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I started making handbags out of books (as you do) in 2013 and have been amazed and delighted by the way they've captured people's imaginations - and I now have happy repeat customers in 39 countries, which feels just a-mazing!

The books I use are often secondhand and definitely not precious. The fabric for the lining is mainly from Buckingham's 'The Nimble Thimble' where they no longer see matching fabric to books as a novelty (novel-ty! Ha!)

I began painting book-flavoured mugs in the March 2020 lockdown and have taken to it so well that... a year and a bit later... I've invested in my own kiln! Watch this space as I add more hand painted ceramics to my shop :)

I've taken pen to paper and illustrated a set of book-themed postcards and fabric for tote bags and make-up bags. Busy fingers!

Kate x

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Fairs and markets

Workshops

Meet the Makers Market
2nd December 2022
6-9pm

St Matthew's Church, Northampton NN1 4RY
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Berkhamsted Pop Up Bazaar
5th November 2022
10am-4pm
​Town Hall, 196 High St, Berkhamsted HP4 3AP


Milton Keynes Handmadeand Vintage Fair
Middleton Hall, Centre MK
Friday 28th, Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th October 2022
Friday 9.30am-6pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 10.30am-5pm


Towersey Festival
Local makers' corner of the arts & craft marquee
27th-28th August 2022 (August Bank Holiday weekend)
Claydon Estate, Middle Claydon, Buckingham MK18 2EY


Reading's Indie Market
Double-Barrelled Brewery, Unit 20 Stadium Way RG30 6BX
12am-5pm
Sunday 7th August 2022



​Buckingham Meet the Maker Market

Buckingham Community Centre, Cornwalls Meadow, Buckingham MK18 1RP
Free entry 10am-4pm
Pop up tea room
9th April 2022    
Christmas bauble painting workshop
Friday 8th December 2023
7:00pm-9:00pm
£49
Paint a large traditional ceramic spherical bauble. Perfect for beginner and more confident artists. Ceramic paints are easy and rewarding to use. Refreshments included. Your bauble will be ready for collection in 7-10 days :)
Book your place!

Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

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​Paint a pot featuring your favourite book titles!
27th May 2023
1:30pm-5:30pm
£65
Paint a ceramic book pen pot. Bring a list of your favourite 12 book titles and paint the spines to create the most personal pot. Perfect for beginner and more confident artists. Ceramic paints are deliciously easy and rewarding to use. Your pots will be ready for collection after they've been glazed and fired.
Book your place!

Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

Build a book wallet
1st July 2023
10:00-4:00pm
£45

Sew your own book wallet! Bring your favourite paperback book and everything else is supplied at t
The Nimble Thimble, Well Street, Buckingham 
MK18 1EW
Book on the new website!

Build a book handbag
10th June 2023
10:00-4:00pm
£65

Sew your own book handbag! Bring your favourite book and everything else is supplied. Magic :) 
Book on the new website!
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​Paint a ceramic bargeware teapot and coaster
27th May 2023
1:30pm-5:30pm
£85
Paint a ceramic ceramic teapot for one and coaster in the traditional bargeware 'roses and castles' style. Ready for collection after they've been glazed and fired.
Book your place!

Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

Patchwork clutch bag
13th May 2023
10:00-2:00pm
£25

I'll be running a patchwork metal-framed clutch bag workshop with Sara (the patchwork Queen!) on 13th May, 10-2pm. You can choose your fabric from a selection - and sew a matching detachable fabric shoulder strap. Perfect for beginner and more experienced sewers. £25 including all materials - and biscuits
Book on the new website!
https://nimble-thimble.co.uk/.../3-patchwork-clutch-bag...
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Build a book handbag
15th April 2023
10:00-4:00pm
£65

Sew your own book handbag! Bring your favourite book and everything else is supplied. Magic :) 
​Book your place by calling 01280 822236
The Nimble Thimble, Well Street, Buckingham MK18 1EW

Make a fabric covered notebook or felt animal brooch
13th April 2023
10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm
£20 for notebook £10 for brooch

​All materials included. And biscuits
​Book your place by calling 01280 822236

The Nimble Thimble, Well Street, Buckingham MK18 1EW

​Make a fabric covered notebook or felt animal brooch
6th April 2023
10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm
£20 for notebook £10 for brooch
All materials included. And biscuits
​Book your place by calling 01280 822236

The Nimble Thimble, Well Street, Buckingham MK18 1EW
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Paint a ceramic pet portrait bowl & framed ceramic tile
12th March 2023
1:30pm-5:30pm
£65
Paint a ceramic pet bowl (different sizes available) with a your pet's portrait on the inside and name around the outside. Paint a picture of your pet on ceramic tile (will be framed for you). Ready for collection after they've been glazed and fired.
Book your place!

Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

Paint a patchwork mug workshop
Saturday 28th January 2023
1-3:30pm
£35
This workshop is suitable for happy 'have-a-goers' or for more confident painters. You'll learn basic ceramic painting techniques and can have a go at glazing. It's all a happening in Buckingham's 'The Nimble Thimble' with refreshments and materials provided. I'll glaze your mugs and fire them in Norbert - and they'll be ready for collection from 'The Nimble Thimble' soon after. To book your place please call Sara on 
01280 822236 (Tuesday-Sat 10-4pm)

​Paint your own ceramic Christmas baubles workshop
8th December 2022
7pm-9pm - book your place!
Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

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Paint your own ceramic Christmas baubles workshop
30th November 2022
7pm-9pm - book your place!
Vitreus Art @ The Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester NN12 6GX

Macmillan Coffee morning
Vitreus Art

30th September 2022
10.30am-3.30pm coffee and cake for a donation
Demos by local artist-tutors (inc me!!!) with the opportunity to sign up for workshops :)
"Bought this for my best friend, it was so nicely wrapped I didn't want to open it but
​I shouldn't have been worried, she absolutely loved it!!"
"Bag has just arrived and it is fantastic!... Thank you so much. I will let you know what happens when I give it to her. I really don't want to post it, I want to see her face when she opens her present up..."
"Thank you so much for the bag! It is absolutely beautiful, I love it.
The amount of detail and care in it is simply amazing. Thank you for all the time and love you put into making it."
"WOW!!  Just received the bag... and I am blown away!!!!"
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