Folksy Friday - Ceramic Christmas gifts

As Christmas is getting near I've been searching on Folksy for some gifts and realised what a wonderful range of lovely handmade items there are. I can't feature everyone who i would like and have chosen a ceramic theme of items to share with you. Click the links below to go direct to each shop.

Top row from left to right: Oil Decanter by JML Pottery, Waterlily Dish by Prince Design UK, Robot Mug by Julia Davey Ceramics.
Middle row: Plant Markers by Little Brick House, Wellie Boots by Caroline Nash Crafts,  Cupcake Tea Light Holders by Me/ Lauren Ceramics.

Bottom row: Gold Plated Ring made from Grandma’s old plate by I can't remember my gramdma's name,  'Mistletoe and Wine' Christmas Sign by Cherry Pie Lane, Raku Bowl by Jude Allman 

Stones and pebbles

I've been busy trying out some new ideas and this is a sneak preview of one of them. The texture of this pot matches that of the most popular design of  coasters I make.  It reminds me of pebbles so I thought I'd share some of my favourite pieces that fit in with the pebble / stone theme.

 Sea View Cushion by Petal Textiles.

 Beach pebbles print by Emele Photography

Argyll bracelet by Fyne Silver

Felt Soaps by Heidi Cooper

Seaglass and pebble pendant on silver ring by Jillyflower Jewellery

and i know you're probably wondering how is this cushion related to stones or pebbles......think about it, paper, scissors, stone!

'Stone' Paper, scissors, Stone cushion by Sixes and Sevens

Luckily for you all of these lovely handmade items are available to buy on Folksy.com.

New Cupcakes

New style cupcakes hot off the press, available in my folksy and etsy shops.

Valentines gifts - check this out!

Need some ideas for valentines gifts then check out UK Handmade's gift guide. My ceramic heart magnets were one of many great gift ideas featured, these are a few of my favourites.

Dark Scarlet Earrings by Owl On The Sill

Button Heart in Red – A4 Giclée Print by Dig The Earth

Let love out valentine Pocket moleskine cahier by Champignons

Folksy finds to share

I have been looking at newly listed items on folksy this morning and couldn't resist sharing them with you.

I first saw The Cotton Potter on notmassproduced.com earlier this week so it was a nice surprise to see the same lovely items on folksy.

These jar/tin wraps are made from unbleached calico and cotton fastened with a removable hat pin. They look so delicate, almost like they are slip cast, i guess that's why i love the look of them.

This Silver wedding bouquet from jamball is so detailed, it's amazing. It incorporates buttons, felt, silver leaves and sequins, such a lovely idea and can be kept forever.

This cute little terrier brooch is from Cherish Me. Check out Libby's other items in her shop and while you're there take note of her new banner and her well thought out packaging.

Check out folksy for loads of other great handmade items.

Shop updates

I've been updating my Folksy and Esty shops over the weekend, still have more to come so watch this space. These button pots are hot off the press, the buttons are from the collection i inherited on Saturday.

Lilac folksy finds

Over on the folksy forums Beaniehats started a thread about showing items listed in your shop that were lilac. I couldn't resist putting them all together to share with you. Check out this thread to links to individual shops or folksy.com if you want to browse/buy some wonderful UK handmade goodies.

Creative Spaces Part 2

Following on from last weeks creative spaces feature there are three more folksy sellers featured today. Thanks to Bonita Keay, Hannah Pinnock and Momtaz Begum-Hossain who have let us into their world.

First off is Hannah Pinnock who is based in Lulworth, Dorset. You can read up on Hannah via her blog and buy her lovely resin and silver jewellery via her folksy shop.

Hannah works with silver and resin, the versatility of which, offers a mixture of many qualities including high gloss finishes & unlimited inclusions, resulting in pieces, which are mystical, lively and enchanting.

This is a Silver Gripped Pebble Love Heart necklace set into blue hand pigmented resin which is then gripped by the handmade brushed sterling silver clasp. View it in Hannah's Folksy shop here.

She takes pride in hand crafting each piece, every one an individual gem to capture the imagination. Hannah works with found objects using iridescent and translucent pigments to hand dye the resin, and this is where it all takes place. It looks like a great workshop with loads of space.

The second folksy seller is Bonita Keay (Beaky), who lives in a little victorian terrace where she knits, crochets and sews. You can find out more about Bonita via her blog. Here are just a few items in her shop, pin cushions, lavender dolls, bags and scarfletts, i love them all!

Here is Bonita's workspace, she has to keep it tidy as i mentioned before she lives in a little terrace house. Looks like a great use of space, and very tidy too!


The third maker is Momtaz Begum-Hossain who lives in Greenwich, South East London. Momtaz makes Colourful, shiny, textured, felty, knitted accessories, textiles and sewn things. You can visit her folksy shop here, her blog here and her website here. Below are a few brooches from Momtaz's folksy shop.

Momtaz crafts all over her flat,in the bedroom, living room and a little 'office' space in the corner of a spare room she shares.Here she is busy at her sewing machine.

and when Momtaz says she crafts anywhere, she really does, even in bed!


So that's it folks, thanks for taking part, and thanks for visiting, I'm off to list some items on my online shops now, I'm feeling inspired!