Hello and happy March! The daffodils are blooming and it’s time for another update from your friends at the Glasgow Craft Mafia!

 

Have you ‘zine her?

Yes, blogs, websites and electronic newsletters (ahem) are all very well, but sometimes you just can’t beat the printed word.  Thankfully Mafia members are here to help – well, you’d expect no less, would you?

After months of hard work and research, Katy of Girl Industries  has launched Answers on a Postcard, a series of 12 zines released monthly. Expect lots of crafty insight from some of your favourite makers, as well as articles, reviews and…well, you’ll just have to buy it to find out what else! Check out Katy’s shop for more info.

Meanwhile, over at Asking for Trouble, Marceline’s produced two zines in one month - how’s that for productivity?  Her Thailand travel zine will have itchy-footed globetrotters hunting for their passports while the other, Oddments, gathers up various writings from the past year, including reviews, diary entries, the ‘what I wore’ drawings and much more.  You can get your hands on both zines over at the Asking for Trouble shop.

Mothers’ Day

Don’t forget, Mothers’ Day on March 14th.  As you’d expect, we have lots of lovelies to delight your Mum…

• If she’s hot stuff in the kitchen, how about Miso Funky’s world-famous ‘What would Delia do?’ sampler?  
• Greenfingered mums would love Sarey Poppins’ gorgeous watering can patterned clasp purse 
• Bookworm? How about teaming a great paperback (or zine!) with one of Showpony’s fabulous screen-printed cushions?

Upcoming markets

Have we whetted your appetite for awesome handmade stuff?  Then come and see us in person!  

Friday 5th March, 11am-3pm - Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
The Mafia is hitting the road again this coming Friday. Find us at the Glasgow Hunterian Museum of Art, a stone’s throw from Byres Road. With appearances already confirmed from Asking For Trouble, Kuro-e, Lucy Jackson Designs and T-Boo, and more to come, this is shaping up to be a great day out.  Find out more >>

Sunday 28th March, 1pm-6pm - Mono, King Street, Glasgow
Handmade Haven returns to Mono for our relaxed and informal Sunday afternoon market. Come along, meet the mafia, have some lunch and enjoy some handmade shopping. Check the GCM blog nearer the time for the full line-up.


Membership Applications Now Open!

Rejoice, wannabe mafioso! Applications are now being taken for people to join our ranks of crafty Glasgow dwellers. For information on how to get made, please click here.


The End Bit

That's all for now.  We hope to see you at the markets - be sure and say hello!

Love from,
The Glasgow Craft Mafia