Thursday, 2 August 2012

Meet some more Talented Artists Joining the online CRAFTfest extravaganza in September 2012 (TEAL Group Blog Post 3)

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 The Pot Factory
by Ryan Connolly
 
My Work Begins and ends with my passionate exploration into clay and firing. Using a unique blend of Stoneware and terracotta clay, I throw my pots on a traditional kick wheel. Like the potters of medieval England and Asia, this allows me to work intuitively with the clay. As important as the making and firing, it is essential that I use locally sourced materials in my glaze. This guarantees all my pots are individual and unique. Firing is the critical final step in any ceramic making process. I fire the kiln to cone 10 using gas and wood, controlling this requires knowledge, intuition and sometimes instinct.   My time spent with potters in India developed my skill as a potter, but more importantly my 'eye' for a good pot.I am always striving to achieve the unachievable, the 'perfect pot'. After Graduating from the university of Sunderland, Ryan has shown his work in New Designers, London, The British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent and in Auroville, Ponidcherry, India.




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 Jennyrosemann
by Jenny Mann
 
A fusion of thread, fabric
and felt create pretty embroidered textile panels presented in box frames.
Machine and hand stitchng feature alongside quilting and fabric layering. Every
piece is unique and crafted with love and care.




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Lorraine Dowdle Lampwork Glass Beads
by Lorraine Dowdle
 
Hand creating gorgeous glass beads and incorporating these original gems into wearable creations is exhilarating! The most rewarding and exciting thing for me, is to bring joy though my work. May My hand created glass treasures bring joy to the receiver whom will create luscious one off pieces of their own. xx LD






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 The Long Collection - Cards
by Amy Long
 
A wonderful selection of glamorously vintage cards for any occasion. All are made and embellished by hand and can be personalised to your own requirements





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 Lionheart Stationers
by Baldeep Sahota
 
Quirky hand illustrated personalised stationery for all ages and occasions, designed and printed in our studio. We do anything from thank you notes to christening invites, party invites - for kids and adults, birth announcements, correspondence cards or new home cards, save the date and bespoke artwork.





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 Jellybean Jewellery
by Abi Baxter
 
Hi, my name is Abi from Jellybean Jewellery. I love to make fun, colourful jewellery from lots of different materials such as polymer clay, glass beads, felt, safety pins, and buttons. I am always trying out something new so you will see a wide variety of jewellery from necklaces, bracelets and earrings to keyrings/bagcharms and hair combs. I am always willing to do custom orders if there is anything you would like, so just ask!




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 Milly & Me Designs
by Kate Roper
 
Custom made, hand made, decorative wooden letters for children's bedrooms, nursery, gifts, weddings, birthdays or table centre pieces.

All letter sets are hand made by myself. I love creating name and letter designs. Letters are wooden and painted white or black. I use a range of high quality scrapbooking papers and embellishments to decorate the letters, that I hand pick and source once I know the look the customer is hoping to create. Customers can send me a link or picture and I can match letters to bed sets, curtains, art etc.




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 SelenarteDecoupage
by Joanna Wielgosz
 
Welcome to my decoupage shop. The inspirational place where I make handmade, unique home decorations and gifts using decoupage technique.
Acrylic paint, a good quality brush and a piece of unfinished wood or glass are my main work tools through which I transform plain objects into useful, quality, enjoyable, and lasting decorations.
 





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 Ostra's Creations
by Mellissa Cowx
 
Hi and welcome to Ostra's Creations CRAFTfest stall, Ostra's Creations was founded by Mellissa Cowx a self confessed addict to all things creative.

Ostra's Creations is focused on providing a high quality service and customer satisfaction.

All the Jewellery, Accessories and all things creative at Ostra's Creations have been handmade with love to the highest quality, by using high quality beads and findings to ensure a high quality finish.





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 Lovehugskisses
by Susan Cox
Hi, I'm Susan I live in sheffield in the uk, with my husband and teenage children who i love dearly. I started making my handmade greetings cards as a hobby and for family and
friends, i love making them especially children's cards, i only use the best quality cards and materials, with plenty of colour and added glitter and
sparkle, making them with lovehugskisses just for you. I make cards for all celebrations, and try to keep my prices as reasonable as possible for a
handmade product. I hope you might stop by and take a look,you could find that special card you have been looking for a little bit different from the rest..kind regards Susan..



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 Mad about Bags
by Tracy Walters



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 The Crafty Cwtch
by Phillippa Griffiths

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To View the first 10 Stalls joining this amazing event..... click HERE
To View the second blog post with 10 more stalls ... click HERE
Come an join us at the September Online CRAFTfest.
for more details click  HERE

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Lilac Lovelies


Hi

and welcome to the first of my Lilac Lovelies:

I have a showcase of amazing stalls for you to peruse, hope you like them:

Angel Crafty Wonders


 Hello and welcome to our stall we make hand sculptured Polymer clay flowers, which we then turn into wonderful jewellery for you beautiful people to buy. Every piece is unique and handmade with loving care.
We strive to make our jewellery pleasing to the eye, fun to wear and pleasing to the pocket and this is why we use silver plated jewellery findings. However, if you would prefer your items to be made using sterling silver, we are more than happy to cater for your needs please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.





