The Handmade Show, Sunday 21st November 2021, Perth Concert Hall

 

I will be at The Handmade Show with my full range of Aileen Clarke Crafts felt work, jewellery and gifts!

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!

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. 

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Upcoming Event - The Handmade Show! Sunday November 18th 2019

The Handmade Show is on at Perth Concert Hall, Sunday 18th November, 10.30 - 4.30pm!

I will be there as usual with all my new makes and regular favourites.

New since my last blog post are these cotton canvas tote bags.

Each bag is double sided with a different image on each side. Heavier duty than your average canvas bag with nice long handles too.

Bags £14.95

I also have new tins available with my artwork on them.

Great for use as a sewing tin, button, biscuit or cake tin. Crochet hooks, knitting notions, bits and bobs, the list is endless!

Tins £9.95

I should have another design in time for The Handmade Show as well. 

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.

Brooches £18.50

The treble clef brooches are also new. They are made with my own handmade and embroidered felt. Each one is different and beautifully textured.

I have new earrings in stock featuring beautiful handmade ear wires by Newburgh based jeweller Anne Miller. Pendants to match also available.

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.

Brooches £14

These birdies above feature a cute little thistle on their wings to compliment the Harris Tweed.

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!

Turned Wooden Boxes £65

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 Etsy shop at the moment and will be coming with me to The Handmade Show.

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.

Don't forget that my 2019 Wall Calendar is available now!

Calendar £12 Free UK p+p

The Handmade Show is my last event this year but of you can't make it along, my Etsy shop is the best place to find everything that is available right now. I'm working hard to keep it up to date every day but as always, feel free to contact me with any enquiries.

I also have a selection on my work available on 

Handmade @ Amazon. If you prefer to shop on Amazon, I am happy to list items on there for you if they are not there already. Just email me at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com

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The Handmade Show, The Makers Market and The Loft

With three more events to attend this month, I have been crazy busy keeping up with my making as well as online orders.

I really enjoyed myself at Aberfeldy and I'm very much looking forward to these three events over the next three weekends.

The Handmade Show is this Sunday, the 15th November at Perth Concert Hall.

This is a free event and a chance to meet artists and makers from all over the country.

10.30 - 4.30 pm

I will then be at The Makers Market at St Andrews Town Hall on Saturday 21st November.

The Town Hall is in the centre of St Andrews on Queen's Gardens. It's a beautiful venue in a beautiful town. Well worth the visit.

11 - 4 pm. Also free entry.

and at the end of the month on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November, I will be at 

The Loft at Ardross farm Shop

Elie, KY9 1EU

Saturday 9 - 5 pm, Sunday 9 - 4 pm

I have a few new makes for these events as well as a good supply of my usual work.

New this week are these Felt Boxes with Wooden Butterfly Button lids.

£28

I made a couple of Seascape Boxes as well.

This is my favourite with real shells decorating the lid.

£45

I really enjoyed making the felt for these boxes. Rich in silk fibres in deep sea greens and blues with streaks of purple. The designs are hand stamped onto the lids.

I'll have lots of my textile and resin jewellery with me at the above events. There is a competition run by 'Small City Big Personality' to win this set along with two other gifts from other makers attending The Handmade Show in Perth. Click here to enter.

I'll have lots of new cushions with me including this Dragonfly design below.

I'll be adding lots more to my Etsy shop in Monday 16th November. If you are too far away to attend any of the events but are interested in my work, please feel free to contact me at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com

I also have a range of framed felt art and jewellery as The Atholl Gallery in Dunkeld.

Some of my framed work is also available at the West Street Arts Centre in Penicuik until December 4th.

The best way to keep up with what's new from me is on my Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog 

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Upcoming Events in November

November is going to be a very busy month!

First of all, you are all invited to the preview of the Friends in November Exhibition this Sunday the 1st November from 2 - 5pm at Penicuik Arts Centre, 4 West Street, Penicuik, EH26 9DL.

Join us for wine and nibbles and a browse around an exciting exhibition featuring weaving, fibre art, stained glass, painting, papier mache and much more.

You can then find me on Saturday 7th November at The Locus Centre, Abefeldy as part of the Aberfeldy Music Festival. I will be there with all my wares from 10 - 4pm.

Then it's all aboard for The Handmade Show at Perth Concert Hall on Sunday 15th November. I LOVE The Handmade Show! I'm working really hard to bring you a full selection of my work including new cushions, pictures, boxes and jewellery.

And my last event for 2015 will be at The Loft, Ardross Farm Shop, Elie KY9 1EU

This is a two day event running over Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November. 9 - 5  pm on Saturday and 9 - 4pm on Sunday.

I still have some 2016 Calendars available. 

£10 each in my Etsy shop here

My shop is well stocked and will open all the time except for the days I am at events.

The Handmade Show and The Winter Makers Market

Following a successful fair at Pitcairngreen on Saturday, I am now looking forward to 

The Handmade Show next Sunday at Perth Concert Hall!

