A Tea-Light-Ful afternoon...

Tealightful Candles will be popping up at the Crafty Christmas Market on Sunday 29 November. Yay!

If you're looking for a beautiful and ethical gift for someone this Christmas, then a Tealightful teacup candle could be just the ticket! Homemade locally using the very best Eco soy and natural fragrances these gorgeous teacups get a new lease of life and make a wonderful gift.

Come and visit the Tealightful Stall on Sunday 29. Don't forget we'll be in our usual venue of the warm and welcoming hall of the Beckenham Methodist Church. From around 1.15 onwards. With real cups of tea too!

Creative Yogi joins the Teapot

Mary, a local creative and yoga teacher will  be joining us at the Crafty Christmas Market on Sunday 29 November and brings her handmade wellness products for us to enjoy. The range includes practical yoga mat bags, fabric covered notebooks and eye pillows made using fresh lavender from her garden.

Mary says she started making out of necessity after having searched a long while for good quality eye pillows to use in her yoga classes and finding nothing, so she set about making her own. 

She uses pre-loved, up-cycled fabrics as well as ethnic prints, in particular Japanese and Egyptian prints to make all her products so her range is ethical as well as beautiful. There really is something for everyone at the forthcoming market! 

Join us from 1.30pm onwards as we throw open the doors of the Beckenham Methodist Church hall doors and welcome you to our 4th Crafty Market. Come and browse, buy and MAKE gifts, enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake and be entertained by the wonderful Harriet Eaves as she performs again for us this year. Admission is Free.

See you there! 

Miss SoS x x

Why Not Send It?

One of our contributors to fast approaching Crafty Christmas Market is Claire Westall, purveyor of beautiful, handmade cards and the designer-maker behind 'Why Not Send It'.

A regular at Handmade Palace, Claire has a loyal client base who love her stylish & effective greetings cards. Come and find Claire on her stall at the Crafty Christmas Market – Sunday 29 November, from 1.30 onwards... See you there! (We'll be at the Beckenham Methodist Church Hall, Bromley Road, just up from Chom-Chom). Don't forget, entry is FREE!

I made that!

At this years Crafty Market there will be a Maker Table.... an area for adults to make their own craft-inspired gifts.

The children's craft table will also be present but we wanted to be able to offer the opportunity for everyone to make something! The projects will not require a degree in art but when complete will look smashing none the less!

Come along on Sunday 29 November to try your hand at making. Entry to the event is free and charges will apply for the maker projects. We'll be in our usual venue in the hall at Beckenham Methodist Church which is positioned diagonally to St. Georges church.

See you there x x

We Love Trees!

If you're out and about in Beckenham you may find our posters on trees in and around the area. Daddy Teapot and I have been out and about today spreading the word of the teapot! We have found this method of advertising our event to be the most effective.

But please be reassured, we hate litter and we love trees so as soon as the event is over, we'll return to the trees we have borrowed and remove the posters!

It's no Mystery as local Author appears at the Xmas Market.....

Indeed! Local author, Christopher Bowden, will be selling signed copies of his literary mysteries at the forthcoming market! If you're stuck for a gift idea then this could be it! His novels The Blue Book, The Yellow Room, The Red House and The Green Door will be available for purchase and will be signed by Christopher himself.

The notoriously hard to buy for will be a thing of the past once a visit to the Crafty Christmas Market has been undertaken. Investigate no further and snoop along on Sunday 29 November. Entry is Free!

Zoe Hodgson coming to BR3!

Zoe Hodgson is a Handmade Palace favourite and is well known for her iconic prints of local landmarks. She'll be at the Crafty Market in just over 3 weeks with a fantastic range of prints, cards and homeware.

Entry is free so come and join us on November 29. They'll be a host of talented local artisans along with the pop-up tea room and we'll be joined by Harriet Eaves who'll be performing some festive favourites for us! Whoohoo!

Hold em high, Cowgal!

The Alexandra Nurseries in Penge, SE20, http://www.alexandranurseries.co.uk proved the perfect location to take some snaps of the Fabulous Fripperies new range of retro-inspired clutch bags.

Rosa with the Barbara & Lori clutch on the left and the Peggy and Rita clutch on the right

Rosa looked beautiful on the day with her modern day Victory Rolls and vintage-style outfit. She wore a genuine vintage coat by Boo to a Goose, drank tea and ensured the FabFrip range of products looked even more amazing!

The range will be available at The Crafty Christmas market, coming soon on November 29 in Beckenham. Yee-haa!

Calling vintage cowgirls!

Hey y'all! Love vintage? Then you'll love the new range of clutch bags designed and made by Fabulous Fripperies and available on the www.sos15.co.uk webstore.

There's not tons of PR re these beauties as stock on them is low. The range is still under development but they'll be ready in time for Christmas and will be showcased at Beckenham's Crafty Christmas Market, November 29. These will make amazing gifts!!

