GOODY BAGS! COMPETITION TIME

GOODY BAGS! There will be a limited number of limited edition We Make Christmas Goody Bags available on the door for £3 each. These bags are reusable cotton Totes that you can carry round the fair and put all of your lovely purchases in.

They are filled with fabulous freebies supplied by the cream of the UK designer/ maker scene, many of whom are selling at We Make Christmas, and just as many who were not able to this time.

The bags themselves are screen printed on one side with the We Make Logo and the back has been designed and decorated by individual We Make sellers. There are almost as many designs available as there are bags so get there early if you spot one you want in order to avoid disapointment!

Our designers have really excelled themselves with these designs so as a thank you we are running a little competition. Here are the bags that each seller has submitted to the competition - the winner receives a free stall at the next We Make event. The winning design will become the special raffle prize bag, filled with an enormous amount of goodies!

Please leave a blog comment with the number of your favourite Tote. You have until December 5th to do so!

TOTE ONE: FUR WILL FLY
fur will fly etsy shop




TOTE TWO: MY APHRODITE
my aphrodite etsy shop




TOTE THREE: DAINTYPRETTYTHINGS
daintyprettythings etsy shop




TOTE FOUR: CHI CHI MOI
chi chi moi etsy shop




TOTE FIVE: CHICKP
www.chickp.co.uk/

TOTE SIX: DEBSMUDDLE
debsmuddle etsy shop




TOTE SEVEN: LAURAFALLULAH
laurafallulah etsy shop




TOTE EIGHT: LISA MARGREET
lisa margreet shop




TOTE NINE: LITTLECHOOK
www.littlechook.co.uk/




TOTE TEN: THE BIRCH TREE
www.thebirchtree.com




TOTE ELEVEN: SISILY LOVE
sisily love etsy shop




TOTE TWELVE: KALA ART
kala art etsy shop




TOTE THIRTEEN: HALF AN ACRE (ANNA)
half an acre etsy shop




TOTE FOURTEEN: HALF AN ACRE (RUTH)
half an acre etsy shop

Designer Spotlight- Chalk Hill Studio

Karen has always loved drawing, from an early age she has been making cards and pictures. Crafting is a way of life for Karen, not a hobby. Karen studied Illustarion and graphic design at college.

Karen also has a passion for books. She loves reading them, making them and designing art that may one day be featured in them.

‘I started making wedding stationery for a living as I had friends who were getting married and my brother helped me set up my first website. I was asked a lot for wedding albums to match the stationery so learned proper bookbinding. I’ve since left the weddings behind to focus on my own artwork but I still make the books. They’ve proved a hit with other artists as I can custom make them with their favourite paper.’

Karen uses simple techniques and spends hours on each design choosing the right colours and textures to create a story. Her paintings are a mix of acrylic paint, textured collage and image transfers.

Karen ’s business is two fold. She is an artist first and foremost and her website

www.karenjinks.co.uk is full of art and illustrations . This works as an online portfolio. Then she has her selling website www.chalkhillstudio.co.uk for my cards, books, prints and other pretties.

‘ I am trying to merge my skills more though and have recently returned to my design roots by creating patterns and designs that I print onto fabric that go onto my book covers. This is the most exciting thing I am doing right now. Trying to source unusual papers and fabrics has been the most difficult part of my job. By designing my own not only does this simplify the business side of things it also allows me to solidify my identity and become completely unique. From an artist’s point of view this is invaluable.’

Waiting for We Make Christmas:
Karen will be bringing some of her favorite books. This is one of her favorites made from Indian cotton rag it was the first book Kala made.

For We Make Christmas Karen is producing a new range of Christmas designs; cards and gift tags as well as a new range of books with their smart new fabric covers.

Can’t For We Make Christmas:
For a beautiful range of Karen ’s cards and books take a look at her online shop www.chalkhillstudio.co.uk

To see her stunning online portfolio of art and illustrations take a look at her website www.karenjinks.co.uk