Pop Up in Clapton!

Thanks to everyone who popped into my studio over the weekend. My spree of crazy printing last week was all worth while!
So following on from that, I have decided to shrink my studio onto a table top and pop up in Clapton for one evening only with a lot of fab making friends.
So here it is!

So for another bash at Christmas present buying and keeping it local - please pop along for what should be a very fun evening!
Expect to find lavender squares, bags, tea towels and maybe the odd cushion if I can squeeze it on!

Christmas Markets at Abney Hall / Part One (and Two!)

Well that's the first one done and dusted.  It was a great show with some really good stalls, friendly people and some super shoppers!  Christmas is looming so sales were definitely up.  I'd struggled with getting anything done last week in terms of new makes, so my decision to lug a few lamps and shades down there and have a mini sale of some old stock paid off.  I also had, hot off the press, some new tube lights that I'd had made up.  I was really pleased with them, got some good feedback and sold a couple too.  So all in all a very good day.

They'll be more to come next Saturday, so anyone in the area fancy some bargain lamps, which make fab Christmas presents @£35, then please come and find me here!

Just to add to this, the following week went really well too, but Christmas things kind of took over and my blog has fallen by the wayside!  Back in the New Year......

Christmas Markets at Abney Hall

I will be just down the road, here for the next two Saturdays, having a little sale of my stuff!

These little chaps will be up for grabs as I'm clearing out some stock I've had them hanging around for a while and since I don't have a lot of time to make new stuff, I thought it might be a good idea to make some space for the New Year.
Normally RRP is £62 but they'll be on sale for just £35!!!! Depending on how that goes, I'll be adding a few more.
So if you have any friends or family who you can't think what to buy for Christmas, these might just be the answer!?
They aren't in any of my shops at this price, so it's for the local shoppers at the moment, but there's always the January sales so, watch this space......
I'll also have some ABC cushions, purses, mini bags, whatever I can cram into the car really.  Having said that, I crashed my lovely red polo the other day so unless I can get it fixed, I'm not sure about the transport part!

The Chocolate Factory Open Studios - Winter is here!

It catches me out every time!  We start planning maybe 6-8 weeks beforehand with rumblings of emails between us all, sort out the date...get the flyer/poster ready (thanks to our in house graphics offiicionado Sarah from With Relish) and bam, it's only just over a week to go!

More info can be found here on the Facebook Chocolate Factory Fan Page!

And what have I been doing today?
Dropped a pile of packages off at the Post Office, had my first tour of a local primary school for next September intake (panic! school! applications!) Wasted about 2 hours with Facebook as it drives me up the wall and now off to pick up my boy.  Where oh where did the day go?

Autumn Fair

A great way to get me started for my week back at work was the Autumn Fair at my local Abney Hall. You can read all about it here, and also have a good read of a great blog about Fionnuala aka Basil Exposition and her summertime in London. That sentence is way too long!

Catch Up Time, Spring Fair

Well it's been a bit of a busy month of May! I've not really had time to keep up with blog world as I've been all over the place....the next few postings are kind of upside down while I do the catch up!
First off was lots of making for the Spring Fair in Stoke Newington, organised by Of Cabbages and Kings and We Make London. Purses, bags, patches, Tees and more. It was a great opportunity to try a few new things and get my stock sorted out.
The Fair was good fun and I met some really nice people and fellow stall holders. I had a good chat with Tanya from Strikk handknits. She's got some lovely pics and colour palettes on her blog and I love the new clothes hanger covers. It was also nice to get some advice about Etsy as it's all still very new to me.

I did a bit of shopping of course...
I bought this gorgeous little bear from Namolio and added to my Moozle collection with one for my brother's new baby to be and a matching cushion for my own Moozle at home. The weekend also led to a little collaboration with Kate and I'm really chuffed with the new Shapes and Things Moozle she did for her shop.

Lady Luck Rules Ok had some great brooches and I now have a little Love Bird in my collection.

All in all, a great show!