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Baby Clothes

10/02/2012 12:53:00

We've just taken delivery of a beautiful range of baby clothes from Powell Craft, they are vertually flying off the shelves. At present we only stock upto 2 years of age. We also stock their beautiful baby rattles an rag dolls.

Art Workshops Gaysey Maisey Craft Studio and Tea Room!

02/27/2012 13:26:00

We're now taking bookings for our Art classes with two very talented and experienced teachers. Suitable for all abilities. Please call us to reserve your place or for more details and tell your friends!

Water colour landscape classes with Bill Lupton will begin from Monday 5th March 6.30-8.30pm. The class is £15 if you provide your own materials and £20 if you would like Bill to provide you with... paint, paper, brushes etc.

Our mixed media classes, with Pat Shearing start on Thursday 8th March from 10.30am-12.30pm. £10 inclusive of materials. Please see below for full details of the program week by week.

With both classes you'll be able to,
>Learn different techniques each week and go home with a completed piece of artwork at the end of the lesson.

>Meet new friends with common interests.

>Eat lots of lovely home made cake with your tea and coffee in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

>Pay as you go, this means you don't have to commit to a lengthy or expensive course, we just ask that you book a week in advance and then pay on the night please.
(Please note, if the class is too small, we may have to postpone it that particular week, but we'll let you know)

Please call us early to book your place and avoid disappointment on 01332 850921

MIXED MEDIAWORKSHOP PROGRAMME

FOR GAYSEY MAISEY

March 8 – May 31

March 8 – Polymer Clay jewellery, including ideas for earrings, pendants, bracelets and pins. We will be enhancing the pieces with mica-powders, rubbing wax, wire and beads.

March15 – Using inks, stamps and embossing powders, we will be making a miniature oriental screen which can be used as a decoration or a special greetings card.

March 22 – Easter Eggs which are guaranteed not put an inch on your hips ! But will look stunning hanging from some dry twigs as a special Easter decoration for your home. The polystyrene shapes can be covered in a variety of ways. Completely covered with a mix of sequins and beads, they become a jewel encrusted ‘Faberge’ egg. Painted in pastel colours and using gingham ribbons they have a resonance of past times. We will be hoping to make 3 eggs.

March 29 – Make a bracelet from a sheet of Shrink Plastic, Decorator’s Chalks and stamped images. Never fails to amaze as you watch your piece of work shrink before your eyes !

April 5 – NO WORKSHOP

April 12 – Once again we will be using polymer clay, this time to adorn our homes not our-self! We will design a small mosaic, using clay tiles impressed with images and sentiments, attached to mount-board this can be displayed as a free standing decoration, used to embellish a book cover or hung on the wall.

April 19 – Everybody has some un-wanted, unused C.D’s! With the help of embossing powder, wire, beads and stamps you can turn them into jewellery and card toppers that stand out from the crowd.

April 26 – NO WORKSHOP

May 3 – A Star Book is a gift, a card and a piece of home decor! Made entirely out of card and decorated with inks, stamps and embellishments your friends and family will love to receive them!

May10 – The missing piece! How many of your children or grandchildren throw away jigsaw puzzles because a piece has gone missing! Grab them before they hit the dustbin! We can turn them into fantastic embellishments for cards and book covers and they make eye-catching pins that will be unique!

May 17 - I love books! I love to read them, I love to feel them – particularly old ones, I love to alter them and I love to make them. To help you understand my obsession, I’m going to start you off by making a dowel spined notebook, that is easy enough for a child to make and sophisticated enough for an adult to admire.

May 24 - Steampunk is a look you will come across quite a lot in the world of Mixed Media. It is a sort of mad scientist look- all clockwork gears and brassy bits. So I thought, we could ease you into it by making some designer look jewellery from steel washers. By using alcohol inks or embossing powders to colour them no-one will believe they came from the local D.I.Y store.

May 31 – An Exploding Box card. No it doesn’t actually explode with a bang. But it will certainly make the receiver exclaim over its beauty when they take off the lid!

Christmas is Coming!

11/16/2011 15:43:00

Gaysey Maisey looks so lovely and Christmassy at the moment!

As well as beautiful one of a kind, hand made gifts, jewellery and cards from our local talented designer/makers such as milly and pips, personalised cards, Helen Rhodes Designs for aprons, Kindle covers, glasses cases and of course lots of tweet little birds. Lily Mosaics beautiful jewellery and mosaic hearts, mirrors and homeware, Mel Anderson Design textile cards and wall art and Janice Evans lovely jewellery using gems from all over the world!

