Made in Bristol Christmas Gift Fair 2013

I did some photography for the Made in Bristol Christmas Fair at Colston Hall on saturday and I thought I'd pop a few of my favorite stalls on here to share some wonderful 

handmade pieces!

I love how supported local and small businesses are in Bristol, people really love to buy things that were created with care and thought.

I really love Charlotte Farmer's Illustration. She has a wonderful style. The drawing against bold block screen printed colour works so well.

Coco & Wolf use Liberty fabric to create gorgeous children's clothing and accessories.
 

Dandylion Jack create a great range of diverse and beautifully illustrated cards.

I really liked Emma Randall's beautiful typography and wrapping paper of which she had a huge selection!

Gill Flurry's handmade pieces make great girts for people who love sewing and making.

Amazing handbags an accessories by Lara Lindsay. I love the black sparkly one!

Festive Floristry and Garlands by Lily Violet May.

Contemporary printed stationery made by Pirrip press

Another awesome girt option for creatives. Knitted cactus pin cushions by Polly Arts.

A lovely colourful selection of wrapping paper by Rosehip cards.

Festive Bristol

I went with friends to The Bristol German Christmas Market for a mulled wine on Thursday eve. It was a lovely atmosphere. It's pretty crazy that December is already upon us. I need to go find somewhere that still selling advent calendars!

 

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

I hope everyone across the pond had a lovely Thanksgiving. I'm not American but I have spent a few Thanksgivings in San Francisco with my Auntie, Uncle and Cousin. A fun day of food and merriment! I thought I'd have a go at making a pumpkin pie yesterday. I bought a preparatory tin of Libbys back in the summer go finally got to use it!

Free printable designs to cut out and use as gift tags or decorative ornament

I made these little Christmas printables for fun and for anyone to use. Just print onto card and cut out and voila, decorative ornament for your tree or a gift tag. Anyone who does use these can pop them on Instagram if they fancy I would love to see (@hollymaguireuk) I can't believe it's almost December now. My how this year has flown. Lots of change and I have really enjoyed being able to slow down a bit and embrace the changing seasons as well as having a lot more time to draw. Anyone who celebrates thanksgiving have a great day tomorrow, I'm going to attempt my first pumpkin pie : )

Boulangerie Lunch

A drawing inspired by a favorite lunchtime nibble. Croissant stuffed with brie and salad. Reminds me of being in Paris. 

Jungle Cushion in the flesh

 After participating in Ohh Deer's recent pillowfight competition I thought it would be a good idea to get one of my designs as it's alway fun to see what my work looks like on different products. I was pleasantly surprised with how well it turned out. I think the dot method I used to draw it looks quite cool a bit bolder and more blown up than usual. The cushions are also lovely quality with lovely soft suede style fabric. 

Congratulations to the winner of the competition Maja Wrońska. You can see more info about her and her pretty watercolour pieces here

 

Jill Maguire Ceramics

I would like to introduce my mum Jill Maguire's beautiful hand made and painted ceramic pieces on my blog today. I find her work so inspiring and the detail and pattern in it is amazing. She makes a large range of pieces from crockery to hanging ornaments and frames trinket and jigsaw pieces. She creates commissioned and custom pieces too which make lovely personal gifts. Take a look at her website http://cargocollective.com/jillmaguireceramics