Leeds Christmas reetsweet: coming soon!

As you well know we have our very first Sheffield based fair this sunday 27th Nov, but we never forget our roots, and we are taking over our usual venue in Leeds next weekend as well on Dec 3rd and 4th for a huge and very special christmas fair @ Leeds Corn Exchange...


We have a simply unmissable selection of makers for you, I am bowled over by the talent we will be having all in one room next weekend, and over the next few days I am going to be whetting your appetite, showing you some fabulous work. This will be a fair to remember!





So Leeds, we will see you sat 3rd Dec from 10am, and sun 4th Dec from 11am at Leeds Corn Exchange, as always - free entry - and over 25 hand picked stalls of amazing-ness...to keep up to date next year go visit www.reetsweet.com and sign up for our newsletter!

something for nothing! (and awesome too!)

We at reetsweet like to give our fans a little thank you whenever we can! If you bob along to leeds university union on tuesday you will find us in the riley smith hall and we have these very fine little badges to give away on the welcome desk, designed by the very awesome matt saunders aka rabbit portal...reet sweet!

hello leeds...

leeds uni fair preview: jodie anna jewellery

And another great exhibitor at the leeds uni fair nov 8th...

Jodie Anna works from her home studio in the small village of Carlton in West Yorkshire famous for its Rhubarb; she creates illustrations based around the idea of childhood memories.

Captivated by the idea of how an object or any image can trigger memories and feelings of nostalgia; Jodie Anna creates illustrations narrating some of her happiest childhood memories, such as summers spent along the east coast to long evenings building dens, in the woods surrounding her childhood home. She is also hugely inspired by the Great British pastime, Afternoon tea which takes her back to Sunday afternoons spent at her Grandmas.

Jodie Anna then develops her illustrations in photoshop to add lovely vintage patterns to each item and to create a crisp finished image. All illustrations are then printed onto shrink plastic and heat shrunk to create beautiful pieces of wearable memories, which she hopes will bring a smile to its wearer.

leeds uni fair preview: memo helen

I tend to get a bit geeky around people I admire, and I have a total craft crush on this lady - helen memo - appearing at our next fair nov 8th leeds uni:


'hi there, my name is helen, my surname is entwisle and my alias is memo. i am a freelance illustrator and screen printer currently based in leeds. i graduated from norwich school of art and design in 2007 with a first class degree in visual studies. my work includes hand drawn and screen printed illustration, self-published zines, greetings cards, hand printed stationery, limited edition prints, tote bags and accessories. i put together a collaborative zine called ten fingers'

Her simple visual style, coupled with a sense of fun are quite uplifting I think, and I find her to be very original - I hope you love her too!