The Painted Lady

10/10/2026

A Little Update from The Painted Lady

Hello, wonderful people!
I wanted to share a little update about a few changes happening behind the scenes at The Painted Lady, particularly regarding our website, Potions Craft guides and communication.

First, a little website housekeeping...

The Painted Lady's website is currently not active, and this will remain so for the foreseeable future, I'll be keeping things a little simpler by using Facebook, Instagram and email as our main points of contact.

I can confirm, website building and maintenance are not quite my kind of magic! And with the ongoing costs involved, I can't justify maintaining something that isn't working as it should.

For now, I'd much rather put that time, energy and those resources back into creating experiences and curious little things for you all. I will keep you posted on any magical developments in my technical literacy side quests!

An important note for my Potions Crafters:

It was recently brought to my attention that the information sleeves included in some of my Potions Craft kits are now out of date, as they direct you to the website to access the Potions Craft guides.

I'm so sorry for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused!
I've been working on developing more comprehensive guides featuring my own writing, illustrations and creative style. These are quite personal projects, and something I want to give the care and attention they deserve.
However, I also recognise that my Potions Crafters need access to their instructions now, not just whenever I finish making everything look whimsically wonderful!

So, as a temporary solution, I've taken the essential information from my original guides and used AI-assisted design to help create some interim resources.

I want to be transparent about this, particularly because authorship and creative ownership are important to me. The concepts, instructions and underlying written material come from my own work, developed through my creative experiences and the wonderful contributions of the Potion Crafters I've worked with over the years.

Using AI for these temporary resources has allowed me to make the important information accessible without having to compromise or prematurely release my original creative work.

These resources are temporary, not replacements for my original guides.
My intention is to have my own fully illustrated and written guides back in the kits, with an accessible online option too.

A little note about communication:

This year has been an exceptionally busy one, and the past few months in particular have required quite a bit of juggling behind the scenes.

As a result, my usual dedicated administration days have moved around, and occasionally my responses may take a little longer than I'd like.
I'm working towards acknowledging all enquiries and messages within the first 24 hours, even when I need a little extra time to provide a more detailed response.

Please know that a delayed reply doesn't mean your message has been overlooked or that your enquiry is any less important.
And finally, thank you.

I really want to acknowledge the kindness, patience and warmth I've received from the lovely community.

The thoughtful messages, lovely conversations, encouragement and genuine curiosity people bring to The Painted Lady mean an enormous amount to me.
I'm incredibly grateful that I get to share my creativity with such wonderful humans.

If you have any questions about your Potions Craft kits, upcoming experiences, bookings or anything else, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

You can reach me through:
Instagram: .perth
Facebook: ThePaintedLady|AU
Email: [email protected]

Thank you for continuing to support The Painted Lady as it grows, changes and occasionally takes the scenic route!

With gratitude,
Ainsleigh
The Painted Lady

07/10/2026

01/10/2026

It's spooky season! 🥰 my excitement is beginning to bubble over! You'll find me in my Wandering Workshop this Saturday.
Will you join me for a bit of Magic and Mayhem? 🧚‍♀️ #

18/08/2026

🧚‍♀️The Painted Lady is excited to be bringing a little creative magic to Guildford!🧚‍♀️

The Painted Lady and her Wandering Workshop will be popping up at three exciting special themed markets this year, starting with our absolute favourite... Halloween! 🎃

There’ll be handmade treasures, creative experiences, some tricks.. but definitely more treats, the magic and whimsy, and maybe even a few nostalgic friends making an appearance along the way. 👀

I can’t wait to see all your friendly faces 💚

5pm - 9pm • Saturday • 3rd Of October 2026
9am-3pm • Sunday • 11th Of October 2026
5pm - 9pm • Saturday • 5th Of December 2026

For enquiries: [email protected]

Private experience bookings are currently extremely limited.

25/05/2026

This year’s Guildford Medieval Fayre
It was lovely to see so many familiar faces return to The Painted Lady’s tent, and just as wonderful to meet so many new friendly faces throughout the day this year. Thank you to every person who stopped for a chat, wandered through our space, joined us in The Wandering Workshop, or took home a Potions Craft Kit.
One of the biggest highlights of the day was seeing my young mentors faces light up as their teachers they had invited arrived to visit our space. It was so incredibly heartwarming that those wonderful humans actually showed up on their day off to support their student's. My Daughter Eva, friend Evelyn, and my youngest little mentor (and son) Leo were ecstatic to have the opportunity to “teach their teachers.” - oh how the turns tabled" 😅.

I honestly do not think there will ever be enough words to express my gratitude for the care those teachers showed. They did more than simply attend an event. They demonstrated to these children that they are important, valued, capable, and worth showing up for. They supported their confidence, their sense of agency, and their belief in themselves in such a meaningful way.

