Blog — trade fair

I've just returned from my first year exhibiting as part of the Country Living Christmas Fair at the Business Design Centre in Islington.

This year I have taken part in BCTF, The Royal Norfolk Show and The Handmade Fair but this is the definitely the biggest consumer show I've been a part of.

I had been printing like mad for weeks in advance, you really never know how much stock you’re...

Today I was given the editors choice award by Susy Smith of Country Living Magazine.

It was a total shock and I'm completely overwhelmed. Thank you so much to Susy for being so nice about my work. 

I'll be proudly displaying my award at the Country Living Christmas Fair until Sunday.

I've just about recovered from a brilliant weekend at The Handmade Fair.

The event was presented by TV craft empress Kirstie Allsopp and sponsored by Mollie Makes.

It was a dream weekend for anyone who loves cutting, sticking, stitching, knitting, pearling, up-cycling, hoarding fabric and generally making a beautiful mess.

You could indulge your crafty urges in any way you liked,...

On a recent trip to Italy I was lucky enough to meet up with photographer Roger Shafi, who kindly took some photos of my Lobster and Lemon Shopper in the beautiful grounds of a prosecco vineyard.

The vineyard had recently stopped producing prosecco (but don't worry, we managed to source some from nearby!) so it was pretty much abandoned, apart from an...