Megan Price Designs

merry christmas, everyone

Well, it's been a busy build-up, but we are nearly there. 

Merry Christmas to all my blog-readers, customers, everyone!

No real tree this year in the Mr.PS household, but there's still just about room for one of my screen-printed tree decorations in my Christmas corner.

Here is a quick shot of the screen-printed tree decorations made for this year's christmas selling events. I also saved some back to send as cards too. 

These ones are hanging from glittery gold twigs on the Mr.PS stall at the BUST Christmas Craftacular in London. 

I made 8 designs in total: 3 different jelly/pudding moulds, camera, toy train, sherry decanter, fish and diamond star, screen-printed in neon, cranberry and sparkly blue.

The Mr.PS Figgy Pudding tea towel was chosen for the event listing in the Guardian Guide... woo!

Thanks to everyone who's blogged and promoted and supported Mr.PS this year, it's been amazing. 

A few more parcels to left to send, then the online shops will be closed for the Christmas holidays. I'll be re-opening on January 4th with a sale to start the New Year off nicely.

 So, bring on the mice pies and mulled wine!

 

Ideal home and new-ness

Ooh lookie, a Mr.PS Breakfast Tea mug in January's Ideal Home magazine!

Looking right at home nestled amongst firm favourites marmite, golden syrup and Tunnock's tea cakes, no less!

Super job. Don't forget you can get your own Mr.PS mug over here 
 

In other news, a quick stockist update...

Mr.PS jigsaw brooches now available at Beyond the Valley, Newburgh Street, (just by Carnaby Street), London.

Jigsaw brooches are also in Shetland, at the Noel exhibition, Bonhoga gallery, Weisdale.

Screenprints and other goodies now available at the new Nude magazine online shop.

And if you're in the Channel Islands, Mr.PS tea towels are available through Home Bird Interiors, Jersey.

Mini-print card sets available at Minor Mail. Check out all their lovely stationary ranges.

phew!

party plates

Some further experiments into the world of ceramic transfers....

These are big platters which could be used on a party buffet table, piled high with with iced rings or midget gems or chocolate cupcakes or something else equally as yummy.

Still would like to get the colours stronger and brighter.

Or I could just stick with black on white...

which I think has a touch of the Fornasetti about it?

Xmas at the Mill

Roll up Roll up it's almost time for Christmas at Islington Mill - A Contemporary Craft Fair.

Come down to Islington Mill on Thursday 26 November, 5-9pm, and you will find all manner of lovely hand made ceramics, furniture, fashion accessories and of course Mr.PS tea towels for your Christmas present buying pleasure.

There'll be live seasonal music, and hot mulled wine, spiced cider and delicious savoury and sweet treats... mmm my tummy's rumbling already!

Click here for directions to the Mill, and here for further infomation

Better get sewing..

A new addition to the studio today... well new to me anyway. I now have a beast to contend with!

I've gone all industrial!

Model 101 had been lying dormant in my friend Anne's studio. But a nice man came and did a bit of tinkering, and after a brew and a bit of lugging up 4 flights of stairs, it is now happily in place in the Mr.PS studio ready for action!

Got a bit of a big order on at the moment, so it's just as well. More on that later.

Coming up...

This Saturday (3 Oct) I'm setting up shop at the Designer's Marketplace in Leeds. It's at The Loft from 11am til 4.30pm. Come on down, looks like it's gonna be a good 'un.

Also this weekend, opening this Saturday in Glasgow is new boutique gallery shop Welcome Home. Go check it out, they're carrying a selected range of Mr.PS tea towels and totes, as well as lots of other goodness!

Press round up...

Some modest pats on the back today with a little press round-up covering what Mr.PS has been up to.

First up is the great review write-up of the BUST Craftacular on The Guardian website...

Read it here.... thanks for the mention Sally C.G!

If you didn't make it down to the Craftacular and you are wondering what the fuss was about, there's a great video up on BitchBuzz by Cate Sevilla.

This is a quick screen shot of when they came round to my stand, but for the whole story, Watch it here . There's an interview with moi about 3 minutes in.

Thanks to Easy Living magazine for featuring the Mr.PS online shop in their October issue.

Yay. Bingo-bango. Feeling all warm and fuzzy now. 

Coming Up: BUST Craftacular

Only a few days of printing, pressing and packing for this Saturday's BUST Craftacular!

Mr.PS will be one of 50 vendors selling their handmade wares. 

An all day shopping and music event from 12-8pm, with DJ's, and a bar, as well as, no doubt, plenty of cupcakes to snack on.

This Saturday 22 August, York Hall, Old Ford Road, London E2 9PJ (Bethnal Green tube) £2 entrance.

Get down there early and you may be one of the lucky 100 to receive a free goodie bag... 

...containing amongst other excitment a free Mr.PS coastal jigsaw brooch. Oooh!

Read more about the event here

Come down and say hello!

French fancies

I popped over to Paris at the weekend... part of my mission was to deliver stock to a new Mr.PS stockist: POP Market.

I was greeted at Gare du Nord for the exchange of goodies, and I was presented with treats!

Mmmmmmmm, delicieux!

The lovely Marion also gave me some of her handmade products...

A mirror, badge and magnet. Love the packaging for these too.

So, if you're ever in Paris, head over to POP Market, near the Canal St.Martin to pick yourself up some cool stuff!

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Also - Mr.PS has another stockist here in the UK - The Hambleton - Winchester. (Love their Rob Ryan- illustrated  website!)

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Summer Disco

It's not all printing tea towels here in the Mr.PS studio (and it's not all drinking bottles of rose either!)

Here's a mini illustration for Woodwork Music... 

This is for their Summer Disco compilation, available for download here

A date for your diaries!

Coming up.... I've been accepted as a vendor for the BUST Summer Craftacular!

Held on Saturday 22 August in York Hall, Bethnal Green, East London. 12-8pm. 

There'll be music, food drink as well as plenty of opportunities for stocking up on handmade goodies from the likes of the Experimental Letterpress Workshop, Laura Fallulah and Tatty Devine, as well as Mr.PS of course!