Samantha Newbury

“Hand crafted original artwork, bags, accessories, notebook covers, brooches and festive decorations - custom orders welcome.”

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Any orders from my shop that are over £50.00 are automatically sent by Special Delivery, however, if your order from me is below £50.00, you can now upgrade your postage to Special Delivery by adding 'Postage Upgrade' to your basket (please note that this will only apply to items ordered from my shop not from other Folksy sellers).

If the item you are ordering is a gift going directly to the recipient, please let me know so I can send without an invoice.

I currently have my dispatch time set to 7 days to allow for unforeseen issues, however most orders are posted within 24-48 hours. Special Delivery orders will be shipped within 24 hours of receipt.

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  • Walled Garden Hand Embroidered Picture, Textile Art

    Walled Garden Hand Embroide...

    Samantha Newbury

    £350.00

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  • Tiny Fairy Tale Castle Hand Embroidered Picture, Textile Art

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    £40.00

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  • Rainbow Button Wall Art, Rainbow Picture, Button Art

    Rainbow Button Wall Art, Ra...

    Samantha Newbury

    £25.00

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  • Beach Hut Applique Hoop Art, Seaside Textile Art

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    £12.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Heart on Pale Grey Wool Felt in Decorative Hoop

    Hand Embroidered Floral Hea...

    Samantha Newbury

    £25.00

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  • Hand Embroidered Snow Hoop Decoration

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    £15.00

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  • Miniature Hand Embroidered Autumnal Bouquet Hoop Art, Bouquet of Flowers

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    Samantha Newbury

    £12.50

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  • Tiny Bouquet Hand Embroidered Mini Hoop

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    Samantha Newbury

    £10.00

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  • Hand Embroidered Winter Hat Brooch, Christmas Brooch, Felt Hat Brooch

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    Samantha Newbury

    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Miniature Summer Hat Brooch - Sunshine Yellow Floral

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    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Felt Hat Brooch - Lilac Floral

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    Samantha Newbury

    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Miniature Summer Hat Felt Brooch - Pink & White Flowers

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    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Heart Brooch on Lilac Wool Felt

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    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Holly & Mistletoe Wool Felt Heart Brooch, Christmas Brooch

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    Samantha Newbury

    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Heart Brooch on Cerise Pink Wool Felt

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    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Forget-me-not Wool Felt Brooch

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    Samantha Newbury

    £7.50

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Brooch on Silver Grey Wool Felt

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    £6.00

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Brooch on Purple Wool Felt

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    £5.00

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  • Hand Embroidered Floral Brooch on Turquoise Wool Felt

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    £5.00

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  • Hand Embroidered Red Felt Heart Brooch

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    £4.50

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  • 'Loves me' Hot Pink Felt Heart Decoration with Hand Embroidered Daisy Chain

    'Loves me' Hot Pink Felt He...

    Samantha Newbury

    £6.00

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  • 'Mum' Hand Embroidered Green Felt Keepsake Heart

    'Mum' Hand Embroidered Gree...

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    £5.00

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  • Postage Upgrade to Special Delivery - Orders Under Fifty Pounds

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    £3.50

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  • 'Harris Tweed' Handbag in Forest Green with Floral Panel & Bamboo Handles

    'Harris Tweed' Handbag in F...

    Samantha Newbury

    £60.00

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  • 'Harris Tweed' Bag in Deep Purple with Striped Flap and Strap

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    Samantha Newbury

    £50.00

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  • Multicoloured Butterflies on Black Handbag with Leather Handles

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    £35.00

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  • Pink and Purple Pansy Print Handbag with Handcrafted Felt Pansy

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    £30.00

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  • Cream Handbag with Pink Felt Flower Decoration and Faux Bamboo Handles

    Cream Handbag with Pink Fel...

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    £20.00

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  • Retro 1950's Style Paris Themed Handbag

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    £20.00

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  • Macintosh Style Floral Print Handbag Teal & Purple

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    £25.00

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  • Autumnal Paeonies Handbag

    Autumnal Paeonies Handbag

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    £25.00

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  • Ivory Vintage Brocade Handbag, Bridal Bag, Wedding Bag, Something Old

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    £25.00

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  • Green, Cream & Red Paisley Handbag

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    £12.00

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  • Coffee & Cream 'Cappuccino' Handbag

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    £12.00

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  • Red, Green, Cream Marble Stripe Handbag

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    £12.00

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  • Small Cross Body Bag with Leather Strap in Pinky Beige Chenille

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    Samantha Newbury

    £12.50

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  • Pastel Stripe Tote Bag, Beach Bag, Shopping Bag

