We have been posting about memories the Royal Tour has been bringing back and a post on the Queen’s 90th birthday is along similar lines. It reminds us of a time when we lived in Ooty, in the Nilgiris, or Blue Mountains, in South India.
The Mountains in Ooty are not quite as high as the Himalayas, but are very pleasant and are also known for their beauty, the lake and tea estates, amongst other things.
Picking strawberries, Plums from the plum trees in the back, peaches in a friend’s garden, picnicking on the picturesque spots such as Doddabetta and Lamb’s Rock, visiting nearby elephant sanctuary in Kodaikanal, travelling up using the narrow gauge Nilgiri ‘Blue Hills’ train, and enjoying beautiful flowers including hydrangeas and morning glory in the garden is a fond memory.
Picturesque Emerald Lake
As children we were intrigued with the Queen’s head being featured on British stamps, (as most other stamps we came across were pretty varied)-the only difference appeared to be the colours of the stamps. These consistently appeared from time to time as and when new stamps were issued. Quite similar to those stamps, the quiet dignity with which Her Majesty carries on with her duties year after year (several of them in any given day), almost seems to tie in with consistent regularity of the appearance of those stamps.
Having seen the Royal family constantly equated to ‘any other family’ and knowing that a lot more is expected of them despite this ‘equation’, we would like to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday with sincere congratulations.
As quoted by someone quite rightly on being the longest reigning Monarch, the Queen has had ‘a singular reign, and a singularly successful reign at that’. And we think it is fitting that we use the image that made the stamps from our childhood in the Nilgiri Hills so intriguing and unwaveringly constant. Happy birthday, Your Majesty! (All images of the queen Courtesy Twitter; images of Ooty, Courtesy Wikipedia)
We had a lovely email from a customer who loves using our hand painted enamelware. She was at home with her brother being looked after, as their mummy was out and about. As a treat, they made a luxurious hot chocolate with all the trimmings! This includes whipped cream & marshmallows on top of a lot of milky hot chocolate all in the popular green enamelware mugs.
They sent in a photo, with their story, which is just lovely. It certainly made our day. Chloe (AGE 7) also, kindly sent in the key ingredients to the yummy, luxurious, hot chocolate, in case you wish to make some yourself:
Hot chocolate
Whipped cream
Mini marshmallows
(All in the green mugs,)
Use spoon to help eat!
Thank you Chloe.
We love receiving your emails and messages so keep them coming!
xx Supriya
We have decided to hold our first sale this summer. We design and make our products using lots of colour and traditional techniques and we are always inspired by festivals, carnivals and occasions where people come together to celebrate or to have a good time. The mood of a summer festival, garden party, alfresco meal with the long light evenings is always magical.
You will find an array of hand painted enamelware, including jugs, mugs and trays and a selection of our textiles for the home, as well as some useful tote bags all with special discounts. We hope you find something, either as something for yourself of as a gift for someone else.
Handpainted Enamelware Cups Some Colours NOW £5.50 in the Sale
We are delighted to be part of the wonderful 91 magazine again, with a picture and link. The issue is all about craft this time, which certainly gets the juices going for any would be crafters! It’s also lovely to see that we have had quite a few clicks from our bubble – so hello to all you new folks visiting Jasmine White London for the first time. Keep a look out as we are about to launch lots of new products across our ranges as well as some new ranges that Supriya has been working on over the last few months – birds and stars have something to do with it, all ready for Spring and Summer 2014.
http://issuu.com/91magazine/docs/craftspecfinal
Well, 2013 has been about us steering the business and reorganising ourselves for a re-launch! What started out as a hobby selling scarves and pashminas and jewellery to friends and family took a life of its own. Our friends came to us looking for exquisite gifts you couldn’t find everywhere. At about this time last year I decided I wanted to produce my own designs and ranges which would make lovely gifts to homes they adorned.
So I got started in January with the designing, which took absolutely ages, as I wanted every aspect of what I wanted to be perfect. Most people who indulge themselves in this fashion will know how exacting it can be, although at the same time watching your design take shape gives one immense satisfaction. Thats how Leaping Reindeer and Indian Street came to be, and we have a kitchenware range in these.
Along the way we joined up with new /old friends and took their advice on a variety of things, and developed ideas where we thought it was right and on we went.
We pre launched our vibrant enamelware range in the summer at the Wimbledon Village Summer Fair which was extremely well received by our customers.
We relaunched the company and presented our finally completed designs to trade at Top Drawer in September 2014 where we were very well received indeed, for which we are grateful. It is satisfying to see the fruits of your labour being appreciated by your peers.
Since the re-launch of the company and our online store, we have been going from strength to strength (with a lot of learning, organising and hard work thrown in). This is in no small way thanks to our customers and stockists (and our extended Jasmine White family working behind the scenes). So on New Years Eve, we say bye to a year that was all about our renewal, and say hello to the New Year 2014 knowing we need to march on forward and keep doing more of the same…Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2014. #NYE2014
Well, we have had a busy summer!
I am delighted to be announcing the re- launch of Jasmine White London. First of all introducing a new handpainted, colourful enamelware range for the home. A soft launch at the Wimbledon Village Fair in the summer where mugs, jugs and trays flew off the stall proved its popularity! I then took it to the trade at Top Drawer London a couple of weeks ago where the collection received a lot of positive response from retailers and independent shops. I have included some of my own floral design patterns onto the enamelware, the posy and the small flowers but also incorporating the traditional ‘floral splash’ so familiar to the Kashmir region where they are hand painted. It is time for colour in our homes and I hope this collection will inspire many of you to adopt this philosophy! Read More
The Mountains in Ooty are not quite as high as the Himalayas, but are very pleasant and are also known for their beauty, the lake and tea estates, amongst other things.
Picking strawberries, Plums from the plum trees in the back, peaches in a friend’s garden, picnicking on the picturesque spots such as Doddabetta and Lamb’s Rock, visiting nearby elephant sanctuary in Kodaikanal, travelling up using the narrow gauge Nilgiri ‘Blue Hills’ train, and enjoying beautiful flowers including hydrangeas and morning glory in the garden is a fond memory.
The Mountains in Ooty are not quite as high as the Himalayas, but are very pleasant and are also known for their beauty, the lake and tea estates, amongst other things.
Picking strawberries, Plums from the plum trees in the back, peaches in a friend’s garden, picnicking on the picturesque spots such as Doddabetta and Lamb’s Rock, visiting nearby elephant sanctuary in Kodaikanal, travelling up using the narrow gauge Nilgiri ‘Blue Hills’ train, and enjoying beautiful flowers including hydrangeas and morning glory in the garden is a fond memory.
They sent in a photo, with their story, which is just lovely. It certainly made our day. Chloe (AGE 7) also, kindly sent in the key ingredients to the yummy, luxurious, hot chocolate, in case you wish to make some yourself:
