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

Autumn Gift Guide

A fantastic reason to come to We Make is to start buying your Christmas presents for your friends and family. To help you with some ideas and to give you a look at what kind of wonderful items you can expect to see at the fair we are putting together some gift guides as ideas for your nearest and dearest. We decided to start off with an autumn gift guide to show you all the wonderful autumnal products that you can buy from our wonderful stall holders.

Tending the Garden Under My Skin

This beautiful floral necklace by myaprodite drums up an image of the end of summer. The pretty green and red beads add that autumn touch, perfect to take you into the winter season.

tea cosy

The days are certainly getting chilly so why not warm up yourself with a good old cup of tea. This tea cosy from chichimoi will brighten up even the dullest of teapots.

cream twisted scarf

Wrap up warm with this scarf from Urbanknit. I love the way it twists and turns so that you can either wear it long or wrapped around your neck to keep the winter chill at bay.

Rosehip and Ginger Soap

After a long day at work, there is nothing more relaxing than a bath with delicious soap. This one from hedgewitches' kitchen smells like autumn; sweet rosehips and warming ginger, perfect for a warm bath on a cold night.

Spotlight- My Aphrodite

….Silver Smithing by the Seat of Her Pants!

My Aphrodite is a mystical world of silver, semi precious gemstones, and pre Raphaelite inspired beauty.

“My technique is what I’d call ‘flying by the seat of my pants’. My original training in metal work was very brief, so I’m largely self taught. I probably don’t do things quite the way I’m supposed to, but they seem to turn out alright in the end!”

As if to illustrate this point, My Aphrodite is full of unique, magical, jewellery designs, each easily identifiable as a My Aphrodite designer piece. The design below is called ‘The potential for Flight’ and is a clear bestseller.

My Aphrodite is a lover of using bird imagery; her daughter is even named after a bird. As well as symbolic imagery, My Aphrodite designs are inspired by mythology and art, especially that of the Pre Raphaelite movement. You will recognise many of her design names from literature and paintings.

Available at We Make Christmas

My Aphrodite is bringing a huge selection of her iconic silver and gemstone artwork with her to We Make Christmas. Be sure to take a look through her etsy store and get a feel for the names and stories behind each piece before you come to look at them in person.

Don’t wait till We Make Christmas!

Although many of My Aphrodite’s beautiful jewellery designs can be reproduced, there are some stunning one off’s that you won’t want lose, like her Queen Mab necklace (see below)

This design tells a thousand stories, from the icy effect of the moonstones, through to the spiky imagery of the silverwork, and the tiny beads hanging like snow drops.