tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47430228443987137332024-03-05T17:17:30.192-08:00Aileen Clarke CraftsFeltmaking and Textile Jewellery BlogAileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-28363073418831367662023-11-15T00:54:00.000-08:002023-11-15T00:54:41.952-08:00Winter Events 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;"> You can find me at </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">The Handmade Show</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">on Sunday 3rd December 2023</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">10.30 - 4.30 pm</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">Perth Concert Hall</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">and at </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">The Winter Craft Fair</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">Pitlochry Town Hall</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">Saturday December 9th 2023</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;">1 - 5pm</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVbVvSHRbyx7eAfP5oVT1fx-aDg9_Tp2PQ2KBdDS8qqOXtpzMwy1GVewrydy_Na0UlTGX8DxHelogdS7TFdsQd5nsWGeV8KPl2oNk9AyatPYAaeUpcC-ZvHEpxUaxaYK7yJQRwS_w0qW31zoCh4pMkqdOiHSb-0qt1Q6Zo2WCvUs5vAiT692vSl9nIvM/s840/Aileen%20Clarke%20Crafts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVbVvSHRbyx7eAfP5oVT1fx-aDg9_Tp2PQ2KBdDS8qqOXtpzMwy1GVewrydy_Na0UlTGX8DxHelogdS7TFdsQd5nsWGeV8KPl2oNk9AyatPYAaeUpcC-ZvHEpxUaxaYK7yJQRwS_w0qW31zoCh4pMkqdOiHSb-0qt1Q6Zo2WCvUs5vAiT692vSl9nIvM/s320/Aileen%20Clarke%20Crafts.jpg" width="319" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-85454838517163199042022-11-30T07:07:00.004-08:002022-12-08T02:57:21.574-08:002023 Wall Calendar and Gift Ideas<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My 2023 Wall Calendar is available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1310475060/2023-wall-calendar-scottish-fibre-art?click_key=585a8e496997a5a550d0071d56ea92bb8de57b3d%3A1310475060&click_sum=073fd784&ref=shop_home_feat_4" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It features a different image for each month with a whole calendar page to write on.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1310475060/2023-wall-calendar-scottish-fibre-art?click_key=6d8f3807094ce351b60abb8590474b2706e06353%3A1310475060&click_sum=8250a806&ref=shop_home_feat_3&sts=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3bO5aCBR_P0SFw8qJbirVT88C4EQHGcU-xZl6XPB6MPk2aY4YoR_FnizF5eiIjBxhsy4ZRlqGTNQTFzWPKT-vDrYh89wmH7ICgFmiMyUOlMiqSZVGgk9g2inh5CT0oLKN4RCt70T3r_WCl_Blf6TwyrwLz8k0-21mM2Ew7uHiy2gJMhi8Dst4OvK/s320/2023%20Scottish%20wall%20calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Calendar £12.95</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwtCA99c4jgomZjs4Tcpq27E4gZny39qV-hOn8cT2DV6J1IRJU6Bb1XqM5kwLyGSE2I6dC_vwMQETX2X7cb03l1O2nr4ndTiKabZ3U-d407U5NgJF2GMFTpLSkaGuoRtoilVdo_aU8fhHTAY0IqLxNS2DVOgWZRIRmJeLjr1OGr1MhTe3TnrwybWc/s2746/2023%20wall%20calendar%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="2746" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwtCA99c4jgomZjs4Tcpq27E4gZny39qV-hOn8cT2DV6J1IRJU6Bb1XqM5kwLyGSE2I6dC_vwMQETX2X7cb03l1O2nr4ndTiKabZ3U-d407U5NgJF2GMFTpLSkaGuoRtoilVdo_aU8fhHTAY0IqLxNS2DVOgWZRIRmJeLjr1OGr1MhTe3TnrwybWc/s320/2023%20wall%20calendar%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Some other new makes include these blue felt Keepsake Boxes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1352317617/blue-velvet-keepsake-box-with-handmade?click_key=843ca63a3037422c81f679872d74d23af3a3b3e8%3A1352317617&click_sum=da88940d&ref=shop_home_active_14&cns=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="2223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBe78gdvOB5A_6IJj23ZYqxULqtTYkRPRPnM9F-C5zZR3Tyx9VsrgvTAea9KEdJ7pfFRLWEidQqj4mfgnoD_4YcPm0ocXtuzrt5lo_DQpbavY0twhUZLPFY0qgTOxZcrTFVP0hWU1-P7xDtQVsfSx49ME0Tn8fr-HzWpLBHrQKLal8VzfvvzIUCDK/s320/blue%20velvet%20handmade%20box.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1352317617/blue-velvet-keepsake-box-with-handmade?click_key=843ca63a3037422c81f679872d74d23af3a3b3e8%3A1352317617&click_sum=da88940d&ref=shop_home_active_14&cns=1" target="_blank">Blue Felt and Velvet Keepsake Box</a> £59.95.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The lids for these boxes are made with a variety of wool and silk fibres, wet felted to create lots of lovely rich colour and texture. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1338342622/keepsake-box-teal-and-turquoise-wool?click_key=15d64ea5d92f3c3fa2737fd7986a7c4812fa700d%3A1338342622&click_sum=00f11591&ref=shop_home_active_15" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1841" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgIk-gyuw4oM3ajQ9AvwU-bIx70m-Uw6YIoM6s91zKIqOAc60SX110BNBfY_C3IdjsnYVXvEPzcNbSM4YTo0Nt2zuv236tQ9CXg4Lytewj7Booid2fyQ1SmLAGDK27xtkYBcScR7616VBQA0L6jBF8mepWpbIVAD-OjRbtuG-g0q9ZUteG4LqWNWx/s320/DSCN2013%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1338342622/keepsake-box-teal-and-turquoise-wool?click_key=15d64ea5d92f3c3fa2737fd7986a7c4812fa700d%3A1338342622&click_sum=00f11591&ref=shop_home_active_15" target="_blank">Keepsake Box</a> £39.955</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Other Keepsake Boxes featuring my Cottage and Sheep designs are also available. See the Keepsake Boxes section of my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">here </a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8RymYB6hyqkmQnDHPm6lJJxi7EuNSVM00LRkfUA-sNa81bi2a0ngQUA_zTztiNanm7hyATsF1V5V0FpZZxBXFB6hzTsGpgNY0WaQvHHwB4bt3dOFIY3qesMqsrJyFhTzPeb_MJL9vnf8mBFOqS51juB9JVeskV2_6hY7rnw1AmFIR1y16R83-gYU/s615/mosaic3a7356ee1032f35dac579da32bb9aa2728c25b63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8RymYB6hyqkmQnDHPm6lJJxi7EuNSVM00LRkfUA-sNa81bi2a0ngQUA_zTztiNanm7hyATsF1V5V0FpZZxBXFB6hzTsGpgNY0WaQvHHwB4bt3dOFIY3qesMqsrJyFhTzPeb_MJL9vnf8mBFOqS51juB9JVeskV2_6hY7rnw1AmFIR1y16R83-gYU/s320/mosaic3a7356ee1032f35dac579da32bb9aa2728c25b63.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Keepsake Boxes £59.95</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXE2WD385PUD5nIIssUCVaSlbZzeGkbvxa17c88T-XbfFhlQuhwy9r1VURSrF4Dt98pmxGfIhLFWylaRDw8hJ7ZImuDeRuzyk9XnsRvhvP9aUTimhngk2wabzmvv_S8o_e8L5z9FSxqyPMN2LkoPeDCibVUZsSdepRrMP5IjAgTGR0tWMk8OpceXM/s2010/tweed%20boxes%20(6).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXE2WD385PUD5nIIssUCVaSlbZzeGkbvxa17c88T-XbfFhlQuhwy9r1VURSrF4Dt98pmxGfIhLFWylaRDw8hJ7ZImuDeRuzyk9XnsRvhvP9aUTimhngk2wabzmvv_S8o_e8L5z9FSxqyPMN2LkoPeDCibVUZsSdepRrMP5IjAgTGR0tWMk8OpceXM/s320/tweed%20boxes%20(6).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif84l09y-Q5gZjfqp8TWKqOtYb6S8_Q432X8qL6UG_jtVoKrNXunsG-q3E9WtyrCzu6QDQaHotjB7TauNsT_nYVOOOqqqlP0CF0mbPecHWKVgApmDJNlwq3tfa_8p3cBkmHuyeAAJxiV3QXVPzFupQUDYst6IDV6CFCWRne57-TtrJsSHQxm-FuoIK/s1868/DSCN2041%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif84l09y-Q5gZjfqp8TWKqOtYb6S8_Q432X8qL6UG_jtVoKrNXunsG-q3E9WtyrCzu6QDQaHotjB7TauNsT_nYVOOOqqqlP0CF0mbPecHWKVgApmDJNlwq3tfa_8p3cBkmHuyeAAJxiV3QXVPzFupQUDYst6IDV6CFCWRne57-TtrJsSHQxm-FuoIK/s320/DSCN2041%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Small Keepsake Box £36.95</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-14As0WiB_G-XWBb4mryx5YxzlP5T9TIZGSzfkAGAwuZcaKDGsdfNiSbsTbpNj3cMyMVkJIV5QTagqBRhWReaviXwuz_CVDsqVdFcFGlEOcSgfotCZqeSmg0KwRqj5hfjvzCPoeSfxgNwbtAHKxogWLnTEDHWTAq0qrATOt7BdgXD98k5w3mUqhEv/s320/mosaicbc436c09267e55673eb94b2b526327699eb1d61b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have also been busy making these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" target="_blank">Harris Tweed Notebooks and Passport Covers.</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The A5 size Notebook Covers are £36.95 and the A6 Passport Covers are £22.95. Both come with a plain paper page notebook included.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9RIGMWSFAst3u1kpj5SYbWb-Ds8qhh4BABmVTaRdT1VqaWogUTVSI-J1WKi8-t7AJxGgyEnMKmjAhSyaojqFe57OBUMqwVP4zUpKcU5e15S_deB1hLvVpnDznUVhL1_08Y9ER_-BMYLdgDiAWf2MdustvtMM5xHmXF-hB3zYK0yNkcQUkcXcWZ-m/s2150/Scottish%20tweed%20thistle%20bird%20brooch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2150" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9RIGMWSFAst3u1kpj5SYbWb-Ds8qhh4BABmVTaRdT1VqaWogUTVSI-J1WKi8-t7AJxGgyEnMKmjAhSyaojqFe57OBUMqwVP4zUpKcU5e15S_deB1hLvVpnDznUVhL1_08Y9ER_-BMYLdgDiAWf2MdustvtMM5xHmXF-hB3zYK0yNkcQUkcXcWZ-m/s320/Scottish%20tweed%20thistle%20bird%20brooch.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">New Brooches include these cute little Tartan Thistle Birds and this luscious Felt Ivy Leaf. Both £16</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">See all Brooches <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" target="_blank">here </a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNDedFBdSAujXc8Pxrs6zXmj5xStS6O60LF-Muz6iM9WJnf158K2Tih111lZOwr3x0j38DGS6sVWdNLJ5bDYIsAZiiAc04RSAZMOq1mdTPMTyNDi7RnvVL_b4YDywJGUrzzy9gKUQP-Lkv68of-Km1OXScjyn59s9KziCVHMyr7Rsqw-YCexnuuo0/s2298/DSCN2108%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="2298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNDedFBdSAujXc8Pxrs6zXmj5xStS6O60LF-Muz6iM9WJnf158K2Tih111lZOwr3x0j38DGS6sVWdNLJ5bDYIsAZiiAc04RSAZMOq1mdTPMTyNDi7RnvVL_b4YDywJGUrzzy9gKUQP-Lkv68of-Km1OXScjyn59s9KziCVHMyr7Rsqw-YCexnuuo0/s320/DSCN2108%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And as always, I have a variety of needle felted Sheep Brooches and Earrings available.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="1880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_hoWrNPE1L3L4QkGCEhF1fAlx8SLRyQfsscvBGHg36FkeFn3pLaQ_l9ni8_sOW5hXFdjv0WFg5dD0UVHxBy2-JyvtEOEIr1Hdsf4IDVmRNpCafQJeLqmZOAkMzC8H-H8g3LqiBz--inqRWWoB2KLEV9kUcYb8gOL-usi_-OAKEjvYe6eAbgeGn4k/s320/DSCN2182%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Sheep Brooches £24.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">See my Etsy shop also for other gift ideas including tins, lens cloths, mouse mats, bookmarks, cushions and prints. If there's anything you would like but don't see in stock, feel free to email me and ask about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-60755459723649298712022-05-12T08:27:00.003-07:002022-05-12T08:27:57.382-07:00Needle Felted and Harris Tweed Scottish Gifts Plus Events for 2022<p style="text-align: center;">It has been a busy year so far here at Aileen Clarke Crafts keeping my Etsy shop topped up and providing stock for a few shops around Scotland that are well worth a visit if you are in the areas.