A little reminder of good things to come :)

Handmade is this coming Saturday 10 April, from 11-5.

We're hoping for sun shine and lots of visitors.
There will be some very talented sun-shiny artists at the Creative Open Workshops indoor market.
If you will be in Birmingham, do pop in and support local designer-makers. The Custard Factory is only a 5 minute walk from the Bullring.

Check out the COWblog for details of stallholders and directions.
Hope to see you there :)

Oh, and of course there will be cake. Check in during the week to find out what will be up my culinary sleeves for Saturday! :)

Lady Snail

Introducing Lady Snail..

She is really cute and you could make one of your very own tomorrow at COW HQ in the custard factory. 
I was really pleased with how she turned out.  I have changed my amigurumi snail pattern quite a bit since Monsieur Slow last summer, but I am delighted with the results. 


We will also be making cute little ladybirds. 


I may even get time to do some baking... (but don't hold me to that!)
Places still available too, contact us for details
CreativeOpenWorkshops@gmail.com
077 0781 4140


Looking forward to tomorrow! :)

Valentine's roses

Hello!!

I just wanted to share what I have been making in the run up to Valentine's weekend. 

 

I will have these beautiful little roses with me at Handmade this Saturday, so if you're looking for something a little bit special for a special someone, come on over to the Custard Factory.  If I don't have anything that tickles your fancy, I'm sure one of the other 13 other wonderfully talented artists will. 

There will also be lots of yummy cakes to delight your tastebuds!

Looking forward to seeing you! :)

Valentine's Handmade Market - 13 February, Birmingham

This weekend will be our very first Handmade Market of 2010, so we're really excited it's also coinciding with Valentine's Weekend!!
For those busy people & late shoppers amongst us... this will be the perfect opportunity to get that special handmade item for your loved one!! (But hey, it'll still be a fab market for those of us who are single too ;))

We chose an intimate atmosphere of 7 local artists & designer-makers in our indoor market space, as well as offering you the work by another 7 artists for sale in our shop.

For a list of our lovely stallholders for the coming weekend please see the COWblog

We look forward to seeing you at our shop in the Custard Factory, from 11am - 5pm!
To find out how to get here, please click here.

Oh, almost forgot, I am planning on baking some special yummy treats for this weekend, so if you do pop by, you might be able to buy some, providing there are some left ;)

C.O.W announces 2 very special weekend workshops!!

At C.O.W we have just announced that there will be 2 guest artists coming to lead 2 very special workshops for us in February.  

Designer Maker Judith Williamson will lead a Tinplate Jewellery Workshop on Saturday 6th February, from 1pm to 4pm.  
Make a unique piece of wearable art using recycled biscuit, sweet and storage tins.
Learn hot to cut, hammer, pierce, distress, burn, bend and twist the metal to create your own special piece of jewellery.


Celebrated Ceramicist Jo Davis will lead a Porcelain Button Making Workshop on Saturday 20th February, from 1pm to 4pm.
She will bring along a series of plaster moulds of larger buttons in which various porcelain slips can be poured.  The cast button will be applied with shellac after which it can be treated with different textures to creat a unique surface pattern. 


Click here for more details  :)


I'm really looking forward to both sessions!!   :) :)

Hello 2010 :)

After a relaxing Christmas, I'm now back and ready for 2010!!
I have been working on a new range that will be released on the website very soon.  It was very exciting developing this new technique and I am eager to find out what you think, once it is launched. 


Meanwhile at C.O.W, the new workshops programme has been announced.  The favourites, paper craft, textiles and crochet will be running weekly, with special weekend workshops in ceramics, recycled materials, and much much more!! Click here for all the details.
The Handmade markets will be up and running again shortly too. :)


It is going to be a very exciting year for C.O.W!!  :) :)  and for me!!  :) :)

Merry Christmas!!

Peeko is now closed for Christmas.  We will re-open on Monday 11 January 2010.

Any orders placed during this time will be dispatched on 11/01/10

Merry Christmas!!

Handmade - The Birmingham Arts & Crafts Market

 
Handmade is this Saturday 12 December!! 

There are 17 wonderfully talented local artists showcasing and selling their handmade treasures this weekend.  
I still need to make more stock, but should get there by Saturday, I hope ;)
I also need to decide what type of cakes I will make this time... hmm decisions, decisions...


Check out the COWblog for full details of stallholders & links to their websites  :)

Pretty Fingerless Gloves

I'm so excited about his week's crochet workshop at  C.O.W. I will be showing people how to make these pretty and practical fingerless gloves! 

It is a brand new pattern that I have just finished designing,  ( I designed 2 others before this one, but wasn't completely happy that they were the right patterns for the job) and I am really pleased with it.  :)


For now the only way to get your hands on a Peeko original pattern is to come along to one of my workshops, but that may change next year...


There are still some spaces in tomorrow's workshop, chech out the COWblog for booking details.  


Back to crocheting for me, I have lots to do before Handmade this weekend and I have a few commissions that I'm working on.  Busy busy this time of year.  :)

Handm@de Cambridge and the week to come :)

I was at Handm@de Cambridge yesterday and am thrilled at how it went.  :)
It was a really nice day, everyone was lovely, organisers, exhibitors and the public!  :)
My Necklac'd went down very well.  :)   It was refreshing to hear such lovely comments about my work and get such great feedback, it has spurred me on to create even more lovely crochet goodies.  :)

On a seperate note, I have a busy week ahead of me:  Workshops at C.O.W this week (crochet fingerless gloves on Thursday!!), then Handmade at the Custard Factory on Saturday.  I have to fit paperwork and making in too.  I should be okay though, I love what I'm doing!  :)

I think I may just be able to squeeze in some making before dinner... maybe some fingerless gloves in preparation for Thursday...  Then the Christmas decorations go up!  :)