Little English House

Little English House Bricks & Mortar: 4 Market Place, Howden. Rustic & Country Lifestyle Events
Workshops. We love making wreaths and running our seasonal workshops.

Unstructured floristry inspired by forgotten hedgerows, left to ramble and evolve with the seasons. littleenglishhouse.co.uk

Rustic & Country Lifestyle etsy store:
www.etsy.com/shop/LittleEnglishHouse

We organise The Rustic & Country Lifestyle Events in East & North Yorkshire. Our popular brocante style events are designed for the home and garden lovers as well as the gift givers. You will find

a wonderful array of dealers offering timeworn interiors, ancient textiles, rustic interiors, shabby original country furniture, French & English homewares, artisans and more. Event Floristry
Our Floristry is untamed as we look to the English hedgerows for our inspiration. You can read my story featured in December 2020 Period Living Magazine. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleEnglishHouse

My week so far. I've had a little change in my window of my happy place. Rory our bundle of mischief has been clipped a...
11/08/2026

My week so far. I've had a little change in my window of my happy place. Rory our bundle of mischief has been clipped again. He is a lucky chap, rescued from a life of abuse and he has landed on his feet, living his best life. It was lovely to down tools and visit my daughter at Uni, see her settled into her new accommodation and enjoy some time with her.
The Victorian patchwork quilt was bought from the lovely Julie from Minnie and Nora at our last gathering and it replaces one that I stole from my daughter's bed to sell to the actress Frances de la Tour. I didn't think that my daughter would miss it but she did so perhaps she is a secret antiques lover after all. Sometimes needs must in the world of antiques. The painting and adorable lamb were also purchased at our gatherings and typical of what will turn up, just beautiful things that are impossible to resist. The dahlias are home grown, my first attempt at growing from tubers and it is encouraging. They look lovely in the old Doulton jug that I bought recently from a lovely friend. Nothing new in my shabby home. The dachsunds above the bed are by David Hockney, a print bought many moons ago along with all the other prints. I'm looking forward to what will turn up at our next gathering.
Wishing you all a lovely day.

I don't know if anyone else is ready for the nights drawing in, that nip in the air and candle light. I've been in my s...
09/08/2026

I don't know if anyone else is ready for the nights drawing in, that nip in the air and candle light. I've been in my sewing sweat shop most of the day, creating my signature bunnies with wool and linen, imagining that I live in a little croft house with sheep by the back door. As a tiny business owner there is little time to sit and stare and I have to be ready for what will hopefully be a busy season ahead. We have some new lines in the pipe line and I hope that you will love them as much as I do. We are also counting down to our next gathering and lots of leaflets were distributed this weekend. A massive thank you to everyone that shopped my Happy Place. I can't tell you how much it is appreciated.
Wishing you all a restful evening. I have an appointment with my watering can and wilting stems.

Sometimes you need a little reminder of how far you have travelled. I never really shout out about those little wins ...
07/08/2026

Sometimes you need a little reminder of how far you have travelled. I never really shout out about those little wins probably as much as I should. After a very slow start to the day yesterday and thinking that I probably should close early, the most amazing people visited, shopped and said the kindest of words that I really needed, thank you so much. It has been a challenging year. Special thanks to Hannah, an incredible florist that visited and reminded me of my feature in Period Living a few years ago. I should say that again, Period Living. It all feels like a dream now. She also told me that my work is far too cheap for the quality offered. I honestly think she should run courses to mentor people that are struggling to value their work. Pricing has always been a huge issue for me as I strive to be fair and offer the highest quality. I love to create and I am a useless business woman. How many other little people out there struggle to appreciate their own value? I ended up closing an hour later and I am always happy to be open if the footfall is around. Thank you so much. In other news Autumn is beginning to creep in to my happy place and I will have a little skip in my stride today






I'm grateful for the sprinkling of rain overnight and the air feels so much cooler. We have inched into August and I'm a...
04/08/2026

I'm grateful for the sprinkling of rain overnight and the air feels so much cooler. We have inched into August and I'm already preparing for the Autumn & Winter Gatherings. Our humble home for the day brings just the best kind of visitors, those that love weathered and worn, the tattered and torn, pieces that have a story to tell. Those that appreciate homespun, English country antiques and French interiors. If you love what we do and want us to continue then all the necessaries are below. If you are an artisan or antiques dealer with social media to help spread the word then we may have a spot for a special business that I know will appeal to our visitors.
Wishing you all a beautiful day and huge thanks for all your support x