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Rowan Tree in Falkland, Fife, KY15 7BZ</p><p style="text-align: center;">Silver Linings Design Studio in Perth, PH1 5JS</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Atholl Gallery in Dunkeld, PH8 0AR</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tartan Creations by Yvonne Macrae in Dornoch, IV25 3LS</p><p style="text-align: center;">All of the above shops sell a varity of my Textile Jewellery and Brooches. Some sell my cards as well and a few other bits and pieces.</p><p style="text-align: center;">New into my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> this month are these Rainbow Cottage Notebooks. The image is printed onto beautiful soft velvet fabric and stitched onto genuine Harris Tweed. The Notebook cover is constructed so that the A5 notebook can be easily slipped out and replaced when full. A plain paper notebook is included.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9uN-t0_aomm_Ige79FhPLnQReOHkshwVUeHOfS-lejXqz9dsL0T-4BES2jk7qawkvaesEGjwc0_7TkfJL9nGtOWmfd4GFy_xrNXqiCopQJoZYm2bfVJbARJe2VV_0XdXKC1GrxQVdsa-NMAWevC30lF39dKElgcFNmeE7kZ233VcIAEUoKNGh9Xc/s320/Rainbow%20cottage%20reusable%20tweed%20notebook%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Harris Tweed Reusable Notebook Cover</p><p style="text-align: center;">£36.95</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">To see my full range of Scottish Gift Items please visit my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts" target="_blank">here</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you would like to see my full range in person, you can find me at the following events over the summer.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Saturday 18th June 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Killin Music Festival Arts & Crafts Fair</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Killin Parich Church Community Room</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FK21 8TN</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Friday 1st July 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Highland Meet the Makers Market </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Glenurquart Public Hall</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Blairbeg</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Drumnadrochit</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>IV63 6UG</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Saturday 13th August 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Aberfeldy Highland Show</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Victoria Park</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Aberfeldy</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>and in the Autumn you'll find me at </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Handmade Show on</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunday 20th November</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Perth Concert Hall</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>PH1 5HZ</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Below are some recent makes now available online.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1955" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNUGDAGG6Z22H-Kpu2bZzu_E6_jyHRtsvPOG6UPYKMN1g8Y-CEYXT1ppRfIWFXCHvui_U0azfUkjzxqPnWjVzyeJdpcTwFfIgizJHNxrOfKtPvAScAzOeShYp7KJfWDqSEsWv1s-XSpbT2jni500yw6VU2Enj_7S0jzKnI8FuFQfONRCJzEEF9MSE/s320/miniature%20sheep%20keepsake%20trinket%20box%20(13).JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Keepsake Boxes 5 x 5 x 5 cm £36.95</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZTozNE0-Jom22K8AZXtQWRW629yyAGprQfgtjUVhmKtuiwlT7JZtYUbDKSTrUUjDRth_UVz4BDX9Kpl7tfX34oEhUEdE4vnjUTOG3dUfFAZ4TKX2RSkP2YY1Clvjq5uLDsC7c4_tq2vyyz6X3KRqmCn7UP5NtdBRg7t1WnucKr6rR3QpXj47NFjC/s320/Harris%20Tweed%20gifts%20(38).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keepsake Boxes 7 x 7 x 7 cm £39.95</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="1984" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU34l2Gz8KQ-f8nVPtr5iKBGMyeiY1SdrtRKJTPfGaFtJipe_j1mQjiSX6vFQF8-SfAGyTr5eY549uPRPqbEd1b1tl_37e3MHAaydgUTfi7nuSmZbvM5320NpvzYiJPSDaUnzr7vdw9JnpUIKB32arsMHHO9GAgk7XDKs8K7MmqpEJp22nwr88Gv3A/s320/Harris%20Tweed%20Keepsake%20Scottish%20box%20(7).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keepsake Boxes 12 x 12 x 7 cm £59.95</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EoGuM8Xl6sGYClMU79v_ni9ByxWZ-W7_yYa_pOASmeDye-Q-pJAs3RUckw79vYn2EsHV9vG31fJDs3q5mZuUvdjq_XNqzGv3ugfDsE-h1ynIFO9UyewwRCMDCvH8d09lOw79rsDg1xgsXqe6TGbebRCYgWXGbCZliRKU9PFW0Bbj4JujDcuGyHdE/s320/Needle%20felted%20sheep%20brooch%20pin%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Needle Felted Sheep Brooches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">£24.95</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="2121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjeXm5vmV8ILkJeNtWAEvypJozfawVa2PBmZAXAIzDHiS9qUNPyOLTSET6lfpLK5PI78LB6El_IfW6enDie57BTjSUZ-bmmvoQWGWuJ_FSjEdLSq4TKl8utTF1kWMpfhxdrVd3aRO3FCy9IUzg0d8JRb-BU-24gjTtMTfzOMDmt2L0XCGRinqGepi/s320/Thistle%20bird%20Isle%20of%20Sky%20Tartan%20pin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tweed Brooches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">£16</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="2204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZFs37hcxUvaxLLaD7mFENSiBY7r87WWAG8yABEffqO2FTjpp64r1umVjqMuIMd4ShjAf76bmM70I-rR43H2e5o-JcpNZYXkzZ9wWIOjrFzghj3s4bU470n1N85PKzzs31ka1njibScrzPEJeyOIIt-0Mz0Vsg8FQAiSWGeJkUwqFIihPvTKpNBv0/s320/Celtic%20knot%20tweed%20brooch%20pin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5mMAaqTc9Fbn6P1U3WKzQh6AgUsjO3LzY2rOcDzKknew6IDZQJxb_2IOU3ZzfAjWD6GGlyKqXck2AJRV7-2RUWtve-pnIOb0eak25D7NrED8ndRGvVNFMv-JfjcU9yUD2aEOvs1oUpQ6OZNuOxXBotbAUhY1BTbapZ5sqpcAki1t_7hfASrJmdre/s320/green%20blue%20tartan%20brooch%20pin.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18783167" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_ANG8khd-dmmR9_u6EJhhII9TB9aD9BGCxrk-E4nXZBa2jE-oGWqlberTk-jnLjfb786eR3kAqw5WX2KvocEGr1NenR2zggTU6khBMw3L1qZR1f3bPbBizfZX5NU2p_QmEgAmWuKNMu2IVGBbRlSzLbGkttKPgKb9JxZ2vgzJC0LcafJWaDJO0_T/s320/Highland%20cow%20cottage%20thistle%20print%20(4).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Framed Velvet Prints</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">£18</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18783167" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykGsB9k6BGnDrcuEAry4SFP1MA6i-wAh6To1OchLpT2NxWKtw9MSa177D3VTcamiUP_AhuLHaPOH01SAzdCg5NOnXl16PSOUqdcxnBs9rwT4WJ7yftZiDj4iVCcMSZf1KUr_cUcRkG3vVbF1EFWZ9JxHV7l2i18DHoqV9wlukfeOV4HdIVq1oFYXw/s320/Bluebell%20Woods%20Silver%20Birch%20print%20Scottish%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bluebell Woods Print</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">£20</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>If you have found your way to my blog and have any questions about my work please feel free to email me at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">or Follow me on Facebook or Instagram.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: start;">♥</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-74088401750713097802022-01-06T02:29:00.002-08:002022-01-15T01:15:27.455-08:00January Sale 2022!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hello 2022 and hello to anyone who finds their way to my Blog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My annual <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=36561209" target="_blank">SALE</a> is now on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Every year I have a big sale of all my jewellery pieces with imperfections and any end of line pieces.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=36561209" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhClRaxfMpP2TTMXZXucbgu-wxKHhmuVgfQ5zNgQ7MRoX807HyNTjHfHvexegSlEB8U8FB2bmCd5wKqYB8PDiEGQrl0uOXoAqWXFGByRl3iyc1eKWQEairhVgCDe_nmqd4Hfz-RuSj6yN6xyJBAospx4XzG9oat049cvWuXN4N5n2yaSq-5ARfYsBfa=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pendants usually £28 now £14, Earrings usually £20 now £10</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1112034794/sale-dolphin-notebook-removable-cover?click_key=b7f923af91f14c284bc462cf79dfa9af70757667%3A1112034794&click_sum=1bebfcf8&ref=shop_home_active_34&pro=1&sts=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCh-MHzsKl145tygpLUWAuvOm3bo3DGBd7GmRsWhGBR5PmZUeqwnrFdcshHJKNLsmXI2ebs5XCTzXMGCWxX6UdPHrr3fOjLYr-AQdpz0OpTE3cibNg-soTpDepzyZAfjGjzHB7EbTHuczWB2CU4H95wJdEdYEqWSMve99srGAQXuIjedyU94lhjHWJ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">I had some beautiful velvet fabric printed with my artwork in 2021 and trialed a few things using the printed images. These little square notebooks were one offs that I don't plan to add to my range so I have added them to my half price sale as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1125979039/sale-highland-cow-notebook-removable?click_key=af6b1d0e6f652c074741b2d82b720dc14c5b0e56%3A1125979039&click_sum=e6726763&ref=shop_home_active_33&pro=1&sts=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidWNvl_Lxr-cNIbhqlzUpE-d2U_0T49mKvOz9McwT292ELq2XAX0ch5zgoUyfOtF7HgevAP6Q38YNCm8UJ8XFh-f4lwpvvnrnBkq4rhqhxSpyWEF5H43PUkUb5TtOIm5AymhuLM3U4f5wfwHoRfDob9FsG65dWnBI-TCKGMvwqfAW4sWVaYwvbPqfz=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The main part of the notebook covers are made with Harris Tweed. The square notebook inside can be removed and replaced when full. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRUJd6r7IgfbfE7xMaBoBoYxudBy07SAtiFVnVNmeLaGQevqiId8aVUFPHC7TejwH_36X6QvGLgSyoSkUeNAa1gyn_KF_VOVF9Fsxhox3VLCrEaZ9MzouALFjj0Fnk-A6KxVqXM_oXkeT4zIW6bVDQC7KvAX0_iDraZHmhgnbBnvFCZ2fmnwlA0qb5=s794" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRUJd6r7IgfbfE7xMaBoBoYxudBy07SAtiFVnVNmeLaGQevqiId8aVUFPHC7TejwH_36X6QvGLgSyoSkUeNAa1gyn_KF_VOVF9Fsxhox3VLCrEaZ9MzouALFjj0Fnk-A6KxVqXM_oXkeT4zIW6bVDQC7KvAX0_iDraZHmhgnbBnvFCZ2fmnwlA0qb5=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1125978137/sale-puffin-notebook-removable-cover?click_key=d44a874349d1c4c6446389afdf4b48db25a44f69%3A1125978137&click_sum=908332bb&ref=shop_home_active_35&pro=1&sts=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyrEn-vHyrADr6Dwj6oAGsT37WyPtK5OqsiuRZwgUScCso5n_eFfdapLIGPQ_rqjj095rBEoaXX7tzd2I5wg8VtG4urs3XolGzvczFBBQkSi96dgBplb7Dd7OCNasVIoak2Ty6jOVmSi8qgAwBUhRH1UbvLJaeBwbbs2TMO2xmXxo1QNcY4OaA3-4G=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Fabric Notebooks were £22.95 now £11.47</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We had some lovely walks over the holiday in and around Falkland and up around Birnam and Dunkeld. