Harvest Festival, creative market

Hello, today I'm going to tell you about Harvest Festival in a little city called Preston.

Harvest Preston is a new creative collective which is bringing together local talent for networking and showcasing work. It is open too artists, musicians, photographers, designers etc

This weekend was the launch of Harvest in the form of an amazing festival which brought together many local creatives for live music, exhibitions of art and photography, comedy and creative market.

I had a little stall in the creative market selling fascinators, brooches and even my first attempts at cardmaking!

I also sold a few copies of Twigs and Apples whic i recently wrote a piece for, this a new zine based in the north west which aims to provide an outlet for creatives from many different disciplines, this ranges from music, gardening, cooking recipes and art and a whole load of other things in between! They are open to suggestions and consider submissions from anyone, if you are interested in contributing click the link above which will take you to the facebook page.  Here are a few pictures...

There were some amazing other stalls too which i am now going to tell you about.

Rachael's Pinups 2011

This is a Pinup calendar created by to raise money for a local girl who was last year diagnosed with MS. She desperately needs treatment which is not available on the NHS and will cost thousands.
Please click the Link above to find out more and to find out where you can get one!

Katherine Johnson

Katherine is an artist/maker. She makes various things including book sculptures, cat toys, drawings, stamps and notebooks.

Looking Glass

Looking Glass is pretty Jewelery with a thrifty twist all lovingly created by Zeynep Ozsabuncu, check out her facebook page by following the link above!

Kandiihaar Dreads

Hair extensions specialising in Synthetic hair dreadlocks in many colours and styles. She also makes fabulous cakes which i induldged in! If you have any questions or special requests just contact her.

SeaJules

Beautiful Seaglass jewellery, driftwood hearts, headbands, charm bracelets and other pretty things.

Drawn By Dreamers

Cute arty products including badges, post cards, customised shoes, magnets etc I bought myself a gorgeous post card and some little butterfly badges.

The Haberdash Steampunk Shop

Lovely Steampunk inspired jewelry and creations. Join the facebook group and buy yourself something pretty now and possibly win yourself a necklace (runs until the 25th November) see facebook post for details.

Thank you Harvest for a great weekend, looking forward to the next event!

That's me done for today, hope you enjoy discovering some of Preston's finest talent. You can find out about the other artists, photographers etc and Harvest at www.harvestpreston.co.uk

xxxx

Styx!

Crafty creations of Carriemariah will be back shortly, but for now let me tell you about this amazing little shop in Preston indoor market that once was a haberdashery...

Styx...Gothic and alternative fashion, accessories and other weird and wonderful things!
Tucked away in the top right hand corner of the upper floor in the market, Styx grabs your attention straight away as you walk past the fabric stall and the last remaining haberdashery! The green and black hand painted sign tells you immediately that this shop is worth checking out, not to mention the fantastic array of colours amongst the quirky clothing that decorates the entrance to the shop!

Rachel and Gina are responsible for this venture they both make clothing and accessories which they sell in the shop along with various other labels. They also welcome custom orders and are more than happy to do alterations, what more could we ask for!

I bought a pair of hand crocheted hand warmers, iv had so many compliments and my friend wanted some in the same wool so Gina kindly made her some from scratch, now that's good customer service right there!

I popped in the other day and snapped a few pics for you, I highly recommend visiting more than once as there are always different little treasures every time i swing by!!

Thanks Styx for being awesome!! xxxxx

Feeling inspired...

I had a lovely trip into town today with my friend Sarah, she has a blog too check it out! See The Sky
We had a little wonder around with our cameras looking for interesting things to snap

Heres a few of the things i liked!

My first craft fair...

I had a lovely time at the craft fair in Catforth! Myself and my friend Gemma from Frostylock's Bakery, who makes the most amazing cupcakes, decided to have a stall together in Catforth Village hall last Sunday!

There were some lovely stalls including fellow Pad Gallery artist Lynn Wylie and Pauline Parker from the Creative Stitch Studio. Pauline had actually seen my textile sculptures at the LACI exhibition in Clitheroe last month so we had a good chat and i bought myself one of her lovely little notebooks!

I had for sale my usual fascinators and some new customised purses iv been working on, i didnt make alot of money but i got some really good contacts from Pauline and really enjoyed my first experience of a craft fair!

I think next time ill make more of an effort to dress my stand and have everything displayed beautifully! I didnt get chance this time around but hey lifes a learning curve after all!

New folksy shop :)

I finally did it! I now have a new folksy shop and here are the 3 items iv listed so far! (more to come obviously)  :)

Wednesdays junk lovin!

Second post of the day, i am catching up!
Lovely old sewing repair kit given to me by a friend, it has all the pieces still, i dont think i could bring myself to use it though its too precious!

Join the Junk Love club and post about your favourite junky treasures!

Untill next week

xxx

Eight brooches later.....

Im slightly late with my weekly target, i had intended to make five fascinators by the 18th april, but i decided on brooches instead and made eight of the little lovelies!
Look out for them in my Etsy shop!
Here are the fruits of my labour this last week (and a bit).