Original Lino Prints now available to buy online!

Check out our amazing limited edition Three Colour Reduction Block Lino Prints now available to buy online!

Printed in london by Luke Kulchstein © 2008 aka Gnome (the second half of the SewSmitten team!)

These bold prints merge iconic themes from WWII posters with images from Cult Cimema classics such as Darf Vadar, the Mad Hatter, Batman, Topgun, Titantic and the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz.

Luke produced these prints following a dissertation he wrote on the rise of mass production propaganda and public access to free media during the Russian Revolution. Taking historic images from mass produced war posters and teaming it with images he grew up with Luke has created a novel yet sophisticated and striking series of lino cut prints.

There are six different prints in the series available and all are limited editions from a run of 10 in each set. Below are three in the set:

Check out the full set online where you can also find these prints features on our greeting cards and our tea towels and aprons too!

May Stall & World Map Passport Holders

Last Saturday was a miserable day; the weather was gloomy and the temperature felt like winter again! But thankfully that didn't stop people from visiting us at the Cabbages & Kings May market and so a good day was had by all!

We also launched our new Passport Holders at the event and got some great feedback on them too, so why not go check them out online now. Also recently uploaded to the site are some World Map Passport Holders in addition to the colourful Sweet ones we launched last week...so get your travel documents into order with our latest accessory.

There are four different varieties available:

Sweetie Passport Holders!

Summer is fast approaching which can only mean Sun, Sea, Sand and holidays!! (if you like hot places that is!)

Oh yes.. It's that time of year when the travel bug starts to hit and all you can think about is getting on a plane and jetting off for a relaxing holiday away from all the hustle and bustle of the everyday working week. Whether it be a lounging sunbathing holiday on a beautiful beach or a sightseeing picturesque mountain we all need a little time to drift off to another world to unwind.

So in aid of your holiday preparations we have made up some fabulously bold and colourful Passport Holders to help you remember your important documents!

Available in Jelly Bean, Dolly Mix, Love Heart or Smarties design:

Holder measures 14cm x 10cm closed (14cm x 20cm open) and includes two sleeve pockets inside to hold passport, ticket and boarding card. Visit our store to get yours!

Freebies!

We here at SewSmitten HQ love the summer so to celebrate the heat we are now giving away a free IceCream keyring with every order over £10!

So go visit the store now to claim yours!

Market Dates for your Diary

Come and join us on Saturday 8th of May as we return to the lovely Abney Public Hall in Stoke Newington for the monthly craft market held there by Of Cabbages & Kings.

We will be selling all of our products at special stall rates as well as having some brand new goodies on sale too!

Entry is FREE to the public. 11am - 5pm Nearest BR: Stoke Newington or Rectory Road Buses 73,393, 476 stop outside Abney Hall.

New Dates for 2010

Of Cabbages & Kings will now be hosting this great craft market at Abney Hall, Stoke Newington every month throughout 2010!

So jot down these dates in your diary and pay them a visit!

May - Sat 8th & Sun 9th June - Sat 12th & Sun 13th July - Sat 3rd & Sun 4th

11am - 5pm, Abney Hall, 73a Church Street, Stoke Newington, London N16 0AS

All things from designer knitwear and hand-printed stationery to glitzy jewellery and gorgeous home wares, each weekend a different selection of designers and makers will be peddling their wares.

Hot and cold drinks and tasty treats available

For a full list of all the designers exhibiting visit the Of Cabbages & Kings website

For directions follow the map link below:

Map

We will be returning to this venue in June & July too so visit our website for more details...(our dates seen in red above)

March Market Day @ Abney Hall

Last Saturday (6th March 2010) saw us at our first stall this year down at the lovely Abney Public Hall in Stoke Newington with the organisers of the event Of Cabbages & Kings and it was a good day had by all.

I started off the day feeling quite tired having just spent the last few days preparing stock for the sale, but after a very strong coffee and some yummy ginger biscuits I was ready for a day of selling and socialising...as we bumped into quite a few familiar faces too so we felt right at home! The weather even held off the rain too which was a welcome surprise to be greeted with some sunshine during the day.

Here are a few quick snaps of our stall for those of you that didn't make it down:

Not to worry though, if you missed the sale this month come and check us out on Saturday 8th of May so don't forget to pencil it in your diaries..

This months stall also launched our new Sweetie Cardholders to the public as well as our brand new Animal Happy Family Greeting Cards featuring Mr Bite the Butcher, Mr Paws the Policeman & Mr Toad the Tailor. Visit the store now to see more!

Sweetie Cardholders

One of my fondest memories as a child would be the trip to the news agents/sweet shop on the way home from school! Here you would be greeted with all kinds of sugared goodies all in a colourful row, and with empty tub in tow you would start to choose handfuls of assorted sweets which would only cost you between 1&2p! Oh no, there was no messing around with weighing, nope you had your pocket money in hand and would choose accordingly to how much you had to spend. Some of my favourite finds would be white mice, foam mushrooms, strawberry laces and fizzy cola bottles.

Ah those were the days......

So in cheerful reminiscence and because we simply love all things sugar coated, we here at SewSmitten HQ have created some colourful sweetie covered cardholders!

We spent a few days gorging ourselves on some of the classic Pick & Mix sweeties (Ooo isn't our job so hard!!) and have chosen 8 of our favourite to be turned into colourful cardholders.

So tell us which is your favourite sweet?

Here's a peak at just 4 of the 8 we have available online:

Dolly Mix & Fried Egg

Love Hearts & Liquorice allsorts

To view the whole collection go take a look online!