New Stockist - Beyond Measure

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

 

Beyond Measure - that fabulous emporium that stocks beautiful tools, supplies and gifts for textile lovers and makers, are now stocking my fabric necklaces.  You'll find them first with Beyond Measure at the Festival of Quilts which is taking place from 3-6 August 2023 at the NEC, Birmingham.  If you're heading to the Festival of Quilts do seek out Beyond Measure on stand F38.  Grace, the owner, has so many beautiful things to enhance your making experience. 

Go see!

More fabric necklaces head to cambridge contemporary crafts

Hippystitch Fabric Necklaces

 

This is just to let you know that a new selection of my fabric necklaces have made their way to cambridge contemporary crafts this week.  Can't decide which my favourite Liberty print is.


Go and take a look - cambridge contemporary crafts have lots of great things that would be perfect for a present or a treat. As well as jewellery, there are ceramics, prints and paper, sculptures, glass, textiles and cards. Find them at 5 Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN.

New fabric necklaces head to cambridge contemporary crafts

Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

 

A new selection of fabric necklaces have winged their way to cambridge contemporary crafts recently.

Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

There are lots of lovely Liberty prints to choose from...

Hippystitch Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

Why not go and take a look? cambridge contemporary crafts have lots of great things that would be perfect for a present or a treat.  As well as jewellery, there are ceramics, prints and paper, sculptures, glass, textiles and cards.  Find them at 5 Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN.

People & Places - New Range of Brooches & Rings Now Available on Folksy

Last year I went to Iceland - you may have seen my blog about it:
http://hippystitch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/icelandic-fish-leather.html 

People & Places Brooch & Vintage Map Pouch

It was a fabulous trip.  And with it's faults, volcanoes and plate boundaries (getting a bit more technical here!) it rekindled my love of geography.  That inspired me to get thinking about maps and then the people who inhabit those places and the things they do.  Inspiration for my new people & places range was born!





So - I have now finished planning & testing and have a new set of people & places brooches and rings - you won't find any two the same!  They had their first outing at the Selvedge Spring Fair in Chelsea where they excited alot of interest and there are now some available in my Folksy shop.
http://folksy.com/shops/SallyStone 

People & Places Brooch - Lady Shopping in Whitby

They involve a certain amount of recycling and upcycling as they use vintage maps and in the case of the brooches, bottle tops.  Each item comes in it's own vintage map pouch.  Usually the pouch relates to the same general area as the map included in the brooch or ring. 

Vintage Map Pouch for People & Places Brooch

 
Some of the maps needed patching as they were quite old and worn.  But this provided another possibility - adding a different geography to a place.  Suddenly an area of heath might appear in a forest - and I liked that idea.  So some of the map pouches are patched.

People & Places Ring

The rings have people in too - often seated - it gets very wearing standing up all the time - especially if you're chatting to a friend or reading the paper!





 

Pop over to Folksy and take a look!
http://folksy.com/shops/SallyStone

Enjoying the Selvedge Spring Fair

People & Places by Hippystitch

What an exciting time it was at the Selvedge Spring Fair! I had a very early start on Friday travelling down by train to London.  

I managed to get everything in a couple of suitcases and even managed to negotiate the tube and the local buses to arrive in time to set up my space and be open for business at 11am.   

Marea Mermaid Brooch by Hippystitch

Liberty Necklaces by Hippystitch

Selvedge Spring Fair

 
Friday was very busy all day with just a short break before the evening reception kicked off with glasses of fizz and (more) goody bags for the visitors.  Family and friends joined the throng to say hello.  It was all very jolly.

Selvedge Spring Fair

Saturday brought horrendous weather - snow, hail and wind so we say thank you to all those brave souls who turned out to join us and made the day a success.  

Hand Made Food at Selvedge Spring Fair

There were delicious morsels to sustain us over both days and fab coffee.








Altogether it was great fun & I met lots of interesting people.  I can't name them all but do take a look at these folk:

Becky Adams
http://www.beckyadams.co.uk/
Hen's Teeth Art
www.hensteethart.blogspot.com
Jess Quinn
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JessQuinnSmallArt
Sam Pickard
http://www.sampickard.co.uk/
Rob Ryan
http://www.misterrob.co.uk/ 
Clare Beaton
http://www.clarebeaton.com/



I also had some great help - so thank you very much to...

To check out all the exhibitors:
http://www.selvedge-drygoods.org/pages/exhibitions/exhibitors.aspx 
 

100% Organic Exhibition at Bar Lane Studios York

Catch Hippystitch at 100% Organic and also explore the work of other artists and makers exhibiting some of their fab work. There's drawings, paintings, sculpture, theatre design, graphic design, print making & jewellery too.  On till 18 April 2012.  Come along to the Private View on Friday 13 April, 7-9pm.

Here's a flavour of my work:

Suzy Sparkle - Funky Female Brooch by Hippystitch

Flower Button Bracelets by Hippystitch

Notebook Cover by Hippystitch

Poppy the Monster Egg Cosy by Hippystitch

http://www.barlanestudios.com/event/100-organic