Christmas fabrics

in my etsy shop now....

All designed and printed by me.

Decoylab

This cuckoo clock has been on my wishlist for ever but I just checked back at decoylab's etsy shop and was blown away by all the new things on there. Check this lot out, I Love it all.

Fabric

Look what this clever little birdie made, Etsy seller Bird Trouble bought some of my Insect Soup fabric a while back and has made these handy little cup holders from it. You can get them in her shop here.
Somebody asked me at the weekend If I minded what people made from my fabric, the honest answer is I really don't, its just exciting to think that people are using it, and a great relief not to have to do all the sewing myself - nice to leave that to somebody else for a change.
On the subject of leaving the hard work to somebody else I've just listed the bunting kits on my website go forth and sew.

Happy Birthday Showpony

This month Showpony is 3 years old. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. But never one to miss out on the opportunity for cake or celebrations I've organised a birthday sale. Receive 20% off all showpony products in both my etsy shop and on my website. All prices on etsy have been adjusted already, and to claim your discount on my website simply pop in the code HAPPY BIRTHDAY when prompted at the checkout to get your 20% discount. Happy shopping.

That's the celebrations taken care of, the cake, well I'm not sure where this pattern is going but its fun anyway.

Congratulations John and Katie

Its always really nice to be asked to design something for a special event and this project was exactly that. This bag was designed to welcome guests to a wedding ceremony in Beijing where a, good Scottish Lad would be getting married to his lovely Welsh fiance. The bags were used to welcome their guests to the city and were packed full of goodies, maps and tourist information.
The image in the middle lantern is the Chinese symbol for double happiness, along with a Welsh dragon and Scottish lion rampant - raww!

weekend fun

This weekend was the Made In The Shade Homecoming at The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse has recently gone into administration and faces an uncertain future so I was really pleased the event was still able to take place in the building. Highlights were cupcakes from Covetables this little lovely did not last long.My stall was next to Darren Wilson's from Kabloom, a Glasgow designer, maker and guerrilla gardener. His seedboms are such a fun idea and very popular with the shoppers.

On Sunday I ventured into the Merchant City for a quick look around the festival. The stalls of food and goodies were hugely distracting and the music by groups such as Carnival Collective were great but I spent most of my visit following these two seagulls around - just hilarious.

press

Very exciting to see one of my passing time purses in the October issue of Vogue.
Also this week I was interviewed alongside some other craft mafia ladies for a documentary on home businesses by Enterprise Nation. OK so I work from a lovely studio these days but I've definitely served my time working from home. I'll post a link to the film when its done - that's if I don't come across as a rambling idiot which is a strong possibility.

Bust craftacular

Some images of a very red faced me standing by my stall at last weekends brilliant Bust Craftacular in London, (pics taken by Carrie from MITS). I was totally overwhelmed by how busy it was and by just how fantastic everyone's work was. Next time I'll have to bring by husband, not just for his great skills at lifting heavy cases but so that I can take my time and have a good old look at everything.
Last week I sent a bunch of samples off to be shown at Pool in Las Vegas. I'm gutted I'm not going myself but the lovely Rebecca of FELTgood will be there representing my work and that of a bunch of very talented others at booth 708, pop in and see her if your going along.

bunting

Some bunting kits I made for a lovely wee shop in Edinburgh, K1 Yarns . If they go down well I'll make up some more. A great way to use up some fabric off cuts, and I'm quite in love with how pretty they look.
Also today, I got a mention on the vogue beauty blog... pretty chuffed!

studio and purses

Wow, that was a quick week, I can't believe its Friday already. I'm going off on a short holiday next week so gave the studio a quick tidy up before I leave. It ended up looking nice enough for pictures - so here they are, complete with the ever present dog.
New in the shop this week are pouches we've been making from the flipside fabric, these have turned out really well, find them here.