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6LHoPEgCtmT3MXdSmL77HZstWkOww-MaPKG-B1gtkq1mtB0CrT5af27smiGq3ZnUrTzhdv8cDVm18rLLexVKUzkNmtsfj8Wy5p5soGMtzRRe_kolusLdSnoXK4sMz1LIKI63Xx-OxWQehEDIXn1GtMu3Fy4fBdVXCO2bx2OYBIfzUDcXOQbranODm=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="3264" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6LHoPEgCtmT3MXdSmL77HZstWkOww-MaPKG-B1gtkq1mtB0CrT5af27smiGq3ZnUrTzhdv8cDVm18rLLexVKUzkNmtsfj8Wy5p5soGMtzRRe_kolusLdSnoXK4sMz1LIKI63Xx-OxWQehEDIXn1GtMu3Fy4fBdVXCO2bx2OYBIfzUDcXOQbranODm=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I got some new fibres at the end of December and produced this abstract seascape just to try them out. I'll put a selection of new pieces like this up for sale in the Spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you'd like to keep up with what's new from me in 2022 you can follow me on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AileenClarkeCraftsTextileArt" target="_blank">here</a> or Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aileenclarkecrafts/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-53194673870172566602021-11-22T07:15:00.000-08:002021-11-22T07:15:08.204-08:00Harris Tweed and Felt Gifts, Handmade in Scotland<p style="text-align: center;">After a very enjoyable and successful day at The Handmade Show in Perth, I have now added all my existing stock to my Etsy shop. New additions include these Harris Tweed Keepsake Boxes ranging in price from £34.95 to £55. The lids of each box are needle felted and embroidered and the walls are constructed using genuine Harris Tweed. I make each of these boxes by hand here in my cottage studio in Fife, Scotland.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5d5zQl95mVI0FSPaoa3zDcJrgCDkXA2KiogNYXQH9JYNnsMbU6-YobSXEA3L6KMQ5HurOsQsPekJ6n7A0wzvKHbb1gI2of4DWS7alKtXsMQMx71y-xAiuO0inDlf7g_kBoonWMWQ1yc/s320/DSCN0307+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £55</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="1929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBi6txTa1COyI6VNjhe37ty9cZ1fKSfXLD1CaXFyaYBOnKMINrCKlqYEKIofkD9wa20Fq7q0c0BuYHsGXnPRNVqUj0Hqge62a1iUAH89T-k2sHvZvWrxbO1SaJOhVszJS-o8TL8TWEj1g/s320/keepsake+jewellery+harris+tweed+box+%25284%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £55</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fY9-mAyTiEUy2EZg7jsRO77mzEh5HPYYNYvZZo9O_SRXZO3CUnAIM_lbCiRdw4fN0xU_I_pXYM4hMhk-2p3HGWzsPKAhAMoB6Bb5QhgNy3mi_LN_hl9dBcwCo6SqndmDceOZ9sVg5ow/s1993/DSCN0298+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="1993" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fY9-mAyTiEUy2EZg7jsRO77mzEh5HPYYNYvZZo9O_SRXZO3CUnAIM_lbCiRdw4fN0xU_I_pXYM4hMhk-2p3HGWzsPKAhAMoB6Bb5QhgNy3mi_LN_hl9dBcwCo6SqndmDceOZ9sVg5ow/s320/DSCN0298+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £38.95</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wggnu5YotWe7KqnacxFf-mAu-RkYXn640Olu7WmyrxuAwz4dVbGGPSK74rmQTXnd1pabgg5ESTwijrRkrJDTtX99ZA6VgRJk35Xg7clMl5qcDUunr_6gtjCnr-7Uw8qcMkWB5ysaJOI/s1634/wool+felt+sheep+handmade+box.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Wggnu5YotWe7KqnacxFf-mAu-RkYXn640Olu7WmyrxuAwz4dVbGGPSK74rmQTXnd1pabgg5ESTwijrRkrJDTtX99ZA6VgRJk35Xg7clMl5qcDUunr_6gtjCnr-7Uw8qcMkWB5ysaJOI/s320/wool+felt+sheep+handmade+box.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £34.95</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A new addition to my range of Harris Tweed gift items are these Covered Notebooks. I've had some of my artwork professionally printed onto velvet fabric which I then sew onto Harris Tweed to make these notebook covers. They are lined with cotton fabric and act like a jacket and can be put onto any A5 notebook, diary, address book etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2aX__C2tCujPH7MQyTjbfCf0bSWDvOwJOzQ00YeHkbJ88AfqtQ8fp_vuSI91OUPbuqHVlsYxEPYuFpGrSl8MC5ITcsTBTvFY_g4pqa0bgIrev-Gs-o6JSWbqf55J-tx95T2-QssppkM/s320/Harris+Tweed+sketch+journal+notebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" target="_blank">Removable Harris Tweed Notebook Covers</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" target="_blank">£36.95</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" target="_blank">A5 Plain Paper Page Notebook Included</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12172366" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3FFH3NbG3cdNZXWunuPvPHVuAUCNIRbquW-EiVCeXOJ72yVGdHB7LnpD3V1xUYhq_vuzZy9EzPWXrbPab8H7bFJ1DCYiWA9aEGZeKA3c8Jdt9a4XkvcWdlruJq84pjSDdn0MXgWBs1g/s320/DSCN0287+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Felt Bookmarks continue to be popular and personally these are my two favourites. I love the colour combinations in the sheepy one and the shimmering sea in the crescent moon one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12599290" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1InAiiW0rHhcAFjixKGC4lZfbQb4cPOui1dkrhkMBF3Kz_xunAqP1xJ8u4r2ElJ2bVcdcsNKQvCtruIFMNLnMCPmF1w92mqJsMuS9JpNRKE5w8vHI-sTpqb0v-l0hEXMO6bjhTI5GpU/s320/felt+fabric+sheep+bookmark.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12599290" target="_blank">Felt Bookmark £12.95</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12599290" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPEAB6Z3dtgwBi1SiaXVLMgbyPhcFAVosIJYSYa-s9VKRxhJ8lbxTAOmWFQtZNIoEmAM3UN54jDWYxSbCqi02dnfDNT11EsECTPhFrbT_pZizCe1Ccdw2bzxQnIsSqnqJsy92lNpg47Q/s320/felt+fabric+seascape+crescent+moon+bookmark.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12599290">Felt Bookmark £12.95</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New this week are these signed, Open Edition, Framed Velvet Prints. They look incredibly like the original felt artworks and are proving to be very popular! They look great as sets of three.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18783167" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LALa1sohzpo8Vbc4_z-4WVkPDBbSPoZq6fpebB0bNXrfL2R4GiKp8hKkqFYBryNE0qSEtXgsWfqFYqWVHi_7o0dNlyce0ORdTqLdpm3O_9gPS7CY_rFHPQPw-bk7dFhFCn0g43HdQPE/s320/Velvet+Art+Prints.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18783167" target="_blank">Framed Velvet Prints £18</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also added some new Felt Sheep Pendants and Brooches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsSfckWhloM3c9QSn9ixyDXcyf7hes47uNi8fouhlNnyR6Ifa_C3TdxCJTVf3ZoJa4QFp14Iix3H2Jk8j-CjspaCcCm76q2l0zBR4sxfCtOOhsyQ4g2yO_uMc44wwcH6bqDC4Tg2u7Ho/s320/DSCN0276.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Felt Sheep Pendant £26</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz045SjzpuVsRu7Rv2qOFP4Twzz99M9cBLXgR6vzphCcGkyjN62w-TITPqB6uZ0rDgNy1F8D8DumnMrTUVohyphenhyphenHIeCqz9KR-Cz7MGVa7kIMDrbK1z2D3qqZY7E_SwX5uZGQc1ghjLeUKhQ/s320/DSCN0270+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Felt Sheep Brooches £22.95</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7916493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="1989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2WGxKlnx4-ncNVbHsk-QROU9phj057uZiAT9afJxfTkD6luH70lZy80-5cOjb7RY2ELmUc__9dcCJ2HitY-wKLCde0jsl85SVfg3OwQvi9fLTEAhA0xqotEzXpRRzXTooKC8r3n-78U/s320/DSCN0266+%25283%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally a few new Harris Tweed Bird Brooches have made it into the shop. Mostly these head out to my stockists but I made quite a few so managed to keep these for Etsy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO4hV9yGYQKF6JOuv4MFmMp1uZQqsI_S9r4vs7hifDHE36N8LfI-8lMF7ujmhxsRrxvPA9w1ByobG_-bboHT3g0m0imgxzE8F_YcFbrh12YDF_Ix5q7ZmXQsQoUshtSSJKsEMn17qFC4/s320/DSCN0263+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" target="_blank">Bird Brooches £15</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqKGLXH9pl8_YfjvnNqFcCsr8jAmUL_BICNiFjVOc-Y30da12juA9RbDiX8y9KynjupXT6z1JZ_N53oDdUDB7nMQ3FXIOl_E8xyM-ZsWfihJyWyZuTJ960pgJrOynnkw6SHGWWcS8vc4/s320/DSCN0261.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always feel free to contact me about anything you see here if you find that it is already sold out. I can often make similar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember that my 2022 Calendar is still available.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18779926" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwU2bDrYAkHKudxsRHzucMdfjeF-iQeaXHtf_5AUS9X9jC8gfC-cJz0qyqrLaaoeAKp11Ezce5JWQFalRPF14OIvxrfMYR80TwNmBWIF2rl_rYl7clzCClucREwXom11doIDs65cOGAk/s320/2022+Wall+Calendar+month+to+view.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=18779926" target="_blank">2022 Calendar £12.95</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am also happy to post gifts directly to the recipient with a message from you at no etxra cost.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-34434669520382309482021-11-13T02:18:00.006-08:002021-11-13T02:18:49.500-08:00The Handmade Show, Sunday 21st November 2021, Perth Concert Hall<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8kki3YS_aUlF1xFrs9d0jYhfeF5C5taxQmKiYIdN2RqpOdJxgVwOBj6kI0kouZEUPCpcegxk6439JIXjFWbhaxcv2I22AJ85C1RIDccFbtXc_JzJP23kEB50oYhA3avjPF4eMBCmnk/s2048/handmade+show+2021+Aileen+Clarke+Crafts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1580" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8kki3YS_aUlF1xFrs9d0jYhfeF5C5taxQmKiYIdN2RqpOdJxgVwOBj6kI0kouZEUPCpcegxk6439JIXjFWbhaxcv2I22AJ85C1RIDccFbtXc_JzJP23kEB50oYhA3avjPF4eMBCmnk/w472-h611/handmade+show+2021+Aileen+Clarke+Crafts.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I will be at The Handmade Show with my full range of Aileen Clarke Crafts felt work, jewellery and gifts!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This will be my first event since the last Handmade Show two years ago and I can't wait to set up my stand and meet visitors face to face again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There are 40 exhibitors this year so do come along and enjoy this fantastic event. The show is being held in the foyer of Perth Concert Hall with plenty of space and good ventilaton. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">FREE ENTRY</span></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-85536120738306459302021-08-22T09:14:00.001-07:002021-08-22T09:14:20.033-07:00Keepsake Boxes and 2022 Calendar<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I've had quite a productive summer compared to the last 18 months and I'm delighted to be back in my 'making zone'! The pandemic is by no means over yet and so many things are not and may never be 'back to normal' but I seem to be able to focus better and actually get stuff done!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I've been developing some existing designs and added these little latch hook clasps to my little Keepsake Boxes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jMawTht7xs_oA60VT1jNHYrcX4CmBJuOSmixlR1ZDqLeRs3uyudxs9HHd_sNeKQ5ocEN_FUB3cD26dG0dVGGN6Ie4cWWYBgafmd-xfKV994hs6wsD_qgQ-1_EtFMxo-gVNm_IXD_q20/s320/green+tartan+keepsake+sheep+gift+%25287%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The latches are not just decorative but actually work! I think they are so cute and love the way they keep the lid securely closed.