Posted by Anne on 9:31 pm
Evening all and a happy new year!
Hope you’ve all had a good break. If you’re looking to splash the Christmas cash lots of our shops have sales on and we have lots of woolies for this freezing weather. However, the featured items are a bit of a mystery… Inspired by the new Sherlock Holmes film we have delicate Victoriana and sparkly steampunk goodies. And yes we do sell deerstalkers. Feast your eyes on these lovelies…
Visit this week’s top picks.
Our new featured sellers:
- Mrs Gibson – delightful vintage-inspired jewellery and bags, all to be found in Mrs Gibson’s Atelier
- AResinRevival – cool vintage graphics immortalised as fabulous jewellery from A Resin Revival
- Maxemilia – super-cool pillow cases and cards featuring designs and embroidery from Emily Mackey
- Made With Love by Kat – one of a kind reworked vintage jewellery made with love by Kat Dibbits.
Photo: Antique Coloured Bloomers from Gaia Noir.
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Posted by Anne on 11:20 am
2009 has been a big year for Folksy and we just wanted to say thanks to all our buyers, sellers and partners for making it such a success. The site has really grown since this time last year and it’s been very busy in the run up to Christmas. We’ve attracted a lot of new customers and had great feedback from them. Lots of people want to buy handmade and have told us they’re really delighted with the amazing things they find on Folksy.
Upcycle Xmas
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Posted by Anne on 9:00 pm
Last posting dates are coming up fast as the Christmas countdown continues. Our featured items are another top selection of Christmas gifts. Have a look, there’s something for everyone.
Visit this week’s top picks.
Our new featured sellers:
- Niche – charming handmade necklaces, dolls and gifts from Fee in Scotland
- Loglike – creative gifts featuring wildlife, woodgrain & the natural world
- Josephines – vintage jewellery with a modern twist
- Little Doodles – delightful drawings from Kate Wilson, guaranteed to make you smile
Photo: Candlestick – 1960s Broadhurst Arizona ceramics from Loglike.
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Posted by jamesb on 12:12 pm
There’s now just under two days left in the Upcycle Christmas eBay auction. It’s all in aid of Sue Ryder Care, so get bidding!
The voting also closed last night on the People’s Choice category of the competition. And so, as at 10pm yesterday, the item with the most ‘favourites’ was…
Ingrid, from Rose Lullaby Dolls, with 85 votes.
Congratulations to Rose! She’ll be invited to join the other winners in showcasing her portfolio of work in the Sue Ryder Care store in Camden in February. And, of course, if you’d like to own Ingrid, you can bid for her over at eBay.
A big mention too for the two runners-up, which were the Vintage fabric and glass bead necklace from coolmummy and “Winter Girl” Recycled Stained Glass Panel from Through The Round Window – both beautiful items.
Well done again to all the winners – and remember to keep bidding on the eBay auctions…
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Posted by jamesb on 11:43 pm
Hello,
The judges all came back today with their choices in the four categories (Update: see also the peoples’ choice winner). So, without further ado the winners of the four categories are:
Loved the idea of just painting over somebody else’s work and making it your own. We also loved that they weren’t actually damaging the pieces but kind of preserving them. We loved these. Anthony and Alison
Most Innovative Piece: Zip Earrings by JollyGood.
This is so simple and effective. Wayne Hemingway
Appeal / Playfulness: The Sew It Yourself Giraffe by Loglike.
This is fantastic – simple idea, brilliantly done. I’d immediately want to buy this – I love that it has a little retro vibe but it totally contemporary and new-seeming at the same time (I mean new in terms of idea, obviously, not new in terms of materials). A really goo example of taking something old and making it absolutely modern. Also, I really love the look of it and the bold simplicity of the idea. I’d like to own one. India knight
Quality of Craft Work: The Denby Chair + Pixar Lamp by Blackalbino
I love the detail that has gone into renovating this old chair and lamp. You can see from the standard of craftsmanship of the collage that this must have taken a great deal of time and precision. I particularly love the use of the old post cards and stamps I LOVE vintage images and it makes this very unique
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Posted by jamesb on 9:48 pm
We’ve had 132 146 entries to the Upcycle competition and we’ve been overwhelmed by the effort and the thought that has gone into so many of the pieces. Thank you so much all of you who took part. You can see them all here.
This is one of our favourites in the office:
The judges have spent today going through the entries and choosing their winners. Each judge was responsible for the following category:
- 1. Most innovative piece: Wayne Hemingway MBE
- 2. Quality of craft work / ‘craftsmanship’: Louise Roe
- 3. Best use of materials: Antoni and Alison
- 4. ‘Appeal’ which kinda means playfulness / fun: India Knight
And lastly,
- 5. The people’s choice – as chosen by number of favourites the item receives on Folksy!
