
   
7. To serve, cut into 24 fingers and dust with icing sugar.
   
   
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table setting suggestions

Table setting suggestions for a winter wedding or a Christmas Day feast with family and friends.

If you are inspired by these, at eb1 wedding invitations, we can create handmade wedding invitations and stationery to coordinate with this 'look'. 

Photos with thanks from Mari Eriksson Photography. 

25th wedding anniversary stationery

We not only produce handmade wedding invitations and stationery for bride & grooms on their wedding day...

recently my desk looked like this.....

 we've been working on invites for Nick and Mary's 25th wedding annivesary.

also place names and A6 size menus based on our Order of Service. 

Please visit eb1weddinginvitations.com to see our full range of stationery.  Any of the designs can be re-worded for your own special occasion.