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG-nZoQvFmt8pFEl-f6hReEAS2DmO-WdCaOXI8oM2P4ROZepqz3lN4lFVt4xErY-KwZM18uiwMc1PaKMELCjW_ZTj60CCWhpC4c9g3ss2YVIWdzyflE3w68T5rl8XZtEVXcTRGThx2dA/s320/green+tartan+keepsake+sheep+gift+%25288%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3TzIiKVMQj601s-idvMayyyRxfdoqPlQlHgaSSCcstHCfQq9sXjETUFUho0HJwiOzDbrBq61wrQ1psB77M2kDH2KgtOX0fE3xMDg34IkO8SLui8YR94WrcuYuXy_9TTbchSmXucgZnA/s2035/green+tartan+keepsake+sheep+gift+%25286%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2035" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3TzIiKVMQj601s-idvMayyyRxfdoqPlQlHgaSSCcstHCfQq9sXjETUFUho0HJwiOzDbrBq61wrQ1psB77M2kDH2KgtOX0fE3xMDg34IkO8SLui8YR94WrcuYuXy_9TTbchSmXucgZnA/s320/green+tartan+keepsake+sheep+gift+%25286%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have brass ones on the boxes in rustic shades.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vjxJXdsKCpsflB-KlBuFBCJ_co6Nfx9fgx8is2gKZcZCFe-y9n0A6E4nXgo0zpBBEN4bOTzEfP5fjTsXvVRXY8ZnvC_ouax6xf23xpAqOJkACgHWqNNiWcOqFLDXNOlwgqWCpr470GE/s320/green+handmade+keepsake+box+harris+tweed+%252866%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And silver tone ones on the boxes in blues and purples.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2025" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIass2IRW_pMYwyZarxI5MJfc2xK51M4u2-8HAUbUu9EgWwdyPStO31s-HD4oZS1Lk_wPcCoh_0zcLxXvwxLR6xBsVkq8wYhJpPKCAOEll5Txs7cxi-oLy-nH5oSyvP6fGiBZnXONsztE/s320/keepsake+box+harris+tweed+purple+blue+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1070508247/keepsake-sheep-box-made-with-handmade?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £34.95</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJku24C2EbV4-SvcjVffULDfA2gOwdLVlf3ZErxcb9n9aCRtqLRnxBgbipv_p9BNJCtKb-m0juX9n3D4WsxIuoJiig6MJ-iPlhaFcrbnWL308_fIWPj8RTuxb8eggnDYdYKAPmlHu4qVY/s320/handmade+keepsake+box+harris+tweed+%252857%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My boxes are made with my own handmade felt on the lid and Harris Tweed or Scottish Tweed for the sides.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplh68HuYKVsVcoxSOeHUfZ8EZ3p32kIy1A17u7Q4tgfM8EuqisMQBaxkyJ5X153WfLzdpZ9XFdHWEYxb3gv3LGGWk7x646NMSGPjqsB2TMGYLOsoF0W1C3dMpzERUYWcqLIzRcL6KTKA/s320/handmade+keepsake+box+harris+tweed+%252856%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZtBIMzC_pzZRc66Mah5vhu3CcRw0iwdhPqI2LlkZWZcUFzQyOAE9JkY8Zz-b71G_rjjmuhOT7qH2N9t9T2BHUjSE0NN4C3X09SbTd0gT4pxrGvr-tNCDQKkKA4hJFXg8Jb26bmMZi8s/s320/tartan+keepsake+box+cottage+sheep+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDAKdSxEzIaH7I8SO-1LQ6MBg43_2eO0CBANw28URFGbCwE0Egqt9nGPxQGvdPzZC-Vx0Sa1-cEVx6x-gnIZ-0XsVJE4Ge0wwvSesJa5CJ4G80AcnYU3qYCv24hftQ_ODRR-2AVgCPLA/s320/tartan+keepsake+box+cottage+sheep+%25285%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=profile_header&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zbw9GOeiIF9ksQA0BGwQfDpew3wrIZ1hUuRq-Qxb6rhqYlOmWuaJAhkwJZ_EKYV6FeSmRLXSxnmltPKQ2HBKCDhzAd_FAY6lTrWB-NJYf1w7iKW4t9RSpJDz-L6S7C4x-NLqWCk1jxM/s320/tartan+keepsake+box+cottage+sheep+%25284%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1070505377/keepsake-tartan-trinket-box-handmade?ref=shop_home_active_4&cns=1" target="_blank">Keepsake Box £38.95</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have a few of the 5 cm and 7 cm sizes available with the latches and plan to make the larger sizes over the next few weeks.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Also new in my Etsy shop this month is my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1066147073/2022-wall-calendar-square-prints?ref=shop_home_feat_3" target="_blank">2022 Calendar</a>!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I know, most of us are still trying to process 2020 but it will be 2022 in just over 4 months time!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My calendar features my most recent felt picture on the front. The puffin was inspired by puffins we saw at Duncansby Head on a trip to Caithness in July.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1066147073/2022-wall-calendar-square-prints?ref=shop_home_feat_3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfobN_vRiNnPlDafZdh5QVpnNzpl9d65uxAwyw49gEBfpME0ruE3AFyA3nfvRlCFjJ9XdhfwvK5g3JbkKnSLTD6jXScnWR0LDBESgfvZ7S32JtQu2VdiQxK3qmG54X-p1RX668pD8FyI/s320/2022+Scottish+Wall+Calendar+square.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I've also used the puffin as the image for July.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ofxUSXwkbBMUdJklIeQ4Ui6axLecQGWuiLzhKHf3yS99ZK_pXKFZvCkrzj2Y8hV_rXRNOPEUazVtgpfeNbAQru2zCXcrGytdDcqw10QaSZAs-0EqUrL2hN8IMTV7L9bUvr_xAwQEiE/s2048/Puffin+calendar+2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1849" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1ofxUSXwkbBMUdJklIeQ4Ui6axLecQGWuiLzhKHf3yS99ZK_pXKFZvCkrzj2Y8hV_rXRNOPEUazVtgpfeNbAQru2zCXcrGytdDcqw10QaSZAs-0EqUrL2hN8IMTV7L9bUvr_xAwQEiE/s320/Puffin+calendar+2022.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I just had to use my Bluebell Woods image for May.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv74-A2b9w5-cctUwMTtow4DzyGnQsYpBQKVFvNM4R-WQJhzFbPtJqnsaqTDysnWMh87NXji-Hjmz2DnzuP-tFlj-5SrwdyLXInM9OHQDizbxWTnolzX7xeRChYYXFfBzoeiTUj9BXAs/s2048/bluebell+woods+May+2022+Calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1569" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv74-A2b9w5-cctUwMTtow4DzyGnQsYpBQKVFvNM4R-WQJhzFbPtJqnsaqTDysnWMh87NXji-Hjmz2DnzuP-tFlj-5SrwdyLXInM9OHQDizbxWTnolzX7xeRChYYXFfBzoeiTUj9BXAs/s320/bluebell+woods+May+2022+Calendar.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And my tribute to Fungie the Dingle Dolphin for June.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EbFpjgmIsrd8nZn36PyBpxdDPdPLef2Y7ulNA_lY1TPOTQlIgVHoVVFGIh0INHIiX1sqhChTe1c5GHG_euXgVexVhuQbH3jRKy_WsfKJ2gkX8XkBnrakTBw4maXXXJKGFaQZTkSLcUo/s2048/June+Dolphin+2022+calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EbFpjgmIsrd8nZn36PyBpxdDPdPLef2Y7ulNA_lY1TPOTQlIgVHoVVFGIh0INHIiX1sqhChTe1c5GHG_euXgVexVhuQbH3jRKy_WsfKJ2gkX8XkBnrakTBw4maXXXJKGFaQZTkSLcUo/s320/June+Dolphin+2022+calendar.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And I decided on a colourful little robin for December.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeMnDBCuYSIwnwKR5THt78Zth2Z5xG-oAchLviuhVXvR0Ik_Po36FrRcRnHJHX84NmCjzSWdcTMTQwlrSg4WO9Q2PlFduyx0m1C5ExB5PpX1nC2N7L5uDPJdr1UKOo7D2v0P2XOU0lHM/s2048/Robin+calendar+2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2039" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeMnDBCuYSIwnwKR5THt78Zth2Z5xG-oAchLviuhVXvR0Ik_Po36FrRcRnHJHX84NmCjzSWdcTMTQwlrSg4WO9Q2PlFduyx0m1C5ExB5PpX1nC2N7L5uDPJdr1UKOo7D2v0P2XOU0lHM/s320/Robin+calendar+2022.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Other images include sunsets, boats, cottages and of course sheep.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1066147073/2022-wall-calendar-square-prints?ref=shop_home_feat_3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjSAUqm0bLwuzxIfpdWcwUJZMoeTdeMtgFp2iwCQ3YarPwnUAaQQuSSDwTeDYzitCp_Zw39ASmPPKcmKvkm-3gTHc3rey5kMiF2_zoCqziDTAOoacqlbjLKRuO-MuHG8D6xyCtAVeT8U/s320/20210806_200757.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1066147073/2022-wall-calendar-square-prints?ref=shop_home_feat_3" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">2022 Wall Calendar £12.95</span></b></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have one event planned so far for November. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Handmade Show in Perth Concert Hall will be on </span></b></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday 21st November.</b> </span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">10.30 - 4.30pm</span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">FREE ENTRY</span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia;"><span class="GRkHZd w8qArf" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="LrzXr" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Mill Street, Perth, Scotland. PH1 5HZ</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It's so long since I exhibited at a show that I'm not even sure where my </span><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">table cloths etc are! It will be great to be out seeing people face to face again though and I'm working on building stock already.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">♥ </span></b></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-36755466612317855932021-06-05T00:51:00.002-07:002021-06-05T00:51:59.230-07:00Woolfest Online 2021<p> </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Another year, another online Woolfest! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to Woolfest in Cumbria in 2019 and was really looking forward to returning last year. The Woolfest team really pulled together to host an online event in 2020 and have worked even harder to make Woolfest 2021 happen online again this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU61rTLoyf8XHFQSfZhMH2xFdru7QQ8fIqaL4fC83akkeH6HeRVraJkRYN2z0-8TPZUGA-GSlXKV1TZwAfmrsN_tYpKpdj-JjFGxSAU-tAvK7RtNad1JIKcA7QyJrYjzGzu5rR58HLokI/s595/I%2527m+taking+part+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU61rTLoyf8XHFQSfZhMH2xFdru7QQ8fIqaL4fC83akkeH6HeRVraJkRYN2z0-8TPZUGA-GSlXKV1TZwAfmrsN_tYpKpdj-JjFGxSAU-tAvK7RtNad1JIKcA7QyJrYjzGzu5rR58HLokI/s320/I%2527m+taking+part+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">To visit this virtual woolly feast, be sure to join the Woolfest Facebook Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/99576671711" target="_blank">here</a>. The Vendors taking part will post in the group throughout Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My slot is at </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">2.30pm on Friday 25th June.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">You can visit the group anytime thereafter to see what everyone has posted although any special offers may be time dependant or first come, first served. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">If you prefer using Instagram, keep up with Woolfest on their IG page <a href="https://www.instagram.com/woolfestuk/" target="_blank">here </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-77597926875720378192021-04-12T02:52:00.002-07:002021-04-12T02:52:41.692-07:00Spring Sale! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=23019261" target="_blank">Spring Sale</a> is now up and running!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=23019261" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcrqfq8jDr0v-5-P8pHekPHF5NVJCMoidDD8yzF1j9g0T9RaFkyuSHFWfUgYyP_KURn8a-CnYt8Z5ZqG2ENPoD9kKRxFw8lFXkekkcb-2QPXpnHawmqvWPnnCScGJWpA4OtgrPbpKtJM/s320/Spring+Sale.