Clumsy Christmas Gift Guide - Womens

So last week I gave you my Gift suggestions for the fellas. Here are some great UK small businesses making products for Women...

Pennychoo

Ok, so not strictly just for the ladies, Pennychoo offers fabulous mid-century inspired greetings cards for everyone; Men, Women, children, dogs. My favorites are from the Boibles range, Inspired by the spiky look and feel of 1950s Vegas casino imagery, with a dash of Rat Pack swagger. The perfect cards to send to your mid century loving chums!

Bow and Crossbones

Keeping on the theme of Mid Century inspired design, next up is the emporium of sparkly delights that is Bow and Crossbones. If you are looking for something with a little sparkle then look no further. Bow and Crossbones has a wide range of jewellry, homewares and accessories. And there is even a section on their website with gift ideas under a tenner! These beautiful red and gold lucite drops are just £15.

Dead To Me

If the lady in question prefers the darker side of life, perhaps this gorgeous hand made resin Skull Moth necklace from Dead To Me? Making handcrafted accessories, for rockers, reprobates and the recently deceased, Dead To Me is all handmade in London UK.

Little Miss Delicious

Prefer something cuter? What about these adorable hand crafted snowman earrings made by Little Miss Delicious. Don't they just melt your heart? There are loads more adorable items like these to be found on her website, and once again, all handmade in the UK.

Dolly Cool

Of course your lovely lady will also need something to wear in her hair. And I am head over heals with this fabulous Christmas Lights print hair tie from Dolly Cool. You can find lots of other Christmas prints and Christmas versions of her jewellry line on her website.

Miss Fortune

Want to buy your lady of choice a gorgeous pin up inspired outfit for Christmas Day? How about the Frankii dress from Miss Fortune? Check out the website for lots of gorgeous dresses and seperates. All designed by Miss Fortune.

The Weaving Room

Looking for something cosy and luxurious? How about this beautiful hand woven scarf made by The Weaving Room in Gloucestershire? Made from a Silk, Merino and linen blend this gorgeous scarf makes the perfect luxury gift.

I hope you like my suggestions, these are all designed and made in the UK. You can also find lots of lovely gift ideas on my website too! 

If you are a small business and would like to be added to the guide, please drop me a line and if I like what I see I will include you in the post :)

Clumsy Christmas Market Schedule

Ho ho ho, it's that time of year again! Yes, the time for getting up at the crack of dawn, loading up the car, and bringing my goodies to you my dear customers! It's Christmas Fair season. This year i've been quite select with the fairs I will be selling at, only the very best! So *drumroll* here they are!

Nov 22nd and 23rd: Renegade Craft Fair - The Truman Brewery, London FREE ENTRY

Dec 6th: The Secret Vintage Fair, Tap & Kitchen, Oundle, Cambridgeshire Just £2 ENTRY

Dec 7th: Last Gang's Alternative Christmas Market, The Blue Moon, Cambridge FREE ENTRY

and Last but DEFINATLY not least....

Dec 14th: The Mid Century Market Christmas Edition, Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London Just £3 Entry

If you can't make it to any of the above events, you can find most of my range online at www.clumsykate.com :)

Christmas Wishlist Prizes

You may have seen from my previous post that I am doing a Christmas Giveaway. Each day i will post Christmas Wishlist hints on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. You can share these to show your loved ones/followers what you want for Christmas, PLUS each share gets entered into a Clumsy Christmas Giveaway which will be picked after Christmas.

I've had a root through my Clumsy goodies and picked out some great prizes. Some are pictured below, and i will announce some other prizes nearer the time.

Don't forget, you can share as many hints as you like, and each share gets entered. If you share on Instagram or Twitter don't forget to tag me too so I know to enter you into the draw!

Find me on facebook and instagram as clumsykate and twitter as theclumsykate

See you there! :)

I know...i know...I keep mentioning Christmas, but for us small entrepreneur's we have to think ahead, well that's my excuse anyway!

Talking of entrepreneurs...i'll be having a stall this year at the Mid Century Christmas Market in Hammersmith in London. It's organised by the fabulous Bettina Scarlett, and she is a girl who knows how to throw a good party! I'll also be donating a prize for a forthcoming competition where you can win tickets to the event! So watch this space. More info below the image...

SAVE THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY FOR THE BEST RETRO Christmas Market IN LONDON coming to Hammersmith club, 11 Rutland Grove, W6 9DH on Saturday 14th December 2013 between 10.30am – 4pm.

Bettina Scarlett presents: The Mid Century Christmas Market. After the success of the Vintage Fashion Revue at the UK’s biggest Rockabilly festival ‘the Rockabilly Rave’. Bettina Scarlett is bringing her dazzling new fair to London town. If you are looking for a Christmas market that mixes bygone eras and trendsetters too. Bettina Scarlett has created a unique and innovative day out. Why you say? Well the Mid Century Christmas Market is a 1950s inspired fair showcasing glamorous companies from all over England including vintage and reproduction clothing, crafts, jewellery, records and much more. Whether you are after a cute and kitsch necklace or you want a retro rocking record to have you jiving the night away, the Mid Century Christmas Market is perfect if you are shopping for those last minute Christmas gifts.

Come on down to the Hammersmith Club and take a step back in time. Only a hop, skip and a jump from Hammersmith tube stations, the Mid Century Christmas Market opens its doors to visitors on Saturday 14th December for one day only; from 10.30am until 4pm for a knock out entry price of £2. Whilst you are there, have a hot bevy served from delectable antique china in Calamitea Jane’s vintage tea room. Looking to paint the town red that night? Well you can revisit the golden age of glamour and have your hair pin curled and coiffured in the Vanity Box’s vintage hair parlour. Go on; release your inner pin up and hep cat so you are ready to party like its 1956.

Strike a pose! Treat yourself and take a small reminder home with you from your day at the Christmas Market, make sure to visit the pop up photo booth where our photographer will be snapping away to create some retro inspired shots for every shopper. Of course no event will be complete without some foot tapping tunes played by rockabilly royalty. Some of the most notorious Dj’s from London’s hottest rockabilly clubs will be spinning killer tracks to keep you moving and in the mood.

So there is nothing else to do but put the date in your diary and head down to the Mid Century Christmas Market where our very own Santa’s helpers will be there to greet you on arrival.

For all enquiries please email Bettinascarlettpresents@outlook.com

Clumsy's Christmas Wish List

So it's that time of year again! And I am here to help you get the presents you really want! Oh ok...I can't get you a 1953 Cadillac or a private tropical island...but I can help you hint to your loved ones if you are after Clumsy goodies for Christmas!

From today I will be posting Clumsy Christmas Wish List hints which you can share with your loved ones via social media! I'll be sharing them on Instagram, twitter and Facebook. AND...if you share them on your page you will be automatically entered into a Christmas prize draw. All you have to do is the following:
-Instagram - re-gram the entire image and tag me in the post @clumsykate.
-Twitter - re-tweet and tag me in the post @theclumsykate
-Facebook - share directly from my fan page facebook.com/clumsykate

So keep your eyes peeled for my posts over the next few weeks. You can share as many items as you like and each time you share you will be entered into the draw. Prizes include cushion covers, hair ties and zip cases, please note your prize will not necessarily be the image you share, but a goody bag made up from some of my popular prints! There will be 3 winners. Winners will be selected at random, most likely picked from a hat by my pet sock monkey Bailey. Winners will be notified by the 31st December 2013.