Loving the vintage vibe!

Here's where I'll share my obsession with vintage fabric! It's taking over my house!

I'll sharing with you my favorite fabrics, my 'adventures" in dressmaking using vintage patterns, some home furnishing ideas and no doubt I'll be telling you about any exciting finds! Love to hear about your vintage adventures too!

My first Shop was AudreysCat ( online shop May 2010) , but my new logo / name - WittyDawn , arrived Jan 2014.

I hope you'll have time to browse my shops too !

Friday, 9 March 2018

Christmas 2018 Markets and Fairs - where to find WittyDawn




 I will MAINLY be at the Cotswold Craft Market,CORN HALL , Cirencester, GL7 2NY,   throughout Nov and Dec ,
Please come and say hello to myself and all the other talented makers - there is a huge variety and ALL original and well made . The Cotswold Craft Market on Saturday , FREE ADMISSION . www.cotswoldcraftmarket.co.uk/

Visit my stall on :

November 10th   9:30am to 4.15pm Cotswold Craft Market 
November 24th   9:30am to 5pm Cotswold Craft Market 
November 29th   4.00am to 9pm  A Very Victorian Christmas ' at The Lakes Care Centre * 
December 8th     9:30am to 5pm Cotswold Craft Market 
December 22nd  9:30am to 5pm Cotswold Craft Market 
  
 *The Lakes Care Centre, Spine Road East' , South Cerney , Gloucestershire, GL7 5TL 
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PLUS you can visit me at my Cirencester home by arrangement :
email Witty-dawn@sky.com
text me on 07802 594087

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Visiting Cirencester :
I am fortunate to live here! it is a beautiful Cotswolds town, lovely places to walk - why not do the 'Hare Trail ' ? and award winning Museum , Street markets several times a week, Antiques centre and regular markets in the Corn Hall - including an Antiques Market each Friday, Brewery Arts centre for local / uk designers, one of the oldest spring fed outdoor pool in the UK. All of these are within the Town Centre!!! so you don't have to walk miles and there is a very wider selection of Pubs, cafes and restaurants. It is a very DOG FRIENDLY town - most shops allow dogs as do most cafes and pubs and even the posher hotels !




( one of the sculptures on the Hare trail - my hound is more interested in the treat on the floor )





More information about Cirencester

Friday, 19 May 2017

Obsessed with RAG DOLLS

Oh dear can't seem to stop making these....

BUT what a lovely way to make use of and also display some of my lovely vintage fabrics.

It was inevitable really that I would end up making these I suppose and it was a case of the design being right almost straightway . As usually I started with drawing our a design on paper an made a prototype. This was the first one and really all  I had to do was make a few changes to the arms and legs and very minor tweaks to head and body. Each one  take 4 to 5 hours to make and each one is UNIQUE.


There's a bit animal theme - so far I have BearCubs, KittyKats and RabbitRascals although I expect I'll do a few more variation ! Each one  take 4 to 5 hours to make and each one is UNIQUE.



There's a heck of a lot of pretty pale skinned Rag Doll girls out there so I though I ought to introduce a bit more variety too :)


Anyway you can find them in both my Folksy and Etsy shops . I hope you love them as much as I enjoy making them

( as I am a twin - I have a brother - I have made a few sets of twins too )



Monday, 9 January 2017

SALE !!! 40% off in my Folksy Shop this January ( 2017 )

Hi all !

I want to clear some stock to make way for new items so time to have a SUPER SALE!!!


40% off ALL items until end of January 2017 in my Folksy Shop:    -

Just use code 40OFFWITTYDAWN at the checkout








This includes ALL items in my Folksy shop - even those already in my clearance section - so lots of AMAZING BARGAINS

... and yes it even includes my mice !


as well as cushions, bunting and other great things ....



Saturday, 5 November 2016

VINTAGE HEAVEN 12th Nov 2016 !!! at Cirencester in the Cotswolds

Once again I have a stall at Vintage Heaven!!!

It is pretty much the only event I do because it is EASILY the best round here.

Why ?

- It's for two great charities - Paternoster School in Cirencester and JDRF( the type 1 diabetes charity)
- It is a STRICTLY vintage and eco charity - no new stock allowed unless from a eco or freetrade source, and the organisers do ask stallholders to remove anything that doesn't stock to this standard
- It has a fabulous selection of stalls with great items and lovely stallholders
 - It is at a super venue, there is a fabulous café and a beautifully stocked organic shop.

.... and my friend Emma organises it and it is just down the road from me , we visit this café/shop regularly.

This was all  my stall last year





It's just outside Cirencester and all the details are at Vintage Heaven at The Organic Farm Shop



I'm also taking lots of vintage fabric 'y things , crockery and small furniture items - now I do hope there won't be any bickering over this sweet sewing box! ?


( I am also taking I'm taking a LOAD of my clearance things on Folksy see above - so LOTS of under £10 items just in time for Christmas shopping eh? )