working at Premiere Vision

I have been interning at Amanda Kelly design studio again for 5 weeks, learning a lot along the way and helping prepare for this September's Premiere Vision.

I spent the 4days in Paris, at the textile design trade fair on Amanda Kelly stand and vintage stand, selling the collection of prints, embroideries and vintage designs to buyers and designers from all around the world.

Upcoming trends:

Reptile skin

fur-like

tribal/ethnic

text

the weird and wonderful

colour blocking

feathers 

wild animals

extravagance

metallic

Images from:

www.keneva.com

www.idsetters.com

deviantART

www.trendland.net

www.stylesight.com

www.caboodle.com

www.featurepics.com

www.scrapbookscrapbook.com

www.shopstyle.co.uk

www.amandakelly.com

(some my own images)

'SPELL design' - Beautiful and Inspiring Aussie Accessories!

This company is called SPELL

Based in Australia, 2 sisters design and make jewellery and accessories

Their boho beach style is right up my street!

Beautiful turquoise silver and leather techniques applied to quality accesories and jewellery.

I would love to visit these guys one day in Aus!

A lot of similarities to my Freedom of Flight Collection, lots of feathers and leathers!

Feast your eyes on these lovelies....

Their website http://spelldesigns.com/ has an online shop and list of stockists, and also links to their AMAZING blog - one of my favourites! http://spellsjewellery.blogspot.com/

All images from Spell Jewellery

Inspiring lavish accessories by Bea Valdes

Inspiration

These pieces of beauty are Bea Valdes' collection of embroideries and beaded jewellery!

So luxurious and the craftsmanship is just amazing! Like wearing a mosaic!

Let me share them with you......

Pictures from Net a Porter, couturelab.com, and chictopia.com

New EARRINGS for sale!

Brand New Leather earrings FOR SALE!

Designed and handcrafted by Claire Fitzjohn

Genuine leathers with bronze details (nickel free)

Adjustable ring size

£10.00 a pair

Email me for more details of sale...... claire.fitzjohn@hotmail.com

All images and designs © Claire Fitzjohn 2011

Brand New Leather RINGS for sale!

Brand New Leather rings FOR SALE!

Designed and handcrafted by Claire Fitzjohn

Genuine leather with bronze details

Adjustable ring size

£5.00 each

Nude

Tan gloss

 Ink blue gloss

Email me for more details of sale...... claire.fitzjohn@hotmail.com

All images and designs © Claire Fitzjohn 2011

25th September stall at Cedars Park Fair!

I will have a designer/maker stand at a big community event coming up at Cedars Park in Hertfordshire.

I will be selling lots of my current jewellery and accessories stock, so swing by and have a browse while the dance theatre and music acts entertain you around the fair! What else would you do on your Sunday afternoon?

Celebration of our Community event 

Cedars Park, Waltham Cross

Sunday 25th September

12 noon - 5pm

FREE ENTRY

The festival will showcase a broad mixture of international music, theatre, dance, and entertainment, with stalls and stands of local businesses, arts, crafts and food.

Acts and entertainment include:

Ukrainian Singers/dancers, The Hemel Hempstead brass band, Mayhem Theatre Arts, A Zumba-along, The Capel Manor Players, Music and dance from the Greek School, Showmi Das performing Bollywood/Bhangra Dance, Bengali Folk dance, Indian Folk Dance, Belly dancing with the Belly Belles and a performance from the Polish Community!

more info....

http://www.cedarspark.info/events/celebrating-our-community.html

http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Whats-On-Leisure/Days-Out/Free-events-at-Cedars-Park-in-Cheshunt-01082011.htm