jennie sandford
Ceri Saunders
erin power
Natalie Bardsley
Rachel Gandolfi
I Heart Bearwood in the Springtime
here's the flyer for our spring craft fair, 'i heart bearwood in the springtime'. we're really excited about it and now we've got posters up and flyers delivered there's a good buzz locally. we have a great line-up of stalls this time; some talented old faces from the christmas fair and some new, interesting and highly creative crafters will be joining us too.
there will be a massive range of hand-crafted loveliness to suit all tastes and purses including (here comes the big list) beaded jewellery, clutch bags, cushions and covers, lavender bags, knitted creatures, decorations, art, cards, wooden items, birds, crocheted and knitted accessories, felt accessories, cupcakes, muffins and sweet treats, kitsch fashion jewellery, record bowls, funky frames, stained glass sun catchers, seasonal preserves, tote bags, baskets, embroidered art, owls, garlands, mobiles, bunting, button jewellery, cake stands, silver jewellery, corsages, dolls, hair accessories, paper collages, photographs, not to mention enough chicks, bunnies and eggs to fill several farmyards!
over the last couple of weeks we've been introducing you to some of our stall holders. first up is Ilovekitsch. this is what the lovely laura has to say...
"Ilovekitsch is a handmade jewellery and accessories business which is all about the kitsch!
I like to take 'found' items and make them into something new and unique to wear and love. I use scrabble pieces, dominoes, lego, dice, buttons, tape measures and anything else I can find! I also make a range of frames and recycled record bowls."
next up is amanda...
"My name is Amanda and I am a self-confessed lover and hoarder of bags! My love of making them is more recent and was inspired by some fabulous COW workshops that I attended at the Custard Factory last year. My kind parents bought me a sewing machine for my birthday and I have been enjoying a stitching frenzy ever since!
On 9th April I will be selling lovingly made handmade bags: tote bags, bucket bags, messenger bags... using bold and vibrant fabric. Stylish, practical bags at peachy prices! I look forward to seeing you on the 9th..."
mother and daughter stall holders, barbara and eliza are next...
"My mother taught me to knit and crochet when I was small. I hadn’t touched a crochet hook in over 20 years until I was travelling in 2010 and I bought a hook and a ball of yarn from a tiny wool shop in Ho Chi Minh City. After hours of practising I became a bit obsessed with all things crochet and now I have my online shop where I sell my handmade earrings, pendant necklaces, hairclips and brooches."
kiran from kjmakes is another talented bearwoodian at the fair...
"What can I say I love making stuff always have since I was a little girl and always hope to. I love jewellery and I'm always on the look out for the next bit of treasure I can get, but now I hunt out beads and make treasure for others to collect. My motto is to be Bright. Fun. Colourful and Inspire others."
My Julie Walters dahlias. Each named after a character Julie Walters has played. Now available in a soft spring palette of colours, each petal cut out by hand and glued.....!
My Bearwood bunny brigade. These little beauties take me an AGE to make, and so they are as a consequence a limited edition run! They will be available with a complimentary creme egg and plastic egg cup, presented in a cellophane bag finished with ribbon, ready to give to that special person at Easter!
If you are a little more trad in your egg-warming tastes, then I offer you the hand finished fabric n felt cosy, in many different colourways.
For the Spring magpies I will have a selection of earