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Tag Archives: handmade
Recycled charms – Kimberley Vernon
Madison Honey Vintage is Kimberley Vernonn’s creative outlet: ‘I create romantic and dreamy, fabulous hand-made limited edition jewellery, using vintage and modern trinkets to create cute little kitsch treasures.’ Named after her baby daughter Madison Honey , Kimberley’s company has … 
The Simple Things in Life – Simple Pleasures cupcakery
Sometimes the best things in life are the little things – a mug of tea when it’s freezing outside, a good book and a bubble bath, a little black dress… Claire Potter’s Simple Pleasures Cupcakes are one of those things. …
Love in every stitch – Catherine Meek
Love in every stitch is the promise of Catherine Meek’s label for bespoke hand knitted sweaters and socks. Hailing from the north east of England Catherine is inspired by generations of women before her who knit for their families as …
Retro Collages by Rosie Granger
There’s nothing I love more than browsing the pages of design magazines – Elle Decoration, World of Interiors, Homes and Gardens etc. I also love to flick through Country Living and Country homes and interiors. I often come across images …
Mini Patisserie
Ooooh exciting! Do you remember Fimo? I used to love it! Moulding those coloured bits of plasticiny goodness, waiting for it to dry and then varnishing it! I also harbour a secret passion for cake and anything miniature such as …
Lino prints by Cross Street Press
I came across Polly Sadourian Linocuts while browsing on the internet and I didn’t really know what a linocut was. I’m learning so much about design techniques! Basically lino printing or lino cutting involves transferring a design onto a lino …
Baglady of Brighton
The Baglady of Brighton revamps, revives, and recycles vintage fabrics, trimmings and odd bits and bobs to create unique and unusual bags, pouches and purses. The ‘Baglady’ herself– designer & creator Katy Dormer (who is much more glamorous than she …
Revel in Rock Cakes
Sarah Meredith has been dedicated to the art and craft of jewellery making since she was 16. After gaining a degree in metal work and jewellery design at Buckinghamshire University College, Meredith went on to work for various jewellery designers …
Mouthy Mitt – Jennifer Westwood
As the sunshine blazes through my double glazing I’m thinking perhaps it’s not the best time to be writing about woolly gloves but the story of Mouthy Mitts is great and now’s certainly the time to stock up on coffee …
Jeffrey Cervantes – Woodcarving, illustration, photography, and oh so much more…
As well as being an exhibiting artist, working at the Brighton Artist Residence and jetting between Brighton and his ancestral homeland of the Philippines to draw inspiration from his multi-ethnic background, Jeffrey Cervantes manages to fit in studying critical fine …
Ruffs & Cuffs by Esther May Springett
My name is Helen Ruff. It’s a horrendous name that I’ve been stuck with since birth. I blame my mother for marrying a man with such a ridiculous name. A family friend used to try and make me feel better …
CUBculture
Organic evolution – “the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species”. Well you don’t get much more organic than this; over a roast dinner in The Star and Sailor as CUB was born. That CUB is …
Vicky Stevenson – Quirky & Creative!
Click images to enlarge…. I recently wrote an article about Cassia Beck and was totally inspired by her vintage inspired photography. Somehow or other I stumbled across an equally talented photographer whose work has blown me away. Vicky Stevenson is …
Gillian Bates – Textile Art
Gillian Bates is a lady who does like to be beside the seaside! She is a professional designer-maker who specializes in embroidered textile art. I discovered her when my quests for blog subjects took me East to an old haunt …
Annie McCabe – Daubigny Fusion
Annie McCabe is Daubigny Fusion. Originally trained as a jeweller, she became interested in glasswork and took a short diversion through the wonderful world of stained glass windows, before realising that ‘there are only so many stained glass windows you …
Rachel Eardley – Drawings & Jewellery
This shows how seriously I take my job as roving reporter for The Brighton Collective… One afternoon I was languishing on my sofa, nursing mugs of tea and watching House Guest (daytime interiors show starring Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) when I noticed …
Circus Kinetica get elemental
Remember the names! James Caldicott and Samuel Apley, the founders of arts collective Circus Kinetica have big plans. I caught the inventive duo at their base beneath the Embassy Court edifice, where they craft their naturally powered automata and autostrumenta …
Welcome to Sarah’s World… – Sarah Walpole
A magical place full of big petticoats, happiness, My Little Pony, peppermint tea and Brighton beach, you are welcomed into Sarah’s World but only if you “are nice & like to skip”. Sarah Walpole is a maker of little things …
Magpie & Me and The Bunting Boutique
As a result of the recession we’re seeing a much more modest approach to weddings and events and the ‘DIY’ wedding is becoming increasingly popular. i.e. renting a barn and putting together all the elements yourself. What better way to …
Beach inspired Jewellery – The Beachshack Project
I’ve been really interested to find out about Hannah Marshall and her ‘Beachshack Project’. Hannah uses objects found on the beach – sea glass and sea pottery – to create unusual statement jewellery. The feel of her website and her …