Cornwall Shopping Haul

So now that we have returned from our trip to Cornwall, we wanted to share with you a few of the items we purchased and hopefully provide you with some links if you are interested in any of these products. As you saw in most of our blog posts, we were hitting the shops practically every day so we thought we better justify this by giving you an insight into what we were buying.

First up....homewares.

Placemats

This was one of the last things I bought at the end of the week when we popped into Ula Clothing & Lifestyle in St Ives. They had quite a big selection of these place mats with a range of nautical/ seaside designs on them. I decided to choose 2 of each design you see above as our dining room table at home seats up to 6 people. I love the neutral colour of the cork with the splash of white from the printed design and since my living room/dining room area has a beach theme, I think these will fit in perfectly. Ula Clothing & Lifetsyle only offer a limited range of designs on their website but if you want to see more, check out Liga's website here to see the full range of designs - you can even get Christmas placemats too! Prices start at £2.75 for coasters and £5.25 for placemats. 

Shell Bowl

I'm always on the look out for nautical inspired homewares and this little gem was found in a Cornwall Hospice Care charity shop in Wadebridge. At only £1.50 I couldn't resist and I think it will look great as a decorative bowl in the living room or perhaps to pop some snacks or food in when using the dining table.

St Ives Mug

Mum picked up this mug in The St Ives Co. shop. We are not usually drawn to many mugs that have place names written on them but this mug has a very modern and sophisticated design. Featuring a nautical blue stripe band around the mug and a white simplistic text of St Ives, we thought it would make the perfect mug for a morning brew. At £12 it's definitely not a cheap mug but it is made of fine china and is a classic look for those nautical fans.

Christmas Jute Bags

As you already know, one of our favourite shops in Cornwall is Whistlefish and before we had even arrived we were eying up these lovely Christmas jute bags. We found these when we were in Padstow as both St Ives shops didn't have these in stock. They are also currently sold out on the website but we recommend to keep checking back just in case they come back into stock. These are a decent sized jute bag and are great for carrying groceries and also transporting Christmas presents.

Moving on from homewares, our next collection of items will be under the Christmas decoration category - and you know we can't resist a decoration or two...

First up is this beautiful Seahorse decoration that I bought in the Tidings Christmas shop in Padstow. I love finding seaside decorations for the Christmas tree and the colours on this one are just stunning!

The next decoration I bought was from a gallery in St Ives called Gallery 38, which is situated on The Wharf. They have a lovely collection of artwork, from canvases and prints, to glass work and ceramic. We recommend checking out all the galleries whilst in St Ives as you never know what you might find and I always like to find something that has been made locally.

This next decoration was also bought in the Tidings Christmas shop in Padstow and is a beautiful ceramic house decoration with an LED light inside. It is a Gisela Graham decoration so if you fancy getting yourself one you may be able to pick one up in one of their stockists.

These next few bauble decorations are all from Whistlefish and feature a variety of wonderful designs. You can find all the different designs on their website by clicking here. They all say Limited Edition so we are not sure how long they will hang around for so you might want to be quick if there is a particular one you like. The St Ives design already says Sold Out online but if you are lucky enough to be be visiting St Ives in the next few weeks you may be able to still get one.

I'm sure it will be no surprise to hear that I picked up the Under the Sea themed bauble, featuring adorable seals and other sea life creatures. 

The St Ives bauble features a beautiful illustration of the harbour with tropical palm trees either side to represent it's often sub-tropical climate.

The Hare and the Robin design is a beautiful illustration for Christmas and will be a firm favourite for any animal lover.

The last one we got was The Coming Home for Christmas design, featuring a beautiful pink tone with tree illustrations around the bauble. A beautiful sentiment for the festive time of year.

The final Christmas decoration item we bought was this seaside Christmas advent calendar. It seems we can't get enough of advent calendars this year and we absolutely love anything that has a nautical/seaside design. We picked this one up in a stationer's shop in Wadebridge but if you fancy buying yourself one you can try searching for your nearest stockist here.

So that's our round up of everything we bought whilst we were away in St Ives. To be honest we probably could have bought a lot more but we had to restrain ourselves at some point. As I've been writing these posts and featuring the different shops we went in, it's nice to see that most of them have an online presence and therefore if we fancy buying from them again whilst at home we can still make our purchases from afar.