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Jenny Blandin de Chalin

Jewellery

Jenny has been “creating” for the past six years, since becoming a stay at home mummy. She has three beautiful children which are her true inspiration. They have inspired her range of gemstones, crystals and freshwater pearl jewellery which are made in both adult and children’s sizes. Belle (aged 6) is a great helper and loves to “create” alongside mum.  She makes most of the children’s range herself and loves to help out when at the markets! Why not drop into the Blue Gum Markets, the Ivy markets or have peak at her website.

Contact - www.gitanejewellery.com.au    gitanejewellery@gmail.com

Leanne Bosman

Knitting, sewing and papercraft

Leanne is a Kaszazz consultant who teaches card making. This mother of 2 is always on the go. In her spare time she enjoys knitting, sewing and many other crafts.

Contact - Phone: 4787 1490         0428871490

Tanya Carter

Leadlight and Greeting Cards

Working from her Wentworth Falls home studio, Tanya has been creating her leadlight pieces for 12 years. She has been teaching both traditional leadlight and the copperfoiling method at Katoomba Community College for 4 years. Specialising in the copperfoil technique, she produces a colourful range of butterflies, angels, fish, flowers, hanging lightcatchers and Christmas decorations. More practical pieces such as necklaces and jewellery boxes also showcase the range of colours and textures available in glass today. Tanya’s products are sold at The Nook - 133A The Mall, Leura (ph. 4784-2917)

Linda Charlton

Paper and fabric crafts:

Cards, sticky-note holders, Christmas decorations, fridge magnets, fabric bags, pencil cases and gift bags.

Linda is a local who enjoys card making and in her spare time. She creates cards, small gifts and bags using a variety of papers and fabrics.

Joanne Day

Christmas decorations

Joanne has imported exquisite mouth-blown art glass Christmas decorations from Romania, her husband’s birthplace. 

Rhonda Edwards

Christmas decorations

Rhonda Edwards has been doing craft for many years and has become a popular entry with her Christmas decorations, which she creates in the spare time. Rhonda also breeds Ragdoll kittens. She has taken many cute photos of her kittens and has made some cute cards with some of her beautiful blue-eyed furry friends.

Contact - www.ragarhonda.com

Anna Fanning

Jewellery

Anna specialises in designing totally one-off necklaces in 'Victorian', 'Edwardian', 'Art Deco' & a 'Little Theatrical' style, using my collection of original old Deco dress clips, buckles, brooches, buttons & anything unusual, combined with beautiful old & new beads with interesting bits & pieces, to create a very unique conversation piece.

Contact - fanning@iprimus.com.au

Kirsty Gorman

Jewellery

Kirsty Gorman creates one off, individually designed gemstone jewellery pieces as a way to relax and build up a portfolio. Kirsty has a large range of stunning necklaces, bracelets, earrings and accessories for all occasions and enjoys creating unique custom pieces for individual customers. Kirsty also does jewellery parties, with benefits for the host and a great night for their friends! Feel free to contact Kirsty on her email anytime or have a look at some of her jewellery on her face book page.

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kirstys-Vintage-Jewellery/132338996812105?v=photos&ref=sgm

Contact - kirstygorman@live.com.au

Janelle (Nellie) Grimshaw

Beaded and wired jewellery/gifts

Janelle (Nellie) started with beautiful beaded jewellery but has expanded to use many materials.  Now she creates amazing designs using buttons, beads, chain maille and even gaff tape!  Still holding onto a focus of funky jewellery, Nellie has also moved on to creating gorgeous bouquets for the alternate Bride.  You never know what you might find at Nellie's treasures.

Contact - www.beadiful.com.au or nellie@beadiful.com.au

Wendy Hambly

Knitting & crotchet

Wendy has been creating knitted and crotcheted items for many years and over the few 7 years has expanded her range to include hand painted cards and beaded jewellery, including knitted or crotcheted brooches with beading, beaded bookmarks and anything else that comes to mind!  Creating wearable art is not just a hobby, it's a fantastic way of life!

Liz Holland and Ali Hooker

Fabric covered button bookmarks, hair accessories, magnets, jewellery

Ali and Liz are back with fabulous fabric covered button jewellery.
Ali's gorgeous, must have neck chokers and rings and Liz's fun and funky
hair ties, bobbies, brooches, bookmarks and magnets. Ali has also branched
out into beautiful felt flower brooches - all great Christmas gift choices
and maybe some surprises too! All hand made with joy and heart.

Contact - email lizhol@bigpond.com

ph Liz 0408815971

ph Ali 0417443772

JackieRose Crafts

Quality handmade bags, wallhangings, placemats, table runners, appliqued & embroidered cushions, decorated towels, tea towels & a Xmas selection 

Rosina Kyte & Jackie Leyshan have been making & displaying their crafts at various markets & festivals for the past 3 years.

Contact - Email-jackiel2009@bigpond.com

Claire Jones

Cards & Notepaper

The greeting cards and paper were created by the children and carers of Griya Shekinah orphanage Lombok, Indonesia.  Made from 100% recycled paper, natural and biodegradable material.  All profits from the sale of these products go toward the children's education.

Contact - PH 0411 673451

Anna Kling

Cards, magnets and blocks

Anna Kling is an accomplished international artist located in the Blue Mountains. Her paintings of trees and vegetables are very large, vibrant and bold. The best ones she scales down in size and produces handcrafted useful things out of them, including mounted prints, cards, magnets and blocks.

Contact - Anna Kling Fine Art Service

                  29 Westbourne Ave Wentworth Falls 2782

                  0424 132329  http://www.annakling.com

Liz MacQueen

Pottery

Liz Macqueen has been working with clay for over twenty years making mostly functional pieces. Her inspiration comes from the Blue Mountains environment. She looks in detail at the structure of natural things and experiments with colour, form and design, to complement her pots.

Contact - PH 47571083,  and email: lizmacqueen@gmail.com

Rosemary Mann and Jennifer Egan

Hand dyed silks

Lanasa Fabric

Rosemary Mann and Jennifer Egan are local Blue Mountains residents
both with a background in textiles. They specialise in hand dyed silks
of unique style and brilliant colouring. Every piece they dye
encompasses a little of the Blue Mountains, as the silks are dyed
outside with the weather influencing the movement and blending of the
colours on the silk.

Contact:
Rosemary on 4759 1890 or Jennifer on 4759 1957
Email: rosemarykmann@gmail.com

Debbie Marsh

Crafted Software

If you are interested in Cross -Stitch, Needlepoint, Rugmaking or Beading come and chat with Debbie Marsh and explore Crafted Software's StitchCraft program. Fantastic for both free design and photo conversion StitchCraft was originally developed in the early 1990s by local resident David for his sister Gill. StitchCraft soon went commercial and is now used worldwide by home users, renowned cross stitch designers and publishing companies. Try out StitchCraft 2009 and preview some new features soon to be released. Designs created at the ArtFest can be produced as a PDF kit for purchase. Or maybe you would like to design a card to be sold at next year’s ArtFest.

If you want to enjoy cross stitch without designing, we have Australian Flora Needlework Designs on CD for sale, a simple Rudolph Cross Stitch kit or buy one of four books by Gillian Souter who uses our program to design cross stitch.

After last years successful launch we will also have a range of local photos, postcards and notelets for sale.

Contact - E-Mail: mail@stitchcraft.info Website: www.stitchcraft.info

Donna McKendry

Door stops and draught excluders

I sell fabric doorstops made from recycled material. The doorstops resemble a small handbag. They are decorated with pinwheels, beads, lace, doilies or anything interesting to make them cute and quirky. Each doorstop weighs about 1.2kgs  and is fill with sand and potpourii. The inner bag of sand is double stitched for strength.

Orders taken in  choice of colour.

Contact - ph: 0400355696  email: treeamig@bigpond.net.au

Jennifer McPhie

Novelty tea cosies

I enjoy creating novelty tea cosies watching their character grow!

Victoria Meens

Handmade sock monkeys

Local mountains resident and mother of 3 boys at WFPS . I love to create fun things and at present and enjoying making Sock Monkeys and other cute Sock Animals. Starting with a simple pair of socks, you never know what kind of personality each one will end up!  Cute, colourful & quirky, each animal is unique.  Also available at Lawson & Blackheath markets.

Contact - email: klonky@tpg.com.au

Mark Davis

Artist Blacksmith

Unique and individual pieces of art and sculpture that fulfil one of life’s purposes, at the same time as being an aesthetic feature to enjoy. Most pieces draw on the organic forms of nature, blending and complimenting the environment, rather than overpowering it. All pieces are hand-crafted, predominately using iron and blacksmithing skills. Various pieces have combined this medium with superb recycled timber and stone to create a wonderful blend. Examples include furniture, door furniture, household items and balustrades, as well as sculptures purely for artistic enjoyment, indoors or outdoors, with the simple function of pleasing the senses! www.functionalart.com.au, enquiries@functionalart.com.au

Melanie Moor

Birthday Calendars, Ex Libris bookplates, notebooks, magnets, bookmarks

Melanie enjoys creating many different things using various media and techniques. She is an illustrator & designer, enjoying success designing craft stamps and scrapbook papers for one of Australia's leading stamping companies, Stamp It, for many years. Melanie also enjoys exploring creative expression through graphic design, recently creating a beautiful Faerie Calendar with her sister Erin,  another very talented Blue Mountains artist. The mother of four has no shortage of inspiration or excuses to be creative!!