Tangent Crafts


Quirky handbags and purses, called Zaggs and Purzes, which are made from zips. Zaggs are fully lined with tartan and are accessorised with a Zagg flower, a button and a bit of sparkle.

They are available in a wide variety of colours from Glamorous Black through to Cherry Red to Passionate Purple and all the way back to Lime Green and Tangerine Orange. 

I love making them and using them too. I know you will too.






Tageline


tag'e'line - bringing colour and play to a child's day

tag’e’line is based in Bristol, designing and hand crafting unique tag-e blankets in a variety of designs and sizes, along with cos-e-toes to keep the little ones toasty when out and about!

Frustrated by the predominantly pink, blue and neutral colour choice of clothes, toys and nursery items, I aim to make my products colourful, texturally interesting and beautiful in a range of colour combinations. Of course, I also produce the blankets with ribbons using blue and pink themes as well.

My range of products includes animal designs (cow, sheep, bee and ladybird), sheep print fleece (red, mocha and olive), heart fleece, rainbow fleece, polka dot fleece (red and white, navy and red) and floral cord mix (natural and blue). Tag-e blankets come in standard, mini and throw size.



Cola Creations



 ColaCreations offers a diverse range of handmade gifts, cards and items for the home. All items featured are individual, unique, handmade by myself and reasonably priced. From scented candles, peg memo fridge magnets, cards and jewellery to knitted items, buttons, coasters, memo chalkboards and lots more! I hope you enjoy browsing and you find what you are looking for! If you don’t find what you are looking for or have any queries then please contact me (colacreations@hotmail.com) and I will endeavour to help as much as I can. Some of my items can be made to order if required.





Sweet Mabel


 On my stall you will find plenty of beautiful items that will make ideal gifts for family and friends. 

All of my items are handmade with lots of love. The little owls are very well behaved and are very easy to look after, making them a great addition to any loving home. Each item in my shop will be beautifully packaged to give that extra special touch.

I hope you enjoy having a look around xx





Scentcosmetics

 Soap Art by Scentcosmetics. We specialise in Soap Art: fruit soaps, mini loaves, novelty soaps, luxury soaps and gift soaps. Soaps that make you go, "ooooh" and... "aaaaah". We are also in the process of expanding our cosmetics range, oils, bath products and beauty products, etc.

Hopefully, soaps that you will want to buy in abundance for yourself and everyone you know.


Website  Blog  Facebook  LinkedIn

I hope you have enjoyed your preview, and I'll have some more for you soon

Flick xx



No.2 Coral team Craftfest stall preview


Coral Team

Oakwood Soaperie

Handmade Soaps and bath goodies, packed with plant butters, oils and botanicals to care for your skin NATURALLY.     
Please check out my CRAFTfest stall


Velvetpaws


velvetpaws'offers handmade textile home accessories and was inspired by a linen cupboard full of gorgeous fabrics, trimmings and buttons, and my love of sewing. Each item is individually handmade ensuring it is unique.
Please check me out on Creative Connections

No.1 Coral team Craftfest stall preview

Coral Team

Unique Handcrafts

Hello my name is Graham Hackett i am 26 and from a place called Sligo in Ireland. Model making has been a hobby of mine for about six years and recently decided to try make a living from it. I also create bog oak sculptures and wooden carvings 

No.7 The latest of our purple group CRAFTfest previews

Makeaholic


 


 Handmade Jewellery and Gifts Plus Jewellery Making Supplies

Beautiful, Beautiful Beads


Be welcome to my vision of contemporary beadwork jewellery - Beautiful, Beautiful Beads. The pieces I design are often made using a technique called bead-crochet, which I absolutely love. I use other techniques as well, to either make complete pieces or to add a focal point to a bead-crochet rope. You'll find a variety of jewellery in my shop that ranges from casual to statement pieces and each one has been created with love and thought. I hope you enjoy having a look around in my Etsy-Shop or visiting my facebook-page and please, don't be shy - contact me, if you have queries regarding my jewellery. Custom orders are welcome, let me know what you have in mind and I'll see what I can do.




Nicole de Bruin



Hi, I sell charms, charms and more metal charms, because as you can see from my shop , I LOVE charms and I am sure you do too. FREE combined shipping, SOME items have this which means you pay the first shipping fee but no extra shipping , so look out for these items .Your parcel will be mailed via airmail on the day after payment is received, it takes between 5 and 21 working days to get to The USA and Canada. Orders over $80.00 will get a free upgrade to registered mail (quicker and has a tracking number). Thank you and enjoy shopping. Nicole: Your one stop charm spot.


Etsy


Berry Nice Crafts - Supplies


11mm Mixed Jewel Colours Clear Jelly Buttons Pack of 50


Bringing you some great deals in unusual and needful buttons, ribbons and organza. I also stock Grip Tight, Jiffy Grip and Slipper Gripper non slip slipper bottom craft fabric.



GemzGems


Owl home decoration


Welcome to GemzGems! I am a married mother of 2 children aged 4 and 2 and also a full time law student. I took up crafting after developing a 'make do and mend' attitude during the recession. This has bought back my creative side from when I was a child,plus my obsession of the 50's to a new level. GemzGems was launched just a few months back bringing back the things that I loved as a kid and opening my eyes to new ideas. Thank you for looking around and if you would like something made to your requirements, please feel free to contact me. All items include P&P in the price and I aim to dispatch all items within 2 working days.