Friday 6 June 2014

Folk, Pop, The Voice..... and a Ukulele


Here's the line up for the 5th because after all.... what's a Curious Cat Garden Party without music? 


To kick off the party, Halfbeak is here! 

ThAustralian- German Psychedelic-
Folk group from London are bringing their 
three-part harmonies and beautiful melodies 
to the mix!
soundcloud.com/halfbeak



Horacio Colombo, the man with the Ukulele,

is up next with his chilled renditions of 
much loved classics.



horaciocolombo/fly-me-to-the-moon

horaciocolombo/when-youre-smilin









The super talented Miles Evans from this 
years The Voice will be headlining our 
Party with an acoustic set from 2pm. Beware 
ladies! High risk of swooning!



Nothing Compares

Autumn









All the way from South Wales, 
singer/songwriter Michael Bush will be 
gracing us with a set from 3pm.


michael-bush-7/its-time 

michael-bush-7/looking-from-the-outside






Joey Oscar is up last, from 4pm. This uber 
impressive 19 year old will be bringing us his fresh new acoustic sound to round off the festivities!







joey_oscar/rose

joey_oscar/sucker











Time to spice things up with The Caribbean Food Shack

With so many great pieces to chose from, you may find shopping at The Curious Cat's Pop Up Market hungry work! Well never fear, The Caribbean Food Shack is coming to our Garden Party to bring us their authentic Caribbean street food. Jerk chicken, curried mutton, rice and peas.... There's even a veggie option too. All hail the taste of the Caribbean! Our mouths are already watering!! 





Tuesday 3 June 2014

The lady behind Not Just Bracelets.....


We at The Curious Cat HQ love her work and wanted to find out a little bit more about the lady behind Not Just Bracelets...


"I work with young special needs children.  I love the work and the involvement with the children but it can be quite stressful at times.  Making jewellery is my hobby and my therapy I guess!  I have been enjoying creating jewellery for a number of years.  Selling it is quite a new venture.  I have to admit that I prefer the making part more than the selling but I have enjoyed the interaction with the public.  I have met some lovely people and the feedback I receive is very encouraging.  I make jewellery that I enjoy wearing and it gives me much pleasure seeing other people also enjoying wearing something I have created.


I buy the metal components and then spend hours playing with them and coming up with the different designs. Ultimately I would like to work with (precious) metals and create my very own unique pieces. A couple of years ago I completed a course on working with metal and was very proud (and somewhat surprised) when at the end of the course the principal of the college offered to buy my copper pendant."


You can meet the lovely Isabel Scarlett and purchase her unique pieces at The Curious Cat's Garden Party on Saturday 5th July. In the meantime, you can check out more of her work here.

Saturday 31 May 2014

Meet the Traders

Meet the traders taking part in The Curious Cat's Garden Party in Wimbledon on Saturday 5th July...

Woah there Pickle


We are very excited to have this exciting artist from Brighton onboard with her hand printed linocuts, greetings cards and badges.



Prices from £1 to £25
www.woahtherepickle.co.uk



Bimbo Flamingo






Get ready for the festival season with London fashion label, Bimbo Flamingo's handmade feather and flower headdresses and customised sunglasses. Unadulterated festival fabulousness!




Prices start from £10
www.bimboflamingo.com




BON Soaps





Natural, handmade and packaged beard oils and bath salts... I'm sure they made something else too? Our Master of Soap, Francois bring you scents such as Hibiscus and Rose hip, Beer or Gunpowder(!) all wrapped up in a bar of bubbly loveliness. 




Prices start from £4


Katie O’Hagan Illustration





The talented Katie will be bringing her charming and imaginative  illustrations to the Party. "Influenced by early Cartoons and the naïve surrealism of old children’s book illustrators," these are a must for any nursery.


Prices around £10 


Kirstin Stride Designs
"Individually hand-drawn jewellery with a vintage sensibility"..... need we say more?


Prices start at £5
www.kirstinstride.com




Blighty Blooms
Hand crafted home and fashion accessories in British wool, tweed and other natural, vintage and recycled materials. Bloom-ing marvellous!


Prices start at £3
www.blightyblooms.co.uk




TRYNKA







Trynka is a small line of jewellery, designed and made by Victoria Lloyd in her studio in Kent. Take some silver, some geometric shapes, smoosh them together and the result is something both elegant and high-impact.


