Pop-up Xmas boutique at Truman Brewery

The Seaside Sisters will be here every weekend (Thursday to Sunday) from the end of November.

Dulwich Craft Fair

Dulwich Craft Fair

St Barnabas Church Hall
Dulwich Village, London SE21

Sat November 14th, 2009
St Barnabas Church Hall
10am - 5pm
Nearest Stations: Dulwich North & Dulwich West

Happy Halloween

How lovely to have Halloween on a Saturday. A spooktasitc day ahead of crazy pumpkin carvings, trick or treaters, chocolate eyeballs and halloween art. I've been busy making halloween brooches for trick or treaters and party goers.

We had lots of fun with our spooky stall at Bethan Elfyn's Mini Boot at the Social (alas no pics until I find my camera!). Our homemade gingerbread went down very well along with the pumpkin chocolates. We met such lovely people and the venue is fab - very simple and stylish, and great music. We were charmed by Barefoot Dance of the Sea - harmonies, flutes, maraccas and sweet songs.

If you're over at Camden Market today, take a peek at my fellow Spooky Sisters stall - Handmade to Measure. She will be inside the Camden Lock Market with a selection of halloween purses, her wonderful owls and some of my Halloween brooches.

Spooky Sisters... at the Social

The Seaside Sisters will be swapping seagulls for spiders and anchors for pumpkins and stepping out as the Spooky Sisters at Bethan Elfyn's Mini Boot at the Social. Expect crafty halloween treats galore alongside musical offerings from Milberg + Spencer McGarry Season + Barefoot Dance Of The Sea and Dj spots from Bethan Elfyn. Come and visit us...

Bethan Elfyn's Mini Boot
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 7pm - midnight
The Social (nr Oxford Circus underground)
5 Little Portland Street, London, United Kingdom

Affordable vintage fashion fair

The affordable vintage fashion fair hits the streets of London again on October 25th. I can't wait! Lots of vintage goodies and another chance to sample the yummy delights of the Lady Luck Rules OK Pop Up Tea Shoppe! I'm also taking my Fabric Nation stall there, featuring vintage fabric bags, hair slides, brooches and purses. There will be over 50 STALLS OF THE FINEST SELECTION OF AFFORDABLE VINTAGE FASHION, ACCESSORIES AND HOMEWARE in collaboration with http://www.ragandbow.com/ as well as...
HANDMADE AND RE-WORKED FASHION
DESIGNER VINTAGE LABELS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES
KILO STALL – FILL A BAG AND PAY BY WEIGHT
LADY LUCK’S POP UP TEA SHOPPE
TRAID RE-MADE SALE & ‘CREATE YOUR OWN’ WORKSHOP
WAH NAILS POP UP NAIL BAR – AS SEEN IN GRAZIA

Scrutton Street is located just off Great Eastern Street, 3mins from Old Street Tube and a mere skip from Liverpool Street.

The Affordable Vintage Fair
Sunday the 25th of October
12:00-17:00
Sustainable Studios
65-71 Scrutton Street
Old Street
London EC2A 4PJ

Beliefs and promises

Today is a special day. We were married on a sunny afternoon in a Devon pixie meadow surrounded by our smiling friends and family, after 17 years together. This is our first anniversary. More than yesterday, less than tomorrow.

'Beliefs and promises' by John Hegley

I believe in dog, the rather all bitey.
I believe that saying I will do something
makes me more likely to do it.

I believe that a bus is less well served by a single operator
than if you crew it
but I still believe in thanking the driver when I get off,
although if the exit is through a middle door
you can’t make eye contact with your thanks
unless you go down to the cabin before leaving
which all seems a bit much for this small courtesy.

I believe that Jesus would have been a smoker.
I believe that Buddha would have been a good goalie.
I believe there is a greater whole which I am part of.
I believe in not ending sentences with prepositions.

I believe that rules are there to suggest the possibility of
breaking them,
but I don’t believe that rules are made to be broken
because that’s just another rule.

I promise to remember that you are beautiful.
I promise to remember that I too am beautiful.
I promise to be less negative and paranoid,
who are you looking at?

I promise to sing.
I promise to dance.
I promise to love.
I promise to kiss.

I promise to think before I speak.
I promise to speak before I think.
I promise to spink before theak.
I promise to know when to stop.

Jam tart

It's been a little quiet on the blogging front as I have been busy helping set up this... It's T'Art, a group of artists, designers and crafter-makers working in Tooting. We met each other as we are taking part in Wandsworth Artists Open House and despite not knowing each other, in just a few weeks, have set up an art group with a website for Tooting Artists and organised an art trail for the open house with fabulous prizes. Totally inspiring! I am lucky to have such fabulous neighbours and they are all T'Arts! I like the name too. It's all about being dressed up and out there. Creating and flaunting what we all do. It's also a yummy pie, each slice a different flavour, textiles, printmaking, glasswork, painting, photography, sculpture, jewellery... and it's all in Tooting!