We have in a fabulous range of gorgeous childrens gifts, including jellycat toys, aprons, stationary, books and keepsakes and traditional stocking fillers. Maisey's Craft Studio is very busy with children and adults alike, making personalised Christmas tree decorations and decopatch gifts for special relations.

Treats and gifts for ladies and gents include our delicious new range of toiletries from Bath House, hand made candles from Ashbourne based company 'On a Wick and a Prayer' and a very feminine range of umbrellas, scarves and handbags from Elizabeth Dahl.

I'm trying very hard not to spend all my wages this week on all our gorgeous jewellery, especially the amazing dress jewellery from Rosie Fox and collections from Danon, Orelia,Martine West and Annie Grace. Our Rosie Fox Fur wraps are just perfect for the party season.

We had a lovely evening of Christmas shopping last week with mulled wine, mince pies and 10% off all purchases. There will be more late night shopping opportunities, on the 2nd of December when the Castle Donington Christmas lights are switched on, from 5.30. Then we'll be holding another Christmas shopping evening on Friday 9th December 7-9pm, all welcome!

Every Wednesday from the 16th November, up until Christmas we will be open late till 7pm!

Come in and Say Hello!

09/20/2011 11:48:00

We're all settled in now to the new shop and have recently opened 'Maisey's Craft Studio' The studio is open from Monday to Saturday 9am-4pm for drop in paint a pot sessions (Shop is open 9am-5pm) Starting at £6 for your finished pot it's a perfect for an after school or weekend treat for kids or a relaxing daytime escape for grown ups :) Personalised painted pots make fabulous gifts for Christmas or any occassion!

The Craft studio is availble for private hire for groups of up to 15 people. Paint a pot and Polymer Clay jewellery making parties are available to book from £11.95pp incuding your pot or jewellery peice and a light lunch please call us for more details.

We will be running various workshops, such as DecoPatch, Mosaic, Polymer Clay

Jewellery, Button making, for people of

all ages shortly and we will keep you

updated as to when these will begin.

Please let us know if you are interested.

Shop Move

06/04/2011 18:17:00

Well, it's true we are moving shop. Going from number 20 to number 13. Next to No. 11 Deli and Just prom Dresses. It'll be a good move, the shop is 3-4 times bigger, lots of light, and a big shop front with 2 double windows. I've got some new suppliers and some items for men.

I get the keys on 20th June - not long now, but I think it'll take about a month to get straight, as walls and ceiling are coming down, a nice floor to be laid, and a workshop room to be added. It's going to be fabulous.

It's a new start which we are all looking forward to. I'll let you know more details and the opening date soon.

Gaye

Me, My Shop and my ladies

05/26/2011 12:34:00

Hi, my name is Gaye, and I own the shop Gaysey Maisey, the name came about as I was called Gaysey by a work colleague at Carlton Tv, some 20 years ago, the name stuck! Four days before my 40th birthday I gave birth to twins, Amy and Sophie, who are now 11, and can be seen in my shop on many occasions. I drew two little girls and I named them Gaysey Maisey, although my girls think they are called Amy and Sophie!

I've been through a tough time recently; having lost both my husband of 55 and my mum to cancer. But I am allowed to say "life has to go on". So I'm back in the shop getting ready to move premises, only across the road, but much larger.

I'm so blessed that I have really nice friends who work in the shop when I'm not here. I'll list them:

Mel Anderson does Monday and Tuesday - she has some of her spectacular work in the shop, I try and not to be in the shop when Mel is in, she seems to think the till does strange things, without her even touching it - she makes me laugh!

Jen Mason does Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, also every other Saturday. She is very passionate about my shop, which is very important. She is a fantastic freelance photographer. She has done some superb photos of my girls.

Deborah Darling - She fills in when she can, I have lots of her hand made work in the shop, she never stops, quoting " sleep, is a waste of time, it disturbs me working". I have some fantastic teddies, rabbits, hens, you name it, she makes it, in my shop. She is very passionate of her work, as we all are.

Sarah Woodier (WooWoo) - she now only can do the odd days for me, unfortunately, as she is heading for London soon to seek a new career!

Andrea Farnsworth - she is a God sending, for all the lovely reasons. She looks after me, and I love her dearly.

Alice Parker - Alice is my Saturday girl, she is very polite, very able, and very willing, you may see her in the holiday periods.

Me: I did over 20 years at Carlton TV, in various jobs, very hard and very lonely. I've always dreamed about having a shop like "Token House" in Nottingham; and now I have one, a third of the size, but most items they have in the shop, I have. When I move over to the new double fronted shop across the road, there will be more room, and much more to see.