The Whimsical Creations of Lucy Ashworth

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Spindle Magazine's 'Ones to Watch' 2012


Found out today that I have been included in Spindle Magazine's 'Ones to Watch' for 2012.  I'm really chuffed and thank all the lovely crew at Spindle muchly!!! *Smooch*
Check out the article on the Spindle Magazine website : http://spindlemagazine.com/spindle-recommends-for-2012-ones-to-watch/
"Little Things I make
Brighton is notorious for homing what I like to call ‘Kooky Creatives’, and illustrator/crafter Lucy Ashworth is just that.Lucy describes ‘Little Things I Make’ as the “whimsical creations that sprout from my imagination, weave their way through pens & pencils to create odd little doodles which somehow stitch themselves into my cheeky felt friends.” I highly advise you visit her blog: www.littlethingsimake.blogspot.com OR LIKE her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Things-i-Make/. Watch out for this gal, she’s got a twinkle about her.
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Commissions




Here are four Foxes that I was commissioned to make for a wedding present.  A Foxy Bride & Groom + 2 Foxy Bridesmaids.  Each Fox was personalized with its own initialed heart  & name tag.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Christmas Craft Fairs

Oops, I forgot alll about my last craft fair of 2011...Makers Boutique Christmas Market @ the Unitarian Church.  I was INSIDE!!! :D I had a really fun last fair of the year.  I think it was actually my most profitable Makers to date.  I guess it was all those crimble shoppers after a special crafty one off goody.
I have had a great year selling at Makers Boutique and I can't wait to get back in the Unitarian Church for more fun!!! www.makersboutique.co.uk

 
You can see I was well & truly in the festive spirit!!! Ho! HO! Ho!

Christmas Craft Fairs

Ok, so I know I was a little lax in blogging leading up to Christmas. I was SUPER DUPER BUSY! To prove it, here are some pic of a few of the fairs where I was selling the Little Things i Make(I had at least one craft fair every weekend leading up to crimble!!!)...

Beginning of December was the Makers Boutique Market @ the Unitarian Church. I was outside it was very chilly indeed. I might've frozen if it hadn't been for darling Hannah (one half of the MB organizing team) bringing me hot water bottles & tea :) Oh, and I may have had a cheeky mulled cider (or two). www.makersboutique.co.uk
Trying out my new crimble tree decoration display tree...Can you tell it was homemade?! A pack of chopsticks, lots of wire, Poundland battery operated fairy lights & an upside down plant pot. Blue Peter would be proud!
While in the taxi on my way down to the Unitarian Church, the taxi driver asked polite questions about the things I was selling that day, then he looked at the display tree balanced precariously in my lap, it's wiry branches scratching my face. He looked awkward and then said (with a tone of disgust), " How much are you charging for that thing!?"
haha! "Priceless" was my response.
Next up are some pictures of The Yard Market @ the Farmers Market in the lanes.
It was a really fun day! I had wrapped up warm (much like a 19th century north pole explorer) and had a great stall. This was my first time selling at The Yard and I was very excited about the novelty of having a roof on top of the table...It felt like my own little shop!!! "Welcome to my shop..."
It's such a great venue for stallholders and the fact that there's a cafe down at the end of the mews that sells yummy hot food & drink helps even more. www.theyardvintagemarket.blogspot.com
...Did I mention that I treated myself to this little guy? No? Well, I did!!
One of the organizers, Maxine, makes these little chaps by splicing dolls faces onto old retro ceramic cats&dogs. Pure genius & completely unique. I love my little 'Oddling' but I am getting mixed reviews when people come over to the flat and see it on my desk. My sister asked me to turn it so it faced the wall when she came to stay... Oh well, each to their own :D

SO many great vintage goodies to be found there. This glassware is most definitely on my 2012 wish list & who doesn't need a ceramic fist ornament in their life? ;-0
Mid December was the Craftaganza Christmas Market @ the Fabrica Gallery.
To get into the crimble spirit, I had made some Festive Tote Bags & special new Foxy Friends. It's a really great space to have a craft event & such brilliant location in terms of shoppers. The news had said it was supposed to be the 'busiest shopping day of the year' but I'm not so sure. I loved my stall positioning & I had fun sitting on a toasty radiator (like a school girl).
I met a lot of new crafty people and also managed to do a bit of Christmas shopping for friends, family and... me :)

Short Sighted Bunnies & Crimble Card Designs

I went to have my bi yearly eye test before xmas and got myself a snazzy new pair of specs. I made these little Short Sighted Bunnies in honor of them. (I'm not actually 'short sighted'-I have an astigmatism...Just a little trivia about me :) They went down a treat!
These are my Crimble Card Designs for 2011. I was going to illustrate them but every time I sat down with my pen & paper, I couldn't settle on a Christmassy design. So....I thought I would make my special brooches into cards. Once printed, I stuck glittery crimble hats on each one (gold, silver and white hats). I loved them so much that I sent me & Ry one (from myself...coockoo! :D)

Crimble Creations 2011

I have been a little behind in my blogging lately and seeing as it's now 2012(HAPPY NEW YEAR!!) I thought I would get cracking and let you all know what I've been up to over the past couple of months.
I seem to have been updating my Twitter & Facebook with all my Crimble Creations but neglecting my lovely blog (sorry blog!).
I made an army of 'Crimble Tree Bunnies & Bears'! All with happy faces, sparkly heart tummies and each with it's own personalized xmas label. They were a HUGE hit :D !!! It makes me happy to think of all the Christmas Tree's that they made their homes over the festive season...
*BRAND NEW CREATION* Here are the Crimble Brooches that I made especially for xmas. These are the first EVER badge/brooch creations & I adore them! In fact, I wanted to keep them all to myself, tehe. I did keep one, a red Bunny Crimble Brooch, and I wore her allll over the festive season.
I made some special new additions to my foxy family. Some snazzy new 'Red Foxy Friends' complete with snug scarves.
Look at these cheeky chaps I made from special fancy vintage material ! Both have gone to loving homes now (which makes me VERY happy). I'm going to search online for some more special material to make some more one-off Foxy Friends.

Ooh and look at the two 'Crimble Tote Bags' I made - perfectly designed for all those pressies!!!
Ho! HO! Ho! x