Ghost Houses

I'm always so excited to discover new quirky things that light up. I stumbled upon these Ghost Houses on Etsy and had to order some for Radiance. They are made by Dan and Mer of 2of2 Goods and they...

Wall lamp wall!

I've never had much room to display any wall lights but the new shop layout gave me the opportunity to create a new wall. We wired it up yesterday. There's even room for more on there so watch this...

Maxine Sutton's lampshades at Radiance

I am so pleased to have Maxine Suttons new printed and embroidered lampshades at Radiance. They arrived this morning and it's the first time I've seem them in the flesh. They are better than I...

Radiance all sparkly and new!

We are happy to be open again. Since I moved my studio out of the back of the shop Radiance loves having more space to itself to spread out. I've been taking some pictures this morning so I can...

Bigger and brighter

So these last couple of weeks while I have been enjoying my new studio little Radiance has been in renovation chaos while it moves into the space that my studio left behind.. As Alison from Heart...

Changes!

For those of you who have visited Radiance you will know that since I opened the shop, seven and a half years ago I have had my studio at the back of the shop. This has been great in many ways but...

Valley of Lights

Hebden Bridge has had a hard time this year with the floods and everything and just at the moment as the shops re-open one by one there is a sense of celebration in the air. There has been soooo...

Well and truly launched!

What a lovely, sparkly, happy day we had yesterday at my book launch. There was fizz served by lovely Suzi, lots of people smiles laughs and lots and lots of hugs. Cathy made the most DIVINE...

Book launch

It's an exciting time at Radiance. My long awaited book Illuminate is about to be officially released out into the world next week and I would like to invite you to my launch to help me celebrate!...

Heirloom Lights

This is the latest set of Louise Traills Heirloom lanterns. Each one handmade and individually embellished with beads and jewels and trimmings. So very romantic and pretty.

Poppies, Pansies and Peonies

Jorja Wilkinson has sent us some of her stunning new lampshades today. Pansies, Poppies, and Peonies. We also went out and bought a Country Living magazine as she has a fabulous four page feature....

Blue Q lanterns

A five minute visit to Pinterest led me to these beauties last week. These are classic paper lanterns but with joyful prints by contemporary designers such as illustrator Helen Dardik and...

Deryn Relph Lampshades

These knitted lampshades by Deryn Relph have cheered up our afternoon. I met Deryn at the British Craft Trade Fair earlier this year and was excited to commission some lampshades for the Radiance....

Handmade Parade

Its the Handmade Parade in Hebden Bridge tomorrow and everyone is going to be out to enjoy the colour, creativity and joy of it. It was postponed from last week because of the flood and after a...

Lily lampshade in it's new home

Its always lovely to receive images of Radiance products in their new homes. This one from Karl Eden shows their new Lily lampshade in their daughters nursery. Looks great with the red textile...

Flood

On Friday it rained and rained and rained. There has been a lot of it lately so it didnt seem unusual. Kate at Dynamite opposite put her sandbags out just in case. That wasnt that unusual either....

Kate Lycetts magical lanterns

Arent these just absolutely stunningly gorgeous!? Do you know the work of Kate Lycett? She lives, works and is inspired by the architecture of our little town and she paints glorious colourful...

Paper garlands

Weve had these in the shop a little while but not online as they were tricky to photograph so we hadnt got round to it! Sorry! Anyway we have tackled it today and you now you can find enchanted...

Light up your boudoir!!!

This glorious Spiral Cupcakes bra light by Emerald Faerie is going to be auctioned off tomorrow night at a charity event for breast cancer organised by Nicolette Lafonseca-Hargreaves at the Works...

Lovely new Isak tea towels and cups

Arent these new Havest teatowels from Isak just gorgeous! as are these Landsby cups that have a lovely wooden lid and come in a beautiful printed box. Yum!

Illuminate!

Look look! Illuminate has a front cover! We are on the way. The stunning lampshade illuminating the front cover is by Allison Patrick from Zipper 8 Lighting based in New York. It is the most...

Amy Cooper lamps

Amy Cooper just sent us a new box of beautiful porcelain lamps! This is her new Pinhole Pollen and it is exquisite!

Cottage in the Dales with nice lights!

I love the synchronicities of life. I met a woman called Rosemary on Twitter recently and bobbed over to her website to have a look at her holiday cottage in the Dales. I have happy memories of a...

Lift Your Mood light switch stickers

Look whose coming to Radiance to make us smile in January! These Lift Your Mood light switch stickers by Heather Swift will be there to greet me when I go back to work (after a very nice holiday)...

Happy Christmas everyone! We will be open until 4pm Christmas Eve and then will be hibernating until the 4th of January. Thanks so much for making 2011 a great year. Im looking forward to next year...

Peace and goodwill

Were having such a lovely time in the shop at the moment. There are lots of lovely people popping in and buying pretty things, its particularly bright and twinkly inside while its so dull outside...

Christmas paper bags

The yummy Christmas paper bags have just arrived from In The Clear on Etsy. Perfect for some Christmas cards or a rotary candle!

Christmas celebrations!

I hope you can join our Christmas celebrations tomorrow. Together with Snug and Hat Therapy (my old shop neighbours) we will be having a prize draw for everyone who spends over £5 with lovely...

The Christmas cards are out!

We have some Christmas card packs this year and they are very pretty! These ones are by Kate Thornton and come in a pack of four.Helen Minns has designed this beautiful set of six Christmassy...

Wintry window

Today the Magic Cupboard came to Radiance. It really is the most magical thing...Its creator Helen Musselwhite made a special delivery in person and it was lovely to see her. We had a cup of tea...