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All items Half Price! I've listed lots of pendants, earrings, shawl pins and a few other bits and pieces. Some are seconds and may have slight imperfections, some pieces I am just selling off to make room for new things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To see everything go to my Sale Section <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=23019261" target="_blank">here </a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To see my whole shop including non sale items, click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">here </a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As always, please feel free to get in touch with any questions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-72696050961485372682020-11-17T12:00:00.000-08:002020-11-17T12:00:16.951-08:00Handmade Gifts that should have been at The Handmade Show.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"> This weekend I should have been exhibiting at The Handmade Show in Perth Concert Hall. This is a real highlight of my events calendar and I have exhibited there every year since it started in 2011. As with all events this year, it has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">However! My online <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts" target="_blank">SHOP</a> is well stocked with all the things I would have been bringing with me to the show!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">This time last year I started making my Felt Bookmarks again and they have been very popular since. I'm always making new batches and each batch is slightly different. I have plenty of these three designs available at the moment.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=12599290" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0yTkxC2N9gKyMuA6fSFtdIkOKTqxkjpR3lHLPE7d43BtcDwJCMGqGpHEyaoK0GuLTREkPn-49VRMqRwT8YCXk6rTY7HH1FN1qiyg2zRKTXNy9GORJqrSegWcX7bHYEDWPoaRY5HXNL0/s320/Felt+wool+sheep+fabric+bookmark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=12599290" target="_blank">Felt Bookmarks £12.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">I finished these two Keepsake Boxes this week. The felt for the lids feature gorgeous rustic hand dyed fibres and the sides are made with genuine Harris Tweed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10712534" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EKJKHX7ss_Luql-1yrkrs59K8KHHcBuZBJC22Wzebe4XRya57K-25Kpq-YQ4bppdQKkJdrxq-LQF4cSV7hF7V8pB1TM0HWuo3GIVmFQrQHgD0oiMEttHPEKPOCNvFZZcSekkKKRBLD4/s320/mosaice5c671cd99b2b0ebbaded695797c1e5530ef423c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Handmade Box £48</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10712534" target="_blank">10x10x6 cm</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">Lots of Sheep Earrings, Brooches and Shawl Pins have been flying out the door but I do my best to keep the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Sheep Jewellery Section</a> of my shop topped up and I am usually able to make to order if your favourite colourway is not in stock.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=7916493" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1QB8juGW4unKqEizOxTBQnzGeV7YG7aXeC_EtGFggdan5quzTpmtxK979rb_idJxtI6HxSp51ukuKz2aTcnygxhXpvBMuZDtB4hsavOuD-p4wkojf3OJU80LbOZuE294f2bEWEoPvL0/s320/felt+sheep+jewellery+brooch+earrings.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Felt Sheep Earrings £19.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Felt Sheep Brooch £22.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Sheep Shawl Pin £19.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">If you are in Fife or Perthshire looking for independent shops to support, the following beautiful shops stock my iridescent jewellery and tweed brooches,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">Silver Linings Design Studio, 13 High St, Perth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">The Rowan Tree Gift Shop, Falkland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">I also have some new pieces in my Etsy shop this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=5621177" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUbg1tJVhIbdqDKx6q0cUS5aJBM6n5eqsV8SQUXNZ3SX4QYqctga-LdNFsWoF-dLRFsxpPXRb5gj8slnPc86C8SaDlliBdvIp5wvy2O1BAZmvoN7tOH6lIGbdz1YljF2U7o6Giu6O6gw/s320/iridescent+textile+jewellery+Aileen+Clarke.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=5621177" target="_blank">Iridescent Textile and Resin Earrings £19.95</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=5621177" target="_blank">Pendants £26</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZEXTNX3ZouUTSpeWZ0m_dN1uH3sYResG_Q7ahLbP7Fjjx7XearprOLDm_NP-gayrG0zxWjHsC5boVsRIWDuFggCeEFf1XLmeAQLMIXpgl9wqE6IrML-12WjdlpgTWjpppamr43ImyT8/s320/Harris+Tweed+brooch+shawl+pin.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10039716" target="_blank">Harris Tweed and Felt Brooch Shawl Pins</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10039716" target="_blank">£15</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=10039716" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEtkntJy5GFzKCR3bN1s_pKhFMWSZBMqm7Yz2SGNl3etnqTMowR8yJ1VJN23f7XFl84OqJa2CSMOuTkI_nWdgKd6uj4Xc1JBG6uxY6NfIL6kG14ACGmr9s0kyx1f1-KI_89L7hSaIKhs/s320/handmade+fabric+brooch+shawl+pin.jpg" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">My 2021 Wall Calendar has been really well received. I still have some available.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=18779926" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-ZuwBKL25pdeS3bf4tdIe_ZOCTo7y6YhWvo3vqFSZtE04u6NAzksMdqVAFU5vq-0tO_IMvULVZ4UutMq-6BHpH-VM_8GkRzVoaTacCqPFNZewAMgOB8zRfmRN5XA5LgsMwilF5_mhFA/s320/2021+Wall+Calendar+Scottsih+art+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=18779926" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">2021 Calendar £12.75 </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">I had a new delivery of printed lens cloths and tins this week. These make great little presents.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=22205834" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH6Vd3336DvxZalXJWIxZWCzhawn-cPK2jiNid2rBoBORs5FoA5Wnun8srP11akT1zb8wh05qbRjNFyP-D3afHtjVDL2tF0aF1keIoNVsS_cdmF5PtBcSqvTbsgq_znPhO_oh7Pj23Z4/s320/mosaic61ab0b660e108c95a8937b2ac310d01bea382c11.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=22205834" target="_blank">Lens/Screen Cloths</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=22657372" target="_blank">Tins £4.95</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=22657372" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LxFhj19VBu69FBLbXFZI_T_i5MJ4SeHgsi2-bfk79WPeoTO83tNdjMCDR2gqsweVjC1qAbSHx6EUzS7QTOkFavHDUF9UoeZw15vKvXBfljpgLOaGifBL6aaZmc7yaTsiGI5zc9zd13g/s320/mosaice515f6ece42883c617432097e2bb85cfdb956752.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">So all this and more is available<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank"> HERE</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">The easiest way is to browse is by shop section. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">All UK orders are being sent First Class and all International Orders are being sent Tracked. You can also order things to be sent straight to the recipient with a message from you at no extra cost. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;">Thank you for visiting my website and I hope we can meet at some events before too long!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">♥</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-9420384320139579692020-08-26T00:15:00.000-07:002020-08-26T00:15:19.047-07:002021 Wall Calendar Now Available<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> My 2021 Calendar is now available! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;">As with previous years I have gone with the square format with a different image for each month and a whole calendar page per month to write on. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/840147988/2021-wall-calendar-scottish-fibre-art?ref=shop_home_feat_3"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6E2x8kYo50EAWpKlboPOLLFB0549uuI0Qcm2epuEfFDf6vL714AxZqB1oUbX2lktQIt8yLh_pJGlIZEPV37F5bgKPE2V-qJQx1NmYXs3RXbjXKZ87klQIgdmbRmKHj8bbk1v03ZVHgjc/w640-h640/2021+Wall+Calendar+Scottsih+art.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/840147988/2021-wall-calendar-scottish-fibre-art?ref=shop_home_feat_3">Add caption<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I use a professional print company to produce my calendars from my artwork. 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This blog post should have been all about our upcoming Open Studios event but of course with everything being cancelled due to Covid-19, our annual event cannot go ahead. Trivial of course in the greater scheme of things. These are strange days and despite being someone who works from home, it has taken time to settle into a new home life routine. I have a 14 year old daughter and my husband at home so it's not the same work/life routine at all. Who could settle into a normal routine anyway! We're all just doing our best and it's appreciating the little things that will get us through. </div>
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One of the first things we did as a family was tidy out and patch up our old shed and reclaim it as space to sit out and relax in. We know are very lucky to have a garden and outdoor space at this time and we are making best use of it.</div>
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I gave this shed it's first make over back in 2011. There is a blog post about it on here but it had become a dumping ground again and had started to leak. We thought it might be beyond repair but with lock down coming upon us we realised we wouldn't be able to afford a new one and couldn't go anywhere to buy supplies to fix this one so we re-purposed an old shelf unit for wood and used perspex from an old picture frame to replace some broken glass and we have our little shed back!</div>
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It's a great space to relax in as it's often too windy to sit outside here but this gives the feeling of being outside and is a nice change of scene.</div>
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It's great fun in the evening with the heater on and all the fairy lights twinkling.</div>
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The pattern for the crochet shawl I'm wearing above is Tasty Tamarind by Mijo Crochet made with a Blackberry Mint Chip Scheepjes Whirl.</div>
