Never Grow Up!

14/08/2026

My cowgirl outfit is ready and I can't wait to join the posse tomorrow!!!

09/08/2026

Yeeeehaaaa!
Getting ready to enjoy a day of Wild West Fun at Tiverton Pannier Market!

Grab your cowboy hat and join us!

Excited to be painting at my favourite community attraction!

See you there!

🤠 Tiverton is going full Wild West for a huge family day out

Cowboys, a bucking bronco, live music, face painting, a petting farm and even Sheriff Woody are riding into Tiverton Pannier Market for Blazin’ Saddles.

The Wild West-themed event takes place on Saturday, August 15, with plenty of free entertainment alongside games, food and activities for all ages.

25/07/2026

Dear Happy Glaze Pottery

Happy 1st Birthday at Bampton Street!
This is my happy place when I am not painting faces or canvas and I always feel welcome.

Thank you for giving me a space away from the madness of the world, when I just need a chill time or a moment to reset my mind.

Wishing you a blessed, happy and truly successful 2nd year here!

24/07/2026

So excited to be painting at the market again!
This is going to be so much fun!

17/07/2026

Not long to go now!

🎉 TOMORROW AT TIVERTON PANNIER MARKET! 🎉

Why not make a day of it? We've got a fantastic line-up of entertainment from morning right through to the evening! 🌞➡️🌙

🎭 Start the day with FREE Punch & Judy Shows performed by Professor James Gordon at 11am and 1pm – fun for all the family during our bustling General Market.

Then, from 5pm–9pm, it's time for ⚡ Electric Nights ⚡

🌍 Enjoy street food from around the world, including:
🇵🇭 Filipino favourites
🇲🇾 Malaysian dishes from our new trader Mama Lama Kitchen
🇮🇷 Persian cuisine
🍕 Fresh pizzas
🍔 Gourmet & smash burgers
🌭 Polish hot dogs
🍗 Chicken wings
🥙 Pork wraps
🍰 Cakes
🍩 Artisan doughnuts
🍦 Homemade ice cream..and much more!

🎶 Live Music
🎤 Romilly Priest – 5pm–6pm
🎸 Combustion the Band – from 6pm

🍹 Two great bars to keep you refreshed!
✨ Cocktail Bar – located outside the Market Café in the centre of the market, serving a fantastic range of handcrafted cocktails.
🍺 The Box Bar – located next to the live music, serving a full range of lagers, ciders, spirits, wines and soft drinks, so you can grab a drink without missing a song!

🍽️ Don't forget to visit the Market Café, who will be serving up some delicious Czech-inspired specials alongside their usual favourites throughout the evening.

✨ Plus...
🎨 Face painting from Never Grow Up!
🖋 Tattoos & piercings from Blu Fox
🛍 Independent market stalls
🪑 Plenty of seating
☀️ Warm summer weather forecast!

Whether you're bringing the family for Punch & Judy, meeting friends for cocktails, enjoying fantastic live music or sampling amazing street food, Tiverton Pannier Market is the place to be tomorrow!

📍 Saturday 18th July
🕚 General Market & Punch & Judy: 11am & 1pm
⚡ Electric Nights: 5pm–9pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

Great food. Great music. Great drinks. Great atmosphere. See you tomorrow! 🌮🍔🍹🎶☀️

13/07/2026

So excited to get back and support my favourite community event!

Pop around and say Hi on Saturday!

⚡ ELECTRIC NIGHTS IS BACK THIS SATURDAY! ⚡

Get ready for an unforgettable summer evening in the heart of Tiverton! 🌞🎶

Join us at Tiverton Pannier Market this Saturday from 5PM–9PM for an incredible night packed with amazing food, live music, drinks and entertainment for the whole family.

🌮 A WORLD OF STREET FOOD
🇵🇭 Filipino favourites
🇮🇷 Persian cuisine
🍕 Freshly made pizzas
🍔 Gourmet & smash burgers
🌭 Authentic Polish hot dogs
🍗 Crispy chicken wings
🥙 Delicious pork wraps
🍦 Homemade ice cream
🍩 Fresh artisan doughnuts
🍰 Cakes and sweet treats
✨ ...and so much more!

