With Christmas fast approaching, I am making as many fabulous things as I possibly can - I might even put some of them under my own Christmas Tree! If you are keen to see Eclectique Designs jewellery "in the flesh", following is a list of all the events I will be attending before Christmas:

October

Saturday 1st - The Olive Tree Market (Newcastle)
Sunday 9th - Darby Street Fair (Newcastle)
Sunday 16th - The Artisans Fair (Sydney)
Friday 21st - Belair Public School Spring Fair (Newcastle)
Friday 28th - New Lambton Heights Infants School 60th Anniversary

November

Saturday 5th - The Olive Tree Market (Newcastle)
Saturday 19th - Living Smart Festival (Newcastle)
Sunday 20th - The Artisans Fair
Saturday 26th - Red Lantern Night Market (Newcastle)

December

Saturday 3rd - The Olive Tree Market (Newcastle)
Sunday 4th - Boutique Markets (Sydney)
Sunday 11th - Central Coast Christmas Fair (Terrigal) - http://fixxevents.com.au/central-coast-christmas-fair
Saturday 17th - The Olive Tree Market (Newcastle)
Sunday 18th - The Artisans Fair (Sydney)

For further details of any of these events, please check the stockists page!

Eclectique Designs will be part of the Boutique Markets event which will be held on Sunday 4th December at the Byron Kennedy Hall in the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park in Sydney, running from 9am to 1pm.

To help promote the Boutique Markets, we have participated in an "ad within an ad" in the November 2011 issue of the fabulous Real Living magazine - very excited! Here are some snaps below...

The Olive Tree Market is Newcastle's most wonderful shopping experience. Held on the first Saturday of each month (except January) at The Junction Public School from 9am-3pm, it presents the best of local art, craft, design and all-round interesting stuff, as well as great entertainment, coffee and food - a great day out!

For more info see: the blog at http://theolivetreemarket.blogspot.com/ or the website at www.theolivetreemarket.com.au

Dates for the rest of 2011 are: Saturday 5th of November 9am - 3pm

                                                 Saturday 3rd of December 9am - 6pm

                                                 Saturday 17th of December 9am - 6pm

Please note the extra long trading hours for the market during December - lots of time to find just what you need for Christmas presents!

I have been toiling away to create some beautiful new jewellery for the Christmas period.

This includes an updated and expanded range of the beautiful engraved shell earrings and pendants which made their debut last Christmas - they should be listed in the shop within the next week, so keep your eyes peeled! Here's a sneak peek...

I've also put together some gorgeous "button-style" earrings made from patterned aluminium discs - they sit flat on your ear and come in a variety of patterns & colour combinations - all mixed between silver, gold, red & black. There are 2 sizes to choose from & again, these should be listed within the next week. Here's your sneaky peek...

Keep in mind - as with most Eclectique Designs pieces - these items are made in limited runs & when they have sold they are gone until I do a new batch (which could be up to 6 months) and this is only possible if the materials I use are still available. So if you like what you see, please buy it rather than waiting! I'd hate for you to be disappointed!

Hope you can find something you like!!

Cheers,

Lauren