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I love the colours of this whirl and although the pattern is meant for Scheepjes Whirligig yarn, I found it easy enough to make with a 4 ply whirl. </div>
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My next crochet project is to make another one of these wraps and write the pattern down as I go. I made this earlier this year and made it up as I went along. The yarn is by Monsoon Calamity. It's 4 ply stranded cotton and comes in the most amazing colours!</div>
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Designed by Me in Nova Cotton Yarn by Monsoon Calamity.</div>
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Another non crafty make was this fruit loaf and lentil soup! The soup was one of my best ever. The loaf is lovely but I can't make it often as it's just fattening. A tasty treat every now and then though.</div>
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The best thing about living where we do is having lots of places to go for a walk.</div>
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These are our nearest neighbours.</div>
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We have woods within walking distance of the house.</div>
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And endless fields to look out across.</div>
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There's a lot to be said for appreciating what is on your own doorstep. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">♥</span> </div>
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As I mentioned at the start of this post, our annual Open Studios event was due to happen at the start of May. I hadn't really started making in earnest for it before it became obvious that it wouldn't go ahead but I did make this batch of bookmarks in preparation. They are now listed on Etsy.</div>
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I also have a few of these covered notebooks made. The picture on the front is an original felt piece sewn onto purple tweed. The cover is designed to be removable so the notebook can be replaced when full or swapped out for an address book or diary. </div>
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I had also started a series of long pictures in readiness for Open Studios. I've sold two already but this is my favourite one and it's still available. </div>
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I'm also keeping my little stock of Sheep Brooches and jewellery pieces topped up. </div>
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So that's just a wee round up of life in lock down here at Aileen Clarke Crafts. I am still able to post parcels. I do all my post online and walk to the nearest post box. Anything too large to go in the post box gets collected by a friend who passes the house every day. I leave a bag on the door and the parcels get dropped at the post office which she goes into every couple of days anyway. Pictures get sent by courier. </div>
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If you would like something sent directly to the recipient with a message from you, that is a service I can offer at this time.</div>
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This one day workshop is a fun opportunity to try out some basic felt making techniques. It is suitable for beginners, or for those with some experience who wish to refresh or enhance their skills.</div>
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In this session you will make a wet felted flower brooch using merino and silk fibres. Learn how to form and layer three-dimensional flower shapes and how to make a felt ball for the centre.</div>
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The afternoon will be spent exploring dry needle felting techniques. You will learn how to apply your own design to a background. Either bring your own idea or use one ready prepared. We will work into these designs using fibres, hand stitching and beads.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">To book, please click on this </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fun-felt-making-workshop-with-aileen-clarke-crafts-tickets-85699233715" style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Eventbrite Link</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">If you would prefer a half day workshop, I will be running the flower brooch workshop twice on March 14th.</span></div>
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There are two chances to undertake this exciting three-hour workshop, led by feltmaker <a href="http://www.aileenclarkecrafts.com/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;">Aileen Clarke</a>. This is a morning session, from 10 till 1. In this workshop you will make a wet felted flower brooch using merino and silk fibres. This includes learning how to form and layer three-dimensional flower shapes and how to make a felt ball for the centre. You will go away with a finished piece ready to be sewn together when dry and full written instructions so you can carry on developing your skills at home.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My annual <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=23019261" target="_blank">Sale </a>is now live with 40% off lots of pendants and earrings plus a few other end of line pieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The weeks are rushing by as we head through autumn and The Handmade Show is this Sunday the 17th of November!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been busy making a selection of new textile and resin jewellery in lovely deep blues, some of which I have added to my Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?section_id=5621177" target="_blank">shop</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New felt brooches include the leaf shapes above in mixed merino and silk fibres. The bird brooches are made with Harris tweed and I have different motifs including treble clefs, thistles and hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also have a selection of these Treble Clef Brooches available. Makes a nice gift for a musician, singer or music teacher!</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/705086326/treble-clef-brooch-pin-music-note-gift?ref=shop_home_active_12" target="_blank">Treble Clef Brooch £18</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Inspired by the coast around Rosbeg near Ardara, I wanted to capture the light and sky as well as the headland, rocks and beach. I used a variety of fibres to create the effects I wanted including some fabulous had dyed Shetland fibre I got in Aberdeen earlier this year.</span></div>
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My 2020 Calendar is now available! The calendar features a different image for each month with a whole calendar page to write on.</div>
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Some favourite images include the wee alpaca, Big Sand beach and new for December is a red squirrel with snow capped highland mountains in the background.</div>
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My first event for Autumn 2019 is <b>Loch Ness Knit Fest</b> in Inverness.</div>
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The marketplace for the festival takes place on <b>Friday 18th and Saturday 19th October </b>in Inverness Leisure Centre. </div>
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You can also find me at <b>Pitcairngreen Village Hall Craft Fair on Saturday 26th October.</b> This is a lovely little fair that I have been exhibiting at for the last 15 years! There is a small entrance fee but it includes tea, coffee and home baking.</div>
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Then on <b>Sunday 17th November</b> I'll be exhibiting at <b>The Handmade Show in Perth Concert Hall</b>. This is a fabulous annual event with lots of fantastic artists and makers exhibiting their work for sale.</div>
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Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-42277414004509341372019-08-31T09:06:00.001-07:002019-08-31T09:06:49.243-07:00Fun Felt Making Workshop with Aileen Clarke Crafts<div style="text-align: center;">
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workshop we will make a wet felted flower brooch using merino and silk fibres.
Learn how to form and layer three-dimensional flower shapes and how to make a
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afternoon will be spent exploring dry needle felting techniques. You will learn
how to apply your own design to a background. Either bring your own idea or use
one ready prepared. We will work into these designs using fibres, hand
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<br />Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-76020472465121331862019-05-21T23:08:00.002-07:002019-05-21T23:08:41.953-07:00Upcoming Events June 2019 and Some New Makes for May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was beginning to think that I might never blog again but here we are half way through May and I have finally got a chance to do an update! What a busy year so far! Not much point in talking about events that have already past (Make::Wool at EYF and Open Studios North Fife) except to say that they were a huge success and have kept me extremely busy for the past few months.</div>
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My next event is at <a href="https://etiom.co.uk/events/aberdeen-yarnfest" target="_blank">Aberdeen Yarnfest</a> on Sunday June 9th. Last year was the first AYF and it was really good. The vendors list has been extended this year and looks excellent! As with all the yarn shows I exhibit at, I am excited to be going as a vendor and as a customer! Can't wait to get my hands on all that yarn and fibre!</div>
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I am really excited and delighted to say that I will be exhibiting at <a href="https://www.woolfest.co.uk/" target="_blank">WOOLFEST</a> in Cumbria this year! I have always wanted to go as a visitor but never been yet and here I am jumping in at the deep end as a vendor! I have been training my husband up to man my stall so that I can go shopping while I'm there! You can find me on stand K255.</div>
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Back in April we spent a week in a caravan at Laide up in Wester Ross and I took the opportunity to gather lots of inspiration for new felt seascape pictures.</div>
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Sketching on the beach at Mellon Udrigle</div>
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Big Sand Beach, Gairloch</div>
