As summer kicks in lots of other projects take over and Betty stays to the way side...fear not she'll be back later in the year with her friendly bakerettes!
We'll be teaming up with the Craft Guerrilla for a one off event.
Our pop up* vintage tea party will be on hand to quench those thirsty crafters.
So ladies and gentleman make sure you keep those diaries free and come have some tea and cake with us at the East London Craft Guerrilla "Craftea party"! Lots of bunting,sweet tea and delicious cakes to help you keep up your strength while crafting....oooh heaven!!!
Check out our last Vintage tea party blog entry from 2007 http://handsomebetty.blogspot.com/2007/09/saturday-22nd-of-september.html
More info to come soon.
*Please note that the term "Pop up" refers to events that happen sporadically and in unusual venues that otherwise would host other types of events. There seems to be a question of it being a Japanese VS American trend but further reading shows it to be American in the way that it is there ,in the States,that it was made popular. About a year ago or so (but articles date back to 2007) POP UP events made it BIG and many New York based companies and independents hosted many types of events ranging from boutiques/shopping to restaurants. It's now come to the UK and it's prooved to be quite popular. Other London based entrepreneurs host similar events. Please do not confuse us with them. We don't want to take anything away from their endeavours as well as take away from ours.
We are hosting an independent,one off event. Our first was 4 years ago before it was even called a "pop up" event. We're not bothered that others want to take ownership of the name and idea. We wish them luck! Unfortunately with technology and the web ideas spread and get noticed quicker then ever! So to call "pop up" ventures original and belonging to someone in specific is a little bit arrogant.
I'm sure if it were properly researched that we'd find that it was a pre war, post war,medieval (these are only examples) trend that's made a resurgence. It's a fab idea and we love that so many people have embraced and shared it. The amount of joy and liberation such events give not only to the hosts but also to the visitors is amazing.
Many pop up events have been used as an extra way of publicizing companies and we think that's a fantastic publicity idea...pure genius!
Below are a few articles you might want to read so to get a sense of what it's all about and how it started...
Related articles http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/eating_out/article5388955.ece
http://www.nrn.com/breakingNews.aspx?id=346974
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/about-us/press-room/view/2009/pop-up-shops?from=/about-us/press-room/
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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