The Morningside Makers Market in Edinburgh this Sunday

What a busy month it has been. November is looking even busier with three upcoming events.

You can find me this Sunday 2nd November at The Morningside Makers Market in Edinburgh. 11 - 4pm.

I have been doing my best to keep stock levels up so that I can bring my full Aileen Clarke Crafts range to all the events I am exhibiting at.

New this week are all these pendants, earrings, bracelets. and rings

Pendants £24

Rings £18

Bracelets £20

Dainty Circles £20

Larger Circles £24

Earrings £18

Long Pendants £24

I have quite a few brooches in stock just now including these Purple Felt Ivy Leaves.

Brooches £12

I also have three new original felt landscapes available.

The Crofter's Land

£75

Sheep Among The Furrows

£75

Deep Heather Hills

£75

Everything above is also available through my Etsy shop as well but may not still be available after my fair on Sunday.

I completely sold out of my Textile Trinket Boxes last week but I will have more for Sunday. I have quite a few orders for them as well but hope to

 have some available for general sale next week.

The smallest box measures 5 x 5 x 5 cm at £28

The next size up is 7 x 7 x 7 cm at £32

A 10 x 6 cm box costs £40 and I do a larger 12 x 7 cm one at £45

I'm hoping to have some new printed items in time for Sunday. Notebooks, Cards and more 2015 Wall Calendars.

Calendars are available here £10

Hello September!

We are enjoying some gloriously warm days here as the season starts to turn. Long shadows and a golden glow from the harvested fields along with berries bursting from the trees and bushes makes everything feel distinctly Autumnal.

Some snapshots from around the cottage.

New makes this week include this felt landscape picture made using vibrant hand dyed fibres from Orkney.

'Late Summer Cottage'

£125

Framed

Available Here

The frame is professionally made using hand finished, lime washed beech. A hanging string is attached to the back.

The leaves are staring to show Autumnal twinges around the edges here as well. I love Autumn and all the warm colours it brings but I don't often use these hues in my work. During my felt making marathon last week though, I dug out some hand dyed merino and silk fibres and made some leaf brooches in vivid rusts and reds.

This Sheep Pendant boasts a vibrant Autumn tree as well using hand dyed fibre from Orkney.

Back into my comfort zone with these vibrant pinks, purples and turquoises.

For these brooches I have combined my handmade felt with sumptuous pink Harris Tweed. There are so many colours within this one plaid that combining the background with different colours of small leaves brings out different shades in the weave.

Also this week I am working on new pendant and earring sets. I'm delighted to have finally sourced some beautiful square earring bases.

The squares measure 1/2 an inch and the textile pieces are set behind glass. I'll be making square pendants to match over the next few days.

Earrings £15

Here is a deep blue set. It's difficult to convey the true nature of these pieces in a photograph. They really catch the light making them change constantly. 

Here are a couple of testimonials left on my Facebook page from happy customers:

The quality on Aileen's pieces of art jewelry is second to none. The colors show very true to what I have received. I think her pricing is very reasonable & posting to the US is generally very quick. 

I have a pair of  Aileen's earrings which I bought at Birnam Craft Fair last year and I'm forever getting compliments on them. The colours are beautiful and look a bit different depending on the light and what I'm wearing. I love them!

Thank you very much to Karilee and Suzanne for their lovely comments.

So I still have lots to make before my next fair at Birnam Hotel on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September. 

Remember you can see what I have available in my Etsy shop here. If you are new to my blog, feel free to get in touch with any enquiries at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com