London Route Master

 History of the double decker.

We have long been fans of the route master & have a great collection of sentimental destinations in our own home. In particular the 137 which not only did I used to catch to get to The Royal College of Art but years later it was also my preferred transport home when I worked at both M & S Baker Street & later Debenhams design team. When we got married I really did want to get the 137 from outside our house to Battersea Park but my Brother in law stepped in & insisted on a gorgeous vintage Rolls Royce. Respect to the timeless font by Gill Sans, a perfect example of less is more & an iconographic British Typogropher. So I resist the inspiration no longer & hopefully this week will see the launch of Bus Blind Inspired wash bags & compact mirrors!

Sneaky peak below!

For a selection of bus blinds see http://www.thebathpictureframer.co.uk/portfolio/bus-route-signs/

Get Well Soon Lord Grantham!

Outside of helping Simon Hart this year I have been working with our fantastic UK manufacturer on expanding our popular bags onto dark colour ways. We have perfected our printing techniques with some bespoke machinery (made in the UK!!)  just for our bags so we can offer them with waterproof lining & metalic fonts.  This has been at least 2 years in development so I am very excited to say that this week stock arrives & we can make the products live on NOT ON THE HIGH STREET. 

A sneaky peak, wraps off!

 

In the mean time Lord Grantham definitely needed one of these for his recent hospital admission & Cora stayed with him so we must not leave her out! x

HRH

Making one of these today which has just reminded me last year we were very honored to be asked to make this apron for the Birthday of the personal chef to Prince Charles!! so his Sister told me!!! Hope he wore it to work
: ))A little better than Downton Abbey perhaps...

Are Gwynnie & Chris Consciously Coupled again?

I have proof! this was sent out yesterday!

A rose for a Rose...

 This week Lovehart is inspired by Downtons naughty but nice Lady Rose McClare. We would like to think Atticus would pop one of our compacts in her Christmas stocking. Just launched last week the first few were posted yesterday...

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/lovehart/product/personalised-vintage-rose-compact-mirror

For Downton Abbeys Fantastic Cook, Mrs Patmore...

Our first Lovehart Christmas present is for one of my favorite Downton Abbey characters, Lesley Nicol Mrs. Patmore.  I like to think she would go for something quite unfussy using very classy vintage fonts & cutlery straight from the Downton dining table (upstairs of course!) 

 

Nicol grew up near Manchester, the daughter of an amateur-actress mother and a GP father, and attended Guildhall Drama School. What I love most is some of her jaw dropping one liners, we all need a few of these up our sleeve. Especially recently as she is sent off by Mrs Hughes  to Mr Carson to discuss his connubial needs in their impending marriage. Sooo funny. Lest we forget her lines when we need them:-

Quotes
"No! Listen to me! And take those kidneys up to the servery before I knock you down and serve your brains as fritters." - to Daisy

"I sent you for a drink of water, not a trip up the Nile." - to Daisy

"Oh!…Judas was only trying to help, I suppose, when he brought the Roman soldiers to the Garden." - to Daisy

"You know the trouble with you lot? You are in love with the wrong people." - to Daisy, Alfred, Ivy and Jimmy

"Sometimes you can spend too long on a one-sided love." - to Daisy

"Do I look like a frolicker?!"—Mrs Patmore to Mr Carson when she is accused of frolicking with Ethel

Christmas at Downton Abbey

To celebrate getting back to my own pages & work after 10 months helping my other half  I have decided (in my imagination) that Lovehart is going to be the official supplier of gifts to the characters of Downton Abbey. So little time left I am relishing every last episode!!