Paston Crafts - Heat Reflecting Cushions. Use also for pets with arthritis

Now that the weather has turned colder it is, perhaps, time to take a look at some of the products made by Paston Crafts.

Paston Crafts is a family run business based in Coventry. They manufacture a range of heatwraps and warmers stuffed with wheat and aromatic herbs, as well as their relaxing eye masks and herbal cushions. For more about their hand crafted products visit http://www.heritagepolish.com/paston.html

I thought I would start by looking at their Heat Reflecting / Self Heating Cushions. These work by using the body's own heat and are especially suitable where there is no access to a microwave, e.g. wheelchair, car, coach, caravan, etc. They can also be used at home. You can sit on them, use them as a back rest or a neck rest. They can also be put under coats or jumpers when going out in cold weather.

Another very good use is for pets. My cat suffers from arthritis and loves to lie where it is warm. Noticing this I decided  to put one of these cushions in her favourite spot which also happens to be next to a radiator. Now that I have put the heating on she rarely moves from this spot. Dogs also can benefit from these cushions. Just use them under their regular bedding.

Heat Reflecting Cushions or Self heating Cushions can be odtained online, Visit  http://heritagepolish.com/shop/paston-crafts/cat_3.html

Heritage Woodcare and Heritage Leathercare

I have started a new series of posts reviewing Heritage Woodcare (see http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/blog/) and Heritage Leathercare (see http://www.heritageleathercare.co.uk/blog/) Both posts start from the beginning telling you about both products.

You can buy Heritage Woodcare and Heritage Leathercare online visit    http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/products-page/ or http://www.heritageleathercare.co.uk/buy-leathercare/

Contact me, online, by post at The Technocentre, by phone. Order Heritage Woodcare and Heritage Leathercare

Well, summer ("summer" I hear you say "what summer?") is nearly over and you will want to do all the little jobs that you have put off, so I thought now will be a good opportunity to remind you of the details you need to know to contact me and to be able to place an order.
I can be contacted by email on jim@heritagepolish.com

by post at :-
DCK Services
The Technocentre
Puma Way
Coventry
CV1 2TT

by phone on 07967 139636 (office hours please)

All Heritage Polish, and Paston Craft products can be purchased by post as well as online. Simply send your order with payment (cash, cheque or bankers order, or postal order) to :-
DCK Services,
The Technocentre,
Puma Way,
Coventry,
CV1 2TT

Order Heritage Polishes online by visiting http://heritagepolish.com/shop/index.php  For Paston Crafts you will need to visit http://heritagepolish.com/shop/paston-crafts/cat_3.html

Web Orders I aim to post within 24 hours of receipt. Mail Orders may take up to 7 days for receipt and despatch. Holidays and sickness may mean orders take slightly longer to process and post.

Packaging for my orders.

I thought it would be useful to go through my packaging procedure. With orders for woodcare I prefer to double wrap in bubblewrap to give some protection. It shouldn't be necessary but I don't like to take chances and prefer to give my orders the best possible chance of getting to their destinations safely and undamaged. Post Office regulations also require liquids to be double bagged  hence woodcare orders being double bagged.

To keep costs down (also meaning prices down) i source free packaging as far as possible. I find my local supermarket very helpful in this respect supplying me with all the packaging I need - bags. bubblewrap and cardboard. This is also helpful to the supermarkets as it cuts down on their waste, even if only slightly which means it cuts their costs of disposing of their waste. Occasionally I have used padded envelopes. These are used envelopes which are being recycled. This  means that all my packing is recycled and recyclable in turn

I hope this explains why the packaging does sometimes look as if it is recycled!  

How do I look after my conservatory wood furniture

Isn't it great to see the sun at last. Sitting at my computer I can look into my back garden (sadly the lawn is really in need of a good trim but I won't have time today) and enjoy the view. However, one view I am not enjoying is the sight of my furniture in the conservatory - it reminds me  that the maintenance  is overdue  

Using my Heritage Woodcare regularly will  not only clean all my wood  furniture but it will also prevent it drying out and will keep it looking good and the best thing about it is that is easy to use. I really must buckle down and get on with it!

I said it is easy to use. All you need do is give your bottle a good shake, pour some into a container, soak any soft, clean clothin your polish, squeeze and wring the cloth out till it is damp dry (don't worry if your polish has become discoloured, this doesn't affect it), pour the remaining polish back in your bottle and now you are ready. All you do now is wipe. If you have marks and areas of fading you may need several applications but generally one application is ok.

Heritage Woodcare can be obtained online, visit http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/ for more information and to be able to buy it. 

how to put the colour back into your leather furniture

I have just written a new post on how to put the colour back into your leather furniture. Visit http://www.heritageleathercare.co.uk/ and read the latest blog

At last! some much needed sunshine and warm weather. Are you enjoying this absolutely gorgeous spell, making the most of it and sitting / dining outside? If so, have you prepared your furniture?

Metal and plastic furnitures are easy. To get them ready is really just a matter of soap and water combined with a little elbow grease.

Wood furniture requires a little more effort but if you are canny, it can be just as easy, The first thing you need to consider is the type of wood and the condition. By this I mean if it is teak and has been allowed to weather to a silvery finish you are faced with two choices - if you like this finish, wipe with a damp cloth and leave it. If you don't kike the finish, you will need to sand it until ALL the silvery effect has been removed. Then polish with your Heritage Woodcare. If all the silvery effect has not been removed, what is left will turn black when polish is applied. Other woods can be just polished although you are better sanding any weathering.

To use your Heritage shake the bottle well, pour some into a container, soak any soft, clean cloth or duster in the polish,squeeze and wring the cloth out.until it is just damp and you are ready. (return the un-used polish to the bottle)

Heritage Woodcare is oil based – there is no need for waxing! It cleans, polishes and protects at the same time.

N.B. If the duster is not wrung enough, the furniture may be left slightly wet, in which case it should be buffed with a dry duster

Heritage Woodcare is available online, visit http://www.heritagewoodcare.co.uk/products-page/