Articles tagged with “Handmade” ⁄ Page 1 of 3

Aberdeen young entrepreneur launches online boutiq...

24th Aug 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Jade Murray, 21, a former Hazlehead Academy pupil from Aberdeen is launching Ginger Pickle next week, which is an independent online boutique selling original handcrafted gifts by British makers.

Leaving Gray’s School of Art with the prospect of having no full time job relevant to her 2:1 BA Hons Painting degree, Jade had to think creativel...

The Handmade Wedding Collective at Craft Central

16th Mar 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ A showcase exhibition of UK designer-makers creating beautiful, unique wedding products- from bridal garters in vintage lace to personalized cake toppers and bespoke ties! For brides and grooms who want their wedding/civil partnership ceremony to be as individual as they are...

Enterprising mum’s home-made business

14th Feb 2011 ⁄ Wales ⁄ Cross-stitching can be done anywhere – as proven by Sioned Hywel, who has set up a business based on personalised baby presents using her stitching skills.

Sioned has worked hard to fit in commissions around family commitments, which has meant stitching away at unlikely venues, including football tournaments and caravan holidays, with her husb...

Handmade Heaven In The Heart Of Devon

2nd Feb 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Style savvy shoppers with an eye for the desirable and original should head to the heart of Devon this June (10th-12th), for a three-day shopping extravaganza offering a stunning array of chic, contemporary must-haves from a selection of the UK’s most innovative, award winning designer-makers.

Crammed with desirable fashion accessories and fu...

Rebecca Emery

19th Jan 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Rebecca Emery runs One Sugar Please, a print design & illustration studio as well as supplier of recycled, vintage button cards, all handmade. A new website Etsy shop is now live and you can also check out her work at http://www.onesugarplease.co.uk/.

New ‘handmade’ fairs promoting craft makers and de...

19th Jan 2011 ⁄ A new Essex-based business, marble events, is helping to promote the talents of craft makers and designers at its we are handmade contemporary craft and design fairs this year.

The ethos of these fairs is to provide opportunities for skilled makers to sell their crafts directly to the public. The fairs will be taking place in Essex at High Stree...

Craft Artist: Jessica Lennox

12th Jan 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Jessica Lennox loves to draw. She can usually be found – trusty fineliner in hand - working on her next creation from the comfort of her home-studio in Staffordshire. The twenty-two year old has recently started her own ecclectic gift and homewares shop, inspired by the animals of local beauty hotspot, Cannock Chase.

Jessica graduated from Lou...

Cosy up for some baffie time!

11th Jan 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ baffie.co.uk is a brand spanking new online gift shop, which opened on 24th October 2010 and sells unique, handmade, affordable home accessories and home comforts.

It’s a cottage industry, run single-handedly from East Lothian, Scotland by Julia Douglas, an ambitious, respected and award winning visual artist and designe...

My name is Carli, and I'm a Vintage Addict

6th Jan 2011 ⁄ South East ⁄ Reading based Vintage Upcycling business, Vintage and Upcycled is where creativity & imagination breathe new life into vintage clothes. We caught up with them to see what they're up to and how they work...

Pop-up store Blow launches in Birmingham

5th Jan 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ New to Birmingham's thriving art market, BlowCreates is an independent pop-up gallery. Based in Zellig; the newest addition to The Custard Factory, BlowCreates will bring a new, exciting and innovative arts venue to Birmingham, selling work by painters, photographers, illustrators, sculptors, designers and more, many of whom are current students or...

Reading based Fashion Designer Dolly Dripp!

5th Jan 2011 ⁄ South East ⁄ Dolly Dripp is a fashion designer living in Reading who gets inspired by fashion, vintage styles, 50's pin-up girls & tattoos. She loves sewing, designing, drawing & drinking tea. Her friends all call her Dolly and that's where the shop name came from.

Dollydripp is a place to find, cute, quirky & yummy gir...