Sunday, 12 May 2013
The Bettyjoy General Store is open for business
The Bettyjoy General Store is open for business. The shelves aren't fully stocked yet, but there are some pretty little things to feast your eyes on.
New tutorials
Some of you may know that I have a separate dedicated tutorials blog , which I've been about as useless at updating as I have this blog since my lovely little W was born. But she is now 17 months old and I can't keep making excuses that I'm tired and have no time to blog (well, I am tired, but I'm also useless at time management and I think i just need to man up!).
Anyway, I have blogged a couple of new tutorials on my tutorials blog and hope to have some new ones up there soon too.
Paper mache animal heads
Alibaba Fabric Pots
Anyway, I have blogged a couple of new tutorials on my tutorials blog and hope to have some new ones up there soon too.
Paper mache animal heads
Alibaba Fabric Pots
Monday, 10 September 2012
Bettyjoy's new surface patterns
I have been working on some more surface patterns when I get a spare minute and my main website, Bettyjoy, should be updated in the next few days with lots of new patterns. I find pattern designing quite therapeutic and would love to have the opportunity to make it part of my professional career. I guess I have a bit of a way to go in honing my style, but when I see the work I was doing in Illustrator 2 or 3 years ago, this is a BIG step forwards. So, here is hoping that one day you will see my patterns on stationery and fabric across the country!
If you see my work and you would like to commission or buy any of my designs, please email me at info@bettyjoy.co.uk
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Bettyjoy Autumn Craft Workshops in Sheffield
Its almost 9 months since my little W was born and in some ways in feels like time has flown past but at the same time it also feels like she has been part of our family forever. And so, as the end of my maternity leave looms I don't have a job to go back to so I have created one! Running workshops again, something I love doing - imparting my crafty knowledge and hopefully getting people inspired to get creative and experiment.
I have rented a workshop space at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre in order that I can run workshops in my own space and keep all my materials in one place.
I have just updated the website with details of upcoming workshops in October and November, but in case you are in a hurry and haven't got time to skip over to my website, here is a run-down of the upcoming workshops:
Fabric brooch workshop
Saturday
6th
October £15
(11-2pm)
This
mog looks pretty smug and so will you when you book yourself on this
workshop and make yourself a fine fabric brooch your friends will be
envious of! Made from fabric and vintage scraps and featuring a
dapper little chap in the centre (you will have a choice of many
different images to feature centre -stage on your brooch), this
brooch is easy to make and is a real eyecatcher! Workshops take
place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost includes
all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Clothing
customisation workshop
Saturday
13 October £15 (11-2pm)
Bring
along your old clothes and revamp them using fabric, buttons, ribbons
and beads to create lovely wearable new pieces that your wardrobe
will be proud of. Workshops take place at Bank Street Arts in
Sheffield City Centre. The cost includes all materials and of course
tea/coffee and biscuits.
Fabric
wrapped jewellery
Learn
how to transform plastic bangles and hairbands into unique
fashionable pieces with this fabric wrapped workshop, where you will
make a big bow hairband and bangle using this technique. Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre.. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Fabric
covered beads
Saturday
27 October £15
(11-2pm)
Learn
how to make your own fabric covered beads and transform them into a
lovely necklace in this workshop. Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Kids
Halloween tutu workshop
Tuesday
30th
October Halloween Tutu £15
(10:30 til 12:30pm)
Stuck
for halloween outfits for your kids this year? Why not get them to
come along to this tutu making workshop and make their own (8+years)
They will have the opportunity to make a fearsome tulle tutu.
Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and refreshments.
Kids
workshops - t-shirts
Thursday
1st
November £15
(1-3pm)
A
great half-term workshop for kids (8+years) to unleash their
creativity and personalise a t-shirt with paint, pom-poms, ribbons
and fabric. Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and refreshments.
Kids
workshops Tote Bags
1
November £12
(10-12pm)
A
great half-term workshop for kids (8+years) to unleash their
creativity and handsew a back to school tote bag and embellish it
with paint, pom-poms, ribbons and fabric. Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and refreshments.
