For those of you planning on heading to free music festival Duckstock this weekend at The Flying Duck, you might be pleased to hear that the Made In The Shade gals are getting in to the Woodstock spirit, taking a chill pill and hosting a miniature, VERY laid back version of Made In The Shade right there in the club den :

    

We have textiles, homewares, stationery, giftware, accessories, jewellery, art, edibles, festival ephemera, jumble, bath & beauty and... and...  Loads of fabulous things!  :o)

Here's the vendor line-up.  Bunch o' ole hippies...

1.    Clare Nicolson + Jen's Jamazing Jewellery (not Jen's actual business name, mind! Just for for fun!)
2.    YHF Photo & Gillian Hayes Photography
3.    Cotton Candy Corsage
4.    *pipless jam
5.    Lemonart
6.    Snap Dragon Jane
7.    Lost In The Forest + The Koru Branch
8.    Wooden Tree
9.    Hungry Designs
10.  Covetables
11.  Lady Wurlitzer & Nana Moon's Trunk Sale

 

 

The Made In The Shade gals are beside themselves with excitement.  The good dudes of Duckstock '09 have invited us to add an extra bit of creative indie spirit to this year's festival procedings! 

Duckstock is a FREE festival taking place at our very favourite Glasgow city centre venue, The Flying Duck on Sunday 16th August.  Duckstock coincides with the 40 year anniversary of ultimate free lovin' indie-fest Woodstock.  Sticking true to the spirit of the 1969 Woodstock gathering, Duckstock will bring together live performances from lots of different acts on different stages (all performing at least one cover of a song performed at Woodstock!) with poets, djs, film, exhibits, food, drinks and indie shopping!  The Made In The Shade gals will be playing a wee DJ set here and there too! 

The festival kicks off at 1pm.  Entry is free.  Music is free.  Friends are free.  Love may well be free, but I'd be sure to check first.

If you want to do your homework before coming along to Duckstock '09, we found this fabulous little site that tell y'all EVERYTHING you need to know about Woodstock '69. 

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SELL YOUR WARES @ DUCKSTOCK?

In keeping with the vibe of the day, Duckstock are offering y'all FREE selling space at the festival on Sunday 16th August.  Think your products suit the (city centre) festival goer?  Drop an email quick smart to bookings@wearemadeintheshade.com and we'll sort you right out.

 

Technically, it hasn't been that long since we posted our last newsletter but things are happening so gosh darn fast here at MITS HQ at the moment that my fingers can't type fast enough to keep y'all up to date!  Here's what we've been up to over the last few weeks...

Made In The Shade - NESTA Starter for 6 '09 Awardees

Following several months of training and a whole load o' toil, the Made In The Shade gals are thrilled to have been awarded grant funding by NESTA - the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.  We're really excited to be in a position now to develop our events calendar and introduce new streams of support for the designers, makers and small retailers we work with.  Hooray!

The Made In The Shade Gals in London Town!

Later this month, the gals are taking a trip to the big smoke.  We'll be trawling the capital's best handmade and vintage haunts on the look out for new talent and fabulous products. We'll be spending 3 days meeting independent business owners and other creative types - we're really excited!  If you would like to recommend a boutique or a market event you think we oughta visit, mail us at:  mail@wearemadeintheshade.com and we'll add it to our itinerary!

Made In The Shade & The Park Gallery

This Autumn/Winter the Made In The Shade team are working alongside the Park Gallery in Falkirk to bring a touch of handmade magic and public crafting to the gallery's event program and to the lovely people of Falkirk!  We're currently laying plans to host a series of creative workshops in Falkirk city centre and at the Park Gallery itself.  Check the wesbite for further information in the coming weeks!

Clare Nicolson in The Sunday Herald

Did you see it?!  Did you see it?! Yes.  'Tis true!  Our very own Clare Nicolson featured in The Sunday Herald last weekend in the 'My Favourite Outfit' spread.  Clare talked to the lovely Ali Howard about her penchant for all things vintage and the special wardrobe she has to store her enormous collection of cowgirl shirts!  You can have a peek at the spread here.

If you would like to get in touch with Made In The Shade, email us at:  mail@wearemadeintheshade.com.  We'd love to hear from you!  And remember - subscribe to our mailing list via the website and catch up with us on our social networking profiles too!  :o)





 

The Made In The Shade gals are pleased to announce that vendor applications are now open for our next boutique shopping event! 

We are looking to recruit a smiley troupe of fabulous designers, crafters, artist makers and vintage sellers for the Made In The Shade Homecoming event in Glasgow.  We'll be setting up shop on Saturday 26th September at
The Lighthouse and doors will be open to customers between 10.30am and 5pm.  As always, we'll be pulling out all the stops to make sure the event goes off with a shang-a-lang.  We're currently beavering away in the background laying super plans and adding special event touches! 

If you would like to find out more about selling your handmade or vintage wares at the Made In The Shade Homecoming event, please have a flick through our Vendor Information pages then send us an email at bookings@wearemadeintheshade.com and we'll fill you in on all the Homecoming details.  Be sure to check our website and social networking profiles regularly for event updates and exciting newsflashes!  You can find us on Myspace, you can follow us on Twitter and you can join our Facebook group too!  As Steven Tyler quite rightly said, you don't want to miss a thing!

We can't WAIT to see you!  :o)

Evening all!


Apologies for the eery silence at wearemadeintheshade.com of late.  The gals have been super busy laying exciting plans for future Made In The Shade events and ventures.  Eeep!


Cowgal Clare shows off her best western get-up in The Sunday Herald

I know, I know.  We've been banging on about Clare appearing in the Sunday Herald for ages - but honest!  It's really happening!  Clare enjoyed her little photoshoot this afternoon and she's gearing up for her interview on Monday.  Our gal will feature in the 'My Favourite Outfit' column in next weekend's Sunday paper.  Keep your peepers peeled! 


Made In The Shade featured in Big In Falkirk documentary

Our chums at UZ Events forwarded us this link to a documentary made by a talented media student during the Falkirk festivities in May '09.  For those of you who didn't make it along to the festival, this little movie gives a splendid overview of the event - hopefully enough to entice you to attend next year!  For those of you who did swing by, then you'll catch a glimpse of some of your favourite acts and installations.  Look out for the grannies on giant shopping trolleys, the flamenco dancer in the snow globe and... Made In The Shade!  The film features quick interviews with our very own Suzanne Smith and the lovely Rosemary Cunningham of *piplessjam.  Hooray! 

To watch the Big In Falkirk documentary in full (it's about 10 minutes long), click here.

Exciting developments (that we can't really tell you about yet!)

We've been working very hard behind the scenes at Made In The Shade HQ.  We're laying some pretty exciting plans and we hope y'all will be as thrilled about 'em as we are.  We're not quite ready to unveil everything properly yet, but we can tell you that not only are we toiling away to produce some fabulous events for you, but we're also scouring the city for the perfect property to house the all-new Made In The Shade Hub!  The Hub will act as a permanent base for the Made In The Shade Gals to do all their important business and will also house a flippin' wonderful retail and showcase space. but - more about that later once we've got everything arranged.... Opening day is a fair way off yet, but we want to keep you up to date!

 If you are a designer, maker, crafter or vintage seller, you might be interested to hear that we're about to launch a folio of very special services designed just for you - aiming to help you develop your indie ventures.  We'll be launching these very shortly, so look out for an info mail coming your way int he next few weeks!  If you just cannot wait and you need to know more NOW then we'll do our best to answer your questions.  Get in touch!

Glasgow's own purveyor of prettiness featured on Monday's MITS Blog @ The Skinny

Rachel Lamb, owner of everyone's favourite online boutique, Hannah Zakari talks to the Made In The Shade gals for the next instalment of the Made In The Shade blog at The Skinny.  Rachel has very kindly taken part in our 'Whatcha Doin'?' series.  Be sure to visit www.theskinny.co.uk on Monday to read all about the adventures of an inspirational indie business woman!

 

We're still recuperating after Summertime Hop here at Made In The Shade HQ.  We worked our bobby socks off in the run up to the event and we put in a good 17 hour shift on the day.  We need a big snooze!

Despite the footfall being lower than we anticipated, we still managed to have a fun, productive day at the Debating Chamber & Reading Room.  Lots and lots of hands helped make the day a success and we gotta give due thanks.  First up - thank you to the 25 vendors who set up shop with us.  The stall displays looked beautiful and the variety and quality of products on offer was spectacular.  We received fabulous feedback from visitors.  Customers were thrilled to leave with a little piece of handmade magic or vintage treasure!  Special thanks must go to this season's Made In The Shade newcomers for embracing the whole affair and to the hard core that helped with the daytime/night time changeover and continued to sell way into the night!  Thank you too to those who donated fabulous gifts to Flora the Tombola!  She appreciates it.  This season's charity is the SSPCA.  They'll be receiving a tidy little cheque from us. 

Thank you to the friends and Made In The Shade volunteers who worked hard throughout the day to keep things organised:  Ruth Hollywood did a sterling job meeting and greeting our visitors and Sheena May made a fantastic job of managing Nora's Bake Sale & the Craft Lucky Dip.  Thanks too to Allan and Jacqueline for ferrying us around and helping out where needed!  Thank you to the GU Stitch n Bitch gals for setting up their pretty crafty tea party in the Craft Lounge and thanks to Miss Moovelous for getting in the swing with the crochet craft-along!

We had some flippin' swell entertainment at The Hop!  Thanks to David Duffy for squeezing in a sneaky wee acoustic set in the Craft Lounge.  This hardworking chap played 3 shows in 1 day!  Thanks too to our good chum Dave Arcari for taking part and giving us a sterling performance.  We're grateful to Margaret, Matthew and Catriona too.  They came as guests and ended up as roadies!  The Tennessee Hotshots had us movin' and shakin' into the night.  If you get the chance to catch these cats live, then we can't recommend 'em enough.  Just swell.  Thank you to Aaron & Sailor Tony of legendary killer 50s record hop All Tore Up (and chums) for keeping us entertained and on the dancefloor til we got papped out of the venue.  We couldn't think of a more fitting, more fun way to end the day.  We'll be donning our frocks and getting along to Blackfriars for another All Tore Up fix soon!  Huge thanks go to Ken for providing us with all the technical bits we needed to put the event together and to Paul for putting the whole shebang together.  He humphed, he climbed and he plugged everything in AND stayed around to make sure everything went smoothly onstage.  Thanks Paul!  And thanks to Ian for doing the Sailor Jerry run.  That was crucial to the success of the party!

Thanks to everyone who made it along to shop handmade and join in the crafty fun.  Special thanks go to our fellow Starter for 6ers for taking the time to lend their support and thanks too to our chums from NESTA and the CEO.  Thanks to Josie, Lyns, Lyndsay and Jo for making not one - but TWO trips!  'Twas lovely to see you!  And we must give a very special mention to The Birthday Girl who chose to spend her 10th birthday celebrations with us at The Hop!  Best dancer on the floor!  ;o)

We'll be posting a little photo gallery soon.  Stay tuned!

