Blog&BuySale ~ Spring Wish List Favourites

If you are a regular follower .. you may have heard the news I spoke about a few weeks ago that some of my products had been selected for the Blog&BuySale Spring Wish List?

The Wish List launched Sunday 17th March and runs for 7 weeks, until Sunday 5th May. The list provides a showcase of some of the very best creative products available online from independent artists & designers. I am so pleased my handmade wares are featured alongside so many awesome products.

Bunny Cushion - Rebecca Abell - £20

Barn Owl Illustration Collar Clips - Rebecca Abell - £10

 

My Favourites

 

Here is a pick of my favourites from the list.. there surely is a fab selection of Spring treats to choose from .. (it has been very difficult to restrain myself from buying everything!)

Be sure to check out the full showcase here: BlogandBuySale

Geometric Leather and Waxed Clutch - Weald Handmade - £25

Hand Woven Wool Rug - Agnis Smallwood - £39

Pigeon Brooch - Alice Shields - £16

Tea Tin - Comins Tea House - £20

iPhone Case - Cayenablanca - £18

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I am very pleased to announce that I have been selected to feature on the Blog & Buy Sale Spring Wish List! Two of my products have been chosen to be showcased for 6 weeks, along with work by other selected creatives.

The Wish List launches on 16th March and will run until 28th April..  and, I am very certain there will be the perfect Spring treat for you, so why not pop by? 

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A little bit about The Blog & Buy Sale..

The Blog & Buy Sale is a curated list of the very best creative products available online.

"Run by James & Josephine, BlogAndBuySale was launched to help support and showcase the very best creative sellers from around the world.

Intended to promote artists and designers who sell their work on the internet, BlogAndBuySale is all about helping up and coming talent looking to get noticed and make some real cash to boot. There are so many brilliant things getting sold by independent artists and designers, but the problem is the public doesn’t always stumble upon them."

There are some awards up for grabs too! - including, "most shared", "BlogAndBuySale Pick" and "Guest Creative Pick". 

We are delighted to welcome The Design Trust and The Design Museum Shop as our Guest Creative Judges for the Spring special! They will be picking a shortlist of their favourite products before announcing their top pick after the Wish List has finished.
 
Learn more: BlogAndBuySale.com

Product photography day.

After the snow had stopped this morning, the sunshine broke out, and the light filled up my studio! It is very rare that I get any natural light into my studio, so I took upon this rare opportunity to take some product shots of some new items to be added to my Etsy shop.

These handmade necklaces holds one of small pencil illustrations and are part of my 'Woodland Walk' collection that I launched back in November. (I have more products in my Etsy shop adorned with the same illustrations).

Did you know? ...

DID YOU KNOW? .. My collar clip illustrations are coated with a gloss sealer 3 times before gluing to a glass cabochon topper. Once dried, they are glued into position in blank pendant trays and attached with a small chain, cut suitably to size. Finally, each one is carefully checked over, making sure they of top notch quality and ready for packing to you in my handmade packaging! (All for only £10 each!)

These are available to buy at my online shop www.rebeccaabell.etsy.com

My 2012

I am so pleased with my first year as a freelance illustrator and I couldn't be more happy about what I have achieved. I am humbled to have had so much support from not only friends and family, but from the people who have followed me through my social networks and given me some really supportive comments and feedback.

Here is a little reflection in pictures...

1. Graduation at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham  2. The Enquiry Desk: In Session, presentation at Pick Me Up Arts fair, Somerset House, London  3. Window display backdrops at Browns Fashion, London  4. Secret 7" Project exhibition at The Idea Generation Gallery, London

5. Signed Florence & The Machine vinyl from the Secret 7" project competition  6. I discovered and took a class at COW Studio in Birmingham's Jewellery quarter  7. First book cover illustration for The Gentlemen Press  8. Selected for 'British Culture' exhibition at John Lewis, London Oxford Street store

9. Hero of Switzerland group exhibition at The Lomography Gallery, East London  10. My precious little nephew was brought into the world September 18  11. 'Ghost Bike' illustration selected for new talent category in Images 36: Best of British Illustration  12. Illustrations featured in 1000 Portrait illustrations publication

13. Started a new venture by adorning handmade products with my illustrations 14. Sold my new handmade products at Christmas craft fairs 15. Made more products for Christmas 16. Had the best New Years Eve with some of my favourite people

Wishing you all a very happy 2013! x

BRAND NEW! - Collar Clips

You can now wear my art on your collar! Simply clip each pendant to your collar tip and voila .. beautiful!