Contact - email: mellimoor@yahoo.com.au

Kye Porritt

Wheatbags

Using brightly coloured materials,  wheatbags are a quick and easy way to warm up a bed, relieve aches and pains.

Massage oils

Sweet almond oil with a variety of essential oils.

Kye is a mother of 3 boys - 2 of whom have attended WFPS .  She works as a midwife at both Nepean and Katoomba hospitals and is also a qualified aromatherapist.

Contact - rporritt@bigpond.com

Dianne Ritchie

Dressed bears

Dianne Ritchie has been a resident of Wentworth Falls for 10 years, and has been involved in the craft and market movement for 20 years. Creating gorgeous bears has been a hobby of hers for the past 16 years.

Karen Schultz

Jewellery and knitted art wearables

 

Originally from the USA but now a citizen here, Karen creates one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces from stone, glass, resin, metal, silver, shell and vintage beads using stringing wire, chain, leather and some hand-knotting with silk.  This year, resin pendants and earrings as well as polymer clay earrings, pendants and brooches will also be available.  Jewellery often finds the wearer as it is a memory of a place, a gift for a special person or a romantic notion.  Karen hopes her jewellery will find you.

Contact - Mobile:  0431246407 Email:  kaschm51@yahoo.com

Patricia Watson

Decorative Art/ Small Leadlight

Patricia has worked with different crafts for many years and has been painting for the last 10 years.   She describes herself as being addicted!  Her craft is her way for relaxation and pleasure.

Contact - ewcs@optusnet.com.au

Tasha Winters

Tie dye clothing

Indigo Ink strive to spread beauty and love throughout the world, and our tie dye is reflective of this wonderful dream. Indigo Ink creates beautiful tie dyed clothing for indigo kids and adults alike.  Each Indigo Ink tie dyed item is intricately hand folded, bound with string, dyed, and washed.  Each part of the tie dying process allows for many fabulous possibilities, and it is this soulful variation that makes tie dye so beautiful, unique, and intriguing.  It is not universally possible to replicate any 2 items, as shade and pattern vary on each individual item that is created.  Time and space exist in the world of tie dye only once! Indigo Ink use high quality, colourfast dyes that are vibrant and won't readily fade.  We mix our colours deeper than most artists to ensure the most beautiful rainbow possible!  The Indigo INK family are based in the sacred Blue Mountains, NSW Australia.  Peace, Tasha :)

Contact - www.indigoink.com.au

Deanne Palmer

Kookabubble

De creates handmade Australian Garden inspired craft and clothing.

Contact - kookabubble@gmail.com

website - www.kookabubble.com 

Michael Richards

Wooden toys

I have been a hobby woodworker for over 26 years,
specialising in handcrafted wooden toys. These range from push/pull-along
toys to a wide variety of wheeled toys. Child safety and robustness are the
driving principles of my work. The tactile feel of a wooden toy has an
appeal all of its own and with minimum care these toys should last for many
happy years of play.

Mandy Alden

Fabric

A Mum of two boys who indulges her girly side when playing with
fabric. I love cutting up perfectly good colourful fabric, and sewing it
back together again to make fun and useful items! You can contact Mandy directly on mand-a-lin.blogspot.com

Zoe Lawder

Children’s soft toys

Zoe produces a range of children’s soft toys and accessories made from locally sourced recycled fabrics.
Accessories include children’s aprons, bags, hair slides and bunting.

Zoe studied fine art at The National Art School in Sydney, before moving to the mountains three and a half years ago. She is a mother of two boys aged 4 and 6, with the eldest in kindergarten at WFPS.
Contact - bazoe@bigpond.com

Sand Woods
Bespoke Jewellery

Sand Woods is based in Katoomba and has been making
bespoke cufflinks and silver jewellery for 4 years. Sand designs and makes
all her own unique designs and sells them online at prestonwoods.com.au and
at local handmade markets.
Contact – 0414-605-426 or sand@prestonwoods.com.au,