Thank you so much to the vendors and Made In The Shade lovers who have kindly blogged about The Summertime Hop on their lovely pages.  We appreciate your support.  We're working on a nice page where we can include links to all your Made In The Shade related chatterings.  Right now though, we'd like to share a few press updates with you.


To read a little preview item about The Hop on wonderful indie design blog Indie Quarter, click here.

To read our preview in The Skinny's 'Top June Events Round-Up, click here.

Keep your peepers peeled for us in the coming weeks in The Sunday Herald, The Skinny, The Evening Times and Scotland on Sunday!  We'll post links and scans as stories go live.  How exciting!?

Oh - and look out for the Made In The Shade Gals' 'Day In The Life' feature coming soon on Indie Quarter!

If you would like to feature Made In The Shade on your blog, website or in your publication, contact Carrie Maclennan at madeintheshadepress@gmail.com.

The Made In The Shade Summertime Hop takes place on Saturday 20th June at the GUU Debating Chamber (Gibson Street end of University Avenue). 

We are thrilled to announce this season's fabulous Made In The Shade vendors!


IN THE DEBATING CHAMBER BETWEEN 12pm - 7pm...  INDIE SHOPPING!


1.   Haberdash House

2.   Cotton Candy Corsage

3.   Gillian Kyle

4.   Silly Lily

5.   Miso Funky

6.   Little Sister Lucy

7.   Leah Halliday

8.   Showpony

9.   Pammie Annie Mackay

10. Lost In The Forest

11.  Fantoosherie Fancies

12.  bYMi

13.  Natalie Farrell

14.  Dazed Dorothy

15.  Hungry Designs

16.  Bindy Boo

17.  Made By Mother

18.  Wooden Tree

19.  Doublethink Designs

20.  Rachael Albert

21.  Rag & Bone Boutique

22.  We Are The Robots

23.  Art by Neil Slorance

24.  YHF

&

The Made In The Shade Gals

25.  Clare Nicolson

26.  Suzanne Smith Designs

27.  Lady Wurlitzer & Nana Moon

Good afternoon Shaders,

Since it's such a miserable day, I thought y'all might like a little update on the fun we have planned for you at the Made In The Shade Summertime Hop next month - something to look forward to!

Made In The Shade is hosting Glasgow's first indie shopping festival this Summer.  Inspired by our London-based counterparts, we've decided to make the leap and hold an event that combines our favourite things:  off-beat design, neo-craft, vintage, cake, rum, rock'n'roll, public crafting, lounging, dancing,  All Tore Up,  Dave Arcari & The Tennessee Hotshots.  Yes, yes.  It's a veritable extravaganza! 

Taking place on Saturday 20th June at GUU Debating Chamber & Reading Room, The Summertime Hop is a 12 hour music & craft-fest designed to set your little hearts a-pitter pattering with glee.  Here's the deal...

Between 12 noon - 7pm  we have...

Indie Shopping in the Debating Chamber

Over 20 of the best Scottish designers, makers and vintage sellers set up shop in the Made In The Shade boutique marketplace.  Ditch the humdrum of the highstreet and treat yourself to some one-of gorgeousness:  fashion, accessories, interiors, stationery, bath & beauty, textiles, art, photography, vintage ephemera, interiors, giftware, jewellery... ooph!  You'll be spoiled for choice!

Vintage Soundtrack!

Lady Wurlitzer and the Made In The Shade Gals treat you a swingin' shopping soundtrack!  Browse the delights of the boutique stalls while shimmying around to the best in wartime tunes,  rock'n'roll gems, country 'n' western classics and our favourite contemporary ditties.  We'll be warming up for the Wanda Jackson show on the 23rd June so expect a whole lotta Wanda AND, it's Kris Kristofferson's 73rd birthday on the 22nd - need I say more?

Flora the Tombola in the Debating Chamber

Come play with Flora!  She'll be offering visitors a chance to win a whole range of gifts and prizes including handmade treasures from  The Lighthouse, YHF Photography,  Madness of Many, Suzanne Smith, Clare Nicolson, Little Sister Lucy and Lady Wurlitzer! 

Knitting Gallery upstairs in the Debating Chamber

Want to get out the way of the hustle and bustle?  Need a little space to do soem chillin'?  Take your seats in the Knitting Gallery.  Grab a drink from the bar, grab a cake from the Bake Sale, grab a chum, grab your yarn and stitch away til your heart's content.  Oh - you'll also have prime seats for the live show!  Yayee!

Craft Lounge in the Reading Room

Want to learn a crafty skill?  Want to meet some likeminded people to make with?  Join our craftsters in the Reading Room for a bit of hands on fun over a rum or two.  Hook up with the GU Stitch 'n' Bitchers. Craft along with Miss Moovelous.  Go wild with Country Crafting! 

Get sociable in the Reading Room

If really you'd rather just have a wee seat while you mull over which gifts you'll treat yourself to, then the Reading Room has plenty comfy seats for you.  Nibble a cake from the MITS Bake Sale, enjoy a tipple from the bar and relax and chat with your chums. 

Live Music in the Reading Room

Our good friend David Duffy, dons his Saturday best and treats the loungers in the Reading Room to some old time cover-versions.  Everybody sing along now!  3pm - 5pm

Crafty Lucky Dip in the Reading Room

A measley £1 donation gets you a little bundle of craft goodies to add to your collection!  Many thanks to Robson & Mason for their generous contributions!  Fabulous!

BETWEEN 7pm - 8pm

The quickest clean-up in history!  Enjoy a drink and a cake in the Reading Room while we work hard to get the party started in the Debating Chamber :o) 

FROM 8pm - midnight we have...

50s killer record hop, All Tore Up! in the Debating Chamber

Live music from alt.blue guitar madman, Dave Arcari in the Debating Chamber

Live music from rockabilly trio, The Tennessee Hotshots!  in the Debating Chamber

A fully stocked bar in the Reading Room!

Did y'all get that?  There's a lot going on isn't there?!  And you know what?  An all day pass for the Made In The Shade Summertime Hop costs just £3.00! Yep - £3.00.  You are free to come and go as you wish.  Come shopping in the day.  Go home and get your glad rags on, then join us in the evening for a right old knees up!  Wristbands are available at the entrance to The Hop. 

Keep up to date with event developments by visiting our Myspace profile

Hola Made In The Shaders!

We hope you're enjoying a fun bank holiday weekend!

For those amongst you who plan to apply for selling space at Made In The Shade's Indie Shopping Festival:  The Summertime Hop, y'all best get emailing quick smart :o)  The deadline for vendor applications is Monday 25th May (5pm). 

To request an application/submit an application, email our gal Suzanne Smith at:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com and she'll do all she can to help!

Swell!

We can't WAIT to see you!

The MITS Gals

Hi there Shaders!

May you be enjoying the sunshine and easing yourselves into a new week of exciting adventures!

Here's an exciting adventure for y'all:  The MITS Summertime Hop!

This summer the Made In The Shade gals are presenting Glasgow's first indie shopping festival!  Taking place as part of the West End Festival on Saturday 20th June in the GUU Debating Chamber, the festival will combine the very best in neo-craft, off-beat design and vintage lifestyle with a fabulous programme of live music, dj sets, public crafting, interactive stands and lots of edibles and drinkables!  Just swell! 

We are still in the process of finalising all the details of the event.  We'll be posting updates frequently between now and June.  Keep your peepers peeled on the website and on our social networking pages for more information.

If you'd like to take up this fabulous opportunity to sell your wares and promote your business at the Made In The Shade Summertime Hop, get in touch with bookings gal, Suzanne Smith at madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com.  We can't wait to see y'all! 

We had a fabulous time at Big In Falkirk last weekend!  Despite a shaky start on Friday - anxiously wondering whether the rain would ever stop or not, the weather did (almost) hold out for the entire duration of the festival!  We had to cable tie just about everything in the marquee to prevent the wind from wrecking the place, but we were happy that the event was a dry and sunny one!


Thank yous...

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Jodie Noble and the production team at UZ Events for doing such a splendid job of organising the festival!  Sneaking a peek at event operations on a grand scale was truly eye-popping and we're ever so grateful for being looked after so well! Thanks too to Davie Lauder and chums for lifting and laying things for us and thanks to the man who took Carrie round the site on the bonkers buggy-doodah!  Highlight of the month!  Thank you to Lisa Watt for helping with the MITS Marquee promo and for being so damned competent!  UZ - you are fabulous.  You know who else is fabulous?  Ruth Hollywood, Jennifer Nicolson, Corinne Robinson and Graham Smith, that's who!   Thank you for all your help setting up the marquee and transporting various things to and from Falkirk!

Thank you to the I ♥ Haggis man who fed us on Saturday.  Thanks to the fire engine man for the free coffee and for the vintage clothes buying tips!  Thanks to Mischief La Bas for allowing me to have my picture taken. Thank to the kind man who offered to buy us ice-cream cones.  Thank you to the toddler who blew us kisses.  Thank you to Garry for buying us Jelly Babies.  Thank you to all the lovely people in yellow jackets who looked after us.

Thank you to all the vendors who took part in the event.  It was great to spend the weekend with such a lovely bunch of folks and we really appreciate all the efforts y'all went to to make sure the customers were sufficiently wowed!  We hope you had a fabulous time and we look forward to seeing y'all again soon!


The MITS Gals

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The Made In The Shade Gals & The Skinny team are thrilled to invite y'all to our Blog'n'Roll Party!

The soiree, thrown in celebration of the launch of our all-new Made In The Shade blog on www.theskinny.co.uk  takes place at Macsorley's Music Bar (Jamaica Street, Glasgow) on Thursday 16th April between 7pm and 12 midnight.

Here's the deal...

7pm - 8pm:  Drinks Reception

Show your invitation to the hostess and enjoy a complimentary glass of bucks fizz.  Supplies will be limited so make sure to swing by early!

8pm - 9.30pm:  Live Entertainment

We are doggone thrilled to welcome authentic rockabilly trio The MeatMen and old-time twisted country twosome, The Dirt to the Blog'n'Roll Party!  We love it when our favourite acts join in the fun!

9.30pm - close:  Mingling, nibbling and toe-tapping

Sit back, grab a drink from the bar and tap those toes along to the vintage playlist (by Lady Wurlitzer).  Enjoy a canope and chatter with likeminds while admiring the products of our favourite Made In The Shade vendors - as modelled by the makers themselves and our troupe of fabulous Shaders!

ALL WELCOME

 

Whoops! There goes another Made In The Shade!

Well, we did have high hopes and we did have the jitter(bug) for about week prior,  but all in all it's safe to say that the Springtime Jamboree was surely a rootin' tootin success!  We received some fabulous feedback from customers on the quality and range of work exhibited by the wonderful vendors and we received some lovely comments from visitors on how fabulous the event was.  Shucks!

Thank you to the designers, neo-crafters and vintage sellers who took part in the event.  Y'all made such a wonderful effort and it absolutely paid off.  Thank you to the 600 visitors who took the time to come see us and spend time at our event (except for the handful of clearly misplaced/lost sneaky petes who tried to get past the welcome table without paying the measly £1 entry charge/charity donation - that's just not acceptable Made In The Shade-style behaviour and we bid y'all good day!)  Thank you to Jamie and all the staff at Oran Mor for being such a great support during the proceedings and for solving our early morning 'issues' with calm and poise!  Thank you to the wonderful team of volunteers from Glasgow Caledonian University who showed themselves to be a great bunch of folks and possibly the most helpful bunch of guys and dolls a Made In The Shade organiser could ask for.  Thank you to Mistress of Ceremonies, Ruth Hollywood (actual name, yes) for being super-efficient and keeping everyone right and everyone smiling all day long!  Thank you to all the vendors, generous friends and local businesses who donated gifts to the Early Bird goody bags and to Nora the Tombola.  Oh - and thank you to cousin Nora for standing in for Flora at such short notice!  Thank you to Gillian for taking some fabulous snaps of the event and thank you to Garry, Suzanne and Michelle for their time spent in the kitchen whipping up sweet treats and bakery delights for the MITS Bake Sale.  I think that's everybody thanked?  If you've somehow accidentally been missed, accept our apologies - but rest assured that we do wholeheartedly appreciate your input into making the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree go off with a wiggle and walk.  Many thank yous to you all.

 

Look out for the pretty Made In The Shade ads appearing in this fortnight's issue of The List (2nd April) and in this month's edition of The Skinny!

Oh yes siree!  The Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree is finally upon us!  Just 5 measly sleeps to go until Sunday 5th April!

Join the Made In The Shade team and 25 of the best indie designers, neo-crafters and vintage sellers for an afternoon of old-time fete shopping fun this weekend at Oran Mor, Byres Road (Glasgow)!

Browse the boutique stalls, pick up a treat or two!  Enjoy a drink from the bar and a cake from the bake sale while enjoying the rock'n'roll soundtrack!  Play dominoes with your chums in our little lounge area! You might win a prize from Flora the Tombola!  Best make plans to spend the whole day with us...

Doors open at 12 noon and close again at 5pm.

For a taster of some of the fabulous products available at this season's dose of Made In The Shade, scroll on down!

Egg cosies by INTO Textiles

Scarf by Global Guru

Brooch by Feel Fuzzy

Pretty pants by Little Sister Lucy

Shopper by Sarey Poppins

Ceramic Scottie dogs by Kitty & Dude

 

Hooray!  Click here to read about Made In The Shade & Springtime Jamboree vendor Cosima Sempill (Kitty & Dude) on international home and product design blog Design* Sponge

Many thanks to Design* Sponge editor Grace Bonney for including us!  As avid fans of the site, we sure are plum thrilled to be featured.  For those of you yet to unearth the treasure that is Design* Sponge, here's a little lowdown... I've taken this info directly from the Design* Sponge biog page.

"Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge was declared a “Martha Stewart Living for the Millennials” (NY Times, 2008) and features store and product reviews, city, product, and gift guides, diy projects, before & after furniture and home makeovers, home tours, recipes, videos and podcasts, and trend forecasting. In addition, Design*Sponge features a unique section dedicated to covering student design, national and international design shows. The site is updated constantly throughout the day (with an average of 6-10 posts a day), and attracts a core group of devoted readers. Design*Sponge currently has 40,000 daily readers!

Design*Sponge editor Grace Bonney has a unique angle on the industry, working as a contributing editor at Domino Magazine and CRAFT magazine, and as a freelancer with top publications like House and Garden, In Style, New York Magazine, The New York Post and others.

Design*Sponge also hosts an annual D*S Scholarship to support up-and-coming art and design students. So far over $16,000 in prize money has been awarded to students across the country."

Go visit Design* Sponge!

 

As promised, you can read the Made In The Shade spring-y post on the fabulous Indie Quarter right here

The post features the work of Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree vendors INTO Textiles,  Emoni, Kitty & Dude, Covetables and Clare Nicolson :o)

 

 

We do. It's true.  We really do love The Skinny. It's Scotland's cutting edge culture magazine - what's not to like about that? We like Scotland and and we sure do enjoy engaging with culture and cultural activity now and again! At present The Skinny is a pretty swell guide to what's going on across Scotland: gigs, film screenings, exhibits, festivals, shopping, eating out... All in there, yes siree. The Skinny people even put our chums The Phantom Band on the cover last month. That was exciting!

Even MORE exciting is that from next month Made In The Shade takes up a blog residence on www.theskinny.co.uk! Waowsers!  Now to your list of 'stuff I like to read about in The Skinny' you can add;

1. Interviews & profiles of Scottish designers & makers
2. Vintage lifestyle features
3. Indie shopping guides
4. Articles about DIY culture & indie business
5. Photo-stories about guerilla crafters
6. Crafty how-to tutorials and other bits about making stuff!

These six little items will certainly feature on the all-new Skinny blog but there'll be so much more included besides! We cannot WAIT to get started on this fabulous new project.

We are so excited that we've decided to host a little launch party for our shiny new blog space. The party takes place on Thursday 16th April at Macsorley's Music Bar, (Jamaica Street, Glasgow). We will post all the details of the evening shortly but for now all you gotta do is mark the date in your diaries and get your best vintage get-up out of the closet - ready for an evening of old-time fun! The party gives us a chance to celebrate the launch of the Made In The Shade blog but it also presents a long overdue opportunity for us to thank y'all for your support over the past year! Hoorah!

 

 

You will know of these talented fellas from Made In The Shades past!  Our very good friend and my very good husband have joined forces to create a series of work that will mesmerise and beguile!

Artist Neil Slorance (Neil OSM) likes robots. Photographer Garry Maclennan (YHF) likes robots too. Brought together through their shared obsession with clunky creatures with bright eyes and glowing function buttons, Neil OSM and YHF have worked in partnership to present their debut exhibition: 'Uninvited'.

Launching on Friday 3nd April and running until Friday 17th April at Che Camille (Argyll Arcade), 'Uninvited' documents the sometimes turbulent lives of robots living in our neighbourhoods. 'Uninvited' communicates the robots' yearning for acceptance, their longing for companionship and love. The exhibition documents the struggles the robots endure just trying to stay safe in the city.

'Uninvited' is; topical, bright, beautiful, melancholic, humorous, dark, hopeful, fun, sad, reflective, relevant.

For further exhibition information, press inquiries or secret special details of the VIP opening event, please contact uninvitedrobots2009@gmail.com

Remember!  You can also see Neil OSM and YHF at the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree, showcasing their respective solo work!  Come join us! (Oran Mor, Sunday 5th April, 2009 - 12noon til 5pm)

 

 

As always, Made In The Shade and the fabulously talented designers, makers and vintage sellers that setup shop at the event are attracting the attention of the local and national press!

Sarey Poppins (Springtime Jamboree vendor) featured in Scotland On Sunday's At Home magazine supplement last weekend.  Look out for Sarey Poppins/Made In The Shade in the Evening Times in the run up to the Springtime Jamboree and we'll post the link to the Sarey Poppins story in Is This Music? as soon as it goes live!

Clare Nicolson (Made In The Shade organiser and Springtime Jamboree vendor) featured in this weekend's Scotland On Sunday and is set to appear in the A-Z of Scottish designers in the Herald next weekend.

INTO Textiles (Springtime Jamboree vendor) featured in this season's Selvedge magazine!  Lorraine's fabulous egg cosies took pride of place in the special spring themed egg cosie spread!  (Please note:  The Made In The Shade press gal was not responsible for generating this particular piece of press, but my oh my, we're all chuffed to see INTO in one of our favourite publications!)

Look out for Kitty & Dude and Bindy Boo in The List shopping pages on the 2nd April 2009!

Read the first in a series of articles about Made In The Shade on Indie Quarter here!

Look out for more Made In The Shade vendors popping up on the pages of some of our favourite bloggy blogs, decor8 and Design* Sponge!

 

 

I interrupt your evening to bring you some Very Exciting news!

I shan't beat around the bush.  I know we are busy organising our Spring/Summer events, but let's jump ahead to Autumn for a moment.

Lady Luck Rules OK will be setting up shop and adding a surprise or two to our Made In The Shade Homecoming event at The Lighthouse on Saturday 26th September 2009!  Travelling all the way from super-cool design hub Superette in Brick Lane (London Town), indie business goddess and owner of Lady Luck Rules OK Leona, will join the MITS gang as part of the LLROK UK Tour 2009!  We feel plum privileged to have been chosen as a creative destination on this year's tour!  And guess what??  Made In The Shade customers will get a sneaky preview of freshly made, newly launched Lady Luck Rules OK collections!  Woweee!!

Visit the Lady Luck Rules OK website here

Read about the LLROK UK Tour 2009 here

 

 

VENDOR INFORMATION:

Important deadlines for designers, makers & vintage lifestylists interested in taking up selling space at the Made In The Shade Marquee @ Big In Falkirk, Callendar Park.

1.

Completed application forms to be received no later than 5pm on Wednesday 25th March 2009

Please note:    If you have already submitted application info to Made In The Shade this season there is no need to repeat details.  We have your form/images logged.

2.

Vendors will be selected and announced on or before Monday 1st April 2009

3.

Requests for payment will be issued on or before Monday 1st April 2009

4.

Payment must be received by Monday 20th April. Your booking is not secure until full payment has been received.

If you have any questions about booking selling space at Made In The Shade, please email the team:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com

 

 

Happy Saturday to y'all!

Preparations continue at HQ for the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree:  it's all about the bunting this season (I have some wrapped around my leg as I type - fetching!)  and piles of pretty gingham are taking over our workspace! We have our baking recipes out and our aprons ironed and Clare is trying not to eat all the candyfloss.

Keep your peepers peeled for Made In The Shade in the press this weekend.  The very fabulous Sarey Poppins features in the Scotland On Sunday home section tomorrow (back page) and look out for more Made In The Shade mentions/adverts in The List, the Evening Times and Is This Music?  More to come!  We'll post all exciting press updates here first :o)

See you on the 5th April!

 

 

VENDOR OPPORTUNITY!
MADE IN THE SHADE @  BIG IN FALKIRK

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2009

The team are excited to announce that Made In The Shade has been invited to add a touch of vintage glamour and boutique shopping to Scotland's National Street Art Festival, Big In Falkirk.  Taking place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2009, Made In The Shade will set up shop in its very own wooden floored marquee in the Secret Garden area of Callendar Park, providing festival go-ers an alternative, boutique shopping experience!  The Made In The Shade marquee is set to compliment a mixture of gourmet food stands, theatre performances and musical sets taking place in the Secret Garden during the festival.

We would love for y'all to join us in making this special version of Made In The Shade a roaring success!  Big In Falkirk attracts over 100,000 visitors each year.  This is a fabulous opportunity to promote your business and introduce your wares to thousands of new customers.  For more information on the festival, click here.

The Made In The Shade marquee will be open to customers from 12 noon til late each day.

Selling space at Big In Falkrik for one day costs £40
However, we have a number of limited 'full weekend' slots available at a very special price of £65

Interested in taking part?  Keen to hear more?

To register your interest in booking selling space at Big In Falkirk, drop a quick email to:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com detailing which day(s) you'd like to attend

We will then send you full details on how to apply to be a Made In The Shade vendor @ Big In Falkirk.

We looking forward to hearing from y'all!

P.S  Keep your peepers peeled for yet MORE exciting festival news from Made In The Shade in the coming months!

 

 

Good afternoon Made In The Shade lovers!

We come bearing very exciting tidings.

We are thrilled to announce that this year,  Made In The Shade will be adding a touch of vintage lifestyle & boutique shopping to Scotland's National Street Art Festival,  Big In Falkirk!   The Made In The Shade team is delighted to have been invited to contribute to the continued success of Big In Falkirk and we're looking forward to hanging out our bunting in our very own Made In The Shade marquee!

Big In Falkirk 2009 takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May.

Since its inception in 2000, this award-winning, FREE weekend extravaganza has become one of the largest cultural events in Scotland, attracting over 100,000 people. Located in Falkirk’s stunning 180-acre Callendar Park, the cutting-edge entertainment features a wide variety of spectacular outdoor theatre, pyrotechnic displays, art, comedy and big name music acts alongside activities for all ages. Just swell!

VENDORS

If you are interested in booking selling space in the oh-so-special Made In The Shade marquee at the Big In Falkirk festival, please drop a line to:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com  We will be happy to forward details of the application process.

For more information about Big In Falkirk, click here.

 

 

[We Are] Fuzzy Felt Folk & Country Crafting take place at Macsorley's Music Bar this Sunday (Sunday March 1st). Made In The Shaders, Carrie & Clare will be entertaining Sunday loungers between 3pm - 7pm. Carrie will bring the 'country', Clare will being the 'crafting' and we'll all have a swell ole time!

There'll be colouring in (of course!) and Clare's crafty pub project this month is the ever-lovable sock puppet! Check the Country Crafting profile for more details.

 

 

Whoof! We have been utterly inundated with vendor applications for our Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree at Oran Mor. We received twice as many applications than we have spaces so the team have had to make some REALLY tough decisions this season. However, we think we've succeeded in bringing y'all a fabulous, perfectly balanced selection of design, neo-craft and vintage lifestyle! Phew....

Introducing... the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree Vendors!

All makers at Made In The Shade design and create their own products.

All vintage sellers have the eyes of magpies and offer quality, personally sought out items.

Little Sister Lucy: Luxurious nightwear, jewellery & accessories by Lucy Balloch

Pammie Annie Mackay: Gorgeous clutch bags, make-up pouches & pretty shoppers by Pammie Annie

Doublethink Designs: Unusual prints, cards & framed interiors by Victoria Evans

t-boo & Stella My Star: Jewellery & accessories made with love from vintage reclaim and pretty things

Kitty & Dude: Cheeky ceramics to appeal to the eye and the brain - by the fabulously talented Cosima

Pea Millinery: Must-have millinery by Paula Cooper. Vintage & contemporary designs - gorgeous!

Covetables: Hand sewn plush characters for children and grown-ups alike. Oh - and you must try the scrummiest cupcakes in town. By Michelle Aaron.

Eyes Wide Open Vintage: Vintage clothing, accessories, jewellery & pretty things by those 60s obsessed psych/garage gals!

Bindy Boo: Beautiful handbound books and journals by Bindy Boo, Eva Gustavsson.

Silly Lily: Handmade gifts & accessories for the home; bookmarks, doorstops, egg cosies, paper weights, scented sachets and washbags and... and... so many more pretty things!

Clare Nicolson: Oh-so-sweet springtime textiles and interiors. Add a little pretty to your surroundings!

Nana Moon & Lady Wurlitzer: Vintage style, homewares, beauty and ephemera by Carrie Maclennan

YHF Photography: Photography exhibit with a touch of quirk by Garry Maclennan & Friends

Margolily: Fancy accessories inspired by 1920s sparkle. Ribbons, silks, feathers and handknits; indulgent!

Madness of Many: Owls! Robots! Stags! Handmade interiors & giftware by Kimberly Diamond

Made By Mother: Art, illutsration & giftware by Mhari McMullan. The home of handmade lace braces!

We Are The Robots: Nautical, rockabilly & pixelated jewellery by the coolest robots in town.

Feel Fuzzy: Giving childhood treasures new life: vintage inspired paper-goods, embroidery & gifts

INTO Textiles: Fabulously cosy knits by the super-talented Lorraine Linton

Crikey Aphrodite: Glamorous corsetry & undergarments for the goddess in you (or your honey!)

Global Guru: Eclectic textiles, accessories & interiors by Morag Macpherson

Electra French: Citrus-tastic clothing, pants, jewellery & gifts by Dougie

Elfie Loves: Fashion writer/stylist, Diana Kiernander opens her vintage closet to MITS customers!

Art by Neil Slorance: Welcome to Neil's OSM world of robots, spacemen and shy boys, unlucky in love. Whimsical and melancholic yet utterly delightful and engaging!

Miso Funky: Offbeat homewares, accessories & embroidered samplers by Claire Brown & Mr. Miso

Sarey Poppins: Sarah Martin of Belle & Sebastian cuts her crafty teeth at Made In The Shade with her Springtime range of bags, accessories and special gifts.

Emoni: Michael Clarence returns to MITS with his luxurious range of ribboned shoppers and handbags.

bYMi: Unusual origami jewellery, art and accessories by Hannah Snell. Gorgeous

Leah Halliday: Handmade homey things, vintage treasure and beautiful giftware by Leah Halliday.

 

 

Phewee!

Applications for the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree at Oran Mor on April 5th are now closed.

Thank you so much to all the prospective Springtime Jamboree vendors who submitted applications to the team. Interest in Made In The Shade this season has been overwhelming. The team sure do have some tough, tough decisions to make! We have 60 fabulous vendors in line for just 27 selling slots so - spare a thought for us... :)

If you missed the deadling this time around, never fear! We'll be getting to work on our Summer events shortly. Please subscribe to our blog and keep an eye on our social networking sites for calls for contributors! Info is always posted here first.

Keep your peepers on the blog and on the website for the full Springtime Jamboree vendor list. It'll be published online on Friday 20th February.

Stay gold Shaders!
x

 

 

FAO Prospective Made In The Shade Vendors

Remember!  The deadline for applications (Springtime Jamboree, Sunday 5th April, The Venue @ Oran Mor) close on Monday 16th February.

If you would like to be considered for selling space at Made In The Shade in April and you haven't requested a form yet, please get in touch asap.  You can contact us at:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com

If you already have a form but you haven't returned it to us yet, please make sure your info reaches us by 5pm on Monday 16th February.

All selling spaces will be confirmed by Friday 20th February.

If you have any queries re. your application, please contact us at:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com

We'll be happy to help!

The Made In The Shade Team

x

 

 

St. Valentine's Day is upon us once more.

Whether you are planning a weekend indoors to avoid the abundance of rose-tinted schmaltz that takes over our favourite hang-outs at this time of year or whether you are wholly embracing the oh-so-sweet influx of hearts and flowers,  there's never a better time to indulge in a bit of self-gifting!  Better still, have your honey gift it up for you!

Here's our pick of fabulous handmade Valentine presents...

'El Corazon' necklace by Stella My Star

Oh-so-pretty Camisole by Little Sister Lucy

Gorgeous zip-bag by Natalie Farrell

Fabulous illustrated doillie by Made By Mother

Heart-shaped brooch by Lost In The Forest

Rose garter by Crikey Aphrodite

'You Make My Tongue Loose' by Neil Slorance (OSM)

 

 

Hi there Made In The Shaders,

We swing by quickly this morning to share a little article you might be interested in.  Our fabulous journo chum Claire has recently submitted a short piece to one of our very favourite publications, Amelia's Magazine and has very kindly given a little mention to Made In The Shade!

You can read the article here.

Please note though that there are a couple of wee errors in the story.  1)  Made In The Shade is intended to be included in the article as another example of the rise of diy culture in Glasgow - not as an event affiliated with the GCM.   2)  [We Are] Fuzzy Felt Folk & Country Crafting! take place in Macsorley's on the 1st Sunday of the month.  FFF is run by Carrie Maclennan and Country Crafting! is run by Clare Nicolson.  Neither of these events are affiliated with the GCM.  They are run independently by a couple o' chums with a penchant for country music, colouring in, making things and chatting to friends over a whole bunch of rum!  3) Oh - and at the time of writing Clare Nicolson was the Mafia Don but has since taken on a new role with the group.

Phew!  :o)  Enjoy!

 

 

Yes. 'Tis true.

Made In The Shade is now officially accepting vendor applications for our Spring Jamboree at Oran Mor on Sunday 5th April 2009.

Selling space at the event costs £40.00 and includes a 6ft frontage and trestle table + a host of special event touches and a whole bunch of advertising, press and promo effort. For full details please see our Terms & Conditions.

If you would like to apply, please send a mail to madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com to register you interest in the first instance. We will then send you an application form and details on what to do next.

Applications will close on Monday 16th February so be sure to get in touch asap.

We can't wait to hear from y'all!

The Made In The Shade Team

x

NOTE: To those of you who are keen to register your interest in other MITS events scheduled throughout the year, please hold on to your bonnets for just a little while. We'd rather take bookings for one event at a time so once we have the Spring Jamboree all sewn up (boom boom) then we'll issue another call for contributors for the Summertime Hop etc. Swell! Please be patient. x

 

 

Yes siree!

Get your diaries at the ready! The Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree takes place at Oran Mor (the beautiful venue at the top of Byres Road) on Sunday 5th April. We will swing open the doors at 12 noon and we'll close 'em over again at 5pm. We'll be putting together a fabulous afternoon of boutique shopping with a sugary sweet, old-time fete and fairground feel.

Celebrate the arrival of the daffodils in style: Come peruse the wonderful wares of this season's hottest Made In The Shade vendors, nibble some candyfloss and jive around to our trademark Made In The Shade Shopping soundtrack!

Check back for more details over the coming weeks - for now, you can get started on whipping yourselves into a handmade & vintage frenzy!

 

Made In The Shade is set to appear on Amelia's Blog again this season AND look out for some fabulous Made In The Shade sellers in The List's saucy valentine shopping spread!

 

Greetings Made In The Shaders!

I come bearing exciting tidings.

As some of you will have heard, Made In The Shade has been deemed temporarily homeless for a portion of 2009.  However, we have been searching far and wide for suitably fabulous spaces from which to host special Made In The Shade shopping soirees and we think we're about half way there in securing a couple of splendid venues for y'all!  We will be setting up shop in alternative venues during Spring/Summer but will return home to The Lighthouse in Autumn/Winter.

Keep your eyes on the site next week for details of our Springtime Jamboree event!  Made In The Shade packs its overnight case and takes a roadtrip out of the city centre.  This year we are celebrating the arrival of the daffodils and crocuses way out west!  Yes siree!  Everybody needs a change of scenery don't they?  We are adding the final details to the arrangements now.  The event takes place on a sunny Sunday at the Oran Mor in early April.  Information will be published here first.

If you are interested in selling your handmade or vintage wares at Made In The Shade this Spring, hold on to your hats!  A call for contributors will be winging its way to y'all very shortly.  For general event queries though, you can email us at madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com  We're always pleased to hear from you!

For now, keep yourselves occupied - bake a cake, cuddle on the sofa and enjoy Judy Garland & Fred Astaire in...  Easter Parade!  What else?!

 

 

... and we would love you to come! You can bring a cup and saucer if you want and if you fancy a cream bun - knock yourself out!

[We Are] Fuzzy Felt Folk, Glasgow's country music craft-friendly club is celebrating it's 2nd anniversary with a little hoedown in Macsorley's Music Bar, Jamaica Street on Sunday 1st February.

There'll be live music from our talented chums Schnapps and The Invisible Republic and Lady Wurlitzer (aka Made In The Shade's Carrie Maclennan) will provide a country tinged vintage soundtrack throughout the day.

Schnapps, fresh from gigs with White Denim, RTX (and by the time this show comes around) The Brute Chorus, have very kindly agreed to join our party and deliver some raw, abstract wonky tonk to our ears (most likely mediated by the effects of tequila). The band brings together musical and creative talent from all sorts of corners of the city and the resultant mixy-mashy that emerges from the meld is quite, quite fabulous. Oh yes siree!

The Invisible Republic have been good friends of Made In The Shade & FFF for a very, very long time and we're absolutely thrilled to have 'em along (with new members and all!) to our 2nd birthday party. The last time I heard the band play, I was stomping my feet and clapping my hands and singing along to their fabulous renditions of Hank Williams classics (arranged and performed especially for The Parsonage Hank Williams Tribute). Seeing the band on the Opry stage is one of my highlights of 2009 and I cannot wait to be swaying along to 'She Named A Bullet After Me' on the 1st Feb.

Aswell as getting together to celebrate the Fuzzy Felt Folk birthday, we're also tipping our stetsons to the launch of Clare Nicolson's brand new public crafting project, Country Crafting! If you are a maker or an all-round creative type and you fancy joining in on some pub crafting (or even some fun colouring in!) then we'd love to see you! Clare will have a load of creative fun in store and you can come along and ask her about her fabulous plans for 2009! Later in the year there'll be cross-stitch tutorials, knitting classes and all sorts of opportunties to make things. Come find out more!

We'll see you at Macsorley's between 3pm and 10pm!

xx

 

 

Good tidings Made In The Shaders,

You will notice that we have made some ammendments to our Event Calendar at last. It's taken us a little while to recover from the Made In The Shade Festive Shopping Weekender but we are now ready to get going on our series of events for 2009 and my oh my - we are not doing things by halves!

As you may already know, The Lighthouse has secured a fabulous high profile exhibit between March and September this year and as such, Gallery 5 will be out of commission as a Made In The Shade venue for much of 2009. However, we have booked two fabulous events at The Lighthouse later in the year. We'll be having our cosy Autumn shindig on Saturday 26th September and we'll be hosting the 2nd annual Festive Shopping Weekender on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December. You will be relieved to know that we are by no means neglecting plans for Spring/Summer events. We will shortly be announcing details of the Made In The Shade Springtime Jamboree and hold on to your hats as we blow the top off a very, very exciting edition of Made In The Shade set to take place this summer.

Aswell as our trademark shopping events, Made In The Shade plans to explore new territories in 2009 so if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the blog to keep abreast of all news and developments. If you are a neo-crafter, quirky designer or vintage seller and you're looking to take part in a Made In The Shade shopping event, look out for calls for contributors. These will always be posted here first.

 

 

Hello and Happy New Year to y'all!

We hope you enjoyed tinseltime and we hope you had a nice rest over the holidays.

We're back at work now and rerring to go with a whole heap of new ideas and plans for 2009! The Made In The Shade team are beavering away in the background, working to make this year's events calendar one to truly remember - full of 'firsts' and full of fun. Oh yes... This cold snap doesn't affect us! We're bumping our mittened hands together with glee and we're hopping on the spot with anticipation!

We will be publishing details of the first round of Made In The Shade shopping events shortly. Please check back to the site on Monday 12th January for exciting updates. A call for contributors will follow soon after. Remember, we only accept applications for limited periods so as soon as that request for sellers appears on your screen, be sure to register you interest quick smart to be in with a shot of exhibiting at Made In The Shade IV :o)

For general queries, or if you just want to say hi, email us at wearemadeintheshade@gmail.com

More soon!

x

 

 

Dear Santa,

It's that time of year again. It doesn't seem so long since my last letter. Thank you for last year's lovely gifts. You really do have fabulous taste.

I have been a very good girl this year. I have worked hard alongside my fabulously talented friends to create a wonderful new shopping event in Glasgow. It's called Made In The Shade. People seem to like it. I admit, there has been a little pouting and even a little crying on the odd occasion during the past twelve months, but over all I think I have been very well behaved. Though you probably know that already, huh?

There are lots and lots of things I'd like for my Christmas this year. Since I can't decide, I thought I'd send you a huge list and you can just choose what you like. I won't be disappointed.

Ceramic Russian dolls by Kitty & Dude

Scrapbook jotter by Helen Gallogly

Beautiful fabric shopper by Emoni

Oh-so-cute domino pin by *pipless jam

Illustrated doillie by Made By Mother

Pretty pony by Lullabylily

Handmade books by Bindy Boo

(Etsy store coming soon!)

Thanks so much Senor Santa Clause. I'll be sure to leave you a pink wafer biscuit and a glass of pear juice for when you arrive at my house on Christmas Eve.

Say hi to Mrs Clause and the elves for me won't you.

Yours faithfully,

Carrie

x

 

 

My! Hasn't time flown!? The Made In The Shade team have successfully made it through an entire year's worth of events, positioning Made In The Shade as a key showcase for neo-craft, quirky design and vintage lifestyle in the UK.

Since the event launched in May we've welcomed around 9000 discerning shoppers through the Made In The Shade galleries at The Lighthouse and we've established an ever growing population of loyal fans and visitors. The feedback we have received from customers has been fabulous. Handmade lovers and vintage aficionados have truly embraced the arrival of Made In The Shade and I suspect we may even have converted some mainstream high street shoppers too as the Made In The Shade word has spread via enthusiastic chatter and press coverage! We have exciting plans for 2009 and we look forward to telling y'all about 'em soon!

For now, we'd like to thank a few folks who made our Festive Shopping Weekender such a success last weekend. 2886 visitors came to see us on Saturday and another 1896 came to see us on Sunday! Quite remarkable really! Thank you to all those customers who showed their interest and support in the event. Thank you to the 70+ exhibitors who set up shop over the two days, providing customers with a vast array of wonderful design pieces and vintage items to browse (and purchase!) and thanks to the makers who offered Christmas gifts up to our gift tree! Thank you to Hollie & Gillian and the staff at The Lighthouse. Thank you to the CEC members for taking part in the CEC showcase. Thank you to Ken, Jennifer, Dominic, Garry and Pauline. Thank you to the team at The List and the team at Selvedge. Thanks too to Maureen Ellis at the Evening Times, Jennifer at Indie Quarter and Caishnah at She's Crafty. Special thanks must go to Janis & The Parsonage for their beautiful peformance on Saturday. We have probably missed some names, but rest assured all your efforts are truly appreciated and we're thrilled to have your support.

We wish you all a fabulous Christmas and a swell New Year and we look forward to sharing our 2009 plans and events calendar with you shortly.

Subscribe to the blog to keep up to date with the adventures of the MITS team and keep abreast of updates and opportunities.

Happy Christmas!

 

 

Made In The Shade is featured on the very splendid Indie Quarter design blog this week ahead of our Festive  Shopping Weekender!  Follow this link to read the lovely feature.  Product images by Pea Millinery included!

The event also appears in The List's trusty Hit List this week and we are featured in the special Christmas Shopping Directory too as part of the mag's seasonal gift guide.  Made In The Shade sellers' products feature in the guide.  Hooray!  Oh - and our beautiful ad is in the issue aswell!  Oh how pretty!

Keep your peepers peeled today for a Made In The Shade mention in the Evening Times.

Our gorgeous ad appears in this season's Selvedge magazine.  We are SO excited!

Many thanks to those who have posted Made In The Shade promo on their websites and blog sites and thank you to those who have been adding the event to listings sites aswell.  We appreciate all your efforts!  We thank you in advance for helping make Made In The Shade a success!

 

 

Why hello there dolly birds and vintage guys & gals!

Due to last minute line-up alterations, Made In The Shade has a couple of selling spaces to fill in the Made In The Shade Vintage Nook at this weekend's mighty Festive Shopping Weekender at The Lighthouse, Glasgow.

It's rare (nay!  Unheard of!)  that we reopen applications this late in the day, but if you are a vintage seller and would like to set up shop in the Vintage Nook on Saturday and/or Sunday please do get in touch asap!

Places are extremely limited.  If you are interested please email us at:  madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com

 

 

Oh, hello there Made In The Shade fans.

We are oh so glum today. We've just had word from Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour HQ with the unfortunate news that due to unforseen circumstances, the super-duper salon stylists have had to cancel their trip north to Made In The Shade at the last minute.

We are so sorry to have whipped y'all up in a hairdo frenzy only to leave you with unruly barnets, but we do hope you understand. We will certainly be inviting the Hair Parlour guys and dolls to set up salon at our event again so as soon as we have the booking confirmed, you will be the first to know.

We're so blue.

However...  with or without beautiful tresses, we are still throwing y'all a swell ole Festive Shopping Weekender - so pop on your headscarf and come visit the wonderfully talented makers, designers and vintage sellers that are setting up shop!  Christmas shopping ahoy!

 

 

FAO MITS III Exhibitors

At last! We heave a sigh of relief!   Please find below the links to the e-version of the  Festive Weekender Welcome Pack.  Hopefully we've managed to include answers to all your event queries in these few pages but if we've missed something or if you are still unsure about anything, please drop us a quick line at madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com and we'll do our best to help! 

As per my last message to y'all, we've had a few tough times at MITS HQ during this past week and as a result the MITS Team have been running around like crazy horses.  Ah, the dedication...    We WILL be posting out hard copy flyers and hard copy packs today/tomorrow so you will have a wee week to give the leaflets to your chums and work colleagues etc. ahead of the event.  Where did all the time go?  We do sincerely apologise for the delay.  Forgive us!  Made In The Shade loves you (and we have the sweeties to prove it!)

Take care Shaders!

CLICK ON THE SMALL IMAGES TO REACH A READABLE VERSION AT OUR FLICKR PROFILE

 

 

PLEASE NOTE AMENDED INFO AS OF 02.12.08

NINA'S HAIR PARLOUR WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE SETTING UP SALON AT MITS III BUT WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE A NEW DATE FOR YOU VERY SOON - APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

We are beside ourselves with excitement that Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour is setting up salon in the Made In The Shade Vintage Nook at this season's event! For those of you who haven't happened across the fabulous Nina and her team of talented stylists and grooming experts just yet, then read on - and be prepared for your life to change forever!

In 2006, Nina’s Hair Parlour in London Town revolutionised hairdressing for a baying audience of style savvy individuals unhappy with the fashion for homogenisation and Kate Moss cast offs. Building a loyal clientele, Nina Butkovich-Budden wowed the nation's press with Victory Rolls, Finger Waves and Beehives of such exacting style and sophistication that an appointment with the headdresser became more precious than cocktails before dinner! The Guardian, The Independent, Elle Magazine, French Vogue; Nina was wooed by them all, yet no amount of good press could guarantee a Saturday afternoon appointment without at least a month's notice.