A snippet of my collection at Beverley Barn yesterday. A glorious summer's day. The nettle and carrot cake was yummy and...
03/08/2026

A snippet of my collection at Beverley Barn yesterday. A glorious summer's day. The nettle and carrot cake was yummy and I didn't think to pick up a card from the lovely seller, I only had eyes for the cake! I was truly blown away with Forme Ceramics and I love my purchases from them, the loveliest face behind , and special mention to the sweetest lady, Kim that makes wreaths from rosebuds and foraged finds, again I was overwhelmed with her beautiful work and I could have chatted with her all day long. I didn't take any images as it always feels a little rude to take pictures of other people's work. Thank you for your custom and the little commissions received, truly grateful

Being asked to create wedding crowns is something that I have never considered before but I said I would give it a go. T...
03/08/2026

Being asked to create wedding crowns is something that I have never considered before but I said I would give it a go. The colours stated were oranges and browns and yellows. I wanted to be confident with the mechanics and I used flowers in a trial run that I could sacrifice (as they are not cheap). To be honest the end product with the over-sized straw flowers did make the finished article look like something that you would find in the bargain basement of Temu. Feeling confident with the mechanics I tried again, going with my own natural style and tones and Mr Bunny was obliging to model. I feel really happy with the second subtle crown, which would you choose? In other news my early blooming dahlias have arrived and I'm blown away with them.

I've been up with the larks stitching the last stage in my little goose factory. I always leave the eyes until last. It ...
31/07/2026

I've been up with the larks stitching the last stage in my little goose factory. I always leave the eyes until last. It gives them their character and each one is different.
In other news thank you from the bottom of my heart to all you lovely customers that keep me opening my doors to my happy place. I only open Thursday to Saturday. Yesterday was the busiest in a rather long time and there were lots of lovely familiar faces. I can't thank you all enough and for all the little chats and the lovely kind words. Thank you. I've been supporting Howden in my little way for well over a decade, bringing in visitors to our gatherings, visitors that have never heard of the town and travel from far and wide to be with us on the day and support the local community as well, eating, drinking and shopping. We are looking forward to a bustling day this autumn.

In other news our Autumn Gathering is filling up nicely. We have a long lead and we are all busy sourcing those gorgeou...
28/07/2026

In other news our Autumn Gathering is filling up nicely. We have a long lead and we are all busy sourcing those gorgeous one off pieces. If there is a spare place we will offer to someone that can bring antiques to the table and most importantly have a social media presence to help spread the word. To keep on going we need to have lots of voices willing to shout out about the when and the where. We are small but we are mighty, collectively packing a huge punch when it comes to gorgeous trove. I thank all our exhibitors from the bottom of my heart for being part of our beautiful event and to the most generous visitors that make it all possible. We offer quality over quantity. Every organiser thinks in terms of footfall but what is the value of a 1000 visitors if they don't reach for their purse? Thank you to everyone that has shopped with us. It really means the world xx

I seem to be spending lots of time trying to keep my plants alive and doing a little creating in between. I'm preparing...
28/07/2026

I seem to be spending lots of time trying to keep my plants alive and doing a little creating in between. I'm preparing for my first market where I can just role up without all the stress that organising brings. You will find me with my homespun this Sunday 2nd August at The Beverley Barn organised by 1 - 5 pm £5 entrance.
A growers and makers market. I love that it isn't an early start and may be there is a lot to be learned from that.

Trawling through images in the early hours and I stumbled across these. Antique pottery is my one weakness. I have coll...
25/07/2026

Trawling through images in the early hours and I stumbled across these. Antique pottery is my one weakness. I have collected so much over the years and I pick up those extra special beauties at our gatherings. Our community of gorgeous souls have the eye for picking out the best pieces from all corners of the UK and beyond, from Georgian to Victorian, often truly one off pieces, the survivors that have a story to tell. I've never liked everything matching and we have nothing new and the pieces are used especially when I can treat myself to armfuls of beautiful blooms.

Wishing you all a beautiful day. I will be in my happy place later.

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