Nottingham Craft Mafia is proud to present Handmade Nation Nottingham on the 20th March at the Broadway Cinema.

We will be screening the acclaimed craft documentary ‘Handmade Nation’ by Faythe Levine. This is only the third time that the film has been screened in public in the UK

As well as seeing such renowned documentary dedicated to the revival of art, craft and design you will be able to find an amazing selection of locally handmade unique gifts, prints, cards, textiles, jewellery and accessories at our craft fair upstairs in the Broadway Cinema Mezzanine Bar.

 There will be plenty to see and do at Broadway so come and say hello to the makers at the fair upstairs and take a peek at the crafty activities taking place throughout the day. These shall be hosted by a wealth of crafty Nottingham folk who make the goodies on sale and are all part of the magnificent art scene right here in the city.

 We will also have badge-making sessions, colouring competitions and an amazing raffle with a top prize of a hamper full to the brim with inspiration: including lovely fabrics; beads; vintage buttons and craft books galore!

To buy tickets for the screenings, please visit www.nottinghamcraftmafia.com and follow the link provided. Tickets are priced at £4.50. There are only 100 tickets available (50 per screening) so be quick and snap them up while you can.

Well it’s nearly Christmas and the stock in Get Made is literally flying off the shelves!! I thought I’d show you some of our Christmas goodies on sale now, from April Marie Textiles, Jo from Hello Sunshine and Helen from Petal Textiles, as well as the amazing Christmas tree made by our Gavin from Frailloop.

 Petal Textiles

Hello Sunshine

Today I represtnted the Nottingham Craft Mafia at the Air Time 09 Networking event at Nottingham Trent University.

Organisations and galleries that were there included Steve Perry from Hencilla Canworth Insurance Brokers, AIR, a-n, Arts Council England,  Beacon, Hinterland Projects, DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) ,East Midlands Visual Art Forum, MOOT, NAN (Networking Artists Networks), New Art Exchange, Nottingham Contemporary, Surface Gallery & The Art Organisation.

I promoted our Nottingham Craft Mafia and The Craft Mafia Organisation to lots of people, explaining what we do and why and how we go about it.  I also advised many people how I got into the Nottingham Craft Mafia and how it has significantly helped me. Many people were just starting out or wanting to progress with their business and make it their full time job.

This event is happening on Wednesday 25th November in Lincoln and is run by last years Fine Art graduates from Lincoln.

Emily Sells Jewelery and Silks and designs some too. She is selling in Nottingham Trents SU on Tuesday 24th November.

Saira Lloyd is looking for 3D work, sculpture, jewelery and ceramics for an exhibition next year, so contact her if you are interested!

The Glasgow Craft Mafia has a new mascot and they’d like you to help name it! They’ve been unable to sex it as there are no nether regions so feel free to come up with male and female suggestions!

To be in with a chance of winning a GCM goody bag full of prizes from their members, all you have to do is get on over to their blog and leave a comment with your suggestion for a name. Comment as many times as you like but you must suggest a different name each time! Multiple suggestions for the same name will mean only the first suggestion of that name will count.

The competition ends at midnight (GMT) on the 14th of July. A shortlist of the best 5 will be compiled and the winner will be picked by GCM members. The winner will be notified by the 31st of July.

re-posted from the Glasgow Craft Mafia blog.

As promised, we have now scanned the 4 page article on UK Craft Communities in this month’s Quick & Crafty magazine for all to see!

it’s a great read and features our familia in Manchester, a little on the big boss ladies across the pond in Austin, Sheffield’s Craft Candy and of course, little old us! head on over to our Flickr page to view the pages indivually.

and a big thanks to Anastasia for all her enthusiasm and probing questioning!

SATURDAY 16th May
THE BASEMENT,
WEST STREET, SHEFFIELD.
12PM – 5PM
The Sheffield Craft Mafia Spring Fair. We’ll have 25 stalls of cool crafts, including handmade clothing, reworked vintage, cool jewellery and beautifully crafted cupcakes, cards and lots of other delights for you.

There are still a few remaining stalls – £30 / £25 (for mafia members). Please contact Emma if you are interested.

to help celebrate our new birdy look, the Nottingham Craft Mafia is now twittering! follow us to catch up on the latest news and updates from this blog and more!

www.twitter.com/nottmcraftmafia !

in honour of the recent balmy weather, we’ve decided spring has finally sprung! the wonderful Jo Want (aka Munkybum) has contributed a beautiful new header for our website – so come marvel in its cuteness!

you don’t even have to be a member if you want to contribute to our website – just click here for more details.

How do! Things at NCM HQ do tend to be slow burners but when we do get going, it gets good! I’m in a blogging mood tonight so there’ll be a few more after this one.

I’m delighted to announce that we’re welcoming new membership applications once more. You can still find all the info on how to join and the criteria on the joining page.  Please spread the word and send your applications to applications [at] nottinghamcraftmafia.com (no spam, you monkeys!) or drop them into Get Made during opening hours – Thursday to Saturday, 11am-6pm.

16 St James’s Street

(Next to and adjoining door to the Malt Cross)
Nottingham
NG1 6FG
Thurs, Fri, Sat 11am – 6pm

We’re so proud to be part of the International Craft Mafia and quite excited that Sheffield are on the go now nearby, so start thinking about future collaborations and swapsies kids!