Cool products from Remarkable Stationary

Met the very nice man from Remarkable stationary last week and he very kindly gave me some of their excellent goodies.

Remarkable are a quirky company that makes cool stationary from recycled waste products - all in the UK. Their range includes biodegradable pens made from corn on the cob, pencil cases from car tyres, pencils from plastic cups & notebooks from recycled packaging.

For more info & online shop go to: http://www.remarkable.co.uk/

Play the Game - My dad is better than your dad!

Hilarious new website created by friends of girlwithbeads -

My Dad Your Dad is based on the playground game played by kids

Its great fun to play - so get involved!

If you think "My Dad is better than Your Dad" – prove it !

http://www.mydad-yourdad.com/

girlwithbeads completed London to Brighton bike ride!

girlwithbeads completed the London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday 19th June - riding 66 miles all the way from Walthamstow - phew!

All in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Well done me!

girlwithbeads at Shoreditch Festival 17th July.

girlwithbeads will have a stall at this year's Shoreditch Festival on Sunday 17th July - Regent's Canal, Shoreditch N1 & N8.

Shoreditch Trust presents a unique programme of performance on and beside the waterways of the historic Regent's Canal.

Experience the best of East London with live music across three stages, dance commissions, boat trips, theatre performances, a floating garden, food markets and much more.

Shoreditch Festival 2011 is free to all and takes place across towpaths, green spaces, basins, bridges and a whole raft of unusual spaces alongside the Regent’s Canal between Shoreditch Park and Victoria Park from 16 to 24 July 2011.

For more info visit: http://www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/

Treasures from Trash Exhibition in Luton

girlwithbeads is featured in this excellent exhibition celebrating creative recycling from around the globe. Treasures from Trash highlights the rich potential for re-invention of the six main domestic waste materials: Paper, bottles, textiles, packing, rubber and cans. Find out the journey of each material, how we use and discard them. The ways in which they are being salvaged and re-invented as beautiful and useful re-usable objects.

Featuring Red and Recycled - The first year students on the Foundation Degree in Fashion and Textile Design at Barnfield College have created a fashion explosion of red jackets made from recycled objects.

Its free to visit and runs from 25th June - 25th September at Stockwood Discovery Centre, London Road, Luton LU1 4LX

For more info visit: http://www.stockwooddiscoverycentre.com/

DownTown - Flash Shop For Fashion - 25th June in Walthamstow

As a new resident of Walthamstow, girlwithbeads is pleased to be taking part in

e17 designers 'Down Town' event on Saturday 25th June.

On sale will be gwb clothing range including the new 'mini gwb' kids range of t-shirts.

DownTown is a flash fashion event presented by E17 Designers, Walthamstow – a rail sale of fresh fashionwear created by east London designers.

On Friday 24 June and Saturday 25 June 2011, designers from across east London will be selling their own bespoke, ready-to-wear clothing for women, men and children, including tee-shirts and headgear, at DownTown. Exhibitors confirmed to date include: Keiko Cato, Shu Shu, Hilda Rocket, Room 39, Girl with Beads, Name Studio, The Bees Knees, Queenie and Ted, SABEL, Brown Paper Bag, and The Illustrated Ape...

DownTown, a new event presented by E17 Designers, takes its moniker from both Down Town LA, the name of the city’s historic garment district, and Downtown, New York, the name given to the SoHo area when artists such as Laurie Anderson and Gordon Matta-Clark began to take over its empty warehouses.

DownTown ’s exhibitors will be selling their fresh designs from rails at the Old Glass Factory, 15 Hoe Street, London E17 4SD. Previously a venue for photography exhibitions during the E17 Art Trail, the Old Glass Factory is a red brick, Victorian factory, which houses an edgy, white space with just the right warehouse vibe.

On Friday night DJ Ol’ Monkey Hips will get the party started, with cool sounds associated with NYC Bohemia, while Juiceology will be selling cocktails based on their fantastic natural juice blends... Plus the first 50 people through the door will be offered a free “extraordinaire” classic French macaroon from French Made,
who will be selling their gift-boxed confectionery...

“First impressions last so why not make yours fantastic?”

Also on Friday, 7-10pm: vintage makeovers with The Pop Up Studio... Photographer Nicola Tree, known for clever and contemporary portraiture, together with vintage hair specialist and makeup artist Claire Cross, will be available for on-the-spot, bespoke makeovers or straight portraits. (Shoppers can add extra style to their online profile by bagging accessories from the DownTown rail selection.) Claire will then transform them into the vintage look of their choice, from the roaring ’20s to the swinging ’60s. Prices from £30; book the slot and they email the shot. Booking strongly recommended at www.http://www.facebook.com/claire.vintage.hair

On Saturday, Juiceology and French Made return, along with extra designers, some specialising in childrenswear for a more family-orientated experience.

For more info visit: http://www.e17designers.co.uk/