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    £10.00

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  • Cream Textured Clutch Bag with Vintage Lace and Mother of Pearl Buckle

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    £12.00

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  • Terracotta & Gold Chenille Clutch Bag, Small Autumnal Clutch Bag

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    £12.00

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  • Gold Brocade, Envelope Style, Clutch Bag

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    £10.00

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  • Cream & Gold Stripe Clutch with Sequinned Braid

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    £10.00

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  • Red and Gold Butterfly Fabric Clutch Bag with Beading

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    £12.00

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  • Ivory Brocade Clutch Bag with Satin Flowers and Pearls

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    £10.00

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  • Pale Blue 'Handbag' Print Clutch Bag

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    £10.00

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  • Autumnal Floral Keyring, Bag Tag, Luggage Tag

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    Samantha Newbury

    £2.50

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  • Owl and Caterpillar Keyring, Bag Tag, Luggage Tag

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    £2.50

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  • Pair of Pink Lace Print Keyrings, Bag Tags, Luggage Tags

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    £4.50

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  • Monochrome Japanese Floral Print Keyrings, Bag Tags, Luggage Tags

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    £4.50

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  • Colourful Butterflies Keyrings, Bag Tags, Luggage Tags

    Colourful Butterflies Keyri...

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    £4.50

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' Reusable Notebook Cover - Misty Blue & Lilac Floral

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    £12.50

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' & Liberty London Reusable Notebook Cover - Poppy Red & Floral

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    £12.50

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' & Liberty London Reusable Notebook Cover - Emerald Green

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' Reusable Notebook Cover - Valentine Pink with Lace Hearts

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' Reusable Notebook Cover - Purple Herringbone and Crocus

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' Reusable Notebook Cover - Pink & Orange Check

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  • A6 'Harris Tweed' Reusable Notebook Cover - Deep Purple with Vintage Lace

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  • A5 Reusable Fabric Notebook Cover - Tools on Pegboard, DIY

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    £12.00

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  • A5 Reusable Notebook Cover - Embroidery, Needlework, Sewing, Haberdashery

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    £12.00

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  • A5 Reusable Notebook Cover - Steam Engines, Trains, Railway

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  • A5 Reusable Notebook Cover - Colourful Ditsy Floral

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About Samantha Newbury

Samantha Newbury

Original artworks, handbags, notebooks and Christmas decorations, with a side order of poetry and photography

My Grannie was a Luton milliner (hat maker) and some of my earliest memories are of sitting with her in the back room whilst she sewed hats. My job (age three and a half) was to pick apart die-stamped blocks of silk flowers ready for her to use. I remember being fascinated by the leftover scraps of satin, velvet and paisley, and building castles and towers with empty cotton reels. And it was Grannie who taught me that you could make pretty much anything from fabric, if you put your mind to it, which meant, in due course, that I made a three dimensional fabric model of the inside of a pocket watch as part of my GCSE Art & Craft coursework, along with an embroidered dragon!

I love working with fabrics and thread - I even occasionally weave my own fabric on a small knitter's loom, and, having inherited the contents of Grannie's needlework box, I still find myself using her threads some days - though I'm still not sure what to make with piece of moonbeam-soft parachute silk that we found in there. She taught me never to throw anything away, it's amazing what you can do even with tiny scraps.

I find inspiration all over the place, and usually have a camera with me when I go out - I particularly like taking macro photos of the intricacies of nature. I'm also a writer, so always have a notebook to hand and sometimes the various threads of my creativity merge:

Something to Hang on Your Tree

Taking pieces from my workbox,
I add a skein of silk
the colour of holly berries, and delve
amongst the beads and sequins
for just the right green glass leaves,
a pinch of golden stars
and a single, perfect, snowflake.

Now I can sew;
setting each stitch with care,
each star one of wonder,
each leaf a hint of Christmas spice,
laced with the Season's crimson joy
and the sparkle of snow magic,
to create this little heart
for your Christmas tree
from me, to you, with love.

© Samantha Newbury 2005

A Note About Packaging - I am working towards being as environmentally friendly as possible. Cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, polystyrene pellets and air packs that arrive with supplies I've ordered are checked for cleanliness, saved and reused when packing outgoing parcels. In addition we get a lot of charity bags through the door and, rather than send the unused ones to landfill, if I need to protect an item against damp etc, I'll cut a plain piece from one of them to wrap it in. I also reuse the cellophane sleeves from greetings cards to package craft supplies and fabric that I have for sale. I do sometimes use polythene mailers, but am in the process of sourcing an eco-friendly alternative.

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