We Make London

Lush and Lovely Designer Feature

2009-11-13T20:33:00.000Z

About Lush and Lovely:

After leaving Art School I discovered a real love of making jewellery, which I then sold on Camden Market (before succumbing to the lure of a full time job). Many years later and I’m back to the thing I love the most. All my jewellery is hand made in my home workshop and I love experimenting with new ideas. At the moment my inspirations are comic books, but who knows where I’ll be led next. I work with cabochons, charms and resin to create extremely wearable pieces in small production runs. Come on down and see what delights are in store.

Inspirations:

I get excited by the smallest things– old toys, pop culture, kitsch, carnivals, television and movies are all fertile ground for inspiration. I also regularly look back over my time at Art School where I studied History of Costume – a goldmine of ideas that just keeps giving.

Best Sellers:

Until recently, my charm brooches were the biggest sellers, but at the last We Make my comic book pendants went down a storm – I sold more of those than anything else. Who knows what will sell well next time, that’s the great thing about doing fairs – pleasant surprises!

We Make London:

At We Make Christmas I will be bringing along my new ranges of comic book jewellery in addition to the range that I am currently designing (sorry, can’t give too much away) and a new range of keyrings - ideal as stocking fillers.

Website:

In addition to selling in small boutiques, I also sell on my own website:

And on Folksy, MISI and Etsy, so check me out there.

Fabric Nation Designer Feature

2009-11-12T18:41:00.000Z

About Fabric Nation:

I design and hand make accessories and homewares with vintage fabric. Give me a pair of flowery curtains and I will stitch and snip, glue and gather. Call it DIY, indie crafting or neo-craft, I love it and have done it since I made a dress out of a curtain to wear to a gig. The dress became a bag, the bag became a cat, the cat became a hair slide. Dressing up and setting up stall, taking pics and putting up shops, chatting with my crafty pals, it makes my sun shine. I also make print gocco cards based on my collection of fabrics and vintage toy patterns.

Inspirations:

I dream of fabrics from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. My inspiration is the hidden treasure waiting to be discovered in charity shops, car boots and attics and transformed into something new. I love textile designers like Genia Sapper, but sadly few vintage fabrics have the names of the designers on them. Since joining Folksy (http://www.folksy.com/) a year ago and taking part in different handmade craft events around the country I have been blown away by the creative talent and imagination I have encountered and I’m really looking forward to seeing all of this under one roof at We Make Christmas.

Best Sellers:

My postcard purses have been very popular. Made with vintage souvenir fabrics with simple screen printed coastal scenes, often just two or three colours, on vintage linens. They evoke bright, sunny holidays with the simplest of images. I have teamed theses fabrics up with gingham trims, birdy buttons and an embroidered postcard message to create purses that evoke nostalgic seaside summers.

We Make Christmas:

At We Make Christmas, I will be selling my trademark postcard purses and vintage toy pattern inspired bags, brooches, cards and cushions. Vintage fabric gifts will be available for all ages and pockets, from handmade soft animals to door stops, handbags, purses, card holders, hair slides brooches and badges. I will also have textile Christmas tree decorations, combining my love of vintage textiles and sparkly glass baubles, lots of vintage fabric stocking fillers and my famous Elvis bunting!

Websites:

Come and visit me at my Folksy Shop - http://www.folksy.com /shops/FabricNation

Speed Crafting By Lady Luck Rules OK

2009-11-11T12:57:00.004Z

With just over three weeks to go the We Make team are excited to announce a special addition to the fair:

Speedcrafting by Lady Luck Rules OK

From 0 to crafty in 10 minutes flat!

We're crazy about crafting and making stuff but if the thought of sitting in all night stitching doesn’t sound like much fun then come and check out our first ever Speedcrafting table at We Make this Christmas! Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, you'll be the proud owner of a hot handmade fashion accessory in no more than 10 minutes and for less than £10!

Our first collection of Speedcrafting kits feature an adorable collection of bows. Choose from an exciting array of fabrics which have all fashion bases covered from pretty vintage floral prints, glam metallics and luxe velvets or graphic pop prints. Once you’ve selected your fave bow you can stitch it onto a chic beret, a sweet songbird tote bag or make a cute brooch.

Et voila! You’ve done the D.I.Y dash and made a gift for you or a friend in a flash!