Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts

Monday, 26 November 2012

Vintage Craft Fair and Fashion Show

On Friday I spent my eve at a lovely bar attending a Vintage Craft Fair & Fashion Show.


My friend Julie Hogan aka 'Patchwork Heart' had a stall there, showcasing her gorgeous textile creations.


Julie Hogan is one of my best friends and she is an amazing textile designer. 
She creates all kinds of gorgeous things, from home decorations, wedding favours, clothes, bags, 
accessories and her famous 'Jingle JooJoo Dolls'.


"Jingle JooJoo dolls are hand made with love by Julie Hogan. Personalise and choose your very own best friend, name her and track her progress as she comes to life."


Each one is completely unique! You can chose everything from hair colour, outfit, fabrics, shoes, any accessories - they are totally original and a wonderful bespoke gift :)


Jingle JooJoo Dolls are around £30 and can be personalised in so many ways!
Visit my friend Julie Hogans Patchwork Heart Facebook for more photos and enquires :)
https://www.facebook.com/pwheart


The craft fair had some lovely pieces, especially Christmas gifts!


'Alison Loves to Bake' were an amazing cupcake company that attended. I tried the Rasberry Swirl and it was sooo gorgeous, fluffy icing with a rasbery centre. So gorgeous and really popular on the night.


My cupcake!!


After stalls of various crafts and creative bits and bobs, there was a Fashion Show, showcasing vintage pieces, mixed with new creations using vintages fabrics/vintage patterns, and also Rockabilly pieces.





All money raised from the night went to charity, and it was lovely to mingle with various creative and crafty people!! I love these kinds of nights, a few drinks with wonderfully creative ladies and gents!
xxx


Thursday, 22 November 2012

Kirstie's Vintage Home

I am a HUGE Kirstie Allsopp fan, originally from Relocation, Relocation and other such housing programmes...but then when she did Kirstie's Home made home last year I just fell in love with her!
She is so cute, and she loves crafts and people being thrifty and learning new things.


I love her pretty, feminine and cute sense of style and she seems just so lovely....I want to go and have tea with her and make crafts!!


Kirstie's vintage home is such a lovely series...I have series linked it on Sky haha
I have seen 3 episodes now and Kirstie helps families, re vamp their homes, making
them look more stylish, more personal to the families tastes and reflect their tastes.


She looks at ways of upcycling the families existing belongings to give them a new lease of life, try new crafting/artistic techniques and save money! 
She does this all from her vintage home HQ as pictured above....I really wana sit their with her knitting!! haha


I am so happy that she is doing these series about being creative, artistic and thrifty - We need MORE 
shows like this on TV!!!

If you are creative or craft minded, please go and watch the series.
Kirstie's Vintage Home is on 8pm on Thursdays on Channel 4. 
Or watch them on 40D.
But please go watch!!
xxx