Author: turtleandteal

The Green & Ethical Fair is part of the Christmas calendar in Clapham and we’re delighted to be appearing there this year. It’s on Saturday 3 December 11am-4pm and will be packed with stalls – jewellery, books, crafts, artisan food, raffle prizes and more. 

We will be selling a new range of bags, lavender sachets, Christmas decorations and accessories made from gorgeous organic and recycled fabrics and materials. Each handmade item is one of a kind and kind to the environment. We also have a new range of beautiful natural soaps from Sabai soaps and some gorgeous scented soy candles – cinnamon/orange and vanilla/rose – made using only natural ingredients.

The fair is a lovely family event with the chance to meet Father Christmas and a visit from some of the animals from Vauxhall City Farm! It’s held within the magnificent setting of the 18th-century Holy Trinity church overlooking Clapham Common Northside.

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Thanks to everyone who visited our stall at the Abbeville Christmas Craft Fair in Clapham yesterday.  We had a great time and stocked up on a few Christmas presents ourselves from some of the lovely stalls that were there. We’ve introduced some natural soaps from Thailand in beautiful packaging – Sabai Soaps – and some gorgeous handmade, scented candles too.

We are delighted to be selling Sabai Soaps at our Christmas markets and fairs this year. Apart from looking and smelling gorgeous, Sabai soaps are 100% organic  and all packaging is biodegradable. The soaps are handmade at a small family business in Thailand using only natural ingredients. In addition, 20% of profits go to charities who do fantastic work in and around Thailand.

To complement the Sabai range, we will be selling pretty drawstring bags which make a perfect gift with a bar or two of soap!

Turtle & Teal will be a a number of local Christmas shopping evenings, the Clapham Green & Ethical fair, Pop Brixton Christmas market and other venues. Full details soon!

We are very excited about the next event for Turtle & Teal. We’re heading down to Pop Brixton to take a stall at the Make do and Mend Vintage & Makers Market on Saturday 3 September, 11am-6pm.  As well as our popular bags, cushions and accessories – all handmade by us in gorgeous fabrics – we will also be selling a limited collection of framed vintage coasters.

They make great, inexpensive gifts and many of them are one-offs – when they’re gone they’re gone! We are keeping our fingers crossed that the sunshine stays but even if we’re back to usual English weather we will be under cover – so there’s no excuse not to pop along!

We’ve had lots of requests for animal themed tote bags so we are busy making more for the autumn.  Here’s a reminder of some of our more popular totes – the dog fabric tote is the only one left!  If you would like us to make a tote similar to these or one featuring another animal of your choice (we can source the fabric for you), just get in touch. Prices range from £10-£15 depending on the size of bag and the material. We can also make smaller totes for younger children with matching tiny totes for teddy.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Abbeville Fete last month in Clapham. We had a great day and the weather held until there was a ferocious hailstorm at 4pm which lasted at least 10 minutes! We had to keep reminding ourselves it was June and not January.

As always, our drawstring bags in gorgeous fabrics were very popular as well as our range of tote bags featuring animal designs. We’ve only got a dog-themed tote left so we’ll be busy making more over the next few weeks.  If you have any requests for products, do get in touch.

Claire & Fiona at Abbeville Fete

Elephant tote bag (sold!) and other Turtle & Teal accessories

A selection of our cushions