All the Fun of the Fair!

After a busier than busy week last weekend we made the trip down to London to be part of the Desginer/Makers market at the old Spitalfields market in East London.
It was our first market selling the prints and the nervousness of how I wanted to make the stall look soon subsided into the niceness of seeing all the prints together.

It's always nice to stand back and take stock of where I'm up to with my illustrations - I enjoy the process of sketching, developing and printing each one so much, but sometimes you forget some of the small details so viewing them all together again is pretty joyous.

I took the wedding stationery took, which attracted a lot of admiring comments, and the baby plates got their first outing too. I now have 3 designs that can be customised for the baby plates - Circus, Jungle and Heart themed. They're a unique present for new parents and are personalised with the baby's birth details (name, date, time, hospital and weight) you can see them in more detail in my shop

We also met some of the other lovely traders selling their wares at the market, including those that were previous instagram friends beforehand! Hey - it's a weird world we live in but real-time friendships are definite perks of actually getting out there and selling!

Firstly there's the lovely Zoe from Ladybird Likes who as well as having particularly awesome hair, sells the most unique and wonderful laser cut jewelry.

How awesome is this vintage camera necklace?! It was second on my WANT list, but I decided on a perfect over-sized ampersand, that is now making my jacket look extra questioning.

And the second champ is Anna from Custom Made. I've realised since meeting Anna that I am actually already on her mailing list! I can't remember if perhaps she did one of my old Little Bazaar Markets or if I've perused her lovely stall before but either way she's a lovely lady and even purchased one of my Retro Ladies Hairstyles prints!

Look how happy they are!




I decided it was about time for a much needed purse upgrade and I got this delightful design in a turquoise tape-measure fabric - lots of space for all my bits and bobs!

The next market at Spitalfields I'm booked in for is at Christmas, which although I'm sure will come around quick, seems like a long time away so if you see any markets you think I'd be suited for do let me know :)

The Little Peach x

Talk to the Hand

Ahh, lying in bed on a Saturday morning, refusing to get up or dressed and catching up with iplayer, there's nothing better is there?

Just watched this wonderfully moving documentary about Ventriloquism - Nina Conti learnt her trade from mentor Ken Campbell and after his death she takes his bereaved puppets on their a pilgrimage to their final resting place - to talking dummy heaven.

You can catch up with it if you'd like, it's on the BBC iplayer here

Watching it also reminded me of another puppet-related documentary I'm super excited to see - Being Elmo which has just got a bi pre-order on Amazon from me :) There's just something about really strong human emotions coming from a non-human object that gets me every time...it's like I see things clearer that way. I guess it's the same feeling I get when I've drawn something, like a rawness that is easier to read.

I will get up at some point though I promise, although the British weather isn't helping the motivation! I'm really excited/nervous about my first Little Peach market next week - The Designer/Makers at Spitalfields! I've got some brand new prints to launch there as well as the first set, and some new baby plates too. Do come along if you're in London :)

Sunny news on a rainy day :)

We are also SUPER thrilled to announce that we will be selling our printed wares at the Designers Makers Market on June 23rd :)

The market takes place at The Old Spitalfields Market which is a stones throw from my old neighbourhood in East London, and a really awesome place to spend a Saturday with lots of boutique shops and small food outlets.

Designers Makers is a 'not for profit Agency for contemporary Design & Craft within the UK. An essential resource to help create a strong supportive community for freelance practitioners of Design and Craft within the UK. Providing information on professional development opportunities and multiple marketing and selling opportunities for our members; our aim is to make a valuable and comprehensive resource for the industry.'

They have been running markets all over the shop for a while now along with other stupendous and interactive artfun days:

The markets will be happening every third Saturday of the month till Chrimbo and you can visit their Website or Tumblr for more information.

I think I'd better get printing (like I ever needed convincing!)