🍸 Raise a glass!
Enjoy delicious cocktails from our cocktail bar, alongside a fully stocked licensed bar serving all your favourites.

🎶 LIVE MUSIC ALL EVENING
🎤 Romilly Priest – 5PM–6PM
🔥 Combustion the Band – 6PM onwards

✨ Plus...
🎨 Face painting from Never Grow Up!
🖋 Tattoos & piercings from Blu Fox
🛍 Independent market stalls
🪑 Plenty of seating available

☀️ With warm summer weather, fantastic live entertainment, incredible food and a brilliant atmosphere, there's no better place to spend your Saturday evening!

📅 Saturday 18th July
🕔 5PM – 9PM
📍 Tiverton Pannier Market
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

Bring your friends, bring the family, bring your appetite—and join us for a summer evening full of great food, live music and unforgettable vibes! ⚡🌮🍹🎸🌅

10/07/2026

I just saw this beautifully written piece by a fellow face painter and had to share.

This is a superb idea and helps to cover all the invisible costs. Cleaning your kit after events, admin, advertising, insurance, inventory management, hours practicing, travel.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FET912VQW/

💡 A thought for anyone organising a fete, festival, community event or summer fair…

If you’re looking at face painting for your event, I’d encourage you to think about securing sponsorship rather than asking artists to work on a pay-per-face/pitch fee basis.

Why?…

One thing many organisers don’t realise is that face painters have a fixed earning capacity.

A retail stall can keep selling products all day. If more people attend, they simply sell more.

A face painter can’t. Unlike retailers, we can’t increase our income by simply working faster or painting infinite numbers of customers. Every design takes time, care and skill.

We can only paint so many faces in an hour while maintaining professional standards, hygiene and quality. Once that capacity is reached, that’s our earning limit, regardless of whether 300 or 3,000 people attend the event.

That’s why asking face painters to take all of the financial risk through pay-per-face/pitch fee arrangements simply isn’t a sustainable business model for many professionals.

By hiring a face painter on an hourly basis and funding it through sponsorship, everyone benefits.

Some businesses that are often keen to support community events via sponsorship include:

🏡 Estate agents
🧱 Builders’ merchants
🚗 Car dealerships and garages
🍕 Pizza chains, cafés and local restaurants
🛒 Supermarkets and convenience stores
🏦 Banks and building societies
⚖️ Solicitors and accountants
🏥 Dentists, opticians and healthcare providers
🏋️ Gyms and leisure centres
🌱 Garden centres and farm shops
🔨 Local tradespeople and construction companies
🏭 Local manufacturers and employers

So why not ask one of them to sponsor the face painting for your event? 🎨😊

For many businesses, sponsoring a popular family attraction is a fantastic way to demonstrate their support for the local community while putting their name in front of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of potential customers.

🎨 The sponsor receives valuable local publicity.
🎨 Your event has a professional attraction.
🎨 Families enjoy free face painting.
🎨 Every child has the same opportunity, regardless of their family’s budget.
🎨 The face painter is paid fairly for their time and expertise.

It’s a genuine win for everyone.

Imagine arriving at an event and seeing a sign that says:

🎨 FREE FACE PAINTING TODAY🎨
‘Kindly sponsored by ABC Estate Agents’

✅ The sponsor gains fantastic visibility.
✅ Families enjoy a free attraction.
✅ The organiser enhances the visitor experience.
✅ And the face painter can focus on creating beautiful artwork instead of worrying whether they’ll earn enough to cover the cost of attending.

To me, that’s a far better model for community events.

Perhaps it’s time we stopped thinking of face painting as a market stall, and started recognising it as a sponsored attraction.

21/06/2026

Yesterday I had the opportunity to paint at Saint Andrew's Church in Cullompton and Bounce-On Bouncy Castle & Inflatable Hire joined in the fun. Did you know thee castle behind my set up, is an adult sized castle?

What's not to love!?
I will be booking them for my next big birthday celebration!

20/06/2026

I've given my Craft-n-Go a bit of a makeover as I've had it nearly 10 years. The single best business investment for any face painter or glitter tattoo artist.

My ultimate dream? Have one in each colour for all my different crafts! 🤣

19/06/2026

Excited for tomorrow!
Looks like the weather is going to be fantastic 👌