SewSmitten @ The Thames Festival Craft Trail

We are very proud and excited to announce our participation in this years Mayor's Thames Festival taking place on the 10th & 11th of September which will be our biggest event to date.  We at SewSmitten will be there selling our handmade wares amongst many other talented crafty designer makers in the launch of the very first Craft Trail! 

Logo design by Sanna King

(Craft Trail website)

What is the Craft Trail I hear you ask?

They are a group of independent craft collectives who have joined forces to promote London's handmade crafts scene at this years Mayor's Thames Festival.  
The team includes:

Over the weekend vistors will be able to follow a map along the festival route to discover & meet a huge variety of designer makers, browse all their handmade goods, learn & take part in some crafty activities and have a super fun day out along the way!      

The map will be available in print and online, along with a reward card, goody bags and other exciting stuff to be announced nearer the time! For more info visit the Craft Trail homepage or you can follow updates on the facebook page too. 


Here are some more links to follow which detail particular activities on the day:
Of Cabbages & Kings have teamed up with Creative Biscuit to host a Mad Hatter's Tea Party: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144486162306550
Craft Guerilla will be hosting crafty workshops: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=222853004427950


Other stall and workshop hosts include:
Crafty Fox Market: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219131128134847 to check out their full list of sellers follow this link: http://craftyfoxmarket.blogspot.com/p/thames-festival-pop-up-stall-holders.html
We Make London: https://www.facebook.com/event.phpeid=262191287143453&ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite to check out the full list of sellers follow this link: http://wemakelondon.blogspot.com/p/thames-festival-designers.html


So we hope you can make it down. We will be at the event on Saturday 10th from noon till 10 pm, residing residence with the We Make London team situated outside of Southwark Crown Court, by The River Thames & just by HMS Belfast (zone 4 on map).  
The nearest station is London Bridge but there are a number of other travel options to get there, plus the festival will be extending the river from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge so it'll be hard to miss out!

(click on map for webpage)

For more info about the festival as a whole you can visit their home webpage: http://www.thamesfestival.org/ or follow their facebook event.

Horatia Sunday weekly Fayre

Horatia Sunday weekly Fayre : The Horatia Pub : Holloway Road : London : Sunday 27th March 2011 : 11:30 - 6 pm

This Sunday we will be taking up a stall at the lovely Horatia Pub (formerly The Lord Nelson) on Holloway Road selling a selection of our wares at their new weekly Sunday indoor market event which hosts a room of other upcoming crafters, vintage hoarders, music spinners plus there will be yummy Sunday Roasts on the menu & a great selection of alcohol too!

This will be our first stall of the year so we are welcoming the warm approach of Spring with open arms & booking ourselves in for more events around London soon too.

So come pay us a visit, it's free to attend & to see more details just follow the link to view their facebook event profile: CLICK ME!

Another stall holder at the event will be our very creative friend Liz from Blank Inside Designs selling her selection of quirky & whimsical illustrated greeting cards & prints, which are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face... & just in time for mothers day too!

All I can say is what better way is there to spend your Sunday, so why not come & grab some interesting & unique goodies & hang out for a pint or two......

Xmas Fair Dates for the Diary!!!

Last Wednesday we took part in ECCA's Creative Fair in Islington's Candid Arts Centre. Here we launched our brand new Animal Letter Greeting Cards which were positively received, the night as a whole was a great experience & we met some lovely people there too. Including some possible new SewSmitten stockists in the pipeline.. so watch this space!

So now November is scarily coming to a fast end that means Christmas is on it's merry way too which also means Christmas Fairs are in full swing!

Get those date diaries at the ready and your shopping arms & feet on because this year we will be setting up shop at 3 different venues around London!

First up it's the fabulous Panto themed We Make London Christmas Fair on the Saturday 4th December in Chelsea Town Hall.

This event will be our biggest fair to date with over 80 stalls selling a wide range of unique hand crafted goodies, fancy dress competitions, xmas themed craft activities, yummy festive nibbles & much much more for a fun day out & a great shopping experience. Entry is just £2 but the first 80 customers through the door will receive a bumper packed We Make tote bag stashed with lots of handmade booty & promotional material from some of the stall holders on the day. (SewSmitten included!)

For updates on the fair & to find out more about the other stall holders be sure to visit the We Make blog

Date: Saturday 4th December 2010

Venue: Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE

Time: 11am - 5pm

The following next 2 Saturdays (11th & 18th December) we will be at the Of Cabbages & Kings Xmas Market Days.

First venue is St Mary's Crypt in Islington and the second is the regular spot of Abney Hall in Stoke Newington. At these market you are always guaranteed to find a great selection of handmade wares along with a friendly & warming environment, festive music, xmas nibbles & lots of hot drinks! (fingers crossed for some mulled wine!)

For more updates on their fairs & to find out more about the other stall holders just visit the Of Cabbages & Kings website.

Date: Saturday 11th December 2010

Venue: St Mary's Crypt, Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 2TX

Time: 11am - 5pm

Date: Saturday 18th December 2010

Venue: Abney Hall, 73A Church Street, Stoke Newington, London, N16 0AS

Time: 11am - 5pm