"The Sunday Post"

Hello and welcome to another post at the end of a manic week! This weekend I am painting each piece of furniture for the Home & Gift Fair, in a delicious white! After masking-taping a 2x1m area in our living room to figure out my space and things I will need for my stand, it now all feels like it is slowly coming together :) my Sunday is set to include more painting, (second and third coats in some cases) ...but at least after the rain we had last night the weather is holding it together!

(drumroll please......!)

Exciting news from the Charlotte Macey Textiles camp this week - on Friday I discovered my egg cosies on the Emporium page of the August issue of COUNTRY LIVING!!! It is currently out to subscribers in the post, and is in shops on Monday... so take a look when you get your copy! It made my week, and I'm still reeling from the excitement of it all!

Moving swiftly on... just a quick note to say that I have new natural beach hut napkins in my web shop. Made from a lovely natural cotton, these are perfect for a wedding gift or even a summer treat! I hope you enjoy :)

Next Saturday I will be making my way up to Home & Gift in Harrogate, so will post a full update from the event when I return on Wednesday... or Thursday morning depending on traffic/necessity of sleep! Until then, have a wonderful week x

"The Sunday Post" - Stroud International Textile Festival '10

Yesterday I visited the opening of Stroud International Textile Festival 2010. My goodies are for sale in the Made In Stroud shop in Stroud town centre, and were arranged wonderfully by the lovely Clare. So I took a few snaps of my Charlotte Macey Textiles wares in the shop. If you are in the area do pop in, there is lovely work to see and buy, and an excellent exhibition of textile work in the Subscription Rooms, across the road from Made In Stroud. I hope you are all having a good Bank Holiday weekend, and are not too soggy from all this lovely Bank Holiday rain ;)

The Creative Place

Charlotte Macey Textiles is guest featured today on The Creative Place; check it out to see my little interview, spilling the beans on things such as my inspiration, background, and my goals. I am also hosting a giveaway in conjunction with The Creative Place... by following my blog you could be in with the chance to win a hand made egg cosy! So follow my blog, and head over to The Creative Place to read all the goss in my guest feature... http://thecreativeplace.blogspot.com. Thank you to everyone who is already a follower, and Happy Thursday! x

Stroud International Textile Festival 2010

"The 2010 festival doors will be opening in 22 days time on May 1st. It is one of the Cotswold’s most prestigious cultural events featuring exhibitions, talks, workshops, events and a 2 Day Conference.
The festival’s reputation for excellence and high quality programming has grown and 2010 is no exception. Some of the UK’s most exciting and innovative artists, writers and speakers are taking part this year. They will be joined by Cork Textile Network and Makers representing the Scottish Highlands."

The flyers and brochures have been released, and Stroud International Textile Festival 2010 will open it's doors on 1st May... held at venues in and around Stroud, the festival looks to be a delightful 3 weeks!
My work will be for sale at the two main festival exhibition venues and in the Made in Stroud shop in Stroud town centre.

"the Stroud International Textile Festival will be exhibiting in the Made in Stroud shop. You will see work by some of the UK’s very best textile artists who have been selected from the host of nationally acclaimed designer-makers who are participating in this year’s Festival."
If you are in the area, pop in and have a peep at my tea towels, cosies, and cushions in the flesh!

"The Sunday Post" - Country Living Edition!

Good morning folks!
After a good lie-in this morning I awoke fresh and full of renewed vigour, after my trip to the Country Living Spring Fair yesterday. My legs are aching from the 8 hours of walking and making our way through the swarms of shoppers, but I loved taking in the Eastery feel of all the stands, and above is a prime example, by Laura Long - a lovely but simple and effective looking stand, and of course Laura's work is gorgeous too.
This week I'm working on two new designs, one cosy and a fresh new tea towel, keep your eyes peeled. Yes the tea towel was meant to have come into fruition by now, but orders took over! Lots of Sunday sewing ahead of me today :) I hope you are having a fantastic weekend, x

"The Sunday Post"

Pheeeew - made it to the end of the week and to a glorious Sunday... I am surrounded by mountains of tea towels, and there has been much ironing, washing, and sewing of tea towels this week. I'm busy preparing stock for the Stroud International Textile Festival 1st - 23rd May, where I will have work for sale at the two main festival exhibition venues and the Made in Stroud shop in Stroud town centre!
And have finally got around to re-doing my tea towel display; being rolled and tied with a simple piece of string means the tea towel can easily be unrolled to view the whole design, and involving far fewer ironed creases, excellent news.
Keep your eyes peeled this week as I have new designs coming to my shop! But for now my lips are sealed :) have a great week everyone!

hearts, hearts, hearts... and cake!

Continuing along the theme of hearts I thought it would be apt to post a picture of the monstrously-sized 'salmon-feast' that we made for Mothers Day. The beast was complete with pastry hearts, looked super-delicious, and was! We munched for hours, til we couldn't fit in another morsel. And then moved onto dessert :)
Yesterday I listed my new 'cake' card in my Folksy and Misi shops... perfect for birthday's and all cake-related occasions, each card is hand illustrated, is £2 (or £8 for 5 - technically one free!) I hope you enjoy!

print-fest

I'm developing a bit of a print obsession at the moment, and have just spotted this amazing print by Rob Ryan on Etsy. I just had to share it with you all...

It is called 'Other Planets Cannot Be As Beautiful As This One' and I think it's fantastic!
The second part of my Monday print-fest is the lovely piece I bought last week from Sally Boyle on Folksy...

This one is called 'Little Red Riding Hood' and it is now adorning my bedroom wall. Lastly, exciting news regarding Stroud International Textiles Festival 2010 and my work coming very soon!!

Folksy Friday...

I decided it was finally time, being a Folksy seller and a blogger, that a 'Folksy Friday' post graced my blog! So here is my weekly selection of my favourite illustration-type-gifts...

From top to bottom, designs from: Dee Beale, Red Hares gocco screen print, £20; a little addition from my range of illustrated cards, Charlotte Macey Textiles, Spotty Eggs, pack of 5 cards, £8; Mengsel, Moka Express screen print in dark green, £35. x