Fabric
flower accessories (3 ways)
10
November £18
(11-2pm)
there
are so many ways to create beautiful fabric flowers which can be used
to make all sorts of accessories. In this workshop, I will show 3
simple ways to create flowers from fabric scraps and you will have
the opportunity to make a brooch using one or all of the techniques.
Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Saturday
17th
November £35
(11-4pm)
Running
out of ideas for christmas presents this year or cant face the
hoards? Join us for a relaxed christmas present making workshop
where we will show you how to make a cute fabric covered journal, a
fabric covered accessory of your choice and a mini-pincushion.
Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Christmas
Wreath
Saturday
24th
November £25
(11-3pm)
Do
you bring out the same tired old christmas decorations each year? If
so, you need to pop along to our workshop and make yourself a lovely,
one of a kind christmas wreath to adorn your walls for the festive
season. Workshops
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
Shoe
customisation
Saturday
1 December £18
(11-2pm)
If
you want a shoe closet Imelda Marcos would be jealous of, then come
and learn how to make pretty accessories which you can use to jazz up
your old tired shoes. The clips are removable and so can be worn on
different pairs of shoes, giving you an endless shoe collection.
Workshops take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre.
The cost includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and
biscuits.
Private
sewing lessons
Would
you like to be able to alter, mend and make your own clothes and
homewares? We offer one-to-one tuition to enable complete beginners
to master both hand-sewing and machine sewing techniques with a
choice of projects to tackle with our assistance. Prices on request
(short courses from £50).
Lessons
take place at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield City Centre. The cost
includes all materials and of course tea/coffee and biscuits.
(We are also offering workshop gift vouchers which are available on the website)
Monday, 16 July 2012
Craft Workshops in Sheffield
Its been a long time since I posted on here. I decided to take a break after having my lovely little daughter in December as I wasn't really having much time to spend crafting. I had planned to take a month or so off but before I knew it my little baby daughter was already 7 months old.
Last weekend I did my first hen-do craft workshop in over a year. I taught a shoe customisation workshop - see below for a few images from the day. I was a bit nervous as I felt a bit out of practice but the hen party ladies seemed to have a great time and I felt very happy with how it went and confident to start doing more workshops again. So, if you or anyone you know is looking for something crafty to do for a hen party, birthday party or just because you fancy it, please contact me for more details (I should be updating my website shortly, but in the meantime please contact me at craftyworkshops@yahoo.co.uk)
(Please excuse the quality of the pics as I forgot to take my camera so these are unedited ones from my phone!)
Monday, 19 December 2011
Our early Christmas present
Our baby daughter, Winter Wren Wilkinson arrived 10 days early on 9 December weighing 6pm 2oz. She is obviously inpatient, like her mother! We are super-happy and proud to have created such a lovely little bundle of joy. It is likely that there will be less post on the blog for a while whilst we get our heads around parenthood, lack of sleep etc, but I will be back probably with lots more baby-related design posts in the New Year!
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Abigail Brown - Birds
I first featured Abigail Brown's work in the early day of my blog. Since then she has further developed her style and created these fantastic feathered friends. There are many more to see on her website.
Monday, 12 December 2011
Before and Afters
If you haven't discovered Designsponge yet, get your asses over there quick smart! I've long been an avid follower of their blog, but it struck me that some people may not have come across their blog, and I felt I ought to point you in their direction. One of my favourite regular features are their Before & After posts.
Here is one of my favourites.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Thursday, 8 December 2011
More Christmassy inspiration...
...for a crafty Christmas. There are TONNES of ideas and inspiration for christmas decorations on the web, but here are just a few simple ones I like. I have just made my alternative Christmas tree by taking twigs from the park and painting them white and decorating with decorations and delicate lights. Its simple, looks lovely and festive and there will be no needles to hoover up after Christmas!
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Its a wrap
Christmas is fast approaching and each year, I try to find new ways of wrapping my gifts to add an extra 'christmassy-ness' (Is that even a word?) to them. Here is some inspiration if you are looking to give your gifts some extra pizazz!
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