Something a little bit different to round off the week. Deborah Moses is one of the UK’s most experimental and contemporary fused glass designers. Her family has a long history in commercial and art glass and Deborah began her own career after studying in London and Bristol.

Deborah’s inspiration comes from water, ice and rock formations, as well as her Cheshire surroundings. Her work includes sculptures, tables, chandeliers, wall art, platters and jewellery. My favourites are glass chandeliers. They remind me of my wedding day in Sweden. We stayed in the Ice Hotel where there was a chandelier made solely out of ice and lit with fibre optics - very similar to Deborah’s work.

Visit www.thesilverzebra.co.uk for more information.

Kristen Berge is an office administrator who dreams about pairing moonstone with garnet. She is also a talented, self-taught jewellery designer and self-confessed bead addict. Her designs reach a wide female audience and range from chunky and bold to delicate and understated. Materials used include semi-precious and precious gemstones, sterling silver, vermeil and pearls.

Shop online at www.coquitodesigns.com and look out for the brushed vermeil pieces which are particularly lovely.

We’ve just got back from spending a fabulous weekend in Scotland. During our stay we went over to Portpatrick, a beautiful harbour village in the south west and host to a regular indie craft fair. My sister, Cassie Oldham, has a stall at the fair where she sells a range of contemporary knitwear including bags, purses, brooches, beanies and tea cosies.

Each item is hand knitted in unusual wools and yarns. Bags are fully lined with matching fabrics including Laura Ashley swatches and pretty remnants and finished with button embellishments.

Take a look at the pics and if you would like any further info, please contact me here at Indie Quarter.

Brrrrrr. Button up, it’s cold outside. Typical, as I’m about to head off to Scotland for the weekend. But I’ve got just the thing to keep off the autumn chills. Phatsheep is a textile business based in Shetland. Designer Suzanne Shearer works from her home workshop to create a beautiful range of contemporary textiles.

The current range of scarves is inspired by the Shetland coastline, a few minutes walk from Suzanne’s home. As well as the scarves, Phatsheep also produces a range of hand drawn designs which are printed onto cotton and made into bags and baby t-shirts.

Buy online from www.phatsheep.co.uk.

We went to Chatsworth at the weekend, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. We spent a good few hours wandering around the house and gardens, looking at the paintings and sculptures. And so today, with a head full of historical figures and Mr Darcy (Pride and Prejudice was filmed there a few years ago) I thought I’d blog about Ages of Elegance.

The beautiful costumes above are the creations of costume designer Dawn Wood. Dawn makes clothing for films, museums and weddings, as well as for individuals looking for something special and a little bit different. She specialises in historical styles from Roman onwards, whatever your taste. And in addition to the made to order service, you can also buy off the peg 20s, 30s, Victorian and Medieval lingerie, evening wear, 50s style beachwear and coats and cloaks.

Shop online at www.agesofelegance.co.uk.