tea & toast & tapas

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    • Girona Wedding Room
    • Verges Brocanters
  • inspiration
    • artisan craft
      • Christmas
      • colour
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      • Easter
      • form
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      • texture
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    • Casa
      • balconies
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      • kitchens
      • living rooms
      • terraces
    • food
      • breakfast
      • soups and starters
      • puddings
      • baking
      • chocolate
      • Christmas
      • dinners
      • Easter
      • Halloween
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  • Contact
  • The Pop-Up Artisan Market
  • blog
  • design
    • Artisan Craft Design
    • Digital Design
    • Interior Design
  • El Raco
  • Events
    • British Benevolent Association
    • Christmas Fairs – Anglican Church in the Costa Brava
    • Christmas Urban Market – Jardins de la Merce
    • Girona Wedding Room
    • Verges Brocanters
  • inspiration
    • artisan craft
      • Christmas
      • colour
      • crochet and knit
      • Easter
      • form
      • Halloween
      • paper
      • textile
      • texture
      • upcycling and renovating
    • Casa
      • balconies
      • bathrooms
      • bedrooms
      • garden
      • Hallways
      • kitchens
      • living rooms
      • terraces
    • food
      • breakfast
      • soups and starters
      • puddings
      • baking
      • chocolate
      • Christmas
      • dinners
      • Easter
      • Halloween
      • lunches
      • pickles, preserves and sauces
      • Veggies
      • drink
    • Lifestyle
      • clothe
        • accessories
        • bags
        • clothes
        • shoes
    • Weddings
      • bouquets
  • Contact
  • The Pop-Up Artisan Market

I’m Anne-Marie Smith – my passion is recycling, upcycling, design and craft. I have a studio (garage) full of vintage (or junk as my husband likes to call it). I’m a whizz at organising events (bossy). Oh and I love food whether that’s cooking, bottling, baking or eating it!

tea & toast & tapas is a lifestyle blog and online shop stuffed full of ideas, inspirations and handmade loveliness.

 

No 14 is the biggest upcycling and design project I’ve undertaken here. An original wooden chalet restored and updated but still retaining that seaside chalet feel with lots of vintage touches. Available to rent from Easter 2021 subject to campsite opening dates and Covid 19 restrictions (Contact for Details on Bookings)

The Pop-Up Artisan Market is a whole new venture. An online space for creative businesses based here in the Costa Brava to promote and sell their work to a wider audience. Particularly during these difficult times when the usual places like Arts and Crafts Markets and Events are cancelled and people who would normally buy their unique and original pieces for themselves, their friends and their families from independent traders have few means of seeking them out. Its been running since November last year and we are gradually building a following and adding to our traders all the time. Do get in touch if you think this is for you!

Recent Posts

  • Cakery
  • Maximising Sales at Artisan Markets
  • Going out out
  • TopCat Radio Christmas Fair – Tortosa
  • The Pop-Up Artisan Market – in the Ebro
  • Oh boy it’s been hot!
  • Salmon en Croute – cheats version
  • Christmas Fair – Posters
  • Souvlaki with oven roasted sweet potato and homemade hummus
  • Wildfire and lunch
  • The temperatures fallen – just a tad
  • 2025
  • La Botiga del Riu Amposta
  • Getting to grips with well water – campo living
  • Making an entrance
  • Jewelry Design
  • Moody Blues
  • El Raco
  • Spring Cleaning
  • Renovating The Van
  • blog,  puddings

    Jubilee!

    May 24, 2022 /

    Sweet, sharp with a warming whisky kick - the very British trifle gets a Scottish twist as a modern version of the Whisky Laird.

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  • blog,  upcycling and renovating

    On the move?

    May 21, 2022 /

    As the title suggests we are considering a new adventure and moving now that retirement beckons, in other news we've been primping and prepping our home and chalet, entertaining and just enjoying life while we can

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  • blog,  style

    May – my favourite month

    May 7, 2022 /

    From trips to the coast and the cabin, to spring has sprung, Temps de Flor and a bit of home hairdressing with my ma in law who has made her first trip out here since the pandemic had us all locked away.

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  • blog,  branding,  inspirations,  Lifestyle

    Finding your passion – creatively speaking

    April 28, 2022 /

    Being passionate about the things we do makes life a joyous journey, what makes you tick?

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    Anne-Marie 2 Comments
  • blog,  Easter,  garden,  shoes,  terraces,  upcycling and renovating

    Spring Cleaning

    April 23, 2022 /

    In between April showers getting the house, garden and cabin ready for the summer and other tales....

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  • blog,  clothes,  shoes,  style

    New togs!

    April 20, 2022 /

    Adding new togs to the old togs - imho you cannot beat a linen Lagenlook dress. It takes you from beach to sundown, dress it up, dress it down. I have three of these in wheat, black and grey. This year am adding some other chunky monkey stuff to the spring/summer wardrobe.

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  • blog,  inspirations

    On reading (and writing)

    April 14, 2022 /

    My life can be framed by the books I have read. What would your story be?

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  • blog,  food,  Healthy Eating,  Lifestyle,  Veggies

    March

    April 5, 2022 /

    A month of preparation for the year ahead, doing all those jobs I've been putting off for ages but of course squeezing in some jolliness in between the rain, sun, rain, freezing cold, saharan winds, more rain join me for a glimpse into Girona in March.

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    February

    March 9, 2022 /

    No "La Garoinada" this year but a nod to the delicacy at our restaurant on Sunday in L'Escalla

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    Family Time

    March 5, 2022 /

    Over two years since we hugged our younger son (the older we hope we will be together next month) I haven't written a lot of words because words aren't needed. Just a lovely day at the seaside and lunch and a lot of hugs

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