We've got Contemporary Craft & Natural Beauty - all sewn up with Self Sufficiency in the City!

The Surrey Docks City Farm 'first Saturday' Market has come around again.... I awoke at 5am this morning with a new feeling of joy for my latest passion 'Self Sufficiency Courses (in the city)'

Today is the day that I launch the latest branch of my ever growing personal tree of expansion into living a more eco, sustainable and authentic life.. all in a very cool and contemporary way of course!!..

I have spent the last couple of months on a massive soul searching trip (since finding myself single – again – and consequently living with one of my best mates in her fabulous house  with a garden in Croydon) and finding the answer in the newly branded Self Sufficiency Courses.. ‘Self Sufficiency In The City’ – inspiring people to live a self sufficient lifestyle from within by providing ‘feel good’ courses at city farms and other locations in and around London...

The Courses that will be provided will not only be my usual contemporary craft sewing and design classes - but will also incorporate handmade natural bath + beauty, cosmetics and even learning to make household cleaning products! Karen Gilbert will be teaching the Natural Beauty Classes, I also intend to bring on other teachers for eco jewellery making, sustainable arts + crafts projects etc.

So... With the website up – promo done (actually printing till late in the evening) and fabulous promo bags printed (thanks to timebomb t-shirts)  ... and with the confirmation of the first date of courses being on the 21^st August '10 at Surrey Docks City Farm, Karen Gilbert and myself set off in Lily the Pink Taxi’ – picking up Cheryl (fabulous potter also trading at the Surrey Docks City Farm market today) en route – we were at the City Farm for a nice early start to get the 'First Saturday' market rockin’

The rain eased off and the sun shone brightly for the majority of the day- people came and visited us in the extended Miss Libby Rose Craft hut (with marquee attached) and were very interested in the Self Sufficiency ( in the City ) Courses - we were pleased with the feedback. It was quite apparent that the Miss Libby Rose Contemporary / Eco Crafts work well alongside Natural Beauty courses and people were keen to know more - and even book on to the courses as gifts for loved ones!

As the day went on... we ate food from the brilliant Frizzante cafe – including my favourite wheat free polenta cake – mmmmmm...  a new arrival of a friend that was very excitable and hopefully a new regular to the 'First Saturday' City Farm market ... Hello Roody...  

We had lots of interest in the Self Sufficiency courses... and were able to give away a couple of goodie bags for sign ups: –
the Eco Craft and Natural Beauty goodie bags are a great incentive for people to visit and sign up – our bags consisted of a bath bomb wrapped in organza and lace, lip balm, shower gel and a ‘smelly bird’  (lavender and rose stuffed crafty bird)...

The actual course day that we were promoting today will be in two weeks time on the 21^st August in the Miss Libby Rose Crafts Hut at Surrey Docks City Farm. It will be a morning (10am - 1pm) of ‘Grow Your Own Beauty’  with Neals Yard trained – Karen Gilbert and an afternoon (2pm - 5pm) of  the Contemporary Crafts + sewing class ‘A Few of My favourite Things’ with yours truly... if you do want more info check out: www.selfsufficiencycourses.co.uk...

So now - at the end of a tiresome day - I will reflect and admit that the market wasn’t as busy as we had hoped, but at peak holiday season and an on / off rainy day – all in all we had fun and have really started to establish a nice little market at Surrey Docks City Farm.

Thanks to everyone who attended– especially the other lovely traders also selling and promoting their wares.... xxx

See you next month!