Nottingham Craft Mafia

Well it’s nearly Christmas and the stock in Get Made is literally flying off the shelves!! ...

Our next shopping event is on Wednesday 16th December so its a perfect opportunity to finish your Christmas shopping especially as there is 10% off all handmade goods, free bubbly and cakes! Hope to see you all there.

We are holding another Christmas Shopping Evening at Get MadeonStJames Street on Wednesday the 16th December. We will be open from 4pm until 10pm.As well as agreat selection of local handmade gifts there will also be homemade cakes and a free glass of Bubbly...

Exciting stuff for the run-up to Christmas, we had a lovely message from the girls at Curisoity Haus this morning… We are holding another small indoor event at The Chameleon, this Sunday from 1-6pm. ...

The Sherwood Christmas Craft Fair is being held on Friday 11th December from 4pm – 8pm at The Robin Hood Pub on Mansfield Road. This event follows the success of the Sherwood Summer Craft fair, which was held as part of Sherwood Art Week at the pubin June. ...

Each month a member of the craft mafia will be donating one of their handmade items for the prize and to enter all you have to do is leave a comment below and at the end of the month a name will be picked at random and we will post your prize to your door...

This month I thought I’d share with you a feature onanother artist whose blog I follow, the lovely Nina Sevens… and this is what she had to say… What do you make/design? I’m primarily an illustrator. I illustrate greeting cards, art stamps, decorative paper and children’s books. Describ...

Surface Gallery is hosting a Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair from 10am – 5pm on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th November. There will be an eclectic selection of arts and crafts for sale, made by artists and designers from around the East Midlands and from as far afield as Morocco. ...

Apples and Pears and Crafty Wares; The Hockley CHRISTMAS Arts Market The Christmas Apples and Pears is coming! SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 10am- 3pm Sneinton Market is the place to be, for arts, crafts, cakes, vintage clothing and much more...

I thought I would share a few of my favourite Folksy sellers with you. The first one is Nina from Artquirk. She is based in Southsea and she has an amazing selection of printsof her original gouache and ink paintings...

This month we are taking a look Jo Williams student workspace. Jo is a member of Nottingham Craft Mafia and has very kindly let us have a peak at her work space. Briefly describe your workspace This is my workspace for this year in a student house when I am not in the print room...

The latest instalment in my Sketchbook Peeks Series is the wonderful Jessica Gonacha Swift, who I first discovered on Etsy, and then her blog, you can find out more about Jessica here...

Masking fluid is great for masking off areas allowing you to create may layers, it can be brought from all good art suppliers and costs about £5. Mono prints are also fun to layer over paintings and collages....