sneaky peek...LOVE EASY VALENTINES FAIR!

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www.ellenmair.com



www.catboy.co.uk

Feeling unsure when it comes to getting the purrfect gift for your love kitten?
Fret not my little craft loving bunnies because when it comes to gifts our lovely guys and gals are truly the best people to buy from.Have a look at some of the goodies we'll have on offer on Friday 11th of February.
But we're not just content with offering you a fab hand made shopping event we're also making it a night for you to get your hands a'making! We're setting up our MAKE EASY table at the SPEAK EASY BAR where you can sit,sip on a cocktail and make your sweetie pie a hand made card! And if you're finding it hard to find the right words take inspiration from the smoochy gramophonic tunes courtesy of the SHELLAC SISTERS. Also if you're in the mood for giving yourself a little treat why not visit the WEAR EASY area? Vintage clothing to make your hearts flutter,vintage inspired jewellery and accessories and beautiful vintage inspired home accesories.
Remember it's also the last fund raiser event at the home of one of our idols,William Morris,the daddy of the Arts and Crafts movent. They'll be closing for a massive refurb so your £2 entry goes directly to the gallery!

William Morris Gallery
Forest Rd.
E17 4PP
Walthamstow London

6pm - 9pm
£2 entry

TOMBOLA £1 a spin and win a hand made prize!!!

For further info visit: www.craftguerrilla.com


www.the-aviary.co.uk



www.sannapanda.co.uk


mc kenzie gardens


www.bobanglesbrides.co.uk

*click on the link below photos to be redirected to the designer makers web sites!

Love Notes...

Artist and Craft Guerrilla Deborah Daniel has already started working on next September's Art Trail piece. Because of the proximity of Valentine's day and the LOVE EASY fair she's found inspiration for her project and would love for you to be included.

"For the next Art Trail I'm compiling a participative public art project where people are invited to write a LOVE NOTE completely anonymously. This can be to your first love, present partner, pet, granny or to the "one that got away".
It's a great way to get it off your chest or to finally let go or come to terms with an unrequited love!"

Messages will be on display as part of the Beautiful Interiors Valentine's window then later on the collection of notes will be compiled into a lovely hand bound book illustrated by guest artists and sold at several outlets. The profits of the book will go to charity which has yet to be decided.

If you want to include your entry please comment anonymously at the end of this post and all submissions will be transcribed.

Illustrators: If you'd like to submit work please contact me via email: craftguerrilla@yahoo.com

Creative Biscuit...workshops gallore!

We're very pleased to say that our lovely friends at Creative Biscuit have started to offer workshops at their premises in South Woodford, East London. Our very own Ellen Jones will be tutoring the jewellery workshop and I hear she's really excited! Also if jewellery making isn't your thing fear not as apart from offering a ceramics studio they'll also be offering other work shops through out the year...

Date: Thursday 3th February
Time: 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Where: Creative Biscuit Ceramics Café, 61 George Lane, South Woodford, E18 1JJ [free parking available / close to central line station]
Cost per student: £28 [includes earrings / bracelet]
Number of places available: 10
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Learn a new skill or brush up on your technique with this fun and informative jewellery making workshop!

Students will learn the basic technique of wire-wrapping for jewellery making. This will also include an introduction to the tools and their usage.

The wire and components used will be either silver-plated or gunmetal, and there will be a variety of crystals, pearls etc. freely available to create your own personal piece of jewellery. By learning the wire-wrapping technique, students will be able to make charm drops and continuous chains.

Depending on ability, students will make and take home at least a pair of earrings, if not a pair of earrings and a bracelet.

All tools and materials will be supplied.

Come with friends or make some new ones. All abilities welcome!

For further info visit their face book page

Vintage Cabaroake...

Yes,that's right, they're back on Friday 4th of March for another fling! Join the lovely guys and gals at the Vintage Cabaraoke for another fun filled evening at one of our favourite venues! Orford House Social Club is a little gem situated in the Village quarter of Walthamstow rich in old time glamour and pure jollity!!!

Check out the Vintage Cabaroke Face Book page: http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Vintage-Cabaraoke/161169487237431

If you'd like to buy tickets visit:http://www.wegottickets.com/searchresults/location

February Mini work shop details...

Thursday 10th of February Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theater Pub 55 Hoe Street Walthamstow London...a hop and a skip from the tube/bus station!
8pm -11pm

Join the Craft Guerrilla for our monthly d.i.y. craft night! Pop in and socialize with other craft loving people,make and enjoy learning a new craft skill. You can either join the mini workshop (details below) or get yourself a ready to make craft pack available to purchase on the night.
Free entry!



Make your own knitted head band!
Vanessa Hubbard will teach you to cast on,use the knit stitch,cast off and weave in ends! Sounds like Chinese to you? Then you really should join this great mini workshop and learn the principals of knitting!!!
The project is a simple headband that can be dressed up with buttons,beads or embroidered.
You will be able to take your finished item home with you, and if you haven't finished it, there will be further support available via email.
Wowzers, not what isn't there to like?
The mini work shop costs £12 per participant which includes needles and yarn.

To book your place please contact the tutor directly: nessa_hubbard@yahoo.co.uk

A little bit about your tutor....
Vanessa has been knitting since the age of 3 (she's now 44)!
"My mother discovered it would keep me quiet for hours at a time. Since then I have always been crafty. Mostly with knitting,but I can crochet,sew,paper craft, cross stitch,quilt..."
Sounds to me like Nessa is a one woman crafting machine!

Guest editors/designers/illustrators for the Spring zine...

WANTED a very talented guy or gal that will be able to collate our next issue, a few illustrators and contributors!
For editors/designers:
We'll supply the content, hand over a few pages for you to feature your work or the work* of your creative network.
This is a great chance to advertise your own work and to link up and access our extensive fan base.

Illustrators:
Send us your work and we'll feature it in the zine*! Plus as a thank you we'll link your web site/blog to our web site and blog!

Contributors:
Send us an article* relating to CRAFT and SPRING...
We'll also link up with you on our blog and web site!

Brief: Spring and the joys of crafting! Renewal,recycling,up-cycling,nature,the outdoors and so on.
Also to coincide with our Craft Guerrilla book which will be out in early summer so lots of party themed work...It is after all a crafter's party hand book..."craft ideas for every occasion"!
Dimensions: A5,16 pages(includes advert page as that's how we fund the printing), black and white professionally printed on coloured paper (yellow).
LAYOUT:PAGES must have a bleed and be ready to print!!!

Deadline: please contact us asap. Deadlines for submissions are February 13th then all content needs to go to the chosen designer/editor to be collated and sent back to us by February 24th.The Zine is released on the 1st of March.

The Zine is available to buy on line in our web shop,at our events or at Beautiful Interiors 34 Orford Rd Walthamstow E17 9NJ.

*subject to pre selection. Please send examples of your work to craftguerrilla@yahoo.com

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