Day 2

Hello again, Meghan here. Another great day at Welcome Home - today we organised a new free craft demo that I'll be running for all of you, so come down this Saturday 2nd July to learn how to make a floral textile brooch at U P M A R K E T and enjoy the rest of the craft stalls and BBQ.

There are so many great things down here at Welcome Home, so hard to choose just one but here it goes:

Product of the Day: Hello Tiger Blue Mirror

An essential in any handbag or pocket, this delightfully humourous mirror is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and certainly charms me. Designed by Åsa Wikman and at just £4, what a treat!

Hope to see you all this Saturday and Sunday!

Meghan

Introducing Meghan!

We have a new intern here at Welcome Home, Meghan will be joining us for the next couple of weeks and sharing her experience with you all here. I'll hand over to her now...

Hello everyone, I am very excited to tell you that I’m the new intern at Welcome Home, situated at CCA. We are already getting stuck in with a brand new window display of treats, so if you fancy popping in for a chat and looksie, do!

There are so many delightful things here at Welcome Home so I thought I’d highlight a few special pieces over the course of this week.

Product of the Day: Garudio Studiage Flat Pets

Have all the perks of owning a pet without the messy downsides! I adore this little screen printed puppy - who wouldn’t want to wake up to his wee cute face? So far, I can confirm he is very well behaved and obedient, he has really mastered the command: Stay! This eco-friendly pup has been printed and die cut on an A4 sheet of recycled grey board and is available at Welcome Home online or in the CCA at just £10.00.

Later this week we are hoping to introduce a brand new workshop and I’m really looking forward to UPMARKET this Sat and Sun at the CCA Terrace Bar with Aye Aye Books, so stay tuned!

Meghan

last chance to see...

Our 234D exhibition ends this Sunday 19th July, make sure you check it out if you haven't already!

demo and workshop

Sunday 19th June is the last day of the 234D exhibition at Welcome Home and to mark the occasion we've got a special workshop and demonstration taking place from 12-4pm. Join us to try out some amazing new software developed for 3D design by Anarkik3D with Ann Marie Shillito:

You just have to try Cloud9 3D sketch/modelling ‘haptic’ software as it can’t be described adequately. If you don't know what ‘haptics’ is, it's the astonishing ability to "touch" virtual objects.

Can you imagine the ease with which you could manipulate complex designs with a real sense of 3D touch instead of awkward menus and control interfaces? Haptics makes for a better interface for designing digitally in 3D.

If you are a designer, a maker, an applied artists and freaked by 3D CAD (even Rhino and sketch-up) this is for you. Anarkik3D designed and built Cloud9 for designer makers. It is tested by designer makers and the company’s CEO, Ann Marie Shillito, is an internationally known and respected designer maker and jeweller. She will be here to give hands-on demos and she promises it will be great fun, for all ages!

You can see videos here and here

fabric bangles

New and exclusive to Welcome Home, these beauties are available in store only for £8...

U P M A R K E T

Here's some good news for when the sunshine decides to join us again... UPMARKET is a new weekly market taking place 12-5pm every Saturday and Sunday throughout June and July in the CCA Terrace Bar. It will be a small, fun and friendly market with stalls selling craft, design, books, vintage, illustration, art, fashion, jewellery, homewares and lots more. There will also be a BBQ and great djs with surprises each week. If you'd like a stall please email upmarketcca@gmail.com with details of your wares and the dates you'd like to book in for, it's £10 per day! See you all at the first one on Saturday 4th June...

Culture Label

Welcome Home is now on the amazing Culture Label site - go and do some shopping!

blogging for craftscotland

I've written a blog post for craftscotland as a guest blogger for Craft month. It's all about 234D, have a read here and remember you can come in and see the exhibition for yourself until 19th June.

hand shadows

LOVE these, that is all.

234D

PREVIEW THIS THURSDAY 12TH MAY, 6-8.30PM

2 dimensions to 3 dimensions by 4 designers

234D is a collaborative project between FAB3D and Welcome Home, which fuses craft with digital fabrication technologies to produce a range of innovative lighting. The exhibition and project launch will feature work by four Glasgow based designers – Amanda Faulkner Whalen, Black Arches, Chloe Highmore and Fun Makes Good.

The project translates 2D patterns to 3D designs resulting in 4 pieces of contemporary lighting. 234D is about working in new ways and challenging the traditional design process with technology and vice versa.

13th May - 19th June

+ FABRICATED +

Welcome Home is looking for designers and makers for a showcase throughout July 2011. Fabricated will present both a traditional and contemporary take on textile design, we would like to see new ways of working and unique ideas. How do you use fabric or textile techniques in your work? There will be a playful interpretation of theme, scale and material as well as the beautiful products you would expect to see – get involved and show us your wares! Email a description of your work, images, prices and contact details to Mhari McMullan – hello@welcomehomestore.co.uk

Grand Sale

After the success of the pop up shop at CCA, Welcome Home will be relocating there permanently in March. Lots more news on the shop, exhibitions and classes there to follow but in the meantime I wanted to let you all know that there is currently a grand sale on at Welcome Home's shop in Partick...

There are lots of lovely bargains to be had split into tables where everything is £1, £2, £5, £10 or £20 and under!

We also have a selection of vintage furniture, desks, equipment, retail fittings and other goods to be had, all ideal for kitting out an office, studio, shop or home...

The sale will be on all of this week until Sunday 27th February, and then open again 10-6pm Saturday 5th March and 12-5pm Sunday 6th March so make sure you pop in to check it out before it all goes!

A little piece of pretty...

... to brighten up a grey day (well it is here anyway). These Pret-à-Fleurir pixellated flower ceramic brooches by Francesca Vendramin are a beautiful addition to Welcome Home and will be available online soon too.

STITCH IT - BASIC CREATIVE SEWING COURSE

A weekend of sewing classes with Jennie Lööf (www.jennieloof.com) and Silvia Pellegrino (www.chouchoucouture.com) who will teach you how to use that dusty old sewing machine and stitch new life into old clothes!

1st class - Saturday 5th February, 2-5pm:

We will start at the beginning and show you how to thread the machine, how to do a straight, curved and corner stitch and how to cut fabric according to pattern. You will also be c...reating your own hand made tote-bag to take home with you. Materials are provided but if you have any favourite fabrics you would like to use, feel free to bring them along.

2nd class - Sunday 6th February, 2-5pm:

We will be teaching you how to do basic alterations, such as how to take up and bring down hems, alter sizes, fix a hole or rip, etc. You will also be given a few creative customisation ideas to transform your wardrobe. For this class you will need to bring in items of clothing to work on and update with your new skills!

The course costs just £25 per 3 hour session. Email hello@welcomehomestore.co.uk or call 0141 334 9598 to book, places are limited.

Life Drawing

Are you wanting to improve your drawing or learn a new skill in 2011? Life Drawing classes are coming back to Welcome Home, a new 6 week block starts on Thursday 27th January 7-9pm and the last class will be Thursday 3rd March 7-9pm. The cost of the 6 week block is just £50, there are easels and drawing boards provided but you will need to bring your own sketchbooks, paper and any materials you wish to use.

There will be a different model each week with varied poses and durations. It is a small, relaxed class suitable for both the beginner and more experienced artist alike. Places are limited, please email hello@welcomehomestore.co.uk or call 0141 334 9598 to reserve your place or if you would like any more information. To confirm your booking you will need to make payment before the first class.