Thursday 28 June 2012

Follies LOVES Stonham Refuge Raffle PRIZES!

Our raffle, in aid of Stonham Women's Refuge, is being drawn this Friday, 20th July as part of Follies first birthday celebrations and we are overwhelmed by the generosity of our super suppliers & local neighbourly businesses with the prizes that have been donated. 

You’d be crazy not to buy a few raffle tickets at just £1 each when you see the wonderful prizes that are up for grabs~

 

Prizes include ~ 


A BEAUTIFUL limited edition print 'Midsummer Night Follies' by Lucy Loveheart

A wonderful £30 treatment voucher at U and your skin
 
A day in a Recording Studio with Russell McNamara!

Supper for two at the Unthank Supper Club

£20 gift voucher to spend online with the wonderful Rosa Bloom





A beautiful summer floral headdress by Norfolk based textile milliner, Titiana Fisher

A beautiful Jewellery set of necklace & earrings from Eclectic Eccentricity 

 
Tickets for two to enjoy a movie at Cinema City
 
Freshwater pearl necklace & bracelet from Aurum Designs

Entry for two to November’s Bonanafana

Super Generous Gift Voucher from Poppy Valentine

Entrance with tea & cake for two to The Most Curious  Fair


A £30 gift voucher for Carluccios, kindly donated by The Cambridge Access Centre 

And so many more wonderfully super prizes ~ so head over to Follies & demand your raffle tickets now!  £1 a ticket or a fiver a strip and all in the good cause of LittleTops & their fundraising for Stonham Women’s Refuge.  


Raffle will be drawn on Friday 6th July 2012 at our Follies Birthday Soiree

Friday 22 June 2012

Follies First Birthday Celebrations



It’s been twelve months since Follies first opened their pale green door onto Bridewell Alley.  Follies have had a wonderful first year of great trade and fantastic local support and have fast become the prettiest shop on The Norwich Lanes for buying your vintage style homewares & gifts. 
On Friday 6th July, in celebration of our first birthday, Follies will be having a small soiree with all sorts of delights & treats. 
The evening will include a special private viewing of works by Lucy Loveheart, exhibiting at Follies as part of the Norwich Lanes Art Trail. Lucy Loveheart – International artist, illustrator and designer has produced a wonderful range of paintings, prints, children’s books, giftware and fabrics, many of which have since become collectors items. Lucy has developed her distinctively naive style into highly sought after and recognisable products.
We will also have another artist with us ~ Georgie Matthews, a highly talented calligrapher & chalk lettering artist who also incidently created the Follies logo and the sweet little illustrations we use on our packaging.  It is with great pleasure that Georgie will be joining us for our special evening to produce an original & unique piece of chalk art in celebration of Follies first year.  Georgie will be creating a  live art installation through the evening ~ you’ll be able to watch her as she works, designing & completing an original artwork in chalk which will then be on view for the Norwich Lanes Arts Trail as part of this year’s Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre.

We will also be holding a very special raffle, including lots of wonderful prizes & treats in aid of Stonham Women’s Refuge, a locally run charity which offer sanctuary and support to women fleeing domestic abuse.  Tickets are available now. Should you have a prize you wish to donate to this very worthwhile cause, contact Lolly at Follies.
So please do come along on the evening, we’d love to have you join us in celebrating Follies first birthday & toast to a bright & happy future.

For more information & to RSVP go to www.facebook.com/FolliesofNorwich or call 01603 614225
Follies
Bridewell Alley
Norwich NR2 1AQ
01603 614225

Friday 6th July 6:30~8:30
 


Thursday 21 June 2012

Welcome to Follies!


Lolly Streek is very proud to present Follies, a lovely little lifestyle boutique on The Lanes in Norwich, filled with an eclectic mix of the unusual, the vintage and the found ~ for the home, the garden and gifts for all.

Follies emphasis is on finding the old & bringing in the new, mixing up the recycled, revamped & responsibly sourced.  A fresh mix of vintage finds, locally sourced stock and globally made products. 

Owner, Lolly, loves to recycle beautiful and useful pieces and bring them to you at affordable prices, mixing them with high quality new wares to delight & inspire you ~ perfect for your own home or as a thoughtful gift for a friend.  

At Follies you’ll find lovely pieces of furniture, carefully handpicked, some left to show their original beauty whilst others have been restored to enjoy a new lease of modern living. Some of our vintage wares maybe a little worn, but that just adds to their charm and our other recycled products are refreshingly quirky and have plenty of zeal to brighten up even the greyest of days. All mixed in harmoniously with our new stock, Follies is a spirit lifting little shop filled with a lovely blend of the old & the new.

 Nestled in the middle of Bridewell Alley  on The Lanes, along with other  great independent traders, cafes & interesting shops ~ Follies is a joyful little building whose aim is to please, an inspirational find you’ll want to visit all the time. From elegant china and delicate glassware to vintage textiles, revamped furniture and new timeless discoveries, we sell only what we take great pleasure in and hope you will too.

Every item has been cherry picked as things we truly love ourselves, make us laugh, let us dream. We invest our time & energy in sourcing unusual & beautifully made items that have the quality that often only comes with vintage and antique pieces. We have a varied and forever changing selection of items with many being desirable one off treasures or in very limited supply, but if there is anything you’re particularly looking for, let us know and we’ll do our best to source it for you. 

Follies philosophy is on creating a fresh & friendly atmosphere where one can enjoy discovering little wonders & inspiring items that are decorative, entertaining & useful.
If like us, you love to combine the old with the new, then come and visit us.  With our slightly quirky personal approach, we’re on hand to help you find that perfect present or help you to create your perfect home.  We hope to inspire you & look forward to you visiting us at 14 Bridewell Alley, Norwich.