(Photograph by Tony K Photography and used with kind permission of NVHP)

Moving away from replicating the same old fads, these vintage hairstyles are crafted to suit the wearer. Rockabilly Rebel, Screen Siren, Burlesque Beauty, Bounder or Cad, Nina’s Hair Parlour caters for everyone and every look. Stocked with original 50s chairs mounted with full hair dryers, original metal marcel waving clips and the unbeatable retro know-how, the irresistible team at Nina’s team offer a service unrivalled by any other salon in the country. And the experience doesn’t need to end with your hair appointment! Make up and styling classes are a regular feature at the parlour on London's Edgware Road, allowing Nina to burst the bubble of everyday dressing down.

Nina has a history of working as a period style consultant at the Young Vic Theatre and has been the hair creator of the new Ray Davies’s musical, 'Come Dancing' at The Theatre Royal. She has worked on international fashion shows with a myriad of photographers, music video directors and filmmakers and has joined celebrity hairstylist Danilo twice this year working on The Kylie Minogue Show for ITV and The Life Ball 2008 in Vienna. She recently feautred on the BBC’s Celebrity Scissorhands programme as a guest stylist.

(Photograph copyright of Tony Rusecki, used with kind permission of NVHP)

Now, how's that for special event feature!? If you're not impressed, then you oughta be! If you are doubting the impact one little hairdo can have on one's life, then book a styling slot for yourself at Made In The Shade!

As soon as we have all the finer details confirmed, we will open booking inquiries. As soon as we have Made In The Shade price lists etc., they will be posted here first. Keep your peepers peeled on the website for more info!

 

 

Announcing... The Made In The Shade III exhibitors! Here are just 60 of the exhibitors busily preparing to set up shop at the Made In The Shade Festive Shopping Weekender next month. There are a few more exciting names to be added to the list over the next few days but we felt we'd left y'all dangling long enough waiting to hear who'd be taking part in the event, so these guys and dolls should be enough to well and truly whet your appetite while we put the final finishing touches to the exhibitor line-up!

1. Leah Halliday - gorgeous giftware

2. Off With Her Head - fabulous millinery and headwear for the burlesque goddess in you

3. Genna Designs - beautiful jewellery for the special guy or gal in your life!

4. Magic Alice - unusual accessories by Jennifer Field

5. Syrah Jay - felt and textile jewellery and accessories

6. OSM - robot and spaceman inspired art and design pieces

7. Kes Designs - clothing and gifts for mini Made In The Shaders!

8. Nana Moon - vintage treasures and ephemera by Carrie Maclennan

9. Clare Nicolson - textile design for the home, for the perfect gift

10. YHF - street culture photography by Garry Maclennan

11. Lady Wurlitzer - vintage inspired bath & beauty products handcrafted at home

12. Tahira Iqbal - fabulous accessories and jewellery

13. Elfie Loves - vintage clothing by stylist and journalist Diana Kiernander

14. Haberdash House - acrylic jewellery and accessories! The circus is the new black.

15. Ding Dong Designs - celebrity-style finger puppets and quirky felt accessories!

16. Suzy Loves - cute clothes, bags and accessories

17. Covetables - friendly stitched creatures AND home baking! Perfect combo!

18. Bindy Boo - beautiful handmade books and journals

19. Pea Cooper Millinery - super swell millinery and headwear by Paula Cooper

20. INTO Textile Designs - felt and knitted accessories and cosifying items!

21. Made By Mother - art and design pieces by the fabulously talented Mhari McMullan

22. Liz Tainsh Photography - abstract photography

23. Dazed Dorothy - unique clutch bags and accessories by leathersmith, Corinne

24. Boxart - vintage inspired canvas art collection by Kate George

25.  Scrumptious - luxurious textiles by a fabulously talented collective

26. Tea 'n' Cake - 50s inspired accessories and homewares by Joy & Gerry

27. J'emmajo - pretty pashminas by Emma Jo Webster

28. Girl Industries - cute handmade gifts for your chums

29. re:made - beautiful knits and handmade gifts by Victoria Neil & Chloe McDonnell

30. Elisabeth Ingram - jewellery inspired by nature, japanese prints and craft techniques

31. *pipless jam - fabulous up-cycled accessories and gifts by Rosemary Cunningham

32. Gorjuss - wistful artwork and gift selection

33. Global Guru - electic textile design by Morag Macpherson

34. Pumpkinsputnik - elegant handmade stationery and gift cards

35. Little Sister Lucy - indulgent designer undergarments for the gals

36. bYMi - wonderful origami accessories and gifts

37. Kitty & Dude - quirky handmade ceramics that laugh at your behind your back

38. Helen Gallogly - textile design and homewares inspired by nature and pretty prints

39. Emoni - beautiful handmade fabric bags

40. We Are The Robots - geek chic accessories and nautical naughtiness from Kerri and Nina

41. Lost In The Forest - unusual, enchanting gifts by Emily Chandler

42. Miso Funky - naughty embroidery and handcrafted homewares

43. Asking For Trouble - giftwares inspired by Japanese culture & style

44. Feel Fuzzy - reclaim your childhood with upcycled retro products by Debi

45. Anna Whyte - classic tailoring in luxury fabrics by designer Anna Whyte

46. Pammie Annie Mackay - gorgeous bags, belts and purses by seamstress Pammie Annie

47. The Dandelion Project - handknits, stationery and prints by designer duo

48. Marion Barclay - contemporary jewellery made from anodised aluminium

49. Librarian Barbarian - the home of the cassette purse and record bag!

50. Electra French - indie clothing and accessories company with a electro/citrus edge

51. A Curious Swift - Scary sperm? Angry cloud? Quirky jewellery and giftwares by Gini

52. Cherryloco - jewellery and pretty charms

53. Natalie Farrell - sweet as candy pastel fabric purses and accessories

54. Florence Box Jewellery - wonderful vintage inspired accessories

55. Pistol Whip Vintage - vintage fashion treasures

56. Stella My Star - quirky handmade jewellery by Jo Gurney

57. Suzanne Smith Design - vintage craft supplies and giftware

58. Lullaby Lily - loveable handknitted creatures by Flora Kennedy

59. Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour - stylist to the stars, Nina Butkovich-Budden sets up salon

60. Raw Vintage - vintage fashion treasures by Southside boutique, 'Re-cycle And Wear'

 

 

I expect by now many of you will have signed up to receive regular e-newsletters and marketing mailshots from regular Made In The Shade venue, The Lighthouse. The cutest little envelope landed on my carpet this morning containing the cutest little pull-out brochure detailing all the fabulous events scheduled at The Lighthouse over the festive season. The retail pick in promotion of The Lighthouse Shop is just swell too (My husband has already stocked up on Tie Napkins!) If you haven't taken a look yet or if you haven't received your copy - be sure to pick one up from The Lighthouse reception area.

Anyway - if you have read your leaflet, you will note that Made In The Shade is afforded a little mention in the festive calendar. Hooray! However, on behalf of The Lighthouse, we would like to apologise for errors in the listing. Firstly, Made In The Shade is not organised by nor run in association with the Glasgow Craft Mafia. We surely are chums with the Mafia makers, but Made In The Shade is an independent event managed by 4 creative volunteers. Secondly, the event features over 70 designers and makers (not just 50 as stated) and thirdly, while the majority of our fabulous sellers are Scottish and/or are based in Scotland - there are a select few participants who are engaging with Made In The Shade over quite some distance and are making a huge effort to come join us at the Festive Shopping Weekender in December!

Whoop!

 

 

Hello there!

It has been brought to our attention today by several confused Made In The Shade exhibitors that an events company, Designcrafts, are holding craft markets at The Lighthouse this month and next. Information about the event or the organisers hosting it is rather limited - despite the first event being scheduled to take place in around 3 weeks! However, we do understand that the event is billed as "an opportunity for producers of contemporary art, craft and design to market their work to as wide an audience as possible".

It is important for us to stress that although this event is being held at The Lighthouse, it is in no way affiliated with Made In The Shade. The organisers of Made In The Shade have no dealings with Designcrafts and as such are keen to continue to demarcate Made In The Shade as the platform for indie shopping, neo-craft, quirky design and vintage lifestyle in Glasgow.

We would also like to reassure our customers and our exhibitors that the Designcrafts events appear to target an alternative customer base to Made In The Shade and it seems that these events have their own feel and take on contemporary craft, veering perhaps toward a more traditional theme. We do not anticipate that these events will infringe upon our efforts to throw y'all a swell Festive Shopping bash!

Hooray!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do drop the team a line at madeintheshadepress@gmail.com

 

 

Good morning!

You will by now be gnawing at the bit to know which of the fabulously talented makers, designers and vintage collectors who applied to exhibit at Made In The Shade III have been invited along to take part in our Festive Shopping Weekender. We are inches away from publishing our list of 70+ creatives taking part in Made In The Shade in December and my oh my it is shaping up perfectly! :o)

Visit the site on Wednesday 12th November for a full run-down of exhibitors. There are so many shopping attractions to browse over two days, over two floors that you might want to draw up a plan of action in advance to make sure you don't miss anything! :o)

Keep your peepers peeled!

 

 

Pheweee.... Applicatons for the Made In The Shade Festive Shopping Weekender are now officially closed.

To those of you who got your forms and info over to us on time, many thanks! To those who didn't quite manage, you gotta be in it to win it! We'll be sure to keep you informed of future dates.

We have been utterly swamped with notes of interest from keen designers, makers and vintage collectors and we're thrilled that the Made In The Shade message seems to be spreading far and wide!

Thank you to everyone who's been in touch with us. We aimed to confirm all sellers for the December event today (Friday 31st October). However, the decisions have been pretty tough and so we need an extra few days to make sure we've got the Made In The Shade balance just right. Keep your peepers peeled for info arriving in your inboxes on Monday 3rd November.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please drop a quick line to wearemadeintheshade@gmail.com and we'll add your address to the roll call! :o)

 

 

Dear diary...

Click here to read a little Made In The Shade retrospective by Covetables

Click here to read a little Made In The Shade retrospective by Lullabylily

Here's another little post on Made In The Shade by Lost In The Forest

Read about I Like's shopping trip at MITS II here and here

Lullabylily & Covetables - Made In The Shade II display

Flattery! We love it!

Here are a few testimonials from some of the October 25th Made In The Shaders!

"We have nothing but positive feedback about our time on Saturday, we were so impressed with the nice people spending time in the rain handing out flyers. So a huge thank you to them...Anyway just a huge thank you to everyone involved from us and hope to see you again soon"

The Dandelion Project

"I can't believe how busy it was?!?"

Pistol Whip Vintage

"Thanks to you guys for a lovely day. You did a swell job!"

Ding Dong Designs

"Thanks to everyone at Made In The Shade for all the effort they put it in. It was a great day - despite the weather!"

Kes Designs

"Thank you so much for having us at Made In The Shade! We were thrilled to be included and had a fabulous day. You all pulled off an amazing experience and I am so excited about the festive one coming up!"

