Super Dooper Summer Daytrip

Friday July 5th  - 9am - 5pm

Put the date in your diary NOW as you won't want to be anywhere else than on the Beautiful Things Bus to Crafty Heaven!

First stop on the Beautiful Things Bus is the fabulous 'Shedquarters' of Blooming Felt.  An absolute treasure trove of everything felty, ribbon, trim and lots lots more.  Sarah will be welcoming us with a cuppa and a demonstration of needle felting techniques and then you will get a chance to look around and shop.

Back on the bus and this time we are off to FABRIC REHAB!!  Yes that fantastic on-line supplier of amazing fabrics actually has a shop.  Usually only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays Fabric Rehab has agreed to open EXCLUSIVELY for us so we will have the whole shop completely to ourselves for a whole hour!

After all that shopping you will be ready for lunch and we have a table booked on the riverside at the Boathouse Restaurant in Dedham.  If it's a sunny day we will be dining Al Fresco and if the sun decides to hide we will have the best 'indoor with a view' table.  Enjoy 2 courses (starter and Main) included in the price of your ticket. A menu will be available for you to pre-order from a couple of week before the trip.

After lunch it's time to catch your breath with a short 5 minute walk to the Dedham Art and Craft Centre.  Enjoy a leisurely hour looking at the work of some of Essex's finest artisans.

Then meet up again in the in-house tearooms to enjoy a cream tea (also included in your ticket price)!!

Then it's back on the coach for the drive back to Beautiful Things HQ, arriving back at approximately 5pm

Tickets cost £48 per head including*, travel, lunch & cream tea.

*lunchtime drinks and any purchases in any of the shops we visit along the way are at your own cost, I will not be held responsible for crafty supply shopping!

To book e-mail Claire or call 01277 811136

3 days and counting

Something for the kids

Ahhhhhhh SUMMER HOLIDAYS, what are we going to do with ourselves?  Cue 6 weeks of "I'm bored", "I want", "Why not" and "Pleeeaaaassssseee"!!

Well it's not going to help all of you as I know many of you are reading my blog from further afield than Essex, but for those of you who are local here's a list of lots of great activities that I will be involved with this Summer that you can come and join in with your children.  Some I'm delivering myself and others are through the local education authority and borough council.  Please follow the booking information for each class as it does differ from activity to activity.

Tuesday 24th July - Pointy Flower workshop 10am - 12 midday.  A great class for adults and youngsters alike.  Learn to make these lovely pointy flowers and then turn them into brooches or hair accessories.  Suitable for youngsters aged 8-13 (under parental supervision) and aged 13+ 

Full details of this class are available HERE but remember kids go HALF PRICE!

Wednesday 1st August Customised Jute Bag workshop 1pm - 4pm at Sawyers Hall College, 10-12 and 1-3 Age 11+ For more info and to book in contact Susan Lilley 01277 239 816  OR TEXT 07875368240 OR EMAIL scl@sawyershall.org.uk

Hurry as places are limited to 20 children per session!

Wednesday 8th August Puppet Making & Storytelling at Sawyers Hall College, 10-12 and 1-3

For more info and to book in contact Susan Lilley 01277 239 816  OR TEXT 07875368240 OR EMAIL scl@sawyershall.org.uk

Hurry as places are limited to 25 children per session!

 

This session is being delivered by myself and the lovely Natasha from Chicken & Frog bookstore.  

And we will also be providing crafts and storytelling/drama sessions on the following dates, at King George’s Playing Fields, as part of Brentwood Council’s Family Fun Days:

Friday July 27th – 2012 Olympics

Friday 3rd August – Recycling Roadshow

Friday 24th August – Arts and Play

These sessions will run all day and are on a drop in basis whilst the funday is running.  There is also free bouncy castles,face painting and other activities taking place.  Full details of each day can be found HERE

Handmade Monday - Admitting defeat

Sometimes you have a great idea and come up with a product you think everyone will love.  Sure enough as soon as you release it everyone oohs and aaahs and there is real excitement over it, but...............

Nobody buys it!  You ask yourself why?, is it too expensive?, are the colours wrong? Perhaps people are a bit skint right now.

But still to no avail the blooming product wont shift.

Well here is my culprit.  The Scooter Bag

Great idea in principle, the initial customer who ordered one and gave me the idea loves hers, but I seem to have 15 others sitting in my stock pile with no homes.

So today the humble scooter bag has been officially discontinued, reduced from it's very reasonable £24.99 to a more affordable £15.00 to clear and hopefully they will all be gone by the end of the week!

Spread the word people, SCOOTER BAGS FOR SALE

SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE

So I had a stall at the Lawdy Momma vintage show today.

Not knowing exactly how big my stall would be or where I would be located I packed the car with everything I own and OMG it's sooooo much stuff!

Not only did I take loads with me (I only put 1/3 of it out on display)! but in unpacking all my cupboards at home I came across craft materials, old display items, various box loads of vintage china and homewares and all sorts of paraphernalia that you would no doubt all love, but there is just no easy way of showing you on-line.

So I have a solution........................

A 24 hour OPEN STUDIO & RUMMAGE SALE

Friday 25th May 5pm - 11pm & Saturday 26th May 9.30am - 11pm

24 Rowan Green East, Brentwood, CM13 2ED

On sale will be:

• The current Beautiful Things range of accessories and homewares
• Ex stock of lavender bags, brooches, handbags, scarfs and loads more
• Material, ribbon, trim & haberdashery
• Display items i.e. Baskets & display boards
• Vintage china
• Beads and buttons
• Packaging materials
• Wool
• Cardmaking and scrapbook materials such as papers and stamps

(I'm also planning on doing a bootsale in the Sunday so as I will be sorting out for that there may even be lots of general household items out in the garden for you to rummage through before I load up the car Saturday night)!!

 

Pop along at any time during the Friday evening or Saturday sessions, I'll have the kettle on and you'll be welcome to visit the studio whilst your here to discuss any custom orders you might wish to place or just to have a nosey!

See you next weekend and please spread the word.

Yes Please Santa moved to TONIGHT

Due to horrible high winds, sadly my gazebo and stall did not stand up too well at todays Christmas Light switch on.

Therefore 'Yes Please Santa' has been moved to 8pm TONIGHT

Find out all about it here, and stop by my Facebook page for bargains galore.

Yes Please Santa

As many of you know I am off to sunnier climes for Christmas and New Year on Wednesday so I will not be partaking in the Christmas Fair circuit this year. I have my last event of the year on Saturday and so on Sunday (stock levels dependant) I will be having a little end of season clear out.

I've decided to make it more fun to turn it into a game and we will be playing 'Yes Please Santa' on my facebook page from 8pm on Sunday 27th November.


There will be lots of goodies suitable for Christmas presents as well as some end of line products. Some items discounted and lots of special offers. Think teabag holders, handwarmers, mittens, smellies and pretty little gifts.

Heres the rules:

• I will post pictures up on my facebook page of the item and it's price including postage. The first person to comment underneath with the words 'Yes Please Santa' will be able to purchase the item.
• I will then message you the payment details (if you want to wait till the end of the evening for a total then do let me know as there may be more items you win and therefore your postage can be combined).
• Payment MUST be made by 10pm on Monday 28th November as items will be posted on Tuesday morning. If you have not paid for your items by this time then they will be packed back into the stock room until I return from my travels in January.
• Payment is by paypal personal transaction and all items will be posted standard parcel 2nd class.

So tell your friends and make sure you are online from 8pm, pour yourself a glass of wine, crack open the mince pies and get ready to be snappy with your comments.

Good luck, I hope you all get what your looking for.

Claire
xx