Artisans Market

There’s still time to go to the Artisans Market at Fabulous Frames, Norwich. Ten local artists including myself are taking part. Open until Saturday.

Debbie & Sarah do Christmas Continues…..

Debbie and Sarah between visitors #3

Well, who would’ve believed I would like ceramics so much…..

 

It’s quite tricky but love my pot.

Can’t wait till tomorrow! ….and you can come too!

 

 

Debbie and Sarah doing Christmas!

What a lovely evening, we had a great time…..

…..thanks to everyone who was able to make it. Look forward to see the rest of you over the next few days!

Debbie and Sarah do Christmas

Did most of the setting up today, a great day together and the studio is looking great….here’s us girls getting things done…

….and here’s a sneak peak of what to look forward to….

…see you soon!

Upholstering chair with hand printed velvet

We’ve had two of these chairs since we moved in our house and I’ve been wanting to do something with them for quite a while. As I’ve been enjoying introducing my textiles in the house, this was another opportunity.

A very tired un inspiring chair!

Taking the seat apart took ages….

…..and I can’t believe how many tacks there were!

When putting new woven tape on the seat I tried to get it as tight as possible for bottom support!.

Then filled the recess with as much padding as I wanted and covered it with a layer of calico…..

 

……and then covered over the visible strips and the edges of the calico with hessian. When all secure I covered the seat with my very own printed re-used velvet and secured it with upholstery tacks.

And voila, a brand new chair!

Only one more chair to go!

Pin Cushion

Pin cushion hand made with repurposed fabric and my print. I am having a stall at Greyfriars Arts Festival (organised by Greyfriars Art Space) – Tower Gardens, King’s Lynn – Sunday 14 August – Free Admission so you can buy one there, only £9.00 each

What a funky pin cushion, I want one!!!

Cushion

There’s two sides to this story!

Side one – Screen print on repurposed velvet….

…side two – block print on hand dyed repurposed cotton with a vintage button…

…what a little funky cushion!

Pillowcase, cushion you name it!

Special orders taken for my lovely, hand printed soft furnishings, these were made with recycled vintage cotton, choose your colour and design!

This photo is one taken for me by my lovely husband Keith in the photo shoot he did for me this week.

Friendship!

Two of our friends have just moved house after a long and tiring journey getting there. They are so happy and releaved to finally have a home, so we’ve given them a very special present of one of my handmade, block printed cushions. Something they can treasure or fight over! (I didn’t think of the competition it could cause!)

My cushions are available to order, choose to suit your own colour sceme. See more details on my website .