And there is also...

...a brilliant write up about the evening at Comma by Amelia Gregory over at her site right HERE

Amelias Compendium of Fashion Illustration at Comma...

So on Wednesday afternoon I jumped on the 3A bus with my bag of tricks and headed up to Comma on the Iffley Road in Oxford. I usually head up to Comma (on foot) to drop of Custom Made goodies but not Tuesday...oh no. Currently Amelia Gregory of Amelias Magazine is on a whistlestop tour of lovely venues to talk about her book Amelias Compendium of Fashion Illustration. And a fine book it is too.So I arrived at Comma with said bag of tricks, and set up my little 'make a rosette brooch with Custom Made' area on a rather nice table the Comma guys had ready for me.

CLICK PIC TO ENLARGE- pics Amelia Gregory

As well as my little brooch making set up  George and Davies our lovely local ice cream geniuses provided a special one off ice cream for the event and a local baker The Good Biscuit Company brought fantastic biscuits!
It was a lovely relaxed evening, people chatted, ate ice cream and biscuits and listened to the talk by Amelia about her fab books and magazine. It was great to hear about the driving force behind her work. I know what drives me so its good to hear what drives others. I highly recommend both books- very beautiful with work by lots of talented people.
So all in all a great night. LOTS of people made brooches with me (totaly pleased about that) So thanks to Sally and Dave for inviting me. For those of you in the Oxford area or visiting I cant tell you enough how lovely Comma is. I could buy everything in the shop!

Unfortunately along with my pinking shears my camera was left at home. Amelia kindly said I could use some of her pics from the night so click on the pic above to have a look. Info on pics below-
1. The lovely Comma...sign panited by Ben Javens
2. Products in store
3. Mural inside Comma by Gemma Correll
4. Amelias Compendium of Fashion Illustration
5. Custom Made brooch making table!
6. As above
7. Amelias lovely brooch!
8. Making Amelais brooch
9. Ladies making brooches with me
10. Finished work!
11. Rachel (Hello Wilson) and Dave from Comma enjoying the ice cream
12. The Good Biscuit Company biscuits (YUM)

We have a giveaway for you...

As promised on our Facebook page we have a giveaway for you this week! So if you would like to win oneof our lovely Chase Me Necklaces just email the answer to this question to info@custommadeuk.com

'What is your favourite Custom Made product'

We will choose the winner on Tuesday 31st May.

Good luck!
Anna, CM

Amelias Magazine Event at Comma in Oxford

To celebrate the launch of Amelias Compendium of Fashion Illustration Amelia Gregory is touring the UK with said book. First stop was Tatty Devine in Covent Garden and on May 25th Amelia will be at the lovely shop Comma in Oxford. Hurrah for Oxford!
The event runs from 6-10pm, Amelia will give and informal talk about the book and there will be lots of tasty treats too.
Oh...and...I Anna of Custom Made will be making button rosettes with anyone who fancies having a go! Come and make a rosette with me!
For full info on the event go to the facebook page right HERE
Hope to see you there!

Anna, CM

New favourite blog > Tomboy Style

I have literally fallen in love with this blog. Its called Tomboy Style.  I looked at every photo from beginning to end in one sitting. I love the old shots from Life Magazine in particular. Here are a couple of my faves.

Jacqueline Bisset driving Steve McQueen in a '64 Porsche 356 in Bullitt

 Peggy Oki (who I love) skating in the 1970s from Dogtown and Z-Boys

First daughter Susan Ford washing her car outside The White House in 1975 = Amazing!

A little bit of cute for you!

Phewee, its been a very busy couple of weeks here at Custom Made. This week is going to be a busy one too. I thought I would just take a couple of minute this morning to show you a very cute little lady.

We sadly lost our very lovely old cat Charley a few weeks ago. He had been sick for some time. We knew we wanted a new cat eventually but then the option to have this little kittie came up so we said why not. Her name is Missy and what a cocky little miss she is! She has been terrorising poor Anthony since we got her and he is covered in scratches. I seem to be coming off very lightly on this front!

 She has ears like a bat and teeth like needles!

So there's Missy, I have lots of Custom Made related stuff to tell you about later. WIll keep you posted.
Anna, CM

New Stockist Alert!

Yes!
Very happy today to have delivered Custom Made goodies to Modern Art Oxford. I love the gallery, Custom Made is made in Oxford so very happy to be working with them. The gallery has been around since 1965 and I have made many trip there over the years (not since 1965!!). Its just had a big overhaul and looks fabulous inside.

So if you made a little trip there, pop into the shop and grab yourself a Custom Made goody or two!

I cant say how happy I am to have so many lovely stockists. Its a dream come true. You can find Custom Made goodies so so many beautiful shops its unreal. Want to see the list? GO HERE

Anna, CM