You can find me at  The Handmade Show on Sunday 3rd December 2023 10.30 - 4.30 pm Perth Concert Hall and at  The Winter Craft Fair Pitlochry Town Hall Saturday December 9th 2023 1 - 5pm ..read more

My 2023 Wall Calendar is available here. It features a different image for each month with a whole calendar page to write on.   Calendar £12.95 Some other new makes include these blue felt Keepsake Boxes. Blue Felt and Velvet Keepsake Box £59.95. The lids for these boxes are made with a variety of wool and silk fibres, wet felted to create lots of lovely rich colour and texture.  Keepsake Box £39.955 Other Keepsake Boxes featuring my Cottage and Sheep designs are also available. See the Keepsake Boxes section of my Etsy shop here  Keepsake Boxes £59.95 Small ..read more

It has been a busy year so far here at Aileen Clarke Crafts keeping my Etsy shop topped up and providing stock for a few shops around Scotland that are well worth a visit if you are in the areas. The Rowan Tree in Falkland, Fife, KY15 7BZ Silver Linings Design Studio in Perth, PH1 5JS The Atholl Gallery in Dunkeld, PH8 0AR Tartan Creations by Yvonne Macrae in Dornoch, IV25 3LS All of the above shops sell a varity of my Textile Jewellery and Brooches. Some sell my cards as well and a few other bits and pieces. New into my Etsy shop this month are these Rainbow Cottage Notebooks. The image is pr ..read more

  Hello 2022 and hello to anyone who finds their way to my Blog! My annual SALE is now on! Every year I have a big sale of all my jewellery pieces with imperfections and any end of line pieces. Pendants usually £28 now £14, Earrings usually £20 now £10                                         Calendars were £12.95 now £6.47 I ordered more Calendars than usual last year as I always sell out in December and still have people asking for them in January. Sadly my sales on Handmade @ Amazo ..read more

After a very enjoyable and successful day at The Handmade Show in Perth, I have now added all my existing stock to my Etsy shop. New additions include these Harris Tweed Keepsake Boxes ranging in price from £34.95 to £55. The lids of each box are needle felted and embroidered and the walls are constructed using genuine Harris Tweed. I make each of these boxes by hand here in my cottage studio in Fife, Scotland. Keepsake Box £55 Keepsake Box £55 Keepsake Box £38.95 Keepsake Box £34.95 A new addition to my range of Harris Tweed gift items are these Covered Notebooks. I've had some of m ..read more

  I will be at The Handmade Show with my full range of Aileen Clarke Crafts felt work, jewellery and gifts! This will be my first event since the last Handmade Show two years ago and I can't wait to set up my stand and meet visitors face to face again! There are 40 exhibitors this year so do come along and enjoy this fantastic event. The show is being held in the foyer of Perth Concert Hall with plenty of space and good ventilaton.  FREE ENTRY ..read more

I've had quite a productive summer compared to the last 18 months and I'm delighted to be back in my 'making zone'! The pandemic is by no means over yet and so many things are not and may never be 'back to normal' but I seem to be able to focus better and actually get stuff done! I've been developing some existing designs and added these little latch hook clasps to my little Keepsake Boxes. The latches are not just decorative but actually work! I think they are so cute and love the way they keep the lid securely closed. I have brass ones on the boxes in rustic shades.   And silver ..read more

  Another year, another online Woolfest!  I thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to Woolfest in Cumbria in 2019 and was really looking forward to returning last year. The Woolfest team really pulled together to host an online event in 2020 and have worked even harder to make Woolfest 2021 happen online again this year. To visit this virtual woolly feast, be sure to join the Woolfest Facebook Group here. The Vendors taking part will post in the group throughout Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June.  My slot is at 2.30pm on Friday 25th June. You can visit the group anytime therea ..read more

My Spring Sale is now up and running!   All items Half Price! I've listed lots of pendants, earrings, shawl pins and a few other bits and pieces. Some are seconds and may have slight imperfections, some pieces I am just selling off to make room for new things. To see everything go to my Sale Section here . To see my whole shop including non sale items, click here . As always, please feel free to get in touch with any questions. aileenclarkecrafts@yahoo.com ..read more

 This weekend I should have been exhibiting at The Handmade Show in Perth Concert Hall. This is a real highlight of my events calendar and I have exhibited there every year since it started in 2011. As with all events this year, it has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.  However! My online SHOP is well stocked with all the things I would have been bringing with me to the show! This time last year I started making my Felt Bookmarks again and they have been very popular since. I'm always making new batches and each batch is slightly different. I have plenty of these three ..read more