Just finished my first official cat portrait (as opposed to paintings of generic cats). Really chuffed with how it came out! Client has opted for one of the more watercolour style ones, whereas the grungy frame version seems more popular. Took a bit longer than planned but hopefully the client will let me sell additional […]
**UPDATED** – Finally got round to adding all the photos – sorry for the delay! Ok, so I’m a bit rubbish at this blogging lark! So much for writing a full review of this weekend’s Etsy Made Local event at the People’s history Museum. Rather than being rubbish, it’d be fairer to say my time
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So, after the freezing cold of Skipton the other week, December saw a complete change of venue with the first Manchester Etsy Made Local Christmas Fair. The considerably warmer People’s History Museum in Spinningfields was to be our home this time, when I, and and approx 30+ other makers, set up shop in The Engine
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Today is day one of Etsy Local: Manchester. This national event sees Etsy Teams from across the country organising local Handmade markets, giving customers the chance to meet local Etsy makers and see their work first hand. Manchester’s event is being held in The People’s History Museum in Spinningfields and is on until Sunday 4th
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So today was day 1 of my biggest craft fair to date, Crafts in the Pen at Skipton. 170 different artists and crafts people have turned the cattle auction market into a bustling Christmas village. And with temperatures inside barely above freezing and the deafening sound of hail on the tin roof, it certainly put
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I spent the day today at Kelloggs, Talbot Rd in Manchester, showing off my Christmas goodies to a whole new audience. It went really well with my new framed prints and pocket mirrors proving to be good sellers. Having stayed up late last night finishing off new additions to my cat collectibles, my latest cat
So, with the start of November even the weather has finally caught up and realised that Christmas is fast approaching! It is also the start of a really busy Christmas season for KPD, with lots of markets and fairs lined up (which means lots and lots of making – w’hoo!!!) as well as all the
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I know it’s August and that for many Christmas is a long way off but for those makers that specialise in seasonal products, the summer sees the start of our busiest season. In between making for the normal summer fairs and shows, we are also planning and designing ahead, getting our Christmas designs ready to
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Like many crafts people and artists who decide to start selling their work, I was really looking forward to spending my days drawing, designing, painting, sculpting, etc, in other words doing something I loved. I knew I might have to do some fairs, that I’d need to set up a website and probably upload a
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