Jill Spain - Surrey Village Vintage's Event Organiser

 

I have been designing and creating for many years; being practical runs in

my family.   I am happy to tackle decorating, soft furnishings, dress-making, digging ponds and gardening.  The very first thing I produced was a pillow case at school and because it looked a little boring I embroidered a fancy pattern on the edge.  Adding a little extra turns something from being ordinary into being spectacular and unique.

 

My craft business is called Christmas Pie Crafts - an unusual name, but I

live in the village of Christmas Pie in Surrey, and it seemed an ideal

name for my business and it is a great conversation opener.  People don't always  believe it is a real place.  I share my home with my husband and

our five cats: Jazz, Daisy, Poppy, Coco and Milly.

 

Away from crafting and event organising, I am a keen gardener.  I love

bright, vibrant reds, oranges and yellows and these colours tend to be

ones I use in my 'makes', whether it is a birthday card, a scented candle

or a fabric wreath/wall hanging.

 

In addition to greetings cards, decorating jute bags and fabric wreaths, I

also design and create wedding stationery and a newish string to my bow

is organising craft events, which brings me nicely to this new venture.

 

Fee Fraser will be providing her vintage skills and experience to make

what I hope will be fun, interesting and successful vintage events for

everyone involved.  You can read all about Fee and her love of vintage

on the next page.

 

 

Jill Spain

May 2015