We’ll put up the judges decisions tomorrow (Monday). But now it’s over to you to favourite the items you like and to choose the Folksy users’ winner. You have until Thurs 10th at 8pm to nominate your favourite. Each of the 5 winners will get to showcase their portfolio in the Sue Ryder Care Camden store in the New Year (February), in a specially constructed Folksy set. [Update: voting has now closed, and the winners have been announced]
Of course the auction starts tomorrow and will run for one week. We’ll be blogging and tweeting about that. It’s going to be held on eBay. We were going to use our own auction software but in the end we thought that the sheer size of eBay and it’s customer base would generate better prices for Sue Ryder Care. Because it’s for charity all proceeds will be exempt from eBay charges.
That’s it. More tomorrow. 
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Posted by Anne on 8:42 pm
The Christmas countdown continues and the featured items are another top selection of Christmas gifts.
Visit this week’s top picks.
Our new featured sellers:
- Bookity – beautiful book-themed items for bibliophiles
- Pants and Paper – delightful brooches and gifts made from recycled fabrics
- Champignons – curious screenprinted notebooks and prints
- Myfuroshiki – furoshikis are a delightful way of wrapping presents, Japanese style
Photo: Go Away I’m Reading Brooch from Bookity.
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Posted by jamesb on 12:19 pm
We’ve had a busy week. This is mainly due to a conversation that I had with Russell that went something like this:
Me: how’s the Newspaper Club project coming on?
Russell: yeah, good
Me: be great to do a newspaper for Folksy next year. With hindsight it would have been good to do a Christmas catalogue as a newspaper, a sort of sampler.
Russell: why with hindsight?
Me: because it’s too late now.
Russell: erm well, we could get one out next week if you want.
Me: [falls off chair] OK.
And so it went that Anne and I (yes, OK, mostly Anne) set to work getting the content for a newspaper together and liaising with Newspaper Club’s resident designer to create a style and lay it all out right. Newspapers tend to be produced quickly; there’s a time constraint that defines them but it’s one we’re not used to. It was a bit of a rush, but we made it. So, without further ado, here’s the Folksy Festive Sampler:
Download a copy here (PDF file, 5 MB optimised for web)
We got around 8,000 printed. They came from a newspaper print place in Peterborough. We took some to the Folksy Christmas Do and the rest were delivered to the office. What do you think of it?
We’re sending some out to Folksy people this week and also to some journos and craft fair organisers. If you’re organising a craft fair or want to distribute some or actually just one want then let us know by emailing us at be@folksy.co.uk and stating what you want them for and how many you’d like.
Many thanks to the fabulous folk at Newspaper Club (Ben, Russell, Alex) for their help in making this happen.
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Posted by Anne on 9:09 pm
Our normal themes are out of the window this week, as there’s so much Christmas shopping going on. For the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you our finest Christmas items, best-sellling gifts and promising newcomers. There are so many great new things being listed that we can hardly keep up!
Check out Folksy’s Christmas picks.
Our new featured sellers:
- Forever Foxed – cards and gifts with one thing in common – terriers!
- Jude Allman – beautiful hand-thrown ceramics from The Isle of Wight
- Cancer Research UK Shop – goods from Folksy sellers with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. A great way to buy presents and help a good cause at the same time
- Erin – beautiful bags from all occasions from Folksy newbie Erin
Photo: Christmas Decoration Set (White Stars) from Jude Allman
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Posted by jamesb on 10:48 am
We’ve organised a party for Monday 30th of November at The Fellow Pub (Map) in Kings Cross, London from 18:30. It’s our Christmas do and we wanted to have it with you.
The room can hold 60 ish and we’ve saved up and put some money behind the bar so you can all get a drink or two.
We want to do two things on the night:
- Share things. We’ll have a “show and tell” / “how to” corner. For 15 mins you are encouraged to talk about how to make something or something you’ve made. Or just talk. There’s a spreadsheet here you can put you name and book a time slot. As of now it’s just me talking about where we’d like to go with Folksy.
- Make stuff. Sue Ryder Care will be providing bags of stuff for you to make things with. You’ll have to bring your own ‘tools’ but we’d love it if you could get crafty and either continue with a piece you’re making for the Sue Ryder Care Upcycle competition or start something new.
That’s it. Grab your ticket to come to the event (the first set is limited to 40) We’ve got 60 available. They are free but you need to be registered with Folksy to order tickets (you can get two so do bring a friend). Hope to see lots of you next Monday
Can’t come?
If you can’t come then do say hello anyway with the hashtag #folksydo on twitter. We’ll be using the same hashtag to give you a sense of the occassion and they’ll be (messy?) pictures and video which we’ll point you at afterwards.
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