A big Christmas Thankyou to all who attended the Artists and Makers event on Saturday!

A massive thank you to all the amazing stallholders that came along on Saturday and put so much effort into their fantastic displays on the day. Every stall was oozing pure talent and each and every tiny detail was beautiful, well thought out and incredibly well presented. Here are some images of the stalls, next year will be even more amazing, with hopefully a few more customers turning out to see the event in person!

Every single person who attended was very impressed with the range and quality of items on show, so i'd really like to thank everyone for their time and effort. A fantastic day had by all! Well done you!

I suppose the musicians can have a thankyou, too, thats Adam Peter Smith for your lovely voice, music and compere abilities, Alexa and Martin for filling the venue with your soulful sounds, Ali Bonsai for being just plain beautiful and William Jeffery for saving the day. Mollyqueen loves you all!

The UnderGround Bakery was once again impossibly perfect, with edible christmas decorations, gingerbread houses, gorgeous canapes and the most amazing gumbo stew i've ever tasted. Thanks Beth!

Real Christmas Trees! Live Music! Arts and Crafts! TODAY!

The day is finally upon us!

Don't forget you can get your REAL Christmas trees here today, the wonderful Thompson Twins from Haydn road Green Grocers will be selling their fantastic and locally sourced trees at very reasonable prices! 

We've 25 stalls of amazing hand crafted, designed and made items, the UnderGround Bakery will be serving Hot Winter warmer soup, gingerbread houses and more.

We've got cakes, mulled wine, mince pies and lots more.

Live music throughout, including the wonderful Alexa Hawksworth and Martin Bentley, Ali Bonsai, Adam Peter Smith, Louis Scott, Will Jeffery and more!

The Nottingham Workshop

247 Noel Street, Nottingham NG7 6AR

(Opposite the old swimming Baths/The New Climbing Centre)

11 - 5pm Daytime Fair

7 - 10pm Night Market and Christmas Party

See you there!

Twas the eve of the Tenth

Tis the eve of the Tenth and all through the city,

Artists and Crafters are making things pretty,

The Christmas tree sellers are loading their van,

The Bakery sizzling away with her pan......

Thats right, Its the Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event TOMORROW!

Here's a full list of amazing artists and crafters that will be there showcasing their brilliant work, including music listings...

Dont forget there'll be a mini forest of REAL CHRISTMAS TREES which the Thompson Twins will be selling from the front area of the venue. 

(so thats better value than anyone else locally and hilarious conversation too!)

Music

Doors open 11am

1pm - Alexa and Martin Bentley

2pm - Adam Peter Smith

(Doors close between 5 - 7pm)

7pm - Ali Bonsai

8pm - Louis Scott

9pm - Will Jeffery

(Doors close at 10pm)

And here's the list of fabulous stall holders,

artists, makers, bakers, shakers and more:

Truly Hooked

Enchanted Art

Rose Handmade Clothing

Gifts by Genie

Amy Hoddinott Designs

Arella Baby

The UnderGround Bakery

Jan Merryweather

The Butler's Wife

Jan Palmer

Glad Turnings

Laura Ewart

Leanne Trappe

Ali Brusby

Mwanabibi Sikamo

Joseph Kelly

Paul Gidley

Chris Winson
Adrienne Hodges

MollyQueen Decoupage

and MORE! 

Dont forget:

**Gift bags for first 40 customers**

**mulled wine, mince pies and more**

**Scrummy food and treats**

**New pop - up shop Launch**

**Space available to rent for future creative projects**

See you all there!

5 more sleeps to go!

Thats right, Only 5 more sleeps until the amazing array of artists and crafters, makers, designers, bakers and more take over the Nottingham Workshop for the biggest MollyQueen/Workshop event yet.

Saturday 10th December @ The Nottingham Workshop

247 Noel Street, Nottingham

(opposite the old swimming baths)

We've music from Adam Peter Smith, Alexa Hawksworth and Martin Bentley, Louis Scott, Ali Bonsai and more throughout both events, with food and fabulous creations from our fantastic stall holders.

There'll be scrummy food from the UnderGround Bakery and drinks on offer too!

Scroll back for featured artist previews; Lots more coming this week!

Daytime 11 - 5pm

Evening 7 - 10pm

See you there!

Amy Hoddinott and Arella Baby @ The Nottingham Workshop Event

Amy Hoddinott - An Artist Preview

Amy is an Illustrator and Designer.  She loves creativity and using traditional media. She likes to seek out our individuality, which is what makes us all unique and this is encompassed magnificently in her designs. She currently works at the design studio 'Nutshell' and is free for commission based work. Amy's work consists of her gorgeous hand made plush owls, beautifully designed and created cards and lots more. Here are some images from her website of previous work, see Amy and more @ The Nottingham Workshop on Saturday 10th December.

Arella Baby- An Artist Preview

Arella Design will be showcasing their Arella-baby range at the Nottingham Workshop event, with beautiful handmade works, limited editions and items that cannot be found anywhere on the high street.

Arella Baby have a gorgeous range of quirky baby blankets and quilts, gorgeous vintage inspired shoes and lots of adorable baby accessories and clothing.  So if you have a baby shower to attend or are expecting a baby yourself, we hope you'll see something different and very unique for the new arrival.

If you like what you see, why not entrust your home decoration to Arella? They also offer an interior design service that echoes the quality and quirkiness of their clothing items. come on down and have a chat if you'd like to know more!

Here are some images of Arella Baby's work

 Scroll back for more artist previews, lots more coming soon! We've lots of fabulous stall holders confirmed, with some fantastic music from

Alexa Hawksworth and Martin Bentley

Adam Peter Smith

Louis Scott

Ali Bonsai

and more TBC!

The Nottingham Workshop Christmas Art and Design event

Saturday 10th December

In TWO parts!

11 - 5pm  daytime fair

7 - 10pm Night Market and Christmas Party

See you there!

**Live music and entertainment throughout**

**Goodie bags for the first 40 customers**

**Mulled wine and Mince Pies**

**The UnderGround Bakery**

**New Pop-up Shop Launch Party**

**Creative spaces for future creative projects available to hire**

and more!!

Wood turning LIVE 

@ The Nottingham Workshop Christmas Art and Design Event

Glad turnings will be at this years event, with their equipment in full swing, hand making items LIVE at the event, for you to see exactly how much work goes into each gorgeous, handcrafted item...

Here are a few images to show the fantastic items that 

'Glad turnings' has to offer

Gifts by Genie

Also, attending this years event, is the amazing Georgina Cooley, with her fantastic range of hand made giftware, including brooches, bracelets, stationary, hair clips, head bands and lots lots more...

See these artists and LOTS MORE @

The Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event 

Saturday 10th December

**first 40 customers receive goodie bag with treats from MollyQueen, The Workshop and the artists themselves**

**mulled wine and mince pies**

**the UnderGround Bakery**

**Pop up Shop Launch Party**

**Creative spaces available to rent for future projects**

11 - 5pm Daytime Craft Fair

7 - 10pm - Night Market and Christmas Party

The Nottingham Workshop

247 Noel Street, New Basford, Nottingham

Opposite the Climbing Centre (or the old swimming bath!)

 Scroll down for more featured artists!

An Artistic Preview...

Some more sneaky peeks at a few of our fabulous artists.... Please scroll down to the last post for more artist previews, including a snippet of marvellous music 
from Adam Peter Smith...

Zalisander Contemporary Jewellery Design

Here are two pieces that show the intricacy involved in Zalisander's designs, and also the distinctive, contemporary style of her work.

Ruby Loves Flamingo's

Another debut craft fair goer, this talented lady has a wonderful selection of items including gorgeous, sumptuous scarves, hats and more with a selection of lovely, hand made crochet Christmas decorations. 

Rose's Handmade Clothing

An absolute seamstress genius, Rose is a one-woman business, run by the lovely Karen Marsh. She designs and makes everything herself in her home studio. Fabrics are specially selected and sourced from al around the world making each item unique and unusual. 

With a range of items from clothing and accessories to home-ware, here are a few images that show the quality of Rose's work. 

See these artists and LOTS MORE @

The Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event 

Saturday 10th December

**first 40 customers receive goodie bag with treats from MollyQueen, The Workshop and the artists themselves**

**mulled wine and mince pies**

**the UnderGround Bakery**

**Pop up Shop Launch Party**

**Creative spaces available to rent for future projects**

11 - 5pm Daytime Craft Fair

7 - 10pm - Night Market and Christmas Party

The Nottingham Workshop

247 Noel Street, New Basford, Nottingham

Opposite the Climbing Centre (or the old swimming bath!)

An artist preview....or two!

Here's a sneak at some of our Artist's work:

Before you read on, here's a link to Adam Peter Smith's music page so that you can sample some of the beautiful live music that will be warming your ears at the event as you browse the wonderful workings of some of Nottingham's finest creative talent... 

