Exclusively Highlands Art, Craft and Food Fair September 28th and 29th

Busy, busy week here preparing for the two day fair at Birnam Hotel this weekend.

I will have my new 2014 Calendar with me.

£10

I have also had some of the pictures from the Calendar made into cards and will have my whole range with me.

'Glencoe' Printed Card

£2.50

'Apple Tree Cottage' Printed Card

£2.50

Some new felt originals in lovely square frames will aslo be available

'Gleann Beag Cottage'

£85

'Creaggan Cottage'

£65

'An Grianan Cottage'

£65

I have made lots of pendants and earrings, mostly in blues, purples and turquoises.

 

Also some little felt heart pendants.

And I have an absolute stack of leaf shaped brooches to choose from. I also have Ivy leaf shaped ones as well.

I will also have a selection on Sheep Brooches, Pendants and Earrings available.

Brooches £18

Earrings £18

So as you can see it has been a busy time building up this stock, and I still have things to make! 

Hope to see you there.

As August Ends

As August comes to an end we have been enjoying an influx of butterflies to the garden with an especially large number of Peacock's on the buddleia. They often fly into the house and I rescued this one from behind a curtain and then it just sat on hand for ages!

We've also had some stunning sunsets this week. Snapped this shot from the back garden but really should have jumped in the car and driven to the top of the hill as it would have been amazing from up there.

In the creativity department, I have been starting to build up my stock for my next event which is at Birnam House Hotel on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September

I'll be exhibiting as part of the Exclusively Highlands Arts, Crafts and Food Show.

10-5 pm each day.

So first of all lots of new felt had to be made!

Here is a sneaky peak at some purple and turquoise merino and silk with some angelina fibre thrown into the mix. The clematis just happened to match.

Brooch production has started in earnest. Here are some leaf shapes and I also have birds and ivy leaves in the making.

A variety of brooches are already available in my Etsy shop here

Leaf Brooches £12

Some new felt jewellery pieces include these felt heart pendants and earrings.

This set is available now at £30

More pendants and earrings will be available individually or as sets soon.

It has definitely started to turn a little Autumnal here with rose hips and rowan berries abundant and the harvest being taken in.

This is the view from one of our kitchen windows. I have been enjoying the contrast of the shades of pink in the wildfire and honeysuckle against the gold of the barley fields. I think I'll use that in a felt picture sometime soon.

Exciting news about my 2014 Calendar is that all the Artwork for it is finished and a copy is on it's way for me to proof. I will have a few new felt pictures for sale as soon as they have been mounted including this piece called 'The Shielings' which will be June for the Calendar.

'The Shielings'

£195 Framed 

£145 Mounted/Unframed

I will post details of how to buy the Calendar and the original pictures once I have the Calendars in stock and the pictures back from the Framers.

Aileen Clarke Crafts 2013 Calendar

The Aileen Clarke Crafts 2013 Calendar is here!

 



This is a really colourful Calendar to brighten up your wall featuring 12 different designs, one for each month.

 

 

 Everybody's favourite, Harvey will keep you company throughout February and the great thing is that your favourite images can be framed after use!

 

 

 The back of the calendar shows all the different designs.

 



 

This photo mosaic shows all the images used as well.

 



 

 

Limited Edition, available from my Etsy shop here

 

The notebooks are still in stock too with four designs to choose from.

 

 £4.95



Don't forget that I will be exhibiting at all these events over the next five weekends.

October 20th & 21st (Saturday & Sunday) 2012Exclusively Highlands
Birnam Hotel
Birnam
By Dunkeld
Perthshire
An opportunity to meet 40 Exhibitors from around Scotland selling a variety of different arts and crafts.

October 27th (Saturday) 2012
Craft Fair
Pitcairngreen Village Hall
Pitcairngreen nr Almondbank, Perth

November 3rd (Saturday)
Makers Market
The Steeple
Newburgh
Fife

November 4th (Sunday) 2012
The Handmade Show
Perth Concert Hall
Mill Street
Perth
10 - 4pm

November 10th and 11th (Saturday & Sunday) 2012
Exclusively Highlands
Meet the Makers, The Finest Arts, Crafts and Foods in The Highlands.
Blair Castle
Blair Atholl
Perthshire

Hope to see some of you there!

 

Scone Recipe and October Events

 

 

 

A couple of weeks ago I had a lovely visit from fellow felt maker Gill Pinkney while she was on holiday over on the East Neuk of Fife. We enjoyed tea and scones and plenty of chat and enthusing about felt and fibres and she said she loved my scones. A few folk on Facebook asked for the recipe so here it is:

 

8oz Self raising flour
2oz butter
2oz caster sugar
2oz sultanas1 egg
splash of milk

Sieve flour and rub in butter until it resembles bread crumbs.
 Add the sugar and sultanas and mix it all about a bit.
Crack the egg in, add the milk and mix with a wooden spoon until it starts to bind. Use hand to form a dough adding a teeny bit more milk if it's too dry.

Form the dough into scone sized balls, much like you would make a snowball except slightly flattened (makes eight small, six medium or four monsters) The ones shown are six medium.

Bake in oven at 180°C for 20-25 mins

Serve with butter and jam and cup of tea : )

 

 

I bought this beautiful Print from Caroline Rose Art last week. It looks great in the kitchen as our walls and kitchen units are a similar colour to the background. There is a matching cup cake print too! Tempting.

 

In between baking scones and rearranging the kitchen to accommodate new art work, I have been busy making lots of Sheep Pendants for upcoming fairs.

 

 

I also put this Tweed and Felt Box into my shop as a set with a matching gift card.

 

 

The next event I will be exhibiting at is held by

Exclusively Highlands at Birnam House Hotel, near Dunkeld.

Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October, 10-5pm

This event gives you the opportunity to 'Meet the Makers' and enjoy Art, Craft and Food from all over Highland Scotland (and Fife!)

Entry is FREE.

 

I will then be at

Pitcairgreen Village Hall Craft Fair on

Saturday 27th October, 10-4pm

 

This is a lovely event and I think my Mum and I have exhibited at it for eight years in a row now. I always look forward to it and stock up on lots of handmade soap and other gorgeous things from people I see there every year.

 

I will have my full Aileen Clarke Crafts range with me at both events plus new things that have not arrived from the printers yet that I can't wait to show you!

Watch this space!