Lumen Designs & Crafts

22/12/2023

It was our last stall of the year today ending at the cozy and festive Conquerors March. Our Market Manager (too cute to reveal their true superhero identity) has said that we may now close shop and take 2 weeks break.

We wish to thank all of the lovely customers who have supported us this year and the wonderful trusted event organisers who have welcomed us and helped to support our growth and to all the friendly traders we have met.

We are now pretty much out of stock on everything (everything on the table was what we had left pre-made) which means we are another step closer on our eco-sustainability zero waste ladder hooray!

New exciting products and designs are already being worked on behind the scenes ready for the New Year.

May we take this opportunity to wish you ALL a wonderfully festive holidays and a great start to the New Years!

Lumen Designs & Crafts
www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

12/12/2023

Join us in a wonderfully cozy setting at the Conquerors March Hastings for our final stall of the year!

What a wonderfully festive day it will be, with delicious food and drinks and last minute Christmas shopping for those extra stocking fillers!

We hope to see many of our local trader friends there! See digital flyer in comments for further details.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

09/12/2023

I may appear silent as I wind down for the end of the year but I am busy creating new things for next year. Currently working on a series of mono black ink sketches, here are a few! I have enjoyed returning to my black ink line drawings and embracing vivid, dreamy fluidity as a core theme.

There will be many more to come as I create a whole NEW collection through these coming months.

Also in the works is something deliciously silver... handcrafted... and painstakingly in the early stages of production. A small teaser video was put up on Insta with perhaps a clue, but then again, maybe not!

There is one more stall for me before the end of the year also and more details will come soon!

No rest for the wicked!

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

09/12/2023

We have officially imported to TeePublic, a sister site of RedBubble and have been awarded ‘Artisan’ status. Yay!

You can now order from BOTH sites!

Currently TeePublic has a 35% off sale!

Shop t-shirts, phone cases, hoodies, art prints and mugs created by independent artists from around the globe.

07/12/2023

We are thrilled to be part of this awesome online auction! Best time to grab one of our Tiger prints framed at a low price! 100% goes to Amaze! There are so many beautiful art pieces available also you will be spoilt for choice! 🥰

We are hugely grateful to all the artists who have donated their work for our Awesome Art Auction.

We've matched some of the young people's work with a professional piece that fits a similar theme and will sharing these each day so the art is seen by a bigger audience... and who knows? Maybe it will inspire a bid or two! Enjoy today's beautiful cats 😻 🧑‍🎨

https://loom.ly/nQu_WgE

03/12/2023

This afternoon we are over at the festive Pebsham Indoor Market where two halls will be filled with small traders! There will be something for everyone!

Our stock is running so low as we have only one more stall after today. We couldn’t be more thrilled as it means we can fully embrace adding new products and designs for 2024!

If you can’t make it to see us before the end of the year you can still buy from us directly on the webstore for FREE local delivery Hastings & St Leonard’s before Xmas.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

01/12/2023

Tomorrow we shall be at the iconic building for the Hastings Library Small Business Saturday. These Nutcrackers and Festive Trees have been packed and ready to glam our stall with their sugar coated gold sparkles!

This stall will be the 1st of the 3 left for the year so do come down and enjoy a cozy day with us.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

30/11/2023

We donated one of our framed Tiger prints to this wonderful exhibition for Amaze! There are so many talented artists work available to bid with all funds going to the Amaze fund to directly help young people with SEND.

There are so many wonderful art pieces to choose from. It’s a perfect opportunity to buy an extra special gift for someone you love or a treat for yourself and at the same time you are contributing to this important cause.

We wish the event every success!

29/11/2023

A new high quality coaster has been added to our product list and we have just restocked our Green Man coasters again.

These will be available at our stalls the weekend so do come and enjoy the day with us at The Hastings Library on Saturday and The Pebsham Indoor Market on Sunday.

We are busy creating for next year and have so much exciting products to release as we grow another year older and bigger! (9 years and counting!)

https://www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com/homegoods

29/11/2023

If you are local to Brighton & Hove, do check out this exhibition this Friday to Sunday over in Brighton! Pictures will also be uploaded online by the wonderful Amaze team for those who are unable to make it in person. ❤️❤️❤️

Don't miss Amaze’s Awesome Art Exhibition, which is open for FREE from this Friday.

Friday 1 December – Sunday 3 December, 11am-5pm, at Phoenix Art Space, Brighton BN2 9NB.

Curated by young people with SEND, to showcase their art and highlight the Amazing Futures service that has supported them.

Alongside this, we will be launching an online auction to fundraise for Amaze - look out for more information!

27/11/2023

We have two stalls this weekend!

