Tuesday 30 August 2011

say Jambo to Elizabeth and Lynn from Happy house Watamu

One of our brilliant stallholders are two lovely ladies who work so hard helping children in Africa, they will be selling jewellery made by a local shoemaker and some happy house bags, I can't say enough about how fantastic this charity is and you must go to the children of watamu website to see for yourself how brilliant it is. They also have a blog which is updated daily. You can also like them on facebook!


Sunday 14 August 2011

Our fantastic line up for the fair!!!

This Fair is different, unique and special, it brings together handpicked designers, crafters and vintage dealers who either make wonderful Handmade items or sell gorgeous Vintage treasures.
If you love Vintage and Retro items and appreciate the love and time gone into creating unique items, then the vintage and handmade craft Fair is for you!

There will be a very talented lady doing face painting, we hope to secure a vintage car and lots of other lovely things to make the day special, come in vintage wear if you can, you will be photographed and featured on the blog like a starlet!
Also there will be a cafe area serving delicious homemade cakes as well as a selection of teas, chicory drink and coffee on vintage tea ware. We also cater for dairy free and gluten free dietary needs.

Please do come along and support us, free entry. There is on site free parking.

We know have the line up of stalls that will be selling there beautiful items:

Dotty Delightful  - handcrafted delights
Melodie murphy  - felted teasets and other lovely things
Mrs Marmalade -  peg dolls, pincushions and beautiful bunting
Achtland Boutique         -   vintage clothing, bags, shoes and more
Elizabeth Gomm -  Happy house bracelets, bags and more
Beadzilla        -  Beadzilla, lovely jewelry and watches
Beverley Salisbury - gorgeous vintage cake stands
Birds on the beach - vintage tea sets, felted items and more
Sugar treats       -   Yummy scrummy cakes
BellaBoos attic  -  Raggedy dolls, softies and lots of great sewn items
Collette Halstead - Fused glass
Violets for your furs - vintage jewelry

Please tell all of your friends to pop along to this unique day x

Wednesday 3 August 2011

Introducing Boo-tique......

My name is Steph, I'm from Blackpool, I recently graduated from UCLAN having studied Product Design for 3 years.

I looooooooooooove to craft, day or night! I have been crafting since I was a tiny tot and think I will be forever.

Over the last few years I have moved from making jewellery from beads to card-making to crocheting and knitting and now I find I most enjoy working with 100% wool felt. I started 'felting' using a technique called needle felting when a barbed needle is jabbed in an out of a ball of fluff a million times to bind it together. I still use this method occasionally ( when I'm feeling adventurous) but tend to prefer working on a larger scale so now a work from sheets of felt. I like the idea of mixed media so try to incorporate other materials and techniques into my work.

I am always on the look out for inspiration whether walking the dog in the park, on holiday even on a night out in town, it can come from anywhere, and it's the best feeling when it does!! :D
I'm always on the lookout for new outlets to sell my crafts, up until recently I had some at The Garden Place, Cropper Manor but due a business take over this is no longer an option. I now currently sell my crafts online at www.facebook.com/bootique82 and as many craft fairs as I can, hope to see you at one!!! :D