My mission's simple, create POSITIVE and EMPOWERING Textiles Art, Embroidery, Illustration & Pattern Design! 

Well what a week (and a bit that was) if you follow my Insta stories you will have seen that there wasn't much time for rest after all the fun festive fairs, it was straight to deliveries @on_thehighstreet and @eddieandpearl who not only needed a bit of a restock as their lovely customers have been buying my cards and art prints, but they also now have a wide range of my Christmas cards, both individually and as the boxed up packs of 10!! I love seeing my work in Eddie & Pearl and On The High Street and having a regular excuse to stop by and have a browse. So if you are in beautiful Stony Stratford pop in to both shops, they are chocked full of amazing gift ideas!!
Well this is the final festive fair spam for the season. Today I am at @madeinbedford in @bedfordcornexch with #cactus decorations, #christmascards and tiny #tropical wreaths. Come and say hi, we are here until 4pm
Well it's the silly season so it's time for another festive fair picture, this time at the @forestersarmsbedford beautiful garden. Here until 7pm!
Happy Thursday everyone. I just wanted to pop a little post out there and give you all a quick update. I have a last minute addition to my #festive calendar and will be at the lovely @forestersarmsbedford on Saturday night from 4-6.30pm for their #christmaslights switch on. I will have a range of #christmascards #greetingscards #artprints and more. If that wasn't enough to tempt you, there will be mulled wine and waffles!! Don't forget you can also catch me at @madeinbedford on Sunday at the #bedford corn exchange from 10-4pm, there will be a HUGE amount of really talented artists, photographers and makers and some fab cakes, coffee and mulled wine too, so make sure you pop on by. For more info on any of the festive events I am taking part in check out the events section of my website.
Back once again to fill up your feed with festive fairs. Today's gorgeous venue is @thehigginsbedford for @museumshopsunday here in #bedford from 11-5 with the @bedpopping @bedfordflea #affordableartfair. Come and take a look, there are some fantastic stall holders here today!
Kicking off the festive fairs with the ever popular @sallyartistsmakers here in Thame Town Hall 10-4 today only! I am so chuffed with today's setup and I couldn't have done it without the help of @benalgarcarving. It's great to see all my work out in one place (a real treat for me)!! Come and see myself and many other fantastic artists and makers! @grantforsyth9
Well you might have noticed a flurry of activity this week about @justacard #indieweek and today is the final day of #justacardfun, an alternative to #blackfriday... Today is #indiefriday a prompt to explore and discover brilliant independents, just search the hashtag and shop from a bunch of brilliant independents and find something unique, made, crafted or curated by a passionate individual! Now I don't have any extra discounts or offers for today, I have my bundle offers and free delivery over £25 all the time. What I can offer is that I work all through the year to source high quality printing at an affordable price in the UK, find the best cost effective eco friendly card stock (that I love), find affordable frames from sustainable forests made in the UK... and after all that, I put love care and attention in to every design, embroidery, illustration and package that leaves my studio! Rest assured, if it has my name on it, thought, care, attention and heart has gone in to making the best quality piece for the best possible price. So if you like what you see, support the independents you love today and every day, even if it is #justacard
Day 4 of @justacard indie week is events so I thought I would share all my festive fairs that I'm exhibiting at. #justacardfun Kicking off with @sallyartistsmakers WHEN - Saturday 24th November 2018 10am - 4pm WHERE - Thame Town Hall, High Street, Thame, OX9 3DP WHAT - Sally Evans Artists and Makers Fair is back, this time in beautiful Thame. I will be selling Christmas cards galore, framed and unframed Art Prints & original Textiles Art pieces to suit all budgets. Closely followed by @bedfordflea for @museumshopsunday WHEN - Sunday 25th November 2018 11am - 5pm WHERE - Affordable Art Market, The Higgins, Bedford Corn Exchange, 13 St. Paul’s Square, Bedford, MK40 1SQ WHAT - Original stitched works, hand painted pieces, framed & unframed prints, felt flowers, Christmas cards and more all as a part of the international museum shop Sunday. And for the finale @madeinbedford WHEN - Sunday, 2nd December 2018 10am - 4pm WHERE - Made in Bedford's Christmas Artisan Fair 2018, Bedford Corn Exchange, 13 St. Paul’s Square, Bedford, MK40 1SQ (see event here) WHAT - My final in-person exhibition for the festive season, with pick your own Christmas Card bundles, original stitched works, framed & unframed prints, felt flowers, greetings cards and more... Other exhibitions that are featuring my work over the festive season