Covetables

"Everyone looked fabulous and it was great to see so many people come and visit despite the bloomin' awful weather!"

Leah Halliday

"Well done girls! I can imagine how much work went into such an event!"

Anna Whyte

Got a story to share?

If you would like to share any of your MITS II stories, please drop us a line at madeintheshadepress@gmail.com. If you'd like to share any event photos, please add them to our Flickr group :o)

 

 

My word... Two days on from our second event at The Lighthouse and the Made In The Shade team are still exhausted! Although I am most pleased to see that the darn rain has dried up (albeit temporarily) and that the blue skies are back to lift our spirits for a little while, it is taking all my might not to just curl up and slip back under my duvet!

Anyway... Firstly, we have an enormous amount of thanking to do. Many, many thanks to the 2000 handmade and vintage lovers who came to visit us at Made In The Shade despite the gale-force winds, the hail and the torrential rain! Glasgow shoppers truly are dedicated followers of fashion. Thank you so much for supporting our event and the 55 makers, designers and vintage collectors who showcased their work.

Of course, Made In The Shade would not have had such a prestigous home were it not for the fabulously talented Lynsey Smith, Manager of the Creative Entrepreneurs Club at The Lighthouse who invited us to hold the event in Gallery 5 in the first place. Lynsey has worked in tandem with the Made In The Shade organising team over the last year or so, ensuring that Made In The Shade runs smoothly and that the event continues to develop and grow. Lynsey took up the role of Mistress of Ceremonies at Made In The Shade II and my oh my, we are grateful to her for all her running around! Lynsey - you are wonderful x Thank you too, to the staff at The Lighthouse for overseeing the event and for ensuring that all Made In The Shade visitors were well looked after! Special mention must go to The Lighthouse Conference & Events team and to the lovely Gillian and her helpers. Muchos gracias!

Without the pick of wonderfully creative and talented makers, designers and vintage collectors eager to take part, Made In The Shade simply wouldn't work would it?! Why would thousands of people come to walk around an empty room? Thank you so much to all the exhibitors who went out of their way to build interesting, stunning, effective product displays and thank you to those who really embraced the theme of the day and got a little dressed up for the occasion! We appreciate your efforts and we appreciate your support and interest in Made In The Shade. May the event continue to flourish!

Thanks also to: Ken Robertson, Jennifer Nicolson, Ruth, the promo gals, Claire Sawers, Susie Cormack, Diana Kiernander, Maureen Ellis, Kirstin Innes, She's Crafty, Indie Quarter, The Skinny, Robson & Mason, the exhibitors who donated items to our goody bags, Joanne Quinn... and thank you to the exhibitors who noted the amount of work, time and energy that goes in to building a Made In The Shade event and took the time to thank the team (Carrie, Clare, Suzanne and Jo) for their efforts. Flora - thank you so, SO much for your thoughtful gift! Carrie Slug has moved in to my house and is having a lovely time. Gini, Elfie - thank you for your messages. Thank you to everyone who has gone out of their way to help us in the last few months and thank you to those who have positive, encouraging things to say! xx

 

 

Phew! Hi there!

Despite being in the throes of creativity, frantically making beautiful things for Saturday, we find the time to draw your attention to a rather splendid little article on Made In The Shade II featured in The Evening Times today! Many thanks to Maureen Ellis and Kirk The Photographer (that's his full name), for putting the piece together so well for us!

Products by Librarian Barbarian, Clare Nicolson and Nana Moon feature. Hooray!

Swing on over and have a peek at the full article here!

 

 

FAO Made In The Shade II Exhibitors

If all has gone according to plan with our 'chums' at Royal Mail, then all Made In The Shade II exhibitors ought to now have in their possession, a lovely little Welcome Pack - detailing where to go, when to go there and what to bring on the 25th October :o) If by some freak of nature you have NOT received a Welcome Pack from us, we have linked to the pages below. If you have any questions, please get in touch asap as it will become more difficult to solve problems on the day of the event in amongst the hustle and bustle! Whoop! Hustle! Bustle!

Click the images here to link to the huge, readable version over at our Flickr profile!

 

 

FAO Prospective Made In The Shade Exhibitors

I know, I know... While you're all trying to get organised for THE event of the Autumn, I continue to bang on about the Made In The Shade Shopping Weekender! My apologies - but, needs must be organised for the arrival of Santy Clause! :o)

A couple of dates for your diaries:

If you are interested in exhibiting at the Made In The Shade Festive Shopping Weekender (Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December at The Lighthouse, Glasgow) then you must register your interest with us no later than Wednesday 29th October. We will be unable to deal with new booking inquiries for the December events after this date.

If your booking is accepted, you will hear from us by Friday 31st October. We will send you an e-invoice (which you can pay by cheque, bank transfer or Paypal) and we require payment to be received by Friday 7th November. Remember, your reservation is not secure until payment is received in full.

If you have already registered your interested in exhibiting at December's Made In The Shade event but haven't returned your application form or haven't indicated which day(s) you would like to book yet, please get in touch with info as quickly as you can and we'll update your details on our magic list :o) Email us at: madeintheshadebookings@gmail.com

Swell!

Ok. I will leave you to your Made In The Shade II preparations now! Best o' crafting! x

 

 

Oh! How exciting?!?! Breaking news! Breaking news!

We are utterly, splendidly, delightfully thrilled to confirm that our very favourite choir (of all time), The Parsonage, will be entertaining Made In The Shade customers with a special set of alt. classics and country tunes (and maybe even a Christmassy vibe or two?) at our special Festive Shopping Weekender at The Lighthouse.

The choir, led by choir mistress Janis Fyfe Murray, will perform around 3.30pm on the afternoon of Saturday 6th December.

If you have never heard The Parsonage sing before, you oughtta purchase your tickets for their Hank Williams tribute afternoon on Sunday 1st November. The Parsonage (and chums) will perform at Glasgow University's Debating Chamber from 2pm. Visit the choir's Myspace for more information. Oh. And be sure to take along plenty Handy Andies. I'm not sure if this is just me, but I become a little 'overwhelmed' when I hear those voices swirl around! Just beautiful. Best be prepared! :o)

 

 

My oh my! We are moving up in the world! Made In The Shade has entered the realm of the broadsheet! Who would've thought it?!

With commentary from Carrie Maclennan, Clare Nicolson, Jo Gurney and Josie Mckay, the article focuses on the neo-craft movement in Scotland and the role events like Made In The Shade and crafty networks such as the Glasgow Craft Mafia play in shifting perceptions of traditional arts and crafts.

Um... nice photo. This is the photo that accompanies the piece - taken in London Town at the grand opening party of Nina's Vintage Hair Parlour (Pheonix Artist Club). Many thanks to Nina for allowing us to bring the photographer and many thanks to Maurice at the Pheonix for allowing us to be photographed in the venue!

Read the article online here! Better still - go out and buy a copy and paste it in your scrapbook!

 

 

Super quick post:

Read a little preview of Made In The Shade on The Great British Craft Tour website! The event of the season indeed! Clare Nicolson and Dazed Dorothy are amongst the sellers mentioned. Hooray!

 

 

Made In The Shade II takes place on Saturday 25th October. Doors open at 10.30am and remain so until 5pm. Last time at Made In The Shade we showcased work by over 40 designers, makers and vintage collectors. This time we have increased the size of the event and are playing host to nearer 60 sellers! Hooray! You can expect to find creative businesses catering to your every shopping whim. From homewares to jewellery, to art to photography and illustration, from clothing and stationery to beauty products and accessories - there are few extra special items you can't find at Made In The Shade! However, in addition to the fabulous array of talented young designers and makers, October 25th marks the launch of the Made In The Shade Vintage Nook. Since we're still all wrapped up in vintage lifestyle dreams following our trip to London Town, we thought we'd give you a little taster of some of the products you will see in the all-new Vintage Nook during your next visit to Made In The Shade!

Luxury Vintage Teaset for 1 by Bedcrumb

50s inspired swing dress by Flossy & Dossy

Field mouse wallet (made from reclaimed vintage teatowel fabric) by Feel Fuzzy

Handmade vintage inspired garter by Crikey Aphrodite

Handmade clothing (reclaimed vintage fabric) by seamstress and designer Jennie Loof

Joining these special collections will be several other fabulous vintage sellers including Elfie Loves, Pistol Whip Vintage, Off With Her Head and Nana Moon! Don't miss it!

 

 

This week, Made In The Shade co-organisers Carrie Maclennan + Clare Nicolson were lucky enough to be invited to attend the grand opening party of Nina Butkovich-Budden's Vintage Hair Parlour & Ladies Boudoir in London Town this week. The party was hosted by Nina and her team and held at the Pheonix Artist Club in London's Westend on Wednesday 8th October. Carrie & Clare were (unsurprisingly) in their element - meeting and mingling with London's glamorous underground vintage enthusiasts and other likeminded makers and creative entrepreneurs. The Sunday Times (oh yes) sent a photographer to cover the ladies' old time evening so keep your eyes open for shots from the Pheonix Club in the press! May Made In The Shade now be on the lips of jivers and designers alike!

As if we weren't ecstatic enough to have been able to join in the celebrations with Nina and her glamorous chums and the fabulous burlesque starlets, we're also thrilled to announce that Nina will be setting up salon at Made In The Shade during the course of the Festive Shopping Weekender at The Lighthouse on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December. We will shortly be taking limited bookings on Nina's behalf. So - vintage enthusiasts! Glamour pusses! Burlesque godesses! Pin-up dreamers! Keep your finger tips at the ready over the next few weeks and remain poised to reserve your slot for an up-do! As Ophelia Bitz announced to the crowds on Wednesday, 'This woman will change your life!' Oh and she will....

To read more about Nina and her Vintage Hair Parlour, visit her website here.

To read more about Carrie's last trip to the Boudoir, follow this link.

 

 

Why, hello there! Happy Friday y'all.

Ooo - looky here! Made In The Shade II is previewed on the Amelia's Magazine website this month. Whoop! How exciting?! Amelia's Magazine is one of our very favourite publications and we are truly thrilled to be included. Exhibitors Gorjuss, Aubeebop Jewellery, Lady Wurlitzer, Jennie Loof, The Dandelion Project and Bedcrumb all feature in the story. According to the article, 'This crafty bazaar might be overflowing with timewarp treats, but it's got its experimental eyes set on being the shopping experience of the future'. Indeed! Many, many thanks to Diana Kiernander for researching and writing the piece.

To read this fabulous article, just click on through here.

Handmade clothing (reclaimed vintage fabric) by Jennie Loof as featured in Amelia's Magazine

 

 

Be sure to pick up your FREE copy of Glasgow lifestyle magazine i-on this month! Made In The Shade II features in the city highlights section, 'Eye On The City'. This glossy little handbag-sized mag is the perfect read while enjoying a Sour Cherry Soda and a cupcake!

To find out more about i-on, visit the website!

Many thanks to i-on too for the generous contributions they have made to our early bird goody bags! Hooray!

