June 22nd, 2010
Just a quick little post to let you know that I got interviewed for the ‘Meet the Maker’ slot on the Makers-Online blog recently and it got posted on the site this week. You can follow this link to read all about “me me me”! I don’t know how to edit, so it’s quite a lengthy read but very informative and I tired to take a different slant on thing so as to make it different from my other recent interview in the UK Handmade Magazine Summer Issue.
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May 19th, 2010
I just read a really great feature on Handmade Weddings by Karen Jinks on the Boho Weddings & Events blog to raise the profile of the new Wedding Accessories section on the Makers-Online website. It’s full of high quality bridal jewellery, wedding extras, fascinators, wedding cards and hair accessories – all uniquely hand crafted by talented designers and makers.
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April 27th, 2010
I’ve had a bit of a break on this blog from my regular 20 Questions feature – I think doing it once a week wore me out and kind of put me off. So I’ve decided to start this up as a monthly feature from now on – so if you want to get featured, please feel free to download this questionnaire, fill it out and send it back to me.
This month I am interviewing The Cupcake Lady.
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November 22nd, 2009
My next victim is Katcha Bilek who runs Re-Collect and designs and makes the most amazing fashion accessories from recycled materials – namely truck inner tubes collected from local tyre repair centres. The straps on them are old car seatbelts from local car scrap yards. The belts are made of bike tyres from local bike shops. Everything is hand made locally, cut and sewn by hand with no use of electrical machinery or children. The materials make a great alternative to animal products and due to the nature of the material each product is unique.
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November 15th, 2009
The next person in the hot seat is Jenny from Junky Chicken who works with recycled materials to make and assortment of goodies for all.
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November 8th, 2009
My next victim is Anna Clifton who runs Anna Clifton Jewellery who combines precious metals with recycled materials to make stunning pieces of jewellery.
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November 1st, 2009
The next crafty person in the hot seat is Monda of Monda Loves fame.
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October 25th, 2009
I’m on to my 6th interview and Kat Dibbits of Made With Love fame is in the hot seat this week.
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October 18th, 2009
My fifth victim is Tina Peacock who runs Mollimoo and designs and makes lovely fabric buttons from vintage fabric as well as button and felted accessories.
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October 11th, 2009
My fourth victim is Kay Guccione who runs lilidrawspictures and designs and makes lovely MOD-ish original clothing, bags, wallets, badges, brooches, purses, and notebooks.
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October 4th, 2009
My third victim is Sue Harris who runs Blue Box Studio and designs and makes amazing sea glass jewellery as well as beautiful hand dyed textiles.
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September 26th, 2009
My second victim is Ann McGuinness who runs Snowdrops and Daisies and designs and makes lovely home-ware and other handcrafted bits and pieces from her home in rural Scotland
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