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I made quite a few larger pieces. Big Sand Beach and Evening Light are both bigger than the piece I am holding above which is pretty big for me. I usually work small scale. The piece above sold but I am taking the larger ones to exhibit at Woolfest.</div>
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Evening Light at Mellon Udrigle</div>
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These two are around the size of the one I am holding and are available now on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=5350080" target="_blank">Etsy </a> priced £225 including UK delivery.</div>
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I also put some of the seascape inspiration into these textile and resign jewellery pieces. I won't have these with me at the wool events but I do have lots listed on Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=5621177" target="_blank">here </a></div>
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Pendants £26, Earrings and Rings £18.50</div>
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I had quite a few new cushion designs made for Open Studios this year including the cockerel and sheep. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=18783161" target="_blank">£39.95 inc Worldwide Shipping!</a></span></b></div>
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Earlier this year I made a little alpaca picture which sold immediately but I had him printed on cards and tins and he is proving very popular! I now have four tin designs all of which are available<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=22657372" target="_blank"> here</a> </div>
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New brooches for 2019 include these lovely green tweed birds with thistle motif.</div>
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I have lots and lots of items available on Etsy and will have a huge range with me at both Aberdeen Yarnfest and Woolfest. </div>
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Building up stock for events takes up most of my time and I have really neglected blogging. I think a lot of makers that have had blog pages for years have let them slip at some point. I also took up crochet and probably do that more in the time I used to spend updating my blog. Got lots of beautiful scarves and shawls though! </div>
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These are two I made this year using Scheepjes Whirls. I like whirls because I love gradient yarn, they are cotton so not at all itchy and they come in 1000 m balls ready to work with and that's plenty for a full shawl such as these. There are also lots of great patterns that suit whirls. I do love hand dyed yarn from independent dyers as well and buy it when I can.</div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have also made some up as gift sets with other items all of which you can see <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=22657372" target="_blank">here </a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am very much looking forward to the next few weeks as I have a rather exciting new toy arriving which will help me with my felt making and hopefully help me to create more pictures! I'll keep you up to date with what's new and I hope everyone has a lovely time as we go through the darkest part of the year. I like to fill this time with cosy fires, candle light, family, friends, music and nice walks on crisp and frosty days!</span></div>
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Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-2324973778041167162018-11-06T22:24:00.001-08:002018-11-06T22:24:33.945-08:00Upcoming Event - The Handmade Show! Sunday November 18th 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Great for use as a sewing tin, button, biscuit or cake tin. Crochet hooks, knitting notions, bits and bobs, the list is endless!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My needle felted brooches have been very popular this year and I will have a good selection of them with me on the 18th. I also have some in my Etsy shop in the 5 cm round size above and the oval shape below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The treble clef brooches are also new. They are made with my own handmade and embroidered felt. Each one is different and beautifully textured.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have new earrings in stock featuring beautiful handmade ear wires by Newburgh based jeweller Anne Miller. Pendants to match also available.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My felt Ivy Leaf Brooches and Harris Tweed Bird Brooches are great at this time of year for brightening up a coat or cardigan, also useful for keeping cardigans closed at the front or for use as a shawl pin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Back in May I received a beautiful selection of hand turned wooden trinket boxes by local wood turner Mike Kelly, inlaid with my felt artwork. They sold like hot cakes and I am delighted to say that a new batch arrived last week!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They are so beautiful to touch and hold as they are lovely and smooth and polished to a beautiful sheen. Each one is different and made from either beech, ash or cherry wood. They are all in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> at the moment and will be coming with me to The Handmade Show.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another new addition to my range of 'useful items printed with my artwork' are these pocket notebooks. A6 size with the pages alternating between plain and ruled, they make great little project bag books, sketch books, hand bag notebooks etc.</span></div>
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<br />Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-72984736564833560892018-09-20T04:24:00.001-07:002018-09-20T04:24:23.300-07:00Scottish Gifts, Felt Art Pictures, Shawl Pins and Crochet.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I thoroughly enjoyed all the great weather we had during June and July and managed to spend four weeks at the beach! Two weeks on a family holiday in Cornwall and two with my daughter visiting my son in the west of Ireland. The break did me the world of good and I have settled back into work with renewed zeal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had a stand at Perth Festival of Yarn earlier this month and took the opportunity to stock up on amazing hand dyed fibres from various other vendors. I have been experimenting with my purchases this week and I'm so excited with the results.</span><br />
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Both of my big events for May have been and gone and what an incredibly busy time it has been! There were only six weeks between Edinburgh Yarn Festival and Open Studios and two of those weeks were the school holidays so that didn't leave much making time but I managed it somehow and Open Studios North Fife 2018 was a huge success and one of my busiest ever!</div>
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I moved into my usual venue in Ladybank which is kindly lent to me by Gillian McIntosh of Kingdom Osteopaths. This little place was going to be my permanent studio a few years ago but I found it more time effective to work from home so the building was sold to Gillian who now runs a successful practice offering a variety of treatments including osteopathy.</div>
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I get to move in for four days in which I recreate my studio and transform the three rooms ready to welcome visitors over the Open Studios weekend.</div>
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I was completely overwhelmed by the response to my work this year and received 434 visitors over the three days!</div>
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My new artwork for 2018 was inspired by a quick trip to Dingle on the west coast of Ireland that we managed to squeeze into the school holidays in April. </div>
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We usually go in July or August and I completely switch off for the two weeks we are there, this time however I was very inspired by the April light which was moody and changeable and I worked some felt seascapes from these photos I took around the Dingle peninsula.</div>
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I also got chatting to local photographer Dave Lee over a pint in Foxy John's and he very kindly sent me some photos taken from his hill farm.</div>
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And this little sunset piece also features the montbretia.</div>
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Other work on display during Open Studios included the original felt art for my tea towel.</div>
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This is the largest detailed piece I have made to date and I was delighted to see it framed at last.</div>
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Open Studios is always a great opportunity to display finished work but it is also about sharing information about the processes and materials used so I get my friend Kirsty from Falkland Felts to help me explain the felt making process to visitors and offer some short demonstrations. We had great fun this year and we also put some kits together so people could have a go at needle felting at home.</div>
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I have some fibre packs still available in my Etsy shop. These are little 'bits bags' made up with a variety of fibres from my own stash, suitable for small wet felting and needle felting projects. </div>
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It's always exciting to have something new to show people at events and I was over the moon to reveal this new collaboration with local wood turner Mike Kelly.</div>
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These beautifully turned boxes are inlaid with my artwork making them truly unique and an unusual gift.</div>
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The wood is polished to a lovely sheen and they feel soooo smooooth!</div>
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Just a few days after Open Studios it was off to Aberdeen for the first ever Aberdeen Yarnfest! Amazingly I still had stock left as I had worked incredibly hard to make enough and topped up my range of shawl pins etc in the couple of days in between.</div>
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My husband and daughter came too and we made a weekend of it as the Double Tree Hilton Hotel where we stayed and where the yarn fest was held, has a swimming pool etc so they enjoyed that while I got busy with the event.</div>
