Oxford Castle Jubilee weekend – Craft Superheroes
We defied the British weather to celebrate the Jubilee at Oxford Castle on Sunday June 3rd. Despite the drizzle we had a great day and the castle complex was full of activity with The Big Lunch and OxFringe previews going on as well.
But, of course, the best thing about the whole event were our craft superheroes! So we thought it was only fair to share a bit about each of them – you can visit them all by clicking on their wonderful pictures!
Beadydelicious
Letitia Gibbons runs Beadydelicious from her small studio in Oxfordshire and creates gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, earrings and accessories using amazing high quality ingredients. We especially love her knitted cuff and this fabric and wood bead necklace.
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Green Garden
Gorgeous natural skincare products from Annie Lacey who makes amazing organic handmade creams, location, balms & spa products. She also bought along some of her hand painted glass & porcelain filled with aromatherapy products.
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Foot Fetish Socks
Charmaine Diepgrond is starting a ‘Soxual revolution’ and we are right on board with her! Her handmade socks, gloves, belts and blankets are the perfect antidote to boring mass produced versions and she even bought her vintage loom with her – a gorgeous sight.
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Suze Pics
Suze is an amazing photographer whose range of nature and scenic photography blew us away. Her work is available framed, mounted, on canvas and as gorgeous greetings cards.
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Rebecca Hendin Art
Amazingly talented artist and illustrator Rebecca braved a 5am start and a trip from London join us at the Oxford Castle and we are so glad she did, her layered, colourful, endlessly interesting work is beautiful. We love this illustration about London City Farms!
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Sweetest Thing Cakery
Lissy & Kate Beckett (ably assisted by Mum Julie) bought an amazing display of cakes, brownies and other goodies. We went home with loads of deliciousness and they were offering samples around the Castle and in Oxford City centre – how could anyone resist!
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Quirky Birds
Recycloanalyst
Ann Jenkins transforms rescued vintage wind-up watches and other items of unwanted jewellery and gives them another chance to be admired as Steampunk Industrial Chic bracelets, some of her jewellery even feature recycled, working quartz watches and the effect is stunning.
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Angelique Batik
Sam Osborne
