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Helen Rawlinson January Sale - 20% off everything! It's sale time in my shop for the whole of January. Enjoy 20% off everything including free delivery! Just quote JANUARY at checkout. Lampshades, cushions and gifts including the new range of kitchenware in the ever popular Moroccan Tile range. Sale applies to stock items only.  New stock arriving in February. Shop Now >

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Thank you!

Open Studios came and went. It was a great weekend, meeting lots of new and regular people. The new arrival of oven gloves/mitts and aprons went down very well to match the Moroccan Tile tea towels - now in turquoise as well as the red and blue.
My new design, Mosaic was also well received and my last minute makes were worth it as I almost sold out, which is always a good sign!
I'll be updating my shop in the next few days in time for any Christmas orders.
Thanks to everyone that came along - it's always good to have a tidy up, even though it seems like an arduous task just a few days before. I'm now sitting in a very tidy space and wondering how long it will last this time!

Open Studios Winter 2015 28/29th November

My studio F5 will be open for the weekend and private view with printed and stitched lampshades, cushions, bags and more, all at sale prices. The Moroccan Tile tea towels will be back in stock alongside matching oven gloves, mitts and aprons, all great ideas for Christmas presents! New kids cushions will also be on show for the first time.

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!

Open Studios #HackneyChristmas at The Chocolate Factory N16

Come and say hi and have a mince pie!
Private View Friday 5th 6.30-9pm
Saturday/Sunday 6/7th 11am-6pm
Credit cards are now welcome!

Throughout our #hackneychristmas open studios, Helen Rawlinson (studio F5) will have her current stock of screen printed lampshades and cushions for sale at up to 25% off. Plus, new ideas, loads of stocking fillers and for the first time, diffusers will be available for her larger lampshades - no more staring up at bare bulbs!

 

Half Way...

Last day tomorrow for our Summer Open Studios! What with the heat and Murray on for Wimbledon we might be a bit short on visitors, but it's been good to see people today and the Private View was a nice buzz. Special prices for all my stock this weekend only. See more pics on Instagram #HelenRawlinson or my Facebook Page and the Chocolate Factory Page

Phew!

 

 

Sunday morning people pottering

Time to go home

There were lots of people here, honestly!

My weekend was swallowed up with the great machine that is The Chocolate Factory Open Studios. I'm glad it's all over but it was great fun and went amazingly well. I sold something of everything - bags, lampshades, cushions, tea towels, books, mugs all went off to happy homes. Kids came and doodled, mince pies got munched and so many nice things were said. I'd got my studio into such a state the week before that I didn't think I'd get it all done in time on top of Christmas orders, so apologies for a few belated ones that went out today! It's not easy working on your own sometimes, making decisions and wondering if you're going in the right direction, so it was just nice to see friends and family as well as new faces and get some support and positivity from everyone.  The Chocolate Factory is certainly an ever changing band of individuals which has its ups and downs but, having been here for almost 20 years, it's hard to imagine being anywhere else. Thanks to all who came along and I say this every time with little effect, I WILL try to be a bit more organised next time....

Thank you honeypie!

Christmas Stuff

Getting in the mood (not really, I'm a bit snowed under at the moment!) and thought I'd pop these on Etsy and NOTHS just to test the water! Plus I thought I better give a quick update on what's been happening recently.....

These all started out as little paper cuts for my Make Lounge Demos - I always try and do something different each time I start a class and they ofter lead on to a new idea, somewhere down the line. So the little Santa bag I did last year has finally morphed into a Christmas stocking, so too has the reindeer. 'With Love' has had a few tweeks and is all set for Valentines, with a pop at Christmas in between!

Open Studios is just around the corner - 1st and 2nd December at The Chocolate Factory - You can keep track of us all on our Facebook Page

Tidy up time. 'You're so messy mummy!' my little boy told me after school as I tempted him in with a packet of Quavers and time on the laptop whilst I finished packing and sending today. Oh dear.

I've finally just ordered my copy of 'Illuminate' by Hannah Nunn and am very excited to get my hands on it. Thank you Hannah for including me, it's so nice to be in a book that's just about modern gorgeous lighting!

I'm also thrilled to be in a cute little book by the We Make London team, titled Inspired:London
You can find all about it here. Thanks to Author Mary McDermott for all the hard work and great photos by Abi Bansal
I'm slightly shy of the big photo of yours truly - but love all the rest - it's a great read, with some brilliant people in it.

And last but not least - I've got a selection of my work in a new exhibition at The Park Gallery up in Falkirk - Winter Warmth From the 17th November - 26th January with light being the main theme of the show, so there'll be a small selection of my lamps and more, hopefully feeling quite at home with all the other lovely things for sale (Hannah Nunn included - we get around!)

Oh and if that's not enough - thanks to Katherine O'Connell for her beautifully handmade 2013 diaries using my printed tea towels. You can buy them here together with lots of other lovely handmade books from her Etsy shop.

Open Studios This Weekend!

Just in case you didn't know.....

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Lots of discounts, lots to choose from, new tea towels and a few cushions thrown in.  Plus all the other studios have some great stuff too!
www.chocolatefactoryn16.com

Open Studios in Full Swing!

Note: no one is actually buying anything at this point - lot of drinking and chatting going on!

We had such a good time at our Open Studios last night. The weather was kind and everyone was in good Christmas spirits! Mulled wine and mince pies a plenty, a roaring fire and an outdoor screening on the Chocolate Factory walls pulled it all together to make a great start to the weekend.
Here's just a glimpse of it all.  Tomorrow's the last day - I'm doing 20% off on my current range of lampshades and as always the sale (print) table is happily getting lighter as the weekend goes on.  Still plenty of tea towels and bags to shift!  Just the block mugs left - all the Moroccan tile designs were bagged in one swoop.  Most of the studios are open and there are some really great finds for both Christmas presents and beyond.

I really shouldn't put this one in, but it does explain my banging head this morning! Poor little Bernina pushed to the wall. This desk certainly takes some hammering and I really think it's about time I remove that Tricky sticker!

That clock needs a new battery! Close of day today - 6pm

With Relish are opposite me and calls for Dog Bingo will be heard throughout the day - everyone welcome to join in the fun and support The Mayhew Animal Home. 
I love the photos taken by Matt from Studiohead (responsible for the virtual orchestra merriment in the yard!) which give a sneek peak into the build up and beyond of Open Studios - now in its sixteenth year! See all the pics on our Facebook Page