That is exactly what The Painted Lady is about. Creativity, connection, building confidence, imagination, and celebrating people for who they are.

I also believe acknowledgement, encouragement, and celebrating effort matters deeply, especially for children developing their sense of self. If you purchased a Wandering Workshop experience or Potions Craft Kit and noticed a little character sticker saying it was “handmade by” one of our young mentors, that means your purchase directly supported and celebrated their hard work too. Those kits were carefully and thoughtfully packed with so much pride and excitement. For every kit or experience sold, a percentage of your purchase was distributed between the young mentors’.
I am so incredibly grateful for the community’s support and extremely proud of my little team. Thank you to our wonderful community and friends of the painted lady!

07/05/2026

Hi everyone!

I just quickly wanted to pop on here and let you know that email replies will be a little slower over the next week. Not only is the Fayre coming up very soon, but I am also currently recovering from a minor surgery.

I’m doing well and I’m so excited to see you all at the Guildford Medieval Fayre on the 17th of May.

If you have anything super urgent, please, please, please don’t hesitate to contact me through Facebook Messenger. The notification sound is much louder on Messenger, than my email notification sound gor dome reason 😅.

I’ve had my lovely young mentors helping me on the weekends getting everything ready for the magical day. I’m still hoping for a few more dragons to hatch in time for the Fayre, and a couple more Dragonlings to be ready for adoption, but we already have the sweetest little group of Dragonlings excited to meet their new Dragonwards.

I’m also rather proud of our costumes this year. As always, everything you see is handcrafted by me, and supplies are sourced locally from small businesses wherever possible.

For the next few days I’ll be taking things slowly and resting properly so I’m fully energised and ready to greet and chat with all your friendly faces at the Fayre.

Thank you, The Painted Lady's team and I are so excited!

❤️ Ainsleigh

28/04/2026

Introducing our Young Mentors 
This year, The Painted Lady’s Wandering Workshop of Magic is returning with a new mini experience, and you may notice something a little extra special…

Some of the guiding hands you meet won’t just be from me (a grown up).

This year, we will have two new team members joining us as our Young Mentors.

Carefully supported and encouraged, our Young Mentors help welcome, guide, and share their creativity alongside your magical little ones. These girls have worked with me and together for years. They are kind, brilliantly creative, and humbly confident in their own unique ways. Most importantly, they naturally embody The Painted Lady’s core values.

At The Painted Lady, we believe that magic doesn’t begin at a certain age. It already exists within each person.

Through my years of experience, I’ve learnt that by creating space for young people to step into gentle leadership, we nurture:
Confidence
Self-belief
Creativity
Connection
Develop foundations for respectful communication

And just as importantly, we show them that their voice, their ideas, and their presence matter, and hold so much value.

You can meet these incredible Young Mentors inside the Wandering Workshop in The Painted Lady’s tent at the Guildford Medieval Fayre this May. They will be supporting our wand making experience, offering gentle guidance, and sharing in the magic.

While adult team members will always be present to support our young mentors, we kindly ask that any visitors older than our mentors allow the Young Mentors to initiate conversation first. This helps us teach and maintain safe, respectful communication boundaries for young people.

22/04/2026

Really important! The organisers are doing the best they can. Please be aware, Do not pay for tickets!

08/04/2026

While I’ve been quietly preparing for this year’s Guildford Medieval Fayre, I decided I really wanted to focus more on what The Painted Lady is all about.
This year, our space will focus a little more on The Painted Lady's service delivery and core ethos; Connection, skill building (practical) positive mindsets, creativity... and of course, magic.

Some things you can find on the day:
• Dragonlings adoptions: Brew the Dragonstone Potion and be matched with your Dragonling. Thanks to the help of our brilliantly clever explorers, two new species will be part of this year’s clutch!

• Baby Dragons: prefer a pocket size little dragon friend instead? A small batch of Baby Dragons, will be ready to adopt on the day too.

• Potions Craft Kits: Pre-packed and ready to take home. No Potions Cart this year, a slight changr to allow me to focus on supporting this year's Wandering Workshop experience. (for "Friends of The Painted Lady" individual re-supplies available - feel free to drop a comment or DM me to tell me the ingredients you need so I can make sure I definitely have it on the day)

• The Painted Lady’s Wandering Workshop of Magic returns: Guests will be warmly welcomed into The Painted Lady’s Wand Making Experience (Beginner): A gentle, meaningful experience centered around self-belief and connection. All ages are welcome.

• And many more trinkets and treasures to discover on the day.

As always, you are welcome to simply step inside our tent, experience the space, explore my handmade work, have a chat. There is never any expectation to purchase. The Painted Lady has always been about creating inclusive spaces, connection.

I’m really looking forward to being part of the Guildford Medieval Fayre again this year.

❤️ Ainsleigh
The Painted Lady