The first is over at Hastings Library for Small Business Saturday! Starting from 11 am and finish time TBC.

The second is Sunday 3rd, back at the cozy Pebsham Indoor Market 1pm to 3:30pm where there will be 2 halls filled with traders and festive fun.

We will only have 1 more stall left until the end of the year after this so do come and enjoy the last stall weekend of the year with us!

See comments for digital flyers.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

26/11/2023

We have 3 stalls left until the end of the year and one private workshop booking left. Look out for our post this week with dates and places for this weekend.

We are now SOLD OUT of our signature candles and many other products and are already working on some really REALLY exciting products! Oh! I do wish to announce them but they are still very much being crafted, clue, they are not candles. 🙂

I am currently working on a set of mono inks and have been embracing the freedom for creativity and expression that comes with it. These will be a series of vivid, bold and whimsical illustrations.

Keep checking the website for our next in-person stall!

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

25/11/2023

Today is the day! Wrap up warm, grab your hot choc or coffee there and come and enjoy the day with us all. ❄️🖤

Two more sleeps! The fabulous St Leonards on Sea Frost fair will be here for your pleasure and delight! Cental St Leonards...Herald the arrival of the Snow queen and her court, dance to the beat of the drums! ... with a fantastic array of Kings Road market traders, side shows and children's rides, unique independent shops and eateries...free entertainment and a beautiful parade... its going to be dry, its going to be frosty and cold... its going to be a perfect winters day! Parade leaves Christchurch at 1pm... put it in your diary and enjoy!!! Brought to you by Sussex Concepts CIC and sponsored by Lightning Fibre Broadband.

23/11/2023

A new design has been added to our RedBubble print-on-demand service!

There is currently 60% off all designs and orders will arrive before Christmas worldwide.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/shall1983/shop?asc=u

22/11/2023

What a fabulous event! Wow! If you are local to Brighton, do please pop in and support! ❤️

20/11/2023

Our next stall is at the St Leonards Market Frost Fair where we will join the other wonderful local traders along Kings Road.

This is a truly magical event, the organisers and participants work very hard to make it the best each year, we are so very much looking forward to it.

Click on comments to view the event flyer so you don't miss the parade (and of course Krampus). It will be our last market at Kings Road until next year.

Save the date, it's going to be spectacular!

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

19/11/2023

We are here today! Mulled wine and cakes at the ready! It’s going to be a fabulous event. Come and enjoy it with us! 😍❄️🖤

16/11/2023

We are busy preparing for two wonderful events this weekend. We have lots of exciting new products on sale and we are very much looking forward to our stalls at each special event.

Find us this Saturday at the Masonic Hall, St Leonard’s on Sea for a wonderful fundraiser for St Michaels Hospice and this Sunday at Tin Tins Bar, Hastings for a magical Festive Makers Market! 🥰❄️🥰

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

13/11/2023

Wow! So much going on at TinTins Bar! 🖤❤️❄️

13/11/2023

The first of our weekend stalls is this Saturday over at the Masonic Hall, St Leonards on Sea for the St Michaels Hospice fundraising Christmas Markets.

We are looking forward to a cozy festive event inside this remarkable building again. Whatever the weather there will be a great cause alongside your Christmas shopping purchases for another wonderful charity fundraiser. Your £1 entry fee goes direct to St Michaels Hospice.

There will be lots of wonderful local traders filling the hall with festive treats.

We hope to see you there and look forward to meeting lots of new faces.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

12/11/2023

An exciting event! We are very much looking forward to taking part and to the yummy cakes and mulled wine. 😋

10/11/2023

Here are the official festive season postal dates for the UK via Royal Mail.

Overseas customers please message direct.

Local Hastings & St Leonard’s FREE delivery or collection.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

We wish to thank all of our lovely customers for their support. Web sales are so vital to us now and through the next few months ahead as physical market seasons come to a close.

Please do purchase with enough time to avoid delays. Check the image below for the official Royal Mail dates.

We are also still carrying our online exclusive offer of a FREE jumbo bath bomb for all orders £25 and over! Whilst stocks last. This offer will last until the Friday 22nd December 2023.

08/11/2023

Our favourite time of year! We love watching Krampus in the parade from our stall. 😍❄️

We are really looking forward to this years fabulous St Leonards on Sea Frost Fair on 25th November 2023!
Herald the arrival of the Snow Queen and her court, marvel at the wonderful festive frosties, dance to the beat of their drums and be very afraid of Krampus and the Wildmen!! St Leonards Market brings you this seasonal event that many of our town have come to cherish... be part of it, join the parade! ( visit our st Leonards frost fair participants page for more info) enjoy the market, live music and entertainment, shop, eat, meet with friends, brought to you by Sussex Concepts CIC and sponsored by Lightning Fibre broadband... look out for flyers in shops and more information to follow.