I have also released some new keyring pendants in antique silver. These new pendants have a little pine cone charm too! (I love these)

I will be at Lichfield Guildhall, Staffordshire, tomorrow from 10am - 4pm. Come and say hello and buy your last minute stocking filler treats :)

Etsy store launches this Friday!

I have finally got my act together with my Etsy shop preparations. All my products are made, packaging is prepared, shots have been taken, and I am now ready to launch my online shop, which will open this Friday-November 30!

I have already had some fantastic feedback from some WIP images I've posted on my Facebook page and I am hoping all the effort and hardwork will pay off with the launch of my shop (Fingers crossed)

All products are adorned with my pencil illustrations and are made by hand, by me. The array of wonderful little gift ideas are sure to delight your eyes.

Anyway, here is a little taster... and be sure to check back on Friday with a link to my new online shop :)

Bookmarks for you bookworms..

Finished off my labels for these beauties today! Perfect gift for those bookworm friends of yours :)

My Etsy shop will be open, soon! .. I promise! 

Craft Fair News

Last Saturday was my first craft fair of the season!

The last few weeks I have been very busy preparing all my stock, including the launch of a new range of products.  (I blogged about those here). Although the fair was disappointingly quiet and footfall was low, I still managed to sell quite a few little gifts and I had some great feedback on my new range.

My little helper was my little sister who I roped in to keep me company all day- Big thanks to Jenny!

 

My Best seller on the day was my vintage style owl keyring.. with two more fairs to go before Christmas and only one of these left, I think I best make some more!

Find me and my handmade treats at Lichfield Guildhall craft fair on:

Saturday 17th November 10am-4pm

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Saturday 15th December 10am-4pm

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New product launch - 'A Woodland Walk'

The last few weeks have been a little stressful to say the least! I have been crazily working away at my desk... scribbling, note-taking, drawing and sewing to produce a whole new range of products adorned with my hand drawn illustrations, ready to launch for Christmas.

I decided to be a little experimental and dip into processes and techniques that I have never worked with before. Although a little scary to begin with, I took to the sewing machine and tested a few bits of material to see what I could put together. (We did have a few fall outs, but me and the sewing machine are now best friends).

With the release of a new range handmade products, I have also launched a brand new special collection, on trend for this season, called ‘Woodland Walk’. This collection is inspired by woodland animals and has been created to bring a quaint, charming and beautiful touch to an array of homewares and gifts.

The Woodland Walk collection includes cushions, cosmetics purses, small coin purses, keyrings, necklace pendants and bookmarks. The collection will be available to buy from this Saturday at my first Christmas fair...

If anyone is interested in buying any of my new homewares and gifts, please get in touch. I will also be attending a few craft fairs in the lead up to Christmas, where all new products will be available along with some other bits and pieces. Dates and venues as follows:

Saturday 3rd November - St Pauls, Walsall 10am-4pm
Saturday 17th November -Lichfield Guildhall, Lichfield 10am-4pm
Saturday 15th December - Lichfield Guildhall, Lichfield 10am-4pm

If you can't make it to any of these venues then stay tuned as I will hopefully be opening an online shop this coming month! Yay!

You can follow my Facebook page here, where I also regularly post up photos and updates of new happenings...

x

Christmas fair prep..

Over the last few weeks I have been prepping for christmas fairs (it feels too early, but is fast upon us!) I have been busy making lots of decorations and various gifts to sell which I am super excited to share!

I am currently in the process of booking stalls at the fairs, therefore I will post up a newsletter of dates and venues very soon when it's all booked up!

COW Studio Workshop

Last week I went along to a creative workshop at the COW Studio in Birmingham's Jewellery quarter. The workshop session was bag making and was so much fun! Francine who runs the workshop was super lovely and very helpful .. and even made us a very yummy victoria sponge cake-amazing!

I would definitely recommend booking a workshop session.. there are various ones to choose from over on the website here: creativeopenworkshops.com