May's event page is here xx
Showing posts with label craft fair leeds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft fair leeds. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
LovelyCrayfish
We've got a last minute seller...Hannah Crayford the maker behind LovelyCrayfish. I love the ceramics in her etsy shop, and by the looks there'll be lots more to look forward to seeing at the fair; the t-shirt designs on her blog are ace. Might have to get myself some dinosaur stuff and a Yorkshire baby-grow!
May's event page is here xx
May's event page is here xx
Monday, 2 April 2012
Best of British!
The craft world is going crazy for British nostalgia themed stuff, in celebration of the Jubilee and this summer's London Olympics. To be honest I'm not crazy about London, and this summer I'll be busy having a baby, but I'm no fool...this is a great commercial opportunity and I've jumped aboard the wagon! Last year's Royal Wedding may have been a warm-up, as the range and quality of handmade goodness surrounding the jubilee/London is amazing this year. Including some of the sellers at May's handmade; here's a selection...
Crown ring by Magasin avaiable in her etsy shop here
Corgi necklace by Finest Imaginary available here
Post box by me! available in my etsy shop amypanda
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Crown ring by Magasin avaiable in her etsy shop here
Corgi necklace by Finest Imaginary available here
Post box by me! available in my etsy shop amypanda
x x x x
Friday, 23 March 2012
poster
Kristyna Baczynski has done an amazing poster for our next event:
I love the bobbins and ball of wool! Kristyna will be selling her wares at the fair, she's got some really cute comics and prints so I'm really happy to welcome her to the handmade family. Look at this oragami set...
Check out her etsy shop here
Facebook event page here
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I love the bobbins and ball of wool! Kristyna will be selling her wares at the fair, she's got some really cute comics and prints so I'm really happy to welcome her to the handmade family. Look at this oragami set...
Check out her etsy shop here
Facebook event page here
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Monday, 21 November 2011
new to handmade
The craft fair at the university the week before last was great, it was nice to see lots of handmade regulars selling alongside reetsweet's crafers. Two girls new to handmade were selling at the fair, and will make their handmade debut on Sunday at our Christmas fair. Luckily I've got a few snaps from the fair to share...
The first is Jodie Anna, who makes pretty jewellery using lovely vintage patterns and images of whimsical delights. I love her sewing machine brooches.
And secondly is Rebecca Slow, who makes a huge range of handmade goodies. My favourite items on show at the fair were her jam jar covers, which is such a great idea, and badges and brooches using vintage fabric.
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The first is Jodie Anna, who makes pretty jewellery using lovely vintage patterns and images of whimsical delights. I love her sewing machine brooches.
And secondly is Rebecca Slow, who makes a huge range of handmade goodies. My favourite items on show at the fair were her jam jar covers, which is such a great idea, and badges and brooches using vintage fabric.
x x x x
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
poster
Our Christmas fair has a poster, at last! Starring a christmassy finger puppet made by me, and put together by Hannah Ramley, who'll be at the event selling her own wares alongside some creative pals.
Hope you can make it! And don't forget the 2for1 tea and cake (details in a previous blog post!!)
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Hope you can make it! And don't forget the 2for1 tea and cake (details in a previous blog post!!)
x x x
Sunday, 6 November 2011
reetsweet.com
Craft "sister" reetsweet has now got a shiney new website. You go girl! It's super cute and I look forward to checking it regularly for all my craft news! I've just been going through the gallery smiling and getting giddy about TOMORROW'S fair at the uni.
reetsweet.com
lovely stuff
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reetsweet.com
lovely stuff
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Saturday, 5 November 2011
uni craft fair
The craft fair we're proud to be part of alongside craft sister reetsweet, is only days away. Eeek! Here are some of the christmas designs handade-ers have whipped up. Hope they wet your appetite.
from memo
from foxbunting
from jilmadethis
I've been rustling up lots of robins, but this dull autumn weather means that they don't photograph well...you'll just have to come along and see them in person!!
the facebook event page is here
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from memo
from foxbunting
from jilmadethis
I've been rustling up lots of robins, but this dull autumn weather means that they don't photograph well...you'll just have to come along and see them in person!!
the facebook event page is here
xxxxx
Monday, 31 October 2011
two for tea
In the first of many planned freebie giveaway type thingys, I have had an excellent idea. FREE CAKE. Yep, FREE CAKE! If you'd like to come along to the next handmade at the Brudenell then why not invite a friend, and in return I'll give you 2for1 tea and cake at the cake stall. Due to ridiculously low prices of £1.50 for a cup of tea with a cake, that'll make it £1.50 for TWO CUPS OF TEA and TWO CAKES.