06/11/2023

Very exciting! 🖤🔥🖤

06/11/2023

Yay! It’s that time of year where we sell out of ALL of our signature jar candles. 🤩 Our luxury fragranced candles are made from natural coconut wax with 100% natural fragrances and colours. Our candles are made to last for months and months with a sumptuous fragrance and a slow and peaceful burn. The perfect relaxing pamper gift!

We currently only have 8 left! Like every year, to keep our products sustainable, we won’t create anymore until next year.

Please use the following link to our webstore to purchase yours before they are sold out. Available for FREE local delivery or collection for Hastings & St Leonard’s or postage worldwide.

https://www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com/signaturecandles

03/11/2023

Unfortunately, the Kings Road Market tomorrow has been cancelled due to the weather.

However, we were going to start running a special offer from tomorrow on our cards so instead we shall start it from today!

ALL seasonal cards are only 75p! (Or 2 for £1.50).

Snap them up whilst stocks last!

We are making way for new designs for next year. There are only limited quantities left available so please order direct through our website, Facebook or our TT.

FREE local delivery or collection for Hastings & St Leonards.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

30/10/2023

Catch us at the St Leonards Market this Saturday! 10am to 4pm.

Until the end of the year we also will be running a special offer to make way for new card designs, any two cards from our whole range for £1.50!

View them here and send us a message or come visit our stall this Saturday.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

28/10/2023

The batch testing of our new Beeswax nutcracker candles has begun!

Since 2014 we’ve consistently batch tested ALL of our candles and wax melts before they are available to purchase to ensure that they meet the Fire Safety regulations and our quality control, we know our products through and through!

We have a feeling these will be a 14 hour burn! We shall see! Once we are happy they will be available to purchase for next week at at Frost Fair market!

They will also be available in a variety of colours using natural dye from plants.

You can purchase direct from our webstore or click to find out where we will be next.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

23/10/2023

There’s 30% off our whole range over at RedBubble! Which means you can choose any of our 75 designs to be printed onto a whole range of gifts and treats, bedding and blankets, bags, T-shirts, clothing, stickers, pet products, art prints and much more!

No code needed just click on our link to be taken to our RedBubble store! Tap ‘explore designs’ to view all current 75!

https://www.redbubble.com/people/shall1983/shop

21/10/2023

Check out Tin Tins! This looks exciting! 🖤❤️

‼️📣🌟 Looking for local makers for a festive market at TinTins on the Sunday 19th November 12-5pm! Limited space! Let’s celebrate local makers/ creatives and get someone something unique for Christmas! Message for more information about getting a stall🌟

19/10/2023

Our next stall is over at the fabulous St Leonards Market.

Saturday 4th November 10am to 4pm

We will have some new exciting products available too!

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

15/10/2023

I had a lovely time over at the The Sara Lee Trust today in the remarkable Hastings & St Leonard’s Masonic Hall building. Thank you to the wonderful organisers and staff for inviting me and making the day a great success.

I came home with a cute Festive Tomte from the lovely Inside and Garden and had the most loveliest company with the neighbouring stalls The South Coast Soap Co., Not to mention the yummiest fragrances coming from their gorgeous products.

Lot’s of new networks and customers made today during a relaxed and positive vibe!

I have also seen so many lovely gifts from other traders today. I will definitely be grabbing my festive gifts from them all and shopping through my local trader networks.

Visit our web page to see where we are next.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

13/10/2023

We have some exciting new shaped candles which will be available for the first time at our stall during the The Sara Lee Trust charity market, this Sunday at the Hastings & St Leonard’s Masonic Hall, 10am to 4pm.

These gloriously regal lions are made from 100% natural British beeswax (you can see the difference), and these cute and fun Duckies and Bashful Elephants are made from a mix of beeswax and paraffin wax to bring an affordable alternative stocking filler range for our customers.

Find them first at our stall this Sunday! See the digital flyers in comments.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

12/10/2023

First batch of testers of these beeswax Nutcracker candles will be undergoing our safety testing and should be ready for this years Frost Fair! Colours will be different to this tester but they will be gold sparkled (we use eco biodegradable sparkle and zero micro plastics!). 🖤

Keep checking our webpage for more new products and where we are next!

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com

10/10/2023

Our 100% British Beeswax Skull & Snake and Owl Candles are now available to purchase direct through our webstore!

Free delivery to Hastings & St Leonards-on-sea, Click & Collect available and low-cost shipping worldwide.

Use code: LOYALTYHEARTS for 20% off your total order as a thank you for your support.

www.lumendesignsandcrafts.com/homegoods