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November 2009 Blog Posts (13)

Emma Jayne's Exhibition -til 6 Dec 09 at The 13th Note, Glasgow

Managed to pop in and see Emma Jayne's work. Looks great 'in the flesh'-would recommend anyone in Glasgow to go see. It's a handy venue for Xmas shoppers-jst across from St. Enoch Mall-and you could grab some lunch here also! :)

http://ukhandmade.ning.com/profile/EmmaJayneSaanen

Added by maga (margaret kirkby) on November 29, 2009 at 19:38 — No Comments

seventyseventyone design joins makers-online

Hi folks,

This week at makers-online we managed to add a great new maker - seventyseventyone design! She designs a great range of felt and wool products and we're very lucky to have this felt corsage brooch,… Continue

Added by Luke Saunders on November 27, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

So much to do!

For the last mth all I seem to be doing is trying to promote my website instead of actually making the jewellery. I don't know, feels like there's so much to do but so little time. How does anyone else manage??? I really don't feel like staying up till midnight every night. Ho hum, must stop complaining. I think my problem is that I want every done yesterday, I am really impatient. Plus my eldest has just started school and I have a 22mth old strapped round my leg most of the time so they keep… Continue

Added by Kelly Kusel on November 26, 2009 at 20:49 — 2 Comments

Personalised Gifts using Kids Artwork

The service I offer over at Artful Kids, is just one way of displaying your children’s artwork. I am not aware of any other service that offers the same range of products and services for transforming children’s paintings and drawings into Wall-Art, but on my travels, I have discovered other imaginative ways to use kids artwork, all of which make excellent gift ideas for Christmas, so I thought I would introduce a few of them here:…

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Added by Artful Kid on November 25, 2009 at 10:09 — No Comments

Fabric Brooches

This week I have been concentrating on getting my website http://www.notjusthandbags.co.uk/ spick and span, whilst trying to organise it into a more professional layout. However, my copy of dreamweaver is not working and I am having to resort to a combination of windows publisher and html coding which whilst it gives you a buzz to know that you are doing it all 'by hand' so to speak leaves you at times banging your head on the… Continue

Added by Not Just Handbags on November 24, 2009 at 14:27 — No Comments

Christmas Special Offer!

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Added by Karen Jinks on November 24, 2009 at 10:00 — No Comments

Urban Animal - an exhibition

From Monday 23rd November to Sunday 6th December, a selection of my animal portraits will be exhibited in the cafe of the 13th Note, Glasgow.

All of the work will be available to buy, or if… Continue

Added by Emma-Jayne Saanen on November 18, 2009 at 20:11 — 3 Comments

Create your own Fridge Frames

This week I’m going to focus on a project for making fridge frames for kids artwork. So much of children’s artwork gets displayed on the fridge, and these frames are a simple way of presenting them more effectively. You could make a range in different shapes and sizes, and of course they can also be used for displaying photos. I should point out that this is not a project for children, though they can be involved in the final stages if you… Continue

Added by Artful Kid on November 18, 2009 at 14:00 — No Comments

Presenting Natalie Hughes our 1st Contemporary artist and the 3rd to join us in a month!

In the run up to the Christmas Gift season, we are delighted to present Natalie Hughes our 1st Contemporary artist and the 3rd artist to join us in a month, providing further options for your illustrated and personalised stationery.

When we first saw Natalie's illustrations (including "ladies that lunch" shown below) we knew they could work well on our stationery, and our Ltd Edition… Continue

Added by honeytreepublishing.com on November 11, 2009 at 16:05 — No Comments

For Budding Artists and Aspiring Art Thieves

It's something of a cliche to look at a modern abstract work of art, and compare it with your 3 year old's latest masterpiece, but now you can take it a step further and get an authentic 'critique' of your child's artwork by a professional. I first saw the service offered by Charles Kinbote (the pen name of a professional writer for whom this is a light-hearted side-line) a couple of years ago, when I was thinking about setting up Artful Kids, as my initial idea for the site was simply to offer… Continue

Added by Artful Kid on November 11, 2009 at 10:25 — No Comments

Neckwarmer/Cowl Giveaway

Hi

I am giving away one of my chunky wool cowls. For a chance to win an XL cowl please have a look here Neckwarmer Giveaway

Help me spread the word.

Thanks

Added by urbanknit on November 4, 2009 at 20:30 — No Comments

Party Season

It seems to be party season - every weekend at the moment I'm taking my elder son to birthday parties. Over the last few weeks he's been to a Karting Party, a Tubing Party (i.e sledging - looked like great fun to me) an exotic animals party (where he got to handle snakes, tarantulas, giant frogs, etc) and a Football Party. At least he would have gone to a football party, except silly mummy got the date wrong and turned up the day after. My poor son was gutted, he'd been looking forward to it so… Continue

Added by Artful Kid on November 3, 2009 at 22:53 — No Comments

"Country Living" Magazine - Christmas Fair & Welcome Willemien Stevens

We are delighted to present Willemien Stevens to our growing stable of UK based artists. Willemien is a textile artist working from her studio in Dorset.

Her captivating work is created with vintage fabrics through applique with machine and hand embellishment. Whether inspired by folk art, childrens poetry, or the landscape around her, she lends her unique style and sense… Continue

Added by honeytreepublishing.com on November 1, 2009 at 8:24 — No Comments