Adam will be playing at 2pm in the main room.

Listen to Adam here

Truly Hooked

Yes, a Cat modeling a Santa hat....

This is one of the fabulous crochet designs from 'Truly Hooked' who will be making their first ever Craft Fair appearance at the Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event. With a wonderful selection of hats, scarves, mittens, buttoned collars and more, this stall will leave you feeling TRULY hooked on crochet.

The Butler's Wife

Beautifully hand crafted Christmas Decorations, with gorgeous intricate details and a range of beautiful designs and styles. The Butler's wife will be showcasing her work including decorations, wedding favours, cards and invitations, stationary, vintage buttons and photography.

Here's a sneaky peek at some of her work:

  

Gill Rippingale

A traditional artist specialising in visionary, spiritual and pagan work. Her style involves immense detail and a highly invocative imagination. Truly a fabulous talent, with an amazing eye for nature and beauty.

Look out for more artist previews, we have a fantastic range of artists with work ranging from jewellery and fabulous knitwear through to handmade tweed bags and wonderful handmade clothing.

See these artists and LOTS MORE @

The Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event 

Saturday 10th December

**first 40 customers receive goodie bag with treats from MollyQueen, The Workshop and the artists themselves**

**mulled wine and mince pies**

**the UnderGround Bakery**

**Pop up Shop Launch Party**

**Creative spaces available to rent for future projects**

11 - 5pm Daytime Craft Fair

7 - 10pm - Night Market and Christmas Party

The Nottingham Workshop

247 Noel Street, New Basford, Nottingham

Opposite the Climbing Centre (or the old swimming bath!)

Nottingham Workshop Art and Design Event Saturday 10th December

Saturday 10th December @ The Nottingham Workshop
(opposite Noel Street Swimming Baths RIP)

This wonderful event will take place in TWO parts. 

A daytime Craft fair, art exhibition and celebration of creativity, with live music, entertainment, mulled wine and mince pies. Family Friendly.
11am - 5pm

The evening will then be an extension of the daytime, with more stalls, live music, mulled wine, mince pies and lots of Christmas Spirit. 
7pm - 10pm

**First 40 customers receive free goody bag**

**UnderGround Bakery Cafe**

**New 'Pop up' Shop launch party**

**Live music from some of Nottingham's finest local talent**

**Fantastic venue, with spaces available to rent 
for future creative productions**

Both events are free entry with LOTS to see and do. Please look out for other blog posts for what to expect on the day, with full artist breakdowns and images to come.

If you'd like to be involved please email themollyqueen@googlemail.com and we'll get back to you.

Dont forget to tell your friends to tell their friends...

(to tell their friends....etc)

See you all there! 

The Thought Box @ The Night Market

There are so many controversial topics we want to get started on but dont feel that we had enough input from you guys at the last market so...

its a Thought Box Repeat!

Here's the blurb from last time with some emphasis on the need for YOUR INPUT so we can write a blog post together, including lots of different opinions and voices in a purely discussional and only slightly biased round-up.

"In the middle of a bustling urban market, stands a box. An open box, surrounded by small pieces of brightly coloured paper. The box is full of scribbled notes, quotes, thoughts and sketches. Some lay piled on top of each other, some folded and standing to create emphasis. Other pieces lay around the box, blank, vacant and waiting for their message. Or atleast they will be tonight.... when the Thought Box appears at the Night Market to collect your voices."

If you'd like to be involved but cant make it on the day, email me at themollyqueen@googlemail.com with 'Thoughts' in the title and we'll make sure its included.

This month's topic:

"The World Vs Wall Street"

What are your thoughts? Please take a minute to make a note of your opinions and ideas, suggestions or quotes and enter them into the 'Thought Box' at the Marvellous Market on sunday. Look out for the featured blog post written by you next week!

-Occupy Wall Street? Why not occupy a Job?-

-You know thngs are messed up when librarians start marching-

-Wall street and corporations have corrupted the political process-

-Eer, Excuse me, this cubicle is occupied-

-Occupy Mordor (middle Earth) because one ring should not be allowed to rule them all-

-We stand with you in this struggle for real democracy. Together we can end the capture and corruption of our governments by corporate and wealthy elites, and hold our politicians accountable to serve the public interest. We are united, the time for change has come!-

-Occupy a venue, go to a gig and support local music

MQ

Coming soon.... Political Correctness, Feminism and a bit of a 'free for all'.