Adding pictures

My poor sad little blog - no attention since before Christmas so here goes the first few pictures for all the lovely people at my various craft events who have asked about a webiste.

At the moment, I am afraid there is no dedicated website, but I will add pictures when I can for you to see the range I do.

Only a few today though as I am only on a break from painting! I agreed to do the Westcliff Art Trail again this week, but because I have been so busy with craft sales and orders and builders redoing my kitchen, as well as the Photoshop and DSLR Camera classes I do during the week, this has been put on the bottom of the pile and I have finally reached it!

Therefore in my coffee break I write this and will add a few shots and come back to it when I can .

Here are a couple of photos taken of my stall last September at the Leigh Regatta and Village Green events in Chalkwell Park! A mix of seaside and vintage chic signs, tags, accessories and decorations!

Following on from Handmade on the 2oth of November, I will be at the Community centre again (same place!) on the 27th of November for the Leigh on Sea Handmade and Vintage Fair, organsied by Anna Cooper. This is a brilliant and fun fair, with some fantastic handmade crafts, many in a vintage theme, as well as vintage clothing, cakes, jewellery, paintings and signs. There is also a tearoom on site run by all the Tea and China, serving tea in vintage china an cucumber sandwiches and delicious cakes.

A fun day and a very popular event! Pop in and say hello if you are there!

Tis the Season

Where has the year gone? Here we are - November and my busy period!

I have several craft events this season including the Westcliff on Sea Women's Institute Christmas Craft Evening held at the Cliffs Pavilion on the 11th of November! This group WOSWI - are the greatest bunch of ladies ever! Ranging in ages from 18 to 70 plus, every meeting is full of fun, laughter and friendship! I am looking forward to the evening!

Followng this event which is a group event and not a public event, I will be showing at several venues in the Southend on Sea area.


The season is Christmas and therefore a lot of my wares will be in that theme, and will include signs, shelf sitter block sets, ornaments, cards, and wreathes, and there will also be wares to purchase as gifts in different themes including cakes, vintage chic, and shabby chic roses.

The list of events is below - if you are in the area pop in and say hello! There will be many stalls selling a huge variety of special hand crafted items made with love!

Hopefully I will see you there!

Saturday, November 20th, 2010- Handmade.

This event is organised by Southend Adult Community College and will be held at the Leigh on Sea branch (Leigh Community Centre on Elm Road). This event is held upstairs and co-ordinates with the popular Farmer's Market which is held downstairs in the morning.

All wares will be handmade by various artists and craftspersons - many who were at some time, or still are, students at the college.

Expect to see a wide range of beautifully made by hand items ranging from fashion accessories, jewellery, mosaics, cards, painted art, collages, and more!

Entry is free and the hall will be open from 10 am to 3 pm. A lift is available and refreshements will be available.

A fantastic oppourtunity to grab some unique Christmas pressies!

Cakes!

Who doesn't like a bit of cake? Even if you do not have a sweet tooth - the revival of the cupcake and cake decorating for eveyday is a welcome return to day of old! Cupcakes, either real or in the form of decoration has been a huge trend for sometime now and of course I had to put my two cents into the equation as well! I am not a domestic goddess however, so my cake stand may never hold the edible sort - but who can resist these lovely cake stands? Not me - that is for sure! I had a lot of people wanting to buy the stands - perhaps I ought to get some to sell!

A Mix of Seaside and Vintage Chic with a bit of Halloween and Christmas thrown in for fun!

A stand with something for everyone! I made sure I had a mix of styles on offer which included not only the seaside styles but also Vintage and Shabby Chic (two styles I am very fond of!) I also included some holiday signs as it before we know it - it will be that time of year once again!

Seaside Hanging Tags

Selling Signs

Below is a selection of some of the nautical signs I have been working on. I had a lot of fun putting colours and sayings together! I used jute string on these signs as opposed to the usual wire I use but I thought it would lend a beachy feel to them!