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    ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE FASHION SHOW

    Posted by TRIXIE BRADLEY on

    23/04/15 ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE FASHION SHOW...
     
    What a lovely evening we had on Tuesday this week. 
    We popped ourselves along to The Haven, in Crawley Down in aid of St Catherine's Hospice Charity Fashion Show event. 
    It was absolutely wonderful! The fashion show was incredible, especially as all the clothes modelled were from their shops in Crawley and Horley. 
    You could easily have bought a whole new wardrobe of clothes! At fabulous prices too. 
    Thank you to my mum, Patricia, who helped me so much, and to Chris and Karen who brought along some of their quilting, crochet and cushions for display.  John was brilliant as always with all the lifting and carrying and his support.  It was a great evening and certainly a wonderful opportunity to buy clothes at fantastically affordable prices. 
    It is a perfect opportunity to up-cycle and recycle your clothes and that's exactly what we are offering to you too.   We buy and sell your furniture, as well as offering a hand painting service for your unloved furniture. All in all, it's a great way to "drab" to "fab" and "unloved pine" to "simply devine"...
    Key words of up-cycling and recycling meant so much this evening as all the money raised goes to keep St Catherine's Hospice going; it costs over £5million a year to keep its doors open to those who need such specialist care. 
     
    Pop along to your local St Catherine's Hospice, you might find something lovely to wear!
    With best wishes,
    Trixie
    x

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    WHY NOT POP DOWN OUR LOVELY LANE FOR A LOVELY MEANDER

    Posted by TRIXIE BRADLEY on

    15/04/15 - WHY NOT POP DOWN OUR LOVELY LANE FOR A LOVELY MEANDER...
     

    As I was helping John unload the latest hand picked collections of beautiful preloved vintage furniture from our van, I stopped. I stopped and looked at the gorgeous pieces of furniture, curios, treasures and finds that he had brought back to our Vintage Boutique. 

    Slowly unloading the van, the excitement was mounting with the sheer delights I saw!
    I will be photographing items to pop into our website over the next few days. 
    In the meantime, why not come down and take a little look for yourself?
    You are always welcome and we'd love to see you!

    Remember we are open Sunday's too from 10.30/4.30. The perfect time to have a meander around our very unique and special destination. 
     

    You do know it's East Grinstead's best kept secret place...shhhhhh!

    With best wishes,
    Trixie
    x

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    QUILTING IS SO ADDICTIVE - BE CAREFUL, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

    Posted by TRIXIE BRADLEY on

    22/11/2014 - QUILTING IS SO ADDICTIVE - BE CAREFUL, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

     

    Two Robins for Christmas joy!

    We have a range of lovely ways for you to be involved in our Craft School and all that it has to offer.
    There are lots of lovely classes and workshops, ranging from our Hobby Heaven, drop in - pop by, mornings and afternoons, which are ono £6.00 and include yummy parties, cake, coffee and tea and above all else, great company too.
    Then we have specific learning skill opportunities, furniture painting, rag doll making, fabric sculpture and quilting to name a few.  Quilting like other crafts such as these, knitting and crochet for instance are fabulously addictive.  And the joy it brings is like no other as you are truly making an heirloom piece of work - and the craftsmanship is simply sublime by our students.  Lots of them have been complete beginners and been taught by Jo Poulton, who is just the best.  Liz Grummett has only run classes here too and as brilliant as Jo.
    So I am going to illustrate by loading up lots of photos here for you to enjoy and perhaps in the New Year, you will join us?  We have a class for beginners starting in January, so get in quick! 
     
    So, come and join in the fun, we would love to see you.  Check out Craftily Creative on a Wednesday and Fabric Friday, yes, on a Friday.  All details and booking system on line or call us at our Boutique.  Be inspired and book yourself onto a class!
    With Love
    Trixie
    x

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    CHRISTMAS CRAFT DAY SALE - LEAVE THE MASS PRODUCED STUFF ON THE SHELF!

    Posted by TRIXIE BRADLEY on

    29/11/14 - CHRISTMAS CRAFT DAY SALE - LEAVE THE MASS PRODUCED STUFF ON THE SHELF!

     

     
    Do say you will come!
    Leave all the mass produced stuff on the shelf and really imagine the joy that your loved one, friend, family will have when they have a gift from you this year...
     
    We all have fallen fowl of the regular shopping trips for Christmas presents, looking for that special, unique something, that you just don't see.  It is difficult when lots of High Street shops buy the same style things in for their shops.  So, why not change all that?
     
    Our hand crafted, hand made, all with love, will certainly give you a wonderful chance to find something really unique and beautiful.  A real treasure, a really thoughtful gift, and it will really say, I love you.  We will have a pop up cafe, with mince pies, cake, coffee and tea - and donations from tea and cake sale will go to Hurstwood Park Neurological Hospital.
     
    Pop by, even just for half an hour, we'd love to see you...
     
    May we be the first to wish you Merry Christmas,
    With love and best wishes,
    Trixie and John

    x

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    WONDERFUL MERRY CHRISTMAS SIGNS WITH FABULOUS MISS MUSTARD SEED'S MILK PAINT

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    WONDERFUL MERRY CHRISTMAS SIGNS WITH FABULOUS MISS MUSTARD SEED'S MILK PAINT

    Now with a simply wonderful display Dresser, full to the brim with wonderful Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint; we ran our first Christmas Plaque class.  And what success!  The students loved it and so we loved having them here too.  
    The finished signs to take home - how lovely is that!


    I think that the photographs will speak for themselves and we have just one more class left now before Christmas - so if you are inspired by what you see, I would book online quickly!
    Let me now show you some of the photographs and the splendid achievements by our students!


    Students now applying their stencils and painting with MMSMP
    Some gorgeous colours here
    Beautiful 'Typewriter 'with distressed look
    Merry Christmas with fabulous finish
      
    I think that you will agree that the painted signs speak volumes for themselves and the girls loved the class so much.  Thank you Carol for such a successful class.
    Look out in the New Year, as Carol, our fabulous tutor, is adding lots and lots of fabulously interesting classes onto our website and class timetable.  From beginners to advanced, with painting techniques for stools and chairs, waxing and distressing classes for more advanced levels and a whole lot more besides.  
    If you are interested in registering your interest, please do contact us to put your name on our VIPP list - very important painting person!  
    Until next time, take care,
    With best wishes,
    Trixie and Carol
    x

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