Today we helped to install the Brighton Etsy Team's Craft Camp window at Super+Super! Well, I say we helped but Jam mostly helped with his tallness and I just tied a few bits of string. Cheska of Mooshpie was the real brains behind it all with help from Karli of Designosaur and Toby of I like CATS. Lots of Brighton Etsy Team members decorated little cardboard tents and made awesome decor at the Team Craft Party which also went in to making the window display. Jam and Cheska figuring things out! And the finished window this eve!! Sorry I took these on my phone so the quality isn't great. They definitely don't do the window justice in all it's glory so be sure to check it out throughout July. The shield banner was made by the AMAZING Ellen of B Millinery and features the brand new Brighton Etsy Team logo which we designed :o) Check out the teeny tiny clothes line! Our SIX colour (8 including the back..) screenprinted badge! Lots of lovely tents. You can see our Carl the Chameleon at the back there :o) More lovely tents including our Ten Green Bottles screenprinted one. The pretty one at the front is by Designosaur. The Super+Super girls are amazing for letting us take over their window for the month! And the Brighton Etsy Team is full of amazing awesome talented people. Be sure to check out the window display for yourself!
Hello! We're back from our holiday in Estonia and we've hit the ground running with a WHOLE LOAD of crazy exciting things going on. This means new designs, new PRODUCTS (soon!) and lots of exciting things going on with the Brighton Etsy Team! We were sad to miss the Brighton Etsy Craft Party while we were away (if you missed it too, check out pics HERE! Photos by the awesome Bob Prosser) but we're super happy to be contributing to the Craft Camp window display of Super+Super which is being built tomorrow! ALSO July is Mentor Month which is a scheme the Brighton Etsy team are trialling for Etsy. hello DODO will be mentored by an amazing Etsy seller and in turn we'll be mentoring a newbie. Exciting stuffs! More on that soon... In the meantime have you seen our Bear With Me design yet?! It's our new fave! We have 15% off in the Etsy shop until 10pm tonight with code DODORETURNS so be quick! :o)
Hello! We've been rubbish DODOs recently for keeping this 'ere blog nice and updated... Here's a snippet of what we've been up to! The sun arrived in Brighton! We've been pretty busy with DODO and wedding-y plans but have done our best to get lots of beach time in while the weather lasts. This also allows Jam to be annoying! We also fitted in a long weekend at my parent's house in South Wales! That means time with the animals... On the way back from Wales we stopped off at Weston-super-Mare! It was pretty cool but my Dad wanted to take us bowling and then to a certain restaurant.. the bowling alley had burnt down and the restaurant was closed! Haha! :o) We did a photoshoot for our new tote bags...here's some behind the scenes pics. Coming to our Etsy shop very soon... But most importantly of all... JELLY SHOES!!! :o) which just happen to match by AMAZING brand new sparkly Parasaurolophus brooch by Designosaur!! Get your own here.
Hey Brighton from Sat 25 May to Sun 2 June 2013 you're in for
a serious treat :o) This
year’s Brighton Fringe will be taken over by children and families for Hijack Family Fringe. Hijack is a specially curated programme of shows and events just
for the kids aged 2-12... and their families of course ;) All the events
take place in the heart of Brighton at venues including Komedia, Dukes @
Komedia, the Jubilee Library and even a secret Park location! It's guaranteed to
be great fun and tickets for all events are available to buy online at: Komedia or Brighton Fringe.
We were lucky enough to work with Emily and the Hijack team on their brand new smiley logo whilst producing their printed marketing materials (these can be spotted all around Brighton) and we're so excited to finally see all the events kick start this weekend.
There's definitely something for everyone... including having a right laugh with
Hijack Comedy, watching amazing awesome films such as Labyrinth with David
Bowie at Hijack Film, getting all gadgety with Hijack Tech, building the ultimate
den at Hijack the Park and much much more... Here's a quick run down of our
favorite things to look forward too :o)
Hijack Family Fringe takes over Jubilee Library! Bootworks Theatre
invites one child and accompanying adult on a whirlwind adventure with Henry.
Henry loved books, but not like you and I love books…he loved to EAT books.
This exciting theatre adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ award-winning children’s
book by Bootworks Theatre follows the story of a boy with a voracious appetite
for books.
A great show for 2-4 year olds. Ets-beest is a performance for and
with an early-year’s audience. It takes place around and across a large sheet
of paper and literally translates as ‘etching beast’. The show is a coming
together of dance, drawing and music where the boundaries between the young
audience and performers blur.
Hijack Family Fringe brings you the funniest stand-up comedians on the
circuit. Brighton’s favourite improv troupe The Noise Next Door will rip up a
storm on Komedia stage with a perfectly formed show for the youngest comedy
fans.
Unplug your kids as Hijack Family Fringe goes
digital! With help from Brighton’s most exciting creative technologists, Hijack
Digital gives your kids the chance to discover the insides of technology.
Digital specialists and children take over Komedia in a series of hands-on
workshops.
And there's even more... as Hijack the Park will take over a secret location where kids from 4+ can build a den and listen to stories bySpymonkey’s Petra
Massey. Look out for the location nearer the event. If you're looking for lots of fun and original activities in Brighton May 25 - June 2 then pop over to hijackhq.com for all the information and don't miss out on booking your place at any of these family events. To book now visit KomediaorBrighton Fringe. :o)
We're excited to be lucky enough to have been invited back to AT Open House this May! If you're not from Brighton, Artists Open Houses is a festival that runs throughout May and for 3 weeks in November-December. Each weekend of the festival people open their own homes up as gallery spaces. AT Open House is at 42 Hendon Street in Kemp Town and is run by the very lovely April and Tim and their home is BEAUTIFUL! (honestly, it is pretty much my dream house!) They also have fantastic taste in very diverse art and design. Here is a peek at a little of what you can expect from the house... We were VERY excited to hear that Claire Scully was joining the AT line up this time around! We have followed her work online for ages but it is amazing to see it in the flesh. These pictures really don't do them enough justice! The detail is INSANE. There is a particular BIG owl print (not pictured here) that you will see first on entering the house and I'm completely in love with it... One of our favourite Brighton printmakers Snorkus is also at AT Open House, her work is so happy and colourful, right up our street! You can also find fantastic hand stitched toys in vintage fabrics by Snorkus is the house. Superduper typographer Delicious Industries returns to AT with some great new linocut prints...VERY tempted by these! Natalie Martin is an incredible painter, I particularly love her pieces which depict everyday urban spaces such as these two. Mr Wingate has a studio in East London and produces beautiful architectural inspired screenprinted tea towels, cushions and this amazing Big Ben clock! Dead Methods produces awesome letterpress work as well as these gorgeous intricate screenprints (above). Graphic collective Best also return to AT Open House with some awesome new work, LOVE this bat screenprint by Hiroshi! This is just a teeny tiny taster of the fantastic work being shown at AT Open House this month...and we haven't even mentioned the unbelievable cake!!! Pop along next weekend and you'll find us there too! We also have ALL of our new work (plus new totes!) available :o)