All you have to do is "attend" the event on facebook, along with making a friend "attend" too, and leave a comment on the event wall with both of your names and I'll pop you on the 2for1 cake list.
The event page is here
And don't forget to come along to the super sized uni event on Tuesday 8th November too (NEXT TUESDAY EEK!), although the cake offer is just for the Brudenell!
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Saturday, 22 October 2011
autumn colours
I haven't posted an etsy treasury in a little while, busy times at handmade HQ! Here's an autumnal collection by way of an apology...
mustard and brown.
Enjoy!
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'autumn' by amypanda
mustard and brown.
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Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.
Enjoy!
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Monday, 3 October 2011
Friday, 16 September 2011
reetsweet and handmade!
The lovely Becki over at Reetsweet has brought me on board for a super-sized craft fair at Leeds Student Union. The target crowd is obviously students, but all are welcome to pop down and have a mooch around. I think that it'll be a swell day full of cake and handmade treats. Matt Saunders who has done flyers for past handmade events has made an amazing cute flyer complete with a cake parade!!
Lots of creative folk from regular handmade fairs will be there, alongside some new faces and some of reetsweet's finest makers. Should be a good 'un!
the facebook event page is here
Lots of creative folk from regular handmade fairs will be there, alongside some new faces and some of reetsweet's finest makers. Should be a good 'un!
the facebook event page is here
Monday, 25 April 2011
reetsweet
The lovely Rebecca over at reetsweet has kindly mentioned handmade on
her blog
Reetsweet is an amazing craft fair held at the Corn Exchange. I look forward to working with Rebecca in the future in some kind of super-sized craft event (and hope that this isn't just another of my pipe dreams!) There's definetely room in Leeds for both Handmade and Reetsweet; it's nice to see some events which aren't all about vintage for a happy change
her blog
Reetsweet is an amazing craft fair held at the Corn Exchange. I look forward to working with Rebecca in the future in some kind of super-sized craft event (and hope that this isn't just another of my pipe dreams!) There's definetely room in Leeds for both Handmade and Reetsweet; it's nice to see some events which aren't all about vintage for a happy change
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Monday, 11 April 2011
fox bunting
Introducing Brionny and Lucy who, together, are Fox Bunting. Fox Bunting have played shop at every single Handmade, and make a lovely mix of hand-sewn items and printed goodies. Brionny kindly answered some questions about their work to introduce themselves...
How and why did you start making your wares?
Fox Bunting is my best friend Lucy and I. I've always been 'crafty' after seeing my mother make everything through my childhood from curtains to clothes, it was just a natural progression for me. I started making presents for friends birthdays and got some really good feedback, then people encouraged me to sell my creations. It made sense to me to work with Lucy who makes my badges etc look amazing in really cute packaging. I love her illustrations!
Do you have any successes and failures you'd like to talk about?
We were really excited last year when we got on the Craft Candy Summer Fair and just getting asked to get involved with fairs or exhibtions is always lovely and very flattering. I love seeing the reactions of people when they see some of our things.
Do you craft full time? If not tell us a little about your day job and how you manage to fit your craft into your day?
I would love to craft full time but unfortunately this isn't the case. I'm currently in my final few months at Leeds Metropolitan studying BA (Hons) Fine Art and work part time at Whittard of Chelsea (a really twee tea and coffee shop) so fitting in the crafts is tough. I try to get things made when i have a spare hour here and there or if i've hit an artistic block at uni, i'll sew so i have time to sit there and think about ideas.
