This Saturday.....

we can be found at The Brentwood Road Gallery Craft Market. It's been a long time since we've done a craft market so we're back with a bang and will be there with our printing press offering a make and take all day long. 

So pop along and for £1 you can print your own card from existing designs (like my stag's head below) or for £3 you can buy a kit to cut your own lino and print on a variety of papers and card. 

So if you fancy a go at printing or are looking for a gift that's a little unique from the high street then come along.

See you there....

Upcoming christmas events....

We're finally getting back to business and these are the first upcoming events.

Firstly is the infamous E17 Designers Christmas on 25th and 26th November, we're doing the Friday night but there's a wide selection of designer makers on the different days and you only need to pay the once. I think these are great events with music, a free drink and free raffle prizes (goodie bags of a selection of items donated from the designers)....



Then we've got some of our prints and cards at The Create Place's Xmas pop up shop on Sunday 27th November, 11-4pm. All items are under £20, great for little Christmas gifts, and with free mince pies and mulled wine what more could you want......

Thanks to everyone....

who popped along to see us on Friday night at the E17 Designers Spring Market.

It was the usual last minute panic for us we rushed around trying to get everything together and even wrapping new works of art just as we were about to leave but we managed to scrape through the doors and get set up just in time. So after a manic rush to get there it was a really lovely relaxed evening with great music supplied by local band The Stowicks and some great cakes from Susie's kitchen!

Here's a few pics from the night.....

Pics from the E17 Deisgners Christmas Event......

here's the pictures I promised from the E17 Designers event....

here was our stall......



and some pics of the night, after a glass of mulled wine and live music in the background I had a great night soaking up the relaxed festive atmosphere

Upcoming christmas events....

Hi,

We've been really busy getting ready for a few christmas fairs that we're doing.
This Saturday we're going to be at Grand Hall within 'Roding Valley High School of Performing Arts' in Loughton as part of the creative fair. It's a great idea of assembling lots of local talent including artists, designer makers and small businesses together and offering their talents to the local community. We've been a part of the E17 Designers which is on the same wavelength and it's a great opportunity to get quality items back onto the high street. Many of the unique items are handmade to a very high quality and not found anywhere else.

This Saturday doors open at 11 until 4pm and there will be refreshments in the foodhall serving homemade cakes and cupcakes from 'frenchmade' & more.

There will also be a trendy stylist & beauty treatment's for both the adults & children.

With the children's fancy dress at 2.30pm with local performing talent on stage during the day from 'Theatre Train'. only £2.50 to get in for a whole day's worth of entertainment for all ages.

The next one we are doing is next Friday night, 26th with the E17 Designers in Walthamstow. Their markets are getting so popular that this year they're having to put on 2 due to an increasing amount of designers joining the group, and wanting to offer their talents to the local community.

Music in Wanstead Park

Just a quickie - if you have no plans for the week end and live out East then pop along to the Music in Wanstead Park event. Taking place between 2-11pm they're putting on lots of activities during the day whilst music goes on all day and into the night.

We'll be part of the art and craft fair lined along the trees and come 6pm we'll be packing up to enjoy some of the bands for ourselves.

Sounds like a really great and mixed line up.
Read more on the Guardian site and on the Aldersbrook site.

Country Living Spring Fair...

Hi,

I went along to the Country Living Spring Fair yesterday and was a little disappointed. It was quite expensive to get in only to find just a few designer crafts makers selling their wares.

However I did meet Jan Constantine and saw her lovely goodies (www.janconstantine.com) including cushions like these. I love their sixties feel.




It was a shame to see that a majority of the stall holders were selling reproduction items that you could buy in Romford.

However outside we found lots of lovely little antique stalls and shops selling little gems. I treated myself to a cute little 50's style metal stamp of a little girl clutching a dolly. To our luck their was also a French market and we found a quaint little restaurant selling really good food.