are @alittlebirdtoldmegallery WHERE - A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME GALLERY, The Barn Courtyard, 25 The High Street, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6DU WHEN - Friday, 16 November 2018 until 24 December 2018 (open 10.00 - 5.00pm Tuesday-Saturday, 11.00 - 4.00pm on Sunday (holiday hours may vary) WHAT - Six pieces of my hand embroidered work are a part of this curated event in the upstairs gallery at the gorgeous  A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME GALLERY in the VERY interesting Barn Courtyard. This whole area is well worth checking out! And finally @saffronwaldenmuseum WHERE - Saffron Walden Museum, CB10 1JL WHEN - 6th October - 3rd February 2018-2019 WHAT - Exhibition of works from the Eastern Region Textiles Forum in the incredibly interesting Saffron Walden Museum which includes my new piece entitled 'Faceless women of history' until 3rd February 2019. Which fairs do you❤️
Today's @justacard Indie week is all about community, really shouting out about and showing how much you love your favourite independents!! I did this during the last #justacard campaign and wanted to share some of my new finds with you! @caitersssss is a fantastic illustrator and artist! Her cards, prints and portraits are all so skillfully executed yet are fun and quirky at the same time, check her out! @goldenharegallery has a fantastic range of works that people are ALWAYS talking to me about, check them out as they are ALL over the place at shows this festive season with a great selection of art and homewards @alittlebirdtoldmegallery I know it is another gallery, but these two galleries are so different, well worth a visit to this treasure trove in the barn courtyard (also next to @libertyrosevintage who are well worth checking out) @khiaminteriors are a real treasure trove of interiors and homewares! I had driven past so many times before going inside and it is well worth a visit for fun, funky and quirky items, it is a real find! @gourmandpixels is so worth following... Fabulous food photography that will not only make you feel hungry... But will make you happy about it! This is by no means all of the Indies I love... but I have run out of characters... There are so many amazing shops, galleries, artists, makers and photographers out there, tell me who your favourites are and join in the #justacardfun
Today's challenge for @justacard Indie week is to make an image using the #justacard logo to help spread the #justacardfun and most importantly the message!! The whole point of the campaign is to support independent designers, makers, shops, galleries and more! To help spread the word and the brilliant products, galleries and retailers that are out there that not only make and sell FABULOUS stuff, but are run by real people putting heart and soul in to what they are doing to make it as wonderful as possible! And as the wonderful folks at JUST A CARD say, every time you buy something from an independent a REAL person does a REAL happy dance! This image is full of pattern as that is what I truly love and I thought I should add a bit of my heart and soul to the logo as that really is what JUST A CARD is all about! Also, tiny update, I believe that the Guardian article featuring the campaign earlier in the week will be followed up this eve by an interview in BBC news, what a way to spread the word!
I wanted to get involved in Independents week as a part of the @justacard campaign to support small businesses by helping to give them a voice! The first day of #justacardfun is YOU - Have you met... Share a picture of yourself (this is from the opening of the exhibition at @saffronwaldenmuseum) and share 10 facts about yourself, so here it goes. 1. I originally trained as a Textiles & Surface designer at Uni & graduated in 2009 2. I started my business as a side project in 2010 (it was called One Off Works and was predominantly fabric accessories) 3. I took a junior marketing position to learn how to market my work 4. I ended up staying in marketing for 6 years and getting a CIM Diploma 5. I quit my full time marketing job in 2016 to get back in to Surface design & freelance 6. I studied online part time to get back in to illustration 7. I like coffee a little bit too much 8. I love to visit new cities and places for inspiration (sometimes that is even just getting out of your normal space and designing something on the plane) 9. I am married to a very patient and tolerant furniture maker 10. I am always covered in thread #justacard
Hi everyone and a very merry Monday to you all!! This week is a big one here in my studio as I am getting ready for @sallyartistsmakers at Thame town hall on Saturday. These beautifully boxed cards with a variety of fun designs will be there along with some new A3 prints and framed pieces! I will also be taking along my brand new card spinner so that people can pick their own Christmas card bundles from all of this year's 30+ designs!!! I don't know if you can tell but I am VERY excited!! Have a great week all!