Lucy graduated last year from Leeds College of Art and Design with a Graphic Design degree. She is currently working for Tigerprint designing greetings cards, which i think is an ace job!
What're your main creative influences and interests?
I do take a lot of inspiration from my Fine Art background, i really enjoy art that pokes fun at 'art'. Photography has always been an interest of mine too, but really i make badges, bags and buttons that i would like to wear or bunting that i'd like to hang on my fireplace. It's pretty selfish really.
Apart from foxbunting, what're your hobbies?
Lucy is an amazing burlesque performer and goes by the name Bam Bam Blue, check her out!
To be honest i don't really have much time for any other hobbies, my guilty pleasures whilst sewing are watching the soaps (eastenders and corrie), I also love watching the darts too, probably not what you expect from a typical 'crafter'.
Do you have any favourite artists/websites/books/films you'd like to share?
Margaret Kilgallen is an amazing artist/illustrator also love the film beautiful losers about her and the group of artists she was involved with. I love Wes Anderson films, which probably isn't a surprise and obviously i think websites like folksy and etsy are great! I could go on listing all my fave bands and books but that would be boring.
What're your plans/dreams for the future?
I'd love to do Fox Bunting full time but i know in reality it's hard work. However i do feel that once i have left uni i will have more time to concentrate on pushing Fox Bunting (getting into more shops and being able to attend more craft fairs).
Where can we find your work (online or in the "real world")
http://foxbunting.blogspot.com/
http://www.folksy.com/shops/foxbunting
thanks Brionny!
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How and why did you start making your wares?
Fox Bunting is my best friend Lucy and I. I've always been 'crafty' after seeing my mother make everything through my childhood from curtains to clothes, it was just a natural progression for me. I started making presents for friends birthdays and got some really good feedback, then people encouraged me to sell my creations. It made sense to me to work with Lucy who makes my badges etc look amazing in really cute packaging. I love her illustrations!
Do you have any successes and failures you'd like to talk about?
We were really excited last year when we got on the Craft Candy Summer Fair and just getting asked to get involved with fairs or exhibtions is always lovely and very flattering. I love seeing the reactions of people when they see some of our things.
Do you craft full time? If not tell us a little about your day job and how you manage to fit your craft into your day?
I would love to craft full time but unfortunately this isn't the case. I'm currently in my final few months at Leeds Metropolitan studying BA (Hons) Fine Art and work part time at Whittard of Chelsea (a really twee tea and coffee shop) so fitting in the crafts is tough. I try to get things made when i have a spare hour here and there or if i've hit an artistic block at uni, i'll sew so i have time to sit there and think about ideas.
Lucy graduated last year from Leeds College of Art and Design with a Graphic Design degree. She is currently working for Tigerprint designing greetings cards, which i think is an ace job!
What're your main creative influences and interests?
I do take a lot of inspiration from my Fine Art background, i really enjoy art that pokes fun at 'art'. Photography has always been an interest of mine too, but really i make badges, bags and buttons that i would like to wear or bunting that i'd like to hang on my fireplace. It's pretty selfish really.
Apart from foxbunting, what're your hobbies?
Lucy is an amazing burlesque performer and goes by the name Bam Bam Blue, check her out!
To be honest i don't really have much time for any other hobbies, my guilty pleasures whilst sewing are watching the soaps (eastenders and corrie), I also love watching the darts too, probably not what you expect from a typical 'crafter'.
Do you have any favourite artists/websites/books/films you'd like to share?
Margaret Kilgallen is an amazing artist/illustrator also love the film beautiful losers about her and the group of artists she was involved with. I love Wes Anderson films, which probably isn't a surprise and obviously i think websites like folksy and etsy are great! I could go on listing all my fave bands and books but that would be boring.
What're your plans/dreams for the future?
I'd love to do Fox Bunting full time but i know in reality it's hard work. However i do feel that once i have left uni i will have more time to concentrate on pushing Fox Bunting (getting into more shops and being able to attend more craft fairs).
Where can we find your work (online or in the "real world")
http://foxbunting.blogspot.com/
http://www.folksy.com/shops/foxbunting
thanks Brionny!
x x x x x x
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