Found on Facebook – Rag Button

It’s Found on Facebook time again and this week brings some charming needlework from Heather Burgess at Rag Button.
Heather’s work combines hand stitching with machine stitching, modern fabrics with vintage fabrics, and takes inspiration from buttons and miniature things in general. The products have a traditional feel with a contemporary twist and I particularly like[.....]

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The Aviary

The Aviary are a company who specialise in upcycling overlooked items into beautiful brooches, books, accessories and more. Recurring materials include sheet music, newspapers, maps and  (my particular favourite) illustrations from old children’s books. These products are truly beautiful so I’ll just let the images speak for themselves shall I?
Brooch boxes:

Pair of hand-bound journals:

1950’s sledge[.....]

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The Great Northern is Back

The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair is returning to Manchester this autumn.
From 20th to 23rd October 140 designer-makers will descend on Spinningfields to exhibit and sell their wares. It’s a great opportunity to buy the latest work in jewellery, interior textiles, fashion accessories, glass, ceramics, wood and paper.
‘Highly Commended’ at the[.....]

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My Week in Links

Well that’s another week almost over and it’s been a long one. Inspired by Susannah Conway (mentioned in the previous post) I’m sharing a few of the places I’ve visited this week and a few of the sites I’ve been surfing.
I visited Manchester Craft and Design Centre Cafe and POD in Levenshulme.[.....]

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Susannah’s August Break 2011

Next month we will be taking part in Susannah Conway’s August Break. (I haven’t told Torrill yet but I’m sure she’ll be up for it.)
The idea is simple. You take photographs, add them to your blog and / or share them on The August Break Flickr Group. In Susannah’s words:
“There are[.....]

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Found on Facebook – Hingston Designs

Today’s Found on Facebook brings you the work of Charlotte Hingston of Hingston Designs who is a multimedia artist from Braintree in Essex.
Charlotte’s work focuses on the theme of travel with recurring motifs of wartime transportation, symbols and signs. She uses a range of techniques in her work including drawing, screen printing and heat transfer[.....]

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Bend the Fish

Jennifer Surine is the talented artist behind Michigan based jewellery company Bend the Fish. I was first attracted to this shop by the simplistic but perfectly formed jewellery she makes (especially beautiful the hidden secret rings pictured above) and was further charmed by the story behind how Bend the Fish got it’s name:
When my husband[.....]

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Vintage Village Hall

The Vintage Village Hall recently hosted their first ever vintage event featuring a range of vintage stalls, workshops, a tea room and a raffle raising over £130 for the Urswick Playground appeal. Spurred on by the overwhelming success of the first event, they are now pleased to announce that a second fair will be taking[.....]

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