Cup of Sea, fun acrylic jewellery

Leese of Cup of Sea has loved designing quirky accessories ever since she was a kid. I am very happy she will be selling at the Designer Makers Sale! Her acrylic jewellery collection expresses a real sense of fun with unique shapes, lots of colour and creativity! Many of the designs sit perfectly together like the stormy cloud and lightening shown above. In fact, a ‘mix and match’ approach is encouraged, enabling a bit of personalisation by the wearer.

Cup of Sea also has fabulous statement pieces like the octopus below.
Picture one: Rain cloud and lightening rings
Picture two: Purple pansy neclace
Picture three: Octopus ring

Ode Marie... beautiful textile crafts

I am very pleased to announce that Ode Marie will be selling her beautiful textile crafts at the Designer Makers Christmas Sale. Her ornaments combine traditional imagery with vibrant modern colour and are the perfect addition to any tree.

The brooch above is stunning in person, and her skills with needle and thread truly shine bright. Check out her blog to see the range of bags she's created especially for selling at Bust and our Designer Makers Sale. Other products to include notebooks and the pinbooks below.
picture one: Handmade Christmas decorations
picture two: Lovely, bright and detailed brooch
picture three: Charming pin books

The Owl and the Butterfly

The Owl and the Butterfly is the creative collective of card maker Mary Foley and accessories designer Pippa Shaw. All of their items are genuinely handmade in the UK.

Mary makes modern cards, amazingly cut by hand with only a craft knife and a little bit of love! She even does personalised items too.

Pippa makes knitted niceties including oyster card holders, brooches and corsages with felt, sequins and embroidered details. Presented in lovely vibrant colours on a piece of card with her adorable logo, a lil owl in a party hat. Check out her new shop 'The Owl and the Party Hat'

picture one: Mary's cards
picture two: Mary's hand cut Christmas card in detail
picture three: Pippa's adorable cupcake brooch

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Saga Arpino

Saga Arpino will bring her gorgeous scarves and lovely cushions to the sale. She's coupled printed silks with soft wools, velvets and cottons to make sumptuous scarves that can be worn by both men and women to brighten the hearts of the grey and blustery city. I was amazed to learn that her selection of beautiful scarves are photographically printed! The cushions are soft and squishy with pattern created by compositions of upholstery fabrics. Saga is definitely an artisan skilled in many techniques and the details in her products are impeccable.

Shop with Saga at the Sale or on etsy and folksy.
picture one: Bright and lovely scarves for women
picture two: Dashing scarves for men
picture three: Pair of Red Cushions

Laura Laura embroidered thoughts and old items made new again

LauraLaura hand embroiders with witt and charm onto 100% wool knitwear and also creates unique accessories from old buttons and bangles. Focussing on making new from old, re-working the unwanted to create captivating clothing and accessories. Every piece is truly unique, and with the right care can be treasured for years to come. Perfect for gifting this season.

Also for Christmas Laura has the most wonderful crackers a girl could ask for! Each contains a traditional paper hat, a motto and best of all... a pair of her fabulous button earrings
picture one: vintage button earrings
picture two: Good as Gold Emboidered Knit
picture three: Laura's Christmas Crackers

Cecily Vessey, inspired by architecture

Cecily Vessey is a London Based designer obsessively interested in Architecture. At the moment she sells Silk bound Notebooks, Silk twill Scarves, Note cards and Cotton Jersey Vest Tops. Her ranges are always expanding as she is happy to take on the challenge of drawing any building or cityscape.

Cecily says “All of my drawings come from the observation of bulidings - it is not just one architectural type that catches my eye, but the combination of the many different types in each of the individual areas of a city. As buildings are already someone elses artistic achievement I see no point in creating an imitation of anothers work. Instead I use the lines and the particular details that engage my attention to create drawings that have both a graphic sense and a wonky charm.”

I love her charming cards (below) with illustrations of Big Ben ... perfect for sending out all your best wishes this season!

Cecily will be selling at our designer makers Christmas Sale, but you can also shop her products online or visit her most Sundays at Greenwich Market.

picture one: handmade silk bound notebooks
picture two: silk scarves
picture three: big ben cards