Summer Moods - Competition

Loving the summer? We are. As well as the summer mood boards we published earlier this month, we're running a competition - a chance to win a set of the melamine pictured above worth around £50. All you have to do is to tell us which of the 3 "summer moods" boards featured on our blog is your favourite and why? - comment on this or one of the mood board posts and fill in a quick form on Survey Monkey so we have your details if you win. The competition closes at midnight on Thursday 3rd July 2014. A winner will be chosen completely at random. One entry only per household, UK residents only. Winners will be informed on Friday 4th July 2014 by email.

Everyone's a Winner

Each entrant will also receive a 10% discount code to use on our site. This will be on the last page of the survey and it will be valid until Friday 4th July 2014. This code will be additional to the discount already on our mood board items. You can also use the discount code in our shop.

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If you follow us on Facebook you can also enter by commenting on the post on our Facebook page - it's a great place to find out what's new at fig1.co.uk - we update regularly with news and offers. 

How to Enter

To enter the competition please:

1. Comment on one of our Summer Moods blog posts or on the Facebook Page
2. Fill in the form on Survey Monkey so we have your details
3. Do all of the above before Thursday 3rd July 2014
4. The competition is available to UK residents only. Only 1 entry per household

The prize consists of 4 bowls and 4 cups from the High Summer Rice Melamine collection.

Please note - all comments on our blog are moderated and may not appear straight away.

Summer Moods 3 - Alfresco

One of the things I love about Summer in the UK is the length of the evenings. OK so we're often dodging rain showers and wishing it would be a bit warmer, but when those perfect, golden-warm summer evenings happen they are amazing. I love living and eating outside as much as possible on those long, long days. Like the typical Brit, the first signs of sunshine and warmth and I put shorts on and get out in the garden. We've had a few memorable evenings already with friends making the most of the long days, listening to music, chatting and eating. So the next of our Summer mood boards is in homage to all things alfresco - the perfect things to make a long summer evening eating outside even better. There's 15% off all the items featured and selection of matching bits on our site.

1. Acrylic jugs and glasses
2. Funky bird candles
3. Metal trays
4. A selection of melamine and ceramics by Rice
5. Colourful string lights
6. Andrea Letterie banner
7. Paper covered candle holders
8. Paper lanterns

Summer Moods 2 - Indian Summer

The Indian sub-continent has had a huge influence on decorative arts across the globe, particularly during the 19th Century when plant motifs common in Indian design since the 17th Century became the height of fashion in British society. But whereas modern production techniques, modernisation and globalisation has changed the way decorative objects are made, and indeed appear, India is still the home of small-scale artisan production. Our favourite fair trade company Nkuku taps into this wealth of skilled craftsmanship which India epitomises, including the hand-decorated Eva enamel range and much of their mouth-blown recycled glass. The second of our mood boards puts together an Indian theme for the summer, not strict in provenance but with a feel of Indian influence on design. We hope you enjoy it.

As with all our mood boards, we have 15% of selected items from the theme our our site.

1. Etched Glass Pot - Clear and Antique Brass by Nkuku
2. Mint Hand Painted 3 Arm Metal Candle Holder with Birds and Flowers by Rice
3. Melamine Side Plate in Assorted Bird Prints by Rice
4. Hoopla Glass Bottle by Nkuku
5. Laboni Silk & Linen Scarf by Nkuku
6. Plastic Glitter Picnic Glasses by Rice
7. Hand Painted Eva Enamel Tiffin by Nkuku
8. Background - Paper by Nella

Summer Moods 1 - The Village Fete

Strawberries and cream, Pimms and lemonade, hay bales and the tombola ... the Village Fete was the highlight of life in every Cotswold village for miles around when I was growing up. It wasn't summer unless you were batting a rat or racing with three legs, a spoon and an egg - in a sack whilst singing along to the Wurzels. In celebration of summers past and this summer yet to come, we've put together the first of our "summer moods" selections. And to get the party started, they're all in our summer moods 15% off offers on our site together with a few other choice summer party bits.

We're developing some other mood boards so watch this space for more ideas and offers.

1. 10 Cake Decoration Sticks Assorted Designs by Rice DK
2. 10 Paper Cake Decoration Cones 5 Assorted Prints by Rice DK
3. Kids Sequin Masks 6 Assorted Designs by Rice DK
4. Small Paper Lantern Available in 2 Assorted Prints by Rice DK
5. Original Bunting by Engel
6. Melamine Bowls in Assorted Prints with Lid - Set of 3 by Rice DK
7. Carnival Set of 3 Cake Tins by BlissHome
8. 6 Picnic Plastic Wine Glass with Glitters Assorted Colors by Rice DK
9. Paper Cake Stand in 2 Assorted Prints by Rice