Across the Pond : Vintage Craft's Market

The Vintage Craft's Market in Shoreditch is just around the corner from the Food Market I mentioned in my last post, so it's definitely not a bad idea to knock them both out while you're on that side of town. We didn't get to see ALL of the crafts market... we got a teensy bit distracted with the leather booth. Oops. We spent a good hour picking out fun keychains to give as souvenirs for our family and friends. Really reasonable gift and such a steal for genuine leather. For free the owner of the shop will engrave a name and personalise your leather for you.

I picked out some keychains like the ones below. She imprinted the names that I wonted using a smaller piece of leather, cut out letter stencil-like things, and a hammer. Using the hammer she would hit the stencil down on the smaller leather strip and then... voila! The name appears! The names are in all caps, which gives it a sophisticated yet artsy look. She also had a variety of color options, allowing you to design your leather and mix and match with different patterns and colors.