Prices from around £30





Beau Bow Ties




Keep your fella looking dapper this Summer with these beautiful, handmade bow ties and pocket squares, made from carefully selected (including vintage and recycled) fabrics. Ladies do not despair, they make hair bows too! Huzzah!


Bow ties are around £25




Traces of Magic






There is certainly something magical about Amanda's work. See her beautiful hand printed, limited edition prints, greeting cards and printed gifts at the Market next month.



Prices start at £3 





Duck Ceramics








Here's someone whose been driving us quackers (sorry!) Alice Duck's wonky ceramics are handmade and just divine! 




Prices from £5- £30 





Debbie Holman
Hand made beaded jewellery using semi precious stones, beads, buttons and textile components. Lovely for ladies (big and small).



Prices from £10
www.debbieholman.co.uk




The Pattern Guild










We are thrilled to have these talented folks on board! "Unique repeated decorative designs created by an association of craftsmen in the pursuit of a common goal: To create functional products with beautiful patterns. The Pattern Guild is a London based design studio founded by Amber James and Fergus McDonnell, visual architects that formed a life long friendship with the grid."




Prices range from £10- £40
www.thepatternguild.co.uk




Cha Com Letras





"Chá com Letras is an online design and publishing venture started by James Barker and Joana Pereira in 2013. We produce design-conscious products for a design-conscious audience with a pinch of wit." There will be readings for the kids from the guys at CCL, of their wonderful book The Grey Go-Away Bird. They'll be giving away free tote bags with every book bought on the day too!





Prices from £2- £20
www.chacomletras.com




Not Just Bracelets
Handmade, unisex, leather and zamak jewellery. Beautiful and unique.



Prices start at £6




Dexter and Delilah 
D&D make unique, reloved pieces using recycled cardigans that are embellish and manipulate using fabrics and trimmings that have collected over the years.

Average price £30
www.dexteranddelilah.com  

Inkdoodles 

Inkdoodles superb original sketches of London landmarks have gotten us excited and as Dr Who fan's, we give a big thumbs up to their fandom range as well!




Prices start from £3
www.inkdoodles.com




Accessorise My Garden
Local business Accessories My Garden will liven up your garden with their lovely and varied range of bird feeders, garden dressings and accessories. All at a very reasonable price too!         



Prices start at £2
www.accessorisemygarden.com




EightySeven KG
"EightySevenKG is a small design studio specialising in silkscreen printing, producing cards, stationery & other paper goods. All of the work is hand printed, bound and packaged." And there's a cheeky element to their work which just makes us smile!



Prices from £2.50- £30
www.eightysevenkg.com


Mills Young Jewellery

Mills Young's range of costume jewellery and everyday pieces are simply beautiful. Gold, silver and rose gold plated, they bring you stunning jewellery, without the epic price tags.





Price range from £10- £50




Ciré




Ciré's handmade bags and purses made with hand-prepared waxed canvas are unique and lovely in equal measures. 



Prices average at £25



Poppyseed

A self described 'Warrior Goddess, Bohemian Siren, Mystical Maiden, Creator, Stylist, Designer, Earth lover, Universal Light Being'..... you know this Warrior Goddess' pop up shop is going to be very exciting!







Prices start at £10
www.poppyseedshop.bigcartel.com




Maria’s Emporium



"At Maria's Emporium we love funky, quirky and a simply fun designs. Bring on the colours and wackiness!" We love it too Maria, who is bringing primary school arts and craft back to life, using hama beads and shrinkies to make jewellery as well as a range of funky tees, cards and tote bags.



Prices from around £6
www.mariasemporium.co.uk




Pappet Design







We cannot praise this graphic designer enough. Once you've seen Pappet Design's work, you'll understand why. Their craft activity paper toys, soft toys, illustrations and tunnel books are all wonderful and are all coming to our Garden Party.(Yay!)


Prices from £10 to £25
www.pappet.com



Manolo Jewellery







'My collection of jewellery is an effect of 

cooperation artist and designer. We wanted 

to create something extraordinary and 

curious. Outcome of our collaboration is a 

range of brooches. Project for brooches is 

based on hand made art drawing. We unified 

old fashion way of creating images and 

newest technology of laser cutting and 

engraving.' 


Prices from £6 to £23
etsy.com/uk/shop/MANOLOjewellery