Iām feeling pretty damn proud right now. The Festival Folk collection has been featured in the lovely Country Homes and Interiors magazine ā and not just any old feature. Oh no. A cover feature, if you please. Yipeeeee! The front-page article fills a further 8 pages of the glossy mag with beautifully imagery, styled by…
We are deep in the middle of a huge house makeover and kitchen extension project at the moment. This poor Victorian semi doesnāt quite know whatās hit it and as a result all of our stuff has been completely misplaced. The studio at the bottom of the garden is just a broken window away from…
I know weāre supposed to be stuffing our smoothies with as much spinach, kale and spirulina powder as possible these days, and I do usually opt for a greener smoothie when I make them. But, letās be honest; no matter how much we try to convince ourselves that they ātaste quite nice actuallyā they are…
Boozy poached banana and salted chocolate pancakes Some grown up pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. These are especially good if youāre giving up either alcohol or chocolate for lent. Or if your not giving anything up but just really like chocolate and banana pancakes. And rum. Iād never really thought about poaching a banana before until…
Pink Rhubarb, Pink Everything My current obsession with pink shows no sign of slowing down; if anything, itās got mildly worse. And while I try to come up with new ways to convince Matt that itās a good idea to paint at least one of the walls in the kitchen a rosy hue, Iāve had…
Iām a terrible decision maker. I worry in an unreasonable manor that Iāll make the wrong choice, and this can really apply to just about anything. āShould I go for an all-white colour scheme in the hallway or should I go for dark and moody?ā āShould I invest savings into property or into my business?ā…
Ditsy Floral first launched back in 2012 and the third Katie Alice collection is still a firm favourite amongst our fabulous customers, especially our amazing following of international customers! The quintessentially English style tea story vibe was achieved through a classic combination of darling shapes, traditional bone china and a dainty floral design. A year…
Wishing all our wonderful customers a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017 The tinsel and baubles are boxed up and awaiting their journey to the loft, the wreath is propped up stubbornly by the back door and only Bountyās remain in the tub of Celebrationās. This of course means the very dregs of Christmas are almost…
Are you feeling Christmas-y yet? Thereās nothing quite like a festive melody to really get you in the Christmas spirit. I find that no matter how scrooge-like I might be feeling at any particular time, just the very opening drumroll of āStop the Cavalryā by Jona Lewie is enough to get me reaching for the…
Pinch punch first of the BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR! Would you believe weāre at December again? Now begins the rapid decent to the most over-indulgent day of the year and in case you havenāt tied up all those loose ends of Christmas shopping yet (or like me havenāt started), weāre going to be running…
Cheering up the chills of winter Itās November 29th. The winter sun is trying itās damned hardest to warm us all up but thereās only so high a sun can reach during these months and it seems itās barely lifted a leg over the gate post before itās time to climb back down to the…
I think I can speak for most amatuer bakers when I say that pulling a beautiful loaf of homemade bread out the oven is one of the most satisfying feelings in baking life. Seeing that welcome crack of the crust along the top, then tapping its floury bottom and hearing the hollow thud of a…
Pumpkin and dulche de leche cream cheese Halloween Cake It has been so long since I last baked a cake. So, so long. I guess itās something to do with trying to eat healthy as Iām definitely one of those bakers that needs multiple tasters throughout the whole cooking process ā raw eggs do not…
Is anyone else starting to get really excited about wearing big fluffy jumpers, eating over-sized game pieās and not worrying about whether or not you remembered to shave your legs? Donāt get me wrong, Iām definitely a summer girl but there is something enchanting about Autumn and all the wonderful richness that comes along with…
Bar the odd day or two and the freak heatwave weāre due this week, the past few weeks have begun to feel decidedly more Autumnal. The blazing sunny days we admire through the window carry a surprising nip in the wind and nights are becoming darker at their inevitable yet terrifying speed. And as England…
Every year in Stamford at the beautiful Elizabethan estate of Burghley Park, one of the most prestigious events in the equine calendar is hosted to crowds now reaching 140,000 in just four days. And every year since me and Matt moved into Stamford we have missed the whole event due to other plans but this year we…
Eat cake and celebrate with us - today is our first birthday! Itās been one whole year today since we launched the Katie Alice online shop! And itās been a bloominā brilliant year! Weāve had an amazing time at our first Country Living magazine fairs, we developed our collection of beautiful hand bound notebooks and diaries,…
The late spring flowers are just starting to retire for the year with the clematis montana no longer at its best and the lilacās ruffles turning weary and brown. Not that Iām complaining ā far from it because all this means that summer is right on our doorstep. Wonderful, wonderful summer who I miss so…
For summer this year we have added some cute new products to the Pretty Retro collection in the form of trays and textiles - the perfect additions for this everyday range. Pretty Retro was first launched in Autumn 2015 and itās popularity has meant weāve been able to expand itās prettiness onto more lovely things…
Hello! Welcome to the Katie Alice blog! This little space is where I can keep you up to date with what weāve been busy doing, as well as new product and collection launches. I also like to throw in the odd recipe, music playlist or competition, and sometimes just a bit of general chit-chat is in order. And almost always with pretty photos... Enjoy!
