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I will be attending a few markets over the next few months.  Please come and say hi!

Saturday 1st July Table Cape Market Table Cape Primary School – Gibbons St Wynyard.

Sunday 23rd July CuckoO Artisan Market Shambles Brewery, 222 Elizabeth St, Hobart

Friday 18th August Indoor Winter Market Devonport Regional Gallery

Saturday 4th – Monday 6th November Truly Tasmanian Craft Fair Latrobe

Here are some of the items in store now.  Each is of course a one of a kind and unfortunately when gone, they are gone!  However if there is a style of item that you really like, please let me know and I will be able in most cases to make something similar.

Cheers Rae

Upcycled Sari Fabric necklace with 1980’s pendant

Croatian thimble with tapestry and vintage chain tassels

Vintage sari silk and thread necklace with vintage beads

Aromatherapy anklet with lava beads, vintage beads and upcycled sari silk andn thread

Vintage tin earrings with 1970’s costume jewellery beads

Vintage tin earrings with 1970’s costume jewellery beads

Upcycled vintage plate with 1970′ silver anklet feature

Upcycled willow pattern plate pendant with antiques findings

Gold edged upcycled vintage plate pendant with gold findings

Willow pattern upcycled pendant with silver findings

1980’s pendant with

Pin it! Beautiful upcycled ceramic brooches finished and ready to be added to my shop!

After a wonderful few days away with friends and family I finally had the chance to finish off these three gorgeous brooches this afternoon!  They will be added to my shop tomorrow.

However….. that also led to some time to think about what I am doing, what I want to do and on what journey I wish to take you all!

So…. welcome to 2017 and a year of new adventures.  What does 2017 bring to The Grateful Red?  A complete change in direction.  A refocusing on what is important to me and bringing that all together to share with you in the form of new works.

Living in a lovely rural community, in a ramshackle 115 year old cottage, surrounded by my animals and gardens, I found that the consumerism of printed paper works was starting to grate on my love of all things vintage and recycled.  So this year I am bringing you a range of works that focuses on ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’.

To kick it off I have been working with some of my lovely china pieces I haven’t had the heart to throw out once they were damaged and broken, as well as using some lovely vintage costume jewellery pieces I have collected over the years and remodelling some other vintage items.  Keep up to date here and on Facebook.com/thegratefulredstudios or Instagram: thegratefulredstudio to see what I have been making.

All items are OOAK and you are guaranteed to own your own unique piece.  I would love to hear what you think of this new direction (good and bad!).

Warm hugs and HAPPY 2017!

Elki's Journal - helping support a young family through a tough time.

Most of you would not know but at The Grateful Red Studio I donate 10% of sales each month to a worthy cause, charity or event.  I generally do this anonymously and quietly but I think sometimes it pays to speak out and raise awareness.

I particularly want to highlight this month’s donation which is going to

Elki’s Journal

    Here is a brief overview of what Elki’s family are going through:

On…

They are currently available only via direct message but I will aim to have them in store come Easter time when I do a refresh and restock.

These little critters will have their launch at the upcoming Handmade Exchange online market on Tuesday. If you want to see some amazing works from artists around Australia… click here and sign up to access this exclusive market – you won’t be disappointed!

Enjoy this Friday Freebie on me! Celebrate creativity and art.

Happy 2016 and welcome to my first Friday Freebie and to celebrate a year of creativity and art – this seems a most fitting print to share with you all.

Friday Freebie – A4 print Creativity and Art – free for personal use

Please click here to download an A4 version of this print.  This print is free for personal use. Please feel free to share this post for others to enjoy : )

Have an awesome…

Welcome to 2016… officially the Year of the Critters!

After launching my first Critters at the end of 2015 they have been a huge success and I have started working on adding to the Critter family in 2016.

First up is ‘Geraldine’.  Geraldine is a very Zen Critter.  She focuses on inner peace and harmony.  Geraldine’s mediation mantra is “Sky above me, Earth below me, Fire within me”.

Please…

Here is the outcome so far … I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

if you surrender to the wind you can ride it

some see a weed, some see a wish…

i find peace in the rain

it takes a long time to grow an old friend

let’s meet for coffee and then go on lots of adventures together

go confidently in the direction of your dreams