The Peggy & Rita Clutch

The Barbara & Lori clutch

All the gals together

Plush black velvet backs the clutches super-cute fringing abounds

Tomorrow, Miss SoS will be on-site for their first photo shoot. Yeehaa! Our model, Rosa, is set to look va-va-voom in vintage and red lipstick as she totally rocks these retro-tastic clutches!!

Come back soon to see how it went! x x x

It's all going on....

Yikes, Miss SoS hates to wait! But even she must wait as the cogs of the making-machine turn in preparation for the marvellous maker-tables at the forthcoming Crafty Christmas Market.

But here's a heads-up – our jewellery maker-table is going to be every (big) girls dream! Jam-packed with all you'll need to create your own, uber-cool, acrylic jewellery pieces. We'll be catching-up with the designer behind these gorgeous pieces real soon so you won't have to wait too long.... If you really can't wait to make your own then head on over to Etsy where you can buy these lush designs: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/VictoriaMariaS?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Harriet is Back in Town!

Ah, the glamorous and ever-so-talented Ms Harriet Eaves, will be back in town this Novemer. BR3 can revel in retro once more as the jazz vocalist visits the Crafty Christmas Market for a second year.

It is quite the coup and we can't wait to hear some of our festive favourites performed in Ms Eaves inimitable style... A finalist in Miss Vintage UK, H is rushed off her kitten heels but has popped the Hidden Teapot in her diary as she had so much fun with us last year. We can't wait for November 29th to arrive!

Hey, we're back!

Has it really been a year since the Hidden Teapot was live? It would seem so, where has the time gone?

Well, it is fair to say that Miss SoS has been super busy and has had little time to blog here, on the Teapot. But it's that time of year once more... the leaves are falling and the temperature is dropping  so Christmas can't be too far away. And the Hidden Teapot is back! This years 'Crafty Christmas Market' will be held on Sunday November 29 at our usual venue in BR3.

Not only will you be able to browse and buy beautiful gifts and Christmassy items, this year, you will have the chance to make your own!

We will have a host of 'maker tables'  where artists and makers will be on-hand to assist you in making your own gorgeous gifts. Confirmed are a ceramicist and jewellery designer with more to follow. If you have always fancied trying your hand at a craft project then come along to our Crafty Market. The tables will be available throughout the day. There will be no need to book, you can just drop-in.

As you can imagine, excitement levels are HIGH! Keep an eye on the blog for up-to-date info about the day and our creative artisans and makers.

Woodscapes by Griff Davies

The Hidden Teapot is delighted to support local artist, Griffith Davies, as he exhibits his work, 'Woodscapes' over on Lee High Road at the exhibition space within Ruby & Norm - https://www.facebook.com/RubyNorm.

Here's a little about the exhibition – Greenwich based artist Griff Davies works in plywood, cut by hand then painted, sanded and reassembled. The natural wood grain gives added emphasis to subjects ranging from near abstract landscapes, to views of the city embellished with other collage elements such as newspaper and photographs.

An exhibition of landscapes and views of the city using plywood collage. Go see! 

Oooh, look at you!

Well, there has been a fair bit of showing and telling on the 'Show me Yours' front! Thanks to everyone who uploaded their pix and took part in the promo. The winner of the Fabulous Fripperies make-up purse will be announced a little later today. You also helped raise money for Breast Cancer Care! Yay!

Now Show me Yours!

Hello Teapots

What's your make-up purse looking like? Could it do with a freshen up? Well, Miss SoS wants to Shake-up your Make-up by giving you the chance to win a gorgeous hand-made make-up purse. You will get to choose from 6 styles all of which have been made using beautiful, vintage fabric.

All you have to do is Show me Yours! Get yourself over to the www.facebook.com/SoS15handmade Facebook page and upload your pic now. For every upload a donation will be made to Breast Cancer Care. Good luck!!

Vintage Valentine's Gift

Hello Teapots

Are you a guy looking for a fab gift for the lady in your life? Or a gal who likes things on the vintage side? Either way, go to http://www.sos15.co.uk/collections/vintage where you will find the most divine products made from beautiful, vintage fabrics. The Fabulous Fripperies make-up purses have been hand made and only a few of each style are available, they will make a wonderful gift.

Plus, if you hurry, you can take advantage of free postage. Just enter FabFripFree at the checkout to activate your free postage.

The Teapot into 2015

Hello Teapots

Welcome to the new year! Spring is around the corner and full of promise. Miss SoS is busy getting ready for more Teapot events and is beavering away with her creative endeavours. There's so much to do! See below for the lovely make-up purses that are now available to buy from www.sos15.co.uk

If you're a designer-maker or artisan, why not get in touch. The Hidden Teapot is about supporting like-minded creatives and offers a platform from which to showcase work. Get on-board!

x x x