All Things Original

Look what I’ve just bought. Remember that kitchen unit I keep banging on about? Well it’s not quite finished. It’s not quite started is probably more accurate, but I have the paint now and the revamping is imminent.

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Ruby Loves Red

Beginnings are funny things. I wonder how many businesses have been formed as a result of a chance meeting with a friend, drinks with colleagues, a new book, that time you talked into the early hours . . . . For Sandra Cassidy is was coffee and cake at Borders. She went[.....]

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Makers Online

All of the above are available to buy from Makers Online, a new portal championing designer / makers. There are no joining or listing fees; a small commission is taken on each purchase. Therefore, you don’t start paying until you make a sale.
Products are displayed prominently rather then being buried[.....]

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The Hannah Zakari Gift Hunt

Hannah Zakari is 5 on Friday (16th October). To celebrate they have set up an online gift hunt. Visit the Hannah Zakari website to be in with a chance of winning one of their fabulous prizes. Every day, starting Monday, there will be a different gift hidden somewhere on the website. To[.....]

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Betsey Loves

Betsey Loves is a quirky little boutique selling pretty jewels and accessories. It’s a showcase of the beautiful and brilliant wares of independent designers and crafty creators from around the globe. Betsey loves vintage, kitsch and retro. And so do we.

Current designers include Bedcrumb, MUKU, Pina Colada, Wonderland, Orla n Eva, Coveted, Crash[.....]

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All Change at Bonbi Forest

At the end of August the Bonbi Forest Indie Emporium will close its doors. Well, sort of. It will no longer sell the work of lots of independent designers. The focus will be solely on the Bonbi Forest brand. Owner / designer Lee May Foster has lots of exciting things[.....]

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Supermarket Sarah

Sarah Bagner, aka Supermarket Sarah, waved goodbye to the corporate world and set up shop in her own home. She sells a hodge-podge of vintage clothes, weird and wonderful objects and exclusive new designers’ work. The opening page of Sarah’s website is her living room wall. This changes regularly with different[.....]

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Introduction to Surface Pattern and Decoration

The next six week course to be held at Urbis, Introducton to Surface Pattern and Decoration, is now open for bookings. The course will introduce you to ways of creating 2D patterns of your own, for use on textiles or other decorative surfaces. The course content includes:
- selecting appealing images/shapes of your[.....]

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