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You never know what to expect with a new event but we were all rushed off our feet from the minute the doors opened in the morning right up to the last hour. Everyone from the organisers and stall holders to the visitors could not have been nicer and a great day was had by all!</div>
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Acer Shawl in Sock Yarn from The Border Tart/Blue Moon Indigo at EYF 2018</div>
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Above is the Acer Shawl I started just after EYF using a pattern from The Crochet Project and hand dyed yarn from Blue Moon Indigo. I really love wearing it so I made another in a gradient yarn I bought on Etsy from Bilum in Hungary. I had seen their beautiful yarns at EYF 2017 and just couldn't find anything else as nice so I treated myself and the results were worth it.</div>
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Acer Shawl in Slika Yarn from Bilum on Etsy</div>
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I also bought a random skein of purple yarn at EYF 2018 from Fig Tree Yarns but is was only 284m so I went on Ravelry and looked for a suitable pattern and found the Boomerang Scarf for Crochet. This is a great little pattern as you can use any yarn, any hook and any stitch as long as you keep the increase and decrease the same on each row and it only takes 4 hours start to finish for a 284m skein!</div>
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Boomerang Scarf in Cricket Yarn by Anzula Luxury Fibres from Fig Tree Yarns at EYF 2018</div>
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This is a really wearable scarf and I have teamed it up here with one of my own felt flower shawl pins. </div>
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This is the shape of the boomerang scarf hence it's name.</div>
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I made it again in this Mochi Plus yarn that I got from my neighbours, Albayarn, at Aberdeen Yarnfest. It came out a lot longer and skinnier than the purple one and I'm not sure why but it's still wearable and goes with my Autumn/Spring coat. Again I have teamed it up with one of my own shawl pins, a range of which I plan to have available in time for <a href="http://perthfestivalofyarn.uk/" target="_blank">Perth Festival of Yarn</a> in September.</div>
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Boomerang Scarf in Mochi Plus by Crystal Palace Yarns from Albayarn at Aberdeen Yarnfest 2018</div>
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I have also topped up my usual range of felted <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?section_id=7916493" target="_blank">Sheep Jewellery</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?section_id=10712534" target="_blank">Keepsake Boxes</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AileenClarkeCrafts?section_id=10039716" target="_blank">Brooches</a>.</div>
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<br />Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-38935628686842351242018-05-11T23:02:00.001-07:002018-05-11T23:02:42.420-07:00Aberdeen Yarn Festival Sunday 13th May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Well for starters there's a marketplace with around 100 vendors from all over the UK and beyond. There are two large social spaces to knit and chat, eat and drink.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jo and Mica who organise EYF do their best to bring a wide variety of vendors to the market place, concentrating on small independent dyers and spinners and those passionate about sourcing the best quality fibres, often single source and rare breeds. Additional vendors such as myself bring a selection of gift items and useful products that appeal to knitters and lovers of yarn and fibre. I should also add that their organisational skills are exceptional! They think of everything and keep us up to date with all that we need to know right up to and during the event, taking a lot of the stress out of our preparations.</span></div>
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<br />Aileen Clarke Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295960962493554673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743022844398713733.post-86541797224553014662018-02-21T08:49:00.002-08:002018-02-21T08:49:24.914-08:00Upcoming Events Including Edinburgh Yarn Festival and New Things for 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello and welcome to my belated first blog post of 2018! I think all bloggers and podcasters experience periods in their lives when updating their areas of cyberspace fall by the wayside for one reason or another. I have definitely gotten out of the way of blogging the way that I used to but my working year has changed so much since I first started my little cottage industry and the focus has definitely been on the making as opposed to the marketing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been extremely busy behind the scenes though. I had a hugely successful 2017 with a variety of events starting with Edinburgh Yarn Festival in March, a few craft fairs and a highland games during May and August, Perth Festival of Yarn in September, more local fairs in October and finishing up with The Handmade Show and The Loft at Ardross in November. Keeping stock levels up for these events is a full time job plus I run my online shop and supply a few local gift shops and galleries as well. I do take a bit of a break in July but 2018 is going to be even busier!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It all kicks off mid March with a return to Edinburgh Yarn Festival. I was SO delighted to be selected to exhibit at this wonderful event again. It is way over subscribed with vendors and it feels like a great privilege to be exhibiting again in 2018. It is a three day event this year running from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th March. The Thursday is advance tickets only and is sold out already. If you haven't got advance tickets for the other days, you can still show up on the Friday or Saturday and if you are prepared to queue, you will get it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">'Drying Day at the Bothy' has been a favourite image since I created it in 2016 and was really successful as a printed card so I have added it to the coaster set and to the pouches. Mugs will be also available soon and it is back in stock as a card.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Living in an old cottage surrounded by trees and fields, you really notice the subtle differences as the wheel of the year turns and we start to experience more light and the first signs of Spring. If I had time to go and arrange a nice photo I'd share with you the lovely way the sunlight comes in through the kitchen window at this time of year. We have really deep windowsills and don't get the sun coming in all year round, only at this time in February and later in the Autumn. Time is short though and staging photos involves dusting so you will just have to use your imagination! :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The point is that I was inspired to needle felt some Spring lambs onto these keepsake boxes and as I am impatient to see the daffodils, I embroidered some of them as well. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New for 2018 are these little needle felting kits featuring my Pretty Bird and Dolphin designs. The kits contain a needle felting sponge mat, needles, fibres, threads and beads plus the design drawn out on a wool base fabric as well as written instructions. I hope to have a third kit available soon which will be released at EYF.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What's keeping me the most busy is building up my stock of needle felted earrings, brooches, pendants and shawl pins in time for Edinburgh Yarn Festival. I'm trying to make as many as I can in all different colours.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've added a slightly larger brooch to the range with the cottage and sheep design on it and will have a few with highland coos too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cow and cottage brooches take so much longer to make though so there won't be as many of them available but I'm trying my best to have a good few ready for EYF.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just six weeks after Edinburgh Yarn Festival I will be taking part in Open Studios North Fife for the 8th time! I can't believe it's 8 years since I first took the plunge and applied to take part in this event. I think it really helped me in lots of different ways to build my creativity into a full time job. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will be using the venue at Ladybank that I always use and plan to have lots of kits and fibre packs available this year as well as my full range of artwork and jewellery etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For full details about this event visit the website <a href="http://openstudiosfife.co.uk/" target="_blank">here </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hot on the heels of Open Studios will be <a href="https://etiom.co.uk/aberdeen-yarnfest" target="_blank">Aberdeen Yarn Fest</a> on Sunday 13th May at Double Tree Hilton in Aberdeen! I'm not sure how I will cope with having a stall at this just 6 days after Open Studios but it's a great opportunity and a chance to take my wares to Aberdeen where I spent 4 years back in the 90's as an art student.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later in the year on August 17th and 18th I have been invited to exhibit at <a href="http://ewe.scot/" target="_blank">EWEfest </a>which will be Scotland's first wool festival of it's kind. It's to be held in Dundee at Slessor Gardens which is on the water front near the new V&A museum. This looks like an exciting and ambitious event that I am very excited to be involved it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can imagine, there is a lot of work involved in preparing for these events hence the lack of blog posts! I do try and keep everyone up to date with what I am making via<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AileenClarkeCraftsTextileArt/" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aileenclarkecrafts/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> so do pop over and say hi if you use either of these. And if you are coming to any of the events mentioned above please introduce yourself! It's always lovely to meet people in real life as well as online</span><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">♥</span></span></div>
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