Mermaids, Femmes Fatales & Trees at The Ropewalk

Mermaid Brooch

Just a quick update to let you know that a delivery of mermaid & femmes fatales brooches has arrived at The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber...

Femme Fatale Brooch

And for the first time a forest of knitted deciduous and conifer tree brooches has also sprung up there...

Deciduous & Conifer Knitted Tree Brooches

So go take a look! The Ropewalk's a great place with lovely things to buy in the Craft Gallery, interesting exhibitions, a good cafe & a great garden with sculptures.  You can even find out all about the history of rope making at the Barton Ropery in the Ropewalk Museum.  The building has a characteristic ropewalk from its ropemaking days - hence the name!

Just arrived at The Ropewalk (& don't forget to see the exhibitions!)

Coral & Lava Necklace

Have been over one of my favourite bridges (the Humber Bridge) to make a delivery to The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber.  I always like going - lovely things to buy in the Craft Gallery, interesting exhibitions, good cafe, great garden with sculptures and you can find out all about the history of rope making at the Barton Ropery in the Ropewalk Museum.  The building has a characteristic ropewalk from its ropemaking days - hence the name!

So I delivered some People & Places brooches and their map pouches... 

People & Places Brooches

and some button brooches and knitted wire birds...

Button brooches

Knitted Wire Birds

some mermaid and femmes fatales brooches...

Femmes Fatales & Mermaid Brooches

 large and small domino brooches...
 

Large Domino Brooches

Small Coloured Domino Brooches

coin brooches... 
 

Coin Brooches

and some fish and bike bags...

Fish Bags - Lino printed

Pink Bike Bag - Screen printed

and the ever popular Liberty print fabric necklaces...

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

New this time were some semi-precious necklaces too...

Semi-precious Necklaces

Until 10 June 2018 you can catch the Surfaces exhibition by Pete Moss & Clive Redshaw.  I especially loved Redshaw's tapestries but check out his paintings too.  Pete Moss's ceramics had great depth of colour...

Clive Redshaw - Know It Will Be Soon (tapestry)

Clive Redshaw - Spring Lookout (tapestry)

Pete Moss - Golden Steps (multi-fired ceramic)

Or take a look at George Hainsworth's recent work (fab textures!) on view until 3 June 2018...

 

George Hainsworth - Under Canvas (oil/collage)

 

George Hainsworth - Moon reflection (oil)

And don't forget the sculpture garden...

Ropewalk Sculpture Garden

If you are in the vicinity it's a must see! 

Just in at the Ropewalk Craft Gallery, Barton upon Humber

Femmes Fatales Brooches

I have made a delivery to the Ropewalk Craft Gallery in Barton upon Humber to stock them up with Hippystitch goodies. Check out what's new...

Liberty Print Fabric Necklaces

People and Places Brooches + Map Pouches

Knitted Wire Bird Brooches

Vintage Button Bracelets

Coin brooches

Screen Printed Bike Bags

Lino Printed Fish Bags

Button Brooches

 
There's domino brooches and mermaid brooches and lots more.  Take a trip out there. It's well worth a visit.  The Ropewalk has three exhibition galleries as well as the Craft Gallery and a fab cafe.  It's just across the Humber Bridge in Lincolnshire so why not combine a trip with a walk in the area. The Waters' Edge Visitors Centre and Country Park and the Humber Bridge Country Park are close by too.  Go visit!

The Handmade Fair with Walter & May 16-18 September 2016

 

It's very exciting - I'm being represented at The Handmade Fair (yes, the Kirsty Allsop one!) by the fabulous Walter & May. Walter and May is a great online shop consisting entirely of handmade loveliness and is run from her Home HQ by entrepreneur, Beth Elsdon. If you haven't yet taken a look at Walter & May now is just the time.  So, get ahead of the game (I could even mention the C word  - it is September after all - but I won't) and find some gifts for your loved ones or even yourself. 

Liberty Print fabric necklaces - wear them short or long

Here's a sneaky peak at some of the Hippystitch goodies that will be going along to the Handmade Fair.

Cute resin & button brooches

Lots of colours to choose from

Domino brooches

Wild Women & Magical Mermaid Brooches - are you wild enough to wear one?

The Handmade Fair is on The Green at Hampton Court Palace, London from the 16-18 September 2016 and is open from 9.30am to 6pm each day.  You can book tickets here.  To help you find Walter & May at The Handmade Fair, look for stand E58.  Enjoy!

If you can't make it to The Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace why not find Walter & May online now.

New this summer at The Ropewalk, Barton upon Humber

Button bracelets

     
I have just delivered some new Hippystitch stock to The Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber.  Here's a taster of what you'll find ...

Fabric necklaces - lots of lovely Liberty prints

Flower button bracelets

Vintage coin brooches

Large & small domino brooches

Lots of different button brooches

Femmes Fatales & Magical Mermaids (brooches)

Mermaid brooch detail

It's a lovely place to visit - apart from the Craft Gallery  there are 3 other gallery spaces, currently showing Handmade in Gallery One (Stuart Akroyd - glass, Lynn Lovitt - ceramics, Cath Hill - jewellery & Janie Knitted Textiles), Penny Withers - ceramics in the Box Gallery (just finishing) & Lindy Norton - Inside Out in the Artspace.  There's also a cafe, sculpture garden & Ropery Hall - a live arts and cinema venue - and the Barton Arts Festival kicks off towards the end of June.  Pop along - it's well worth a visit!

New in at Ebbing Tide, Filey

Flower button bracelets - great with jeans or pretty with a dress

   
I have just delivered some new stock to Ebbing Tide at Neil's Gallery in Filey.  They now have some colourful flower button bracelets, my Made by Me Bird kits in a selection of yummy colours, and a new stock of Liberty print fabric necklaces. ....Oh & a new mermaid has just swum by.  Here's a flavour:

Made by Me Bird kits in lots of yummy colours - great to make yourself!

Liberty print fabric necklaces - lovely Spring colours

A new mermaid brooch has just swum in!

The weather's warming up - why not take a trip to the seaside and take a look at Ebbing Tide!

Just arrived at Ebbing Tide in Neil's Gallery, Filey

Magical Mermaids swim into Filey

Hippystitch goodies are now being stocked by Ebbing Tide at Neil's Gallery in Filey.  So if you've taken a trip to the seaside do take a look - there are lots of lovely things on offer there. 

Don't forget a walk on the beach or the cliff top - pleasantly bracing at this time of year!  Then follow it up with a coffee at The Coffee Shed - fab!
 

People & Places Brooches & Map Pouches

It's always great to take a trip to the seaside.  Go on - you know you want to!