Alison Purdy - Glass & Mirror Designs

05/11/2026

Do you ever find yourself needing a greeting card that says.....well, exactly what you'd like it to say? 🧡

With my new Steven Seagull cards, you can do just that! There's a space on the front for you to write your personalised greeting for any occasion at all, even the ones that High Street card shops don't stock!

So whether it's for Austin's 37th birthday, Jennifer passing her Grade 6 clarinet exam, or Sheila and Martin moving to a renovated villa in Leighton Buzzard, you can customise these cards to convey your chosen greeting, however niche it may be!!

These cards are large A5 sized, made in good quality heavyweight recycled card, and come with white envelopes. Available singly, or in packs of 3 or 5 which include a luxury pen.

Have fun customising your cards with personal greetings, drawings - you could even add rhinestones or googly eyes to make your card really unique! A special card that will take pride of place on the mantelpiece and something that definitely won't be forgotten quickly by the recipient!

They'll be available at all my upcoming events, or direct from me.

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04/11/2026

Coastal Elements mirrors! ❤️

These are the mirror equivalent of the Woolworths Pick and Mix sweet counter! 😂

Choose the size of your mirror. Then select from a whole range of different coastal buildings - everything from lighthouses to beach huts, net shops, boats and even a surf shack!

Lots of colours to choose from.

I can also add embellishments - crystals, hearts, stars, stamped names and dates, to make it really personal.

Each one is unique!

What elements would you include?........

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03/11/2026

Birds! 💚

I know Steven Seagull likes to muscle his way into my designs, but I do include other birds sometimes!

Here are a few....

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02/11/2026

Who's up for Secret Santa this year? 🎅

I'm planning ahead as the next few weeks are going to be super busy with Christmas fairs etc.

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If you haven't taken part in one of my Secret Santas before, here's how it works...

I create a whole load of surprise gifts. They could be Tiddler wall mirrors, pocket mirrors, packs of greeting cards, jewellery, gift vouchers - this year it will be a whole mixture of different things!

I then swap these for either a small gift from you, which can be anything at all that you think I might like, handmade, shop-bought, secondhand all much appreciated, or alternatively a donation to a charity of your choice.

Budget is approx £10, or whatever you can afford. Swapping will take place in late November/December.

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If you'd like to take part, please add your name in the comments, and mention whether you're local to Hastings or would need your surprise gift to be posted.

I'll include all local folks (I say this tentatively, remembering the year that nearly 100 people wanted to take part!!!😂 May have to set a limit if this happens again), and as many postal folks as possible, as postage is expensive now, but we'll work it out somehow!

If you could let me know asap, and by mid November at the latest that would be much appreciated, so I can start making the surprise gifts!

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01/11/2026

It's only a couple of weeks since I posted about my birthday walk along Pett Level, and since then the storms have washed a huge amount of beach away, exposing the old sea walls and path that I vaguely remember from childhood. 🩵

I was surprised to see that the wooden sea defences that run parallel to the shoreline are still there too! I thought they'd been taken away years ago! I didn't find the exact section that I used in my degree pieces, although perhaps after 25+ years they're a little more seaworn!

I was able to use my 'superpower' though - I've always had the ability to spot little pieces of seaglass from 10-15 or more feet away - they just stand out brightly to my eyes like tiny jewels. Perhaps I was a magpie or a gemstone dealer in a previous life?!

It's not a skill I get to use very often these days, since the advent of plastic bottles means less glass enters the ocean. Granted it's not as impressive or useful a superpower as flying or time travel, but I was pretty pleased with my haul today!! 😂💚

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31/10/2026

A lovely message in my inbox today...

A very special visitor decided that one of the garden mirrors would make a perfect perch this morning! 🧡

This Eurasian Sparrow Hawk took a well earned rest on top of a rainbow mirror.

Has anyone noticed any other wildlife interacting with their mirrors? Best I can manage on mine are a few spiderwebs and a seagull that decided to leave it's 'calling card' splatted over one of my test pieces that I leave outside!

This bird is so beautiful!

Thanks for sending the photos! ❤️

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30/10/2026

30/10/2026

You asked....I created! ❤️

I'm very excited to say that my first greeting card design is (finally) ready!!!

Featuring Steven Seagull (obviously), these cards are totally customisable inside and out, and are designed to be FUN!!!

Write your own unique greeting on the front. Add a personalised message inside - naughty or nice, draw Steven an outfit or add some googly eyes, cover him in glitter, or go crazy with the colouring pens!! It's up to you!

You don't get that excitement at the High Street card shops!!! 😂

The cards are large A5 size, made from good quality 350gsm recycled card, and include a white envelope.

They are available singly, or in packs of 3 or 5 cards.

The multipacks come with a luxury pen - the rest of the customisation is down to you!!

Want one? They'll be available at my upcoming events, or drop me a message.

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29/10/2026

Do you love discovering new local craftspeople, artists and makers? 🩵
Does the idea of enjoying a coffee and cake in peaceful surroundings overlooking a lake sound enticing? 🤎
Do you miss the vibe of Turn the Tide in the Old Town? ❤️

Then head over to Wylands Farm, on Powdermill Lane between Battle and Catsfield, where this little gem of a shop, Sticks & Stones is located!

So many gorgeous handmade goodies on display, it's the perfect place to start your festive shopping, seek out a special gift or treat yourself (you know you deserve it!) 💖

Here are some of the offerings on display (I've just stocked up my mirrors) but as it's all handmade the stock changes all the time - please do go along and find something to fall in ❤️ with!

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28/10/2026

I'm at the beautifully restored boardroom in The Observer Building today for a Create East Sussex workshop. 💚

I met lots of other creative business owners from the local area. Hopefully there will be opportunities for us to collaborate and support each other in the future.

I now have a long list of things to do to help make my business better!

One of the advantages of living and working in a 'deprived' area is there are quite a lot of workshops and events for small businesses to meet, network and learn new things.

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