Sunday 3rd November

10.30 - 4.30 pm

I will have my full range of items with me including new pictures, textile Trinket Boxes, new Rings, lots of Textile Jewellery and plenty of Sheep Jewellery as well.

The boxes are as popular as ever so I am trying to get as many made as possible.

I also have new cards just in.

I still have the original felt pictures of these two as well and will make them available online next week if I still have them after the show.

After The Handmade Show I have a break from my big fairs but will have a stall at 
The Royal Hotel, Dunkeld on Saturday 23rd November, 1 - 4 pm.
My Mum will also have a stall selling her beautiful bags and cushions.

Then your last chance to see my work up close will be at 

The Winter Makers Market, 

The Steeple, 

Newburgh 

on Saturday 7th December, 10 - 4pm

So another busy month ahead. Lots to be made as well as commission pieces to finish.

There are still lots of things for sale in my Etsy shop and I will be adding stock after The Handmade Show. If there is anything you are particularly looking for or waiting for me to make more of then please let me know.

You can email me at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com

Meet the Makers at Blair Castle This Weekend!

 

The last of my five events in a row is this weekend at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl in Highland Perthshire.

 

Another chance to meet the makers of fine art, craft and food from around the highlands of Scotland and beyond.

10-5pm

£3 entry or free with a castle ticket.

 

 

I will be writing a guest post about the event for the Folksy blog and giving out these samplers of what the site has to offer.

 

 

 

My own shop on Folksy is being stocked up this week with brooches, sheep pendants, heart pendants and more so keep an eye out for new makes there.

 

Aileen Clarke Crafts at Folksy.com

 

 

 Tweed and Felt Brooches £12 each

 

 

Pendants £20

 



 

 

 This little trinket box will be coming with me to the fair then if it's still with me, I'll list it online next week.

 

Handmade Box £35

All these new pendants are now available in my Etsy shop (except the middle one as it sold already).

 

 



 

I only have 30 Calendars left and I'm not planning on ordering any more. They have been so popular and well admired. I'm so delighted with the response to them. that I think I'll start work on the 2014 one in the new year!

 

Calendars available in both my Etsy and Folksy shops or from me at the weekend. If you'd prefer to order privately just email me at aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com

 

The Makers Market at The Steeple in Newburgh and The Handmade Show in Perth last weekend were both great! Fantastic to meet up with other artists and makers from all over.

 

 

 

 

My stall at The Handmade Show

 

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my stall.

Remember, if you have any questions about anything you have seen at these shows or here on my site, don't hesitate to ask by just dropping me an email.

Makers Market at The Steeple and The Handmade Show

My events marathon continues with the Makers Market at The Steeple in Newburgh this Saturday and The Handmade Show at Perth Concert Hall this Sunday!

 

Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth (behind M&S)

Sunday 4th November, 10-4pm

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I am working flat out this week to keep a full range of everyone's favourite

Aileen Clarke Crafts makes, enough for both events so apologies for the short blog post.

 

Lots of photos and tales from the fairs coming soon!

I will also be listing some new things in both my Etsy and Folksy shops next week.

 

Hope to see some of you at these events.

December and It Finally Feels Like Winter!

Here are a few pieces I made using all that stash shown in the last post.

Heart Shaped Pendant

£20

 Wrist Cuff

£18

Wrist Cuff

£18

Just click the photos to go to the listings for more information and use your 'back' button to come back here.

I received a commission from a customer to make her a silvery grey felt brooch so I made a few and let her choose which one she preferred. 

This one is now available in my Folksy Shop

Silvery Grey Brooch

£12

I also managed to get a couple of new boxes made. I sold all but one of the previous ones.

These are both in my Etsy Shop priced £30 each.

I have also been busy with more sheep pendants. 

Got some new ones available both on Etsy and Folksy but they are selling out really quickly.

All my chains now come with a little extension making them wearable up to 18 inches long. 

I wore one of my own pendants and a matching ring to the Trad Music Awards last night in Perth. My outfit was purple and mauve so I wore a textile and resin heart and purple textile ring to match and I did feel that the 16" chain was a little short on this occasion. 

The Trad Awards were fantastic with such a great line up and everyone decked out in their finery and killer heels! Except I don't do heels. It's hard enough negotiating stairs in a long flouncy skirt never mind heels as well! We were on the lower balcony seats but I still managed to come home with these beautiful Amaryllis from one of the tables.

You can watch highlights from the Trad Awards on BBC Alba on Monday night and on the BBC i player for a week after. I'll be watching with my daughter and playing 'Spot Granny In The Crowd'! My Mum was at one of the tables with other Folk Club and TMSA members enjoying the wine and chocolates.

And last but not least on this little catch up post, I have made this felt landscape available in my Folksy Shop also.

'Red Poppies Along The Wall'

£46