Super Saturday Shopping: Crafty Fox Market

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Another spectacular selection of marvellous makers and dynamic designers at the Crafty Fox Market at the Bussey Building on Rye Lane in Peckham today, with an excellent turn-out. If you had not planned on going, and I cannot believe that would be the case, do pop along. 

It was great to see Roullier White friend and supplier, Clara and Rosa Designs, with Jessica’s whimsical wares beautifully displayed on a 1950s kitchen unit she had nobly dragged up the stairs. Captured on the Rye products are all screen printed in Peckham with a Peckham Rye crow being Lou’s signature design and a bird very close to my heart, literally, one fell down my chimney once.

I bought hand printed correspondence cards, £13.50, from CL-AM, and gifts tags, £4.50. I feel like sending Chris Long and Annahita Mansoori one of their own cards thanking them for their lovely cards!

Having not been able to stop thinking about The Grand Budapest Hotel, since seeing it last Saturday at the Ritzy, I was delighted to meet illustrator Viktorija, who has a similar Wes Anderson fascination. I immediately spotted a Society of the Crossed Keys brooch, but bought a M Jacques and Flower Girl brooch, £7 each, from Viktorija's adorable And Smile collection.

There were so many witty linocut prints on the Woah There Pickle I found it hard to chose. I really wanted the 'No Drunks or Drunks on the Piano' print but selected instead 'If I Fits I Sits', £15, as befittingly as I currently type Lola Puss is squeezed into a shoe box on the bed - all of her own doing I might add. 

Different traders tomorrow.

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