 

 

Pardon?! Santa Clause is coming to town already? Yes. Yes he his. Well, actually - he's just laying the ground work for his trip right now but he will be arriving shortly! So... you better not cry and you better not pout. Instead, you ought to get your pen and paper out and start writing your Christmas list!

Made In The Shade will host a weekend of indie shopping and design appreciation at The Lighthouse, Glasgow on Saturday 6th December and Sunday 7th December. Showcasing the work of over 60 designers and makers, the Made In The Shade Festive Shopping Weekender encourages customers to relish in the delights of the handmade one-off and the vintage find. Forget the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. Illustrators, jewellers, milliners, vintage sellers, homewares collectors, soap makers, textile designers, tailors and seamstresses, photographers and painters, felters, knitters and sewers will all set up shop for this special festive edition of Made In The Shade. What better way to find unique one-off gifts for your friends and loved ones AND beat the credit crunch? Shop handmade. Shop vintage. Shop Made In The Shade this Christmas.

If you are a designer or maker or if you run your own creative indie business, we would love for you to be involved in Made In The Shade. For booking information please refer to the Seller Info pages and for details of advertising and promotion opportunities, please email: madeintheshadeadvertising@gmail.com and we will do all we can to help.

Visit the site regularly for product previews and the Made In The Shade festive gift guide! Coming soon!

 

 

Why, looky here! A selection of Made In The Shade II sellers are featured in a lovely post on Glasgow-based neo-craft resource, She's Crafty! Swell!

She's Crafty is a blogsite run by 'Miss Crafty' as a salute to those old-timey and creative things which inspire her. Sprinkling the internet with crafty gems and witty insights into the mind of a craft connoisseur, the site is really rather wonderful! She's Crafty is a celebration of the joy of making things - from a batch of scones to a fifties inspired ballgown. The site provides light relief from the cube farm of work and the blandness of mass-produced goods. It’s a window into the world of Miss Crafty and a magical crafty portal which will transport visitors into a realm of inspiring crafters and fabulous goods. In short, it’s fun, it’s friendly and it’s worth a visit!

Clear here to read the post!

 

 

If you just can't contain your excitement or if your curiosity refuses to be tamed, you can sneak a peek at some work by the designers and makers attending Made In The Shade II on Flickr. Hoorah! You can browse the Made In The Shade photostream here.

If you already have a Flickr profile or if you're now just about to open one, please do make Made In The Shade a contact. You might want to join our group? If you have any pretty pictures of a previous Made In The Shade event, you might want to add them to our pool?

Come snoop around!

Made In The Shade loves you

x

 

 

Why hello there!

Autumn 2008 sees Made In The Shade gravitate toward all things indulgent and luxurious! As the afternoons become drearier and the nights become longer, what better time of year to throw the credit crunch to the wind, treat yourself and enjoy a little bit of pampering before cosying down with your honey after a hard day's indie shopping?

Come visit! Spend the day browsing a fabulous range of truly unique, ethically produced and affordable products brought to you by some of the UKs finest, most innovative creative talent! When your feet get a little bit tired, a cup of tea and a bun from the gorgeous Doocot cafe is just what you need!

We are so excited to announce the talented designers and makers joining us at Made In The Shade II at The Lighthouse for the shopping event of the season! Get your notebook and your pen out - you may want to make a list of gifts you need to buy on the day! You don't want to miss anything!

From the Made In The Shade team, we have...

1. Clare Nicolson Textile Design: Clare brings her birdies along for a day out at The Lighthouse!

2. Suzanne Smith Design: Suzanne showcases of her vintage-inspired crafty supplies

3. Stella My Star: Jo, Godmother of Craft, presents her range of handmade jewellery and accessories

4. Nana Moon: Carrie brings along her magic suitcase filled with vintage treasure and ephemera

From across the UK, we have...

5. Feel Fuzzy: wonderfully nostalgic, handmade journals, accessories and art

6. Gorjuss: beautiful art work and gifts by Suzanne Wolcott

7. Pammie Annie Mackay: handmade bags, belts and purses from the very talented Pammie Annie

8. Pistol Whip Vintage: The PWV gals spill out their closets for Made In The Shade vintage lovers

9. Flossy & Dossy: 1950s inspired frocks and accessories by seamstress Wendy Richardson

10. Madness Of Many: Foxes! Robots! Creatures! Wonderful handmade gifts by Kimberley Diamond

11. Aubeebop Jewellery: Fabulous, colourful space-age style accessories

12. The Curious Swift: Unusual, handmade jewellery and accessories by Gini

13. Off With Her Head: Glamorous millinery for the burlesque goddess in you!

14. Haberdash House: Marie introduces her new jewellery range inspired by the circus!

15. The Dandelion Project: Knitted collars and cuffs + beautiful printed gifts by designers Vala & Ian

16. Elfie Loves: Vintage connoisseur Diana Kiernander brings a touch of vintage exclusivity to the affair!

17. Jennie Loof: Beautiful garments, handmade from reclaimed vintage fabric by seamstress Jennie

18. Emily Chandler: Handmade jewellery and accessories by designer and maker Emily

19. INTO Textile Design: Felted and knitted designs from INTO - cosy!

20. Kes Designs: Oh so cute items for mini Made In The Shaders!

21. J'emmajo: Luxurious scarves and accessories from Emma Jo Webster

22. Made By Mother: Art & Gifts by Mhari McMullan

23. Bindy Boo Designs: Handmade books and journals by Eva Gustavsson

24. Lullabylily + Covetables: Enchanting creatures knitted and sewn with love!

25. Bedcrumb Boutique: Indulgent gifts for the home: think cushions and oddment teasets! Beautiful!

26. Crikey Aphrodite: Handmade garters and glamorous undies: perfect for those cosy nights in!

27. Leah Halliday: Talented designer and seamstress Leah Halliday showcases at Made In The Shade!

28. Anna Whyte Clothing: Quality, luxurious, classic tailoring from Anna Whyte

29. Syrah Jay Jewellery: Ecclectic textile and beaded jewellery from Syrah Jay

30. Magic Alice: Charms and trinkets become gorgeous accessories with help from Magic Alice

From the Creative Entrepreneurs Club we have...

31. Lady Wurlitzer: vintage inspired bath & beauty

32. YHF Photography: street art oddities by Garry Maclennan

33. Cotton Candy Corsage: corsages, fascinators and accessories by the lovely Rebecca Holland

34. Jacqueline Graham Jewellery: jewellery and accessories

35. Showpony: beautiful textile design by Emma Henderson

36. Crazy for Ruthie: jewellery and accessories by Ruth Patterson

37. The Cake Goddess: tasty, eadible treats by Laura Macdonald

38. In A Pickle: fabulous millinery and pretty accessories

39. The Rainbow Effect: Cheery, colourful clothing and accessories for people big and small

40. Jocelyn Turley: Design pieces by Jocelyn

41. The Lighthouse Shop: For all your design needs and gift ideas!

From Glasgow Craft Mafia we have...

42. Marionette: Home of the vintage cup candle, Marionette's range of accessories and homewares is swell!

43. Natalie Farrell: Sugary sweet textiles and beautiful handmade bags and purses

44. Librarian Barbarian: Cassette tape accessories and reclaim designs by Markie. Hoorah!

45. Global Guru: Indulgent, eclectic textiles by Morag Macpherson

46. Electra French: Pants! Tshirts! Citrus coloured accessories and day-glow wonders by Dougie & Chums!

47. Pumpkin Sputnik: Handmade stationery and notebooks for those all-important lists!

48. Miso Funky: Homewares, emobroidery and kawaii stationery

49. Ding Dong Designs: Get your handknitted celebrity-style finger puppets here!

50. Dazed Dorothy: Leathersmith Corinne creates the most gorgeous and intricately designed clutch bags

51. Florence Box Jewellery: Sally uses reclaimed vintage materials to create a beautiful range of jewellery

52. t-boo: Scrabble letter bracelet? You saw it here first!

53. OSM: Neil Slorance is the OSM robot boy and we love him and his beautiful paintings!

54. We Are The Robots: Handmade jewellery and accessories with a rock'n'roll twist!

 

 

Yes, yes. Made In The Shade is popping up in all the right places these days!

Click here to read our little mention in The Skinny Student Guide.

The article is really very useful and gives a great overview of some of the otherwise hidden style treasures in Glasgow. Brazen, Raw Vintage, Mr Ben and Betsy Labelle all feature! Hoorah!

Oh - and a quick thank you too to those Made In The Shade II exhibitors who have included Made In The Shade news on their social networking profiles and in their blog pages already! Made In The Shade loves you.

Be sure to keep those peepers peeled for more Made In The Shade tittle tattle in your favourite mags, papers and on your favourite websites over the next few weeks!

 

 

Early bird customers who made it along to Made In The Shade back in May received a wonderful FREE goody bag as a memento of their visit. To ensure our gifts were super-special, we gathered contributions from generous Made In The Shade exhibitors and from our lovely hosts at The Lighthouse. Bags included beautiful accessories, gocco prints, badges and pins, sticker sets, framed photographs, designer mugs and an assortment of other handmade wonders destined to put grins on the faces of any indie design lover!

If you missed out on free treats last time, never fear! The early bird goody bag fairy will make her return visit to Made In The Shade on October 25th and this time the gifts are set to be even more impressive - if this is, indeed, possible! We are currently accepting contributions for inclusion in this season's gift bag. To find out more please contact wearemadeintheshade@gmail.com.

However, aherm, a very, very special mention must be granted to the incredible contribution we received from haberdashery masters Robson & Mason. Customers and crafties who manage to get their mitts on the free packs we received from the very generous Robson & Mason will surely whoop with joy! To learn more about Robson & Mason, please do visit their blogsite. Bringing together a delightful mixture of posts about up-coming designers, artists, film makers, embroiderers, pattern designers and photographers with reviews of some of the quirkiest clubs, websites, books and blogs that attract their keen eyes, the blog is both beautiful and engaging. It's worth popping over just to see their gorgeous promo shots! Brightly coloured buttons, ribbons and pin cushions... Exquisite! Visit www.robsonandmason.co.uk to shop for trimmings, fabric, buttons, beads and, and, and, every little bit and bob you could dream of to make your crafty creations that extra touch of pretty.

Thank you Robson & Mason!

 

 

My oh my! We are awfully excited to be featured on the fabulous Indie Quarter this month! For those of you who may not be regular readers of Indie Quarter (yet!), the site is jam packed with wonderful blogs, interviews and shopping previews from the world of independent design and is a wonderful resource for both handmade lovers and makers and designers.

We are lucky to have received such strong support from the guys and gals at Indie Quarter and we're thrilled that Made In The Shade will receive extended coverage on the site in the run up to our October and December events at The Lighthouse, Glasgow.

To read our first Guest Blogger article, click here!

In the coming weeks, you will be able to read interviews with event organisers and sellers and you will be treated to a sneaky peek into a Day In The Life of Glasgow-based textile designer, Glasgow Craft Mafia Don and Made In The Shade Co-organiser, Clare Nicolson! How exciting!? To whet your appetite, you can have a little flick through a past Indie Quarter Day In The Life written by Made In The Shader, Carrie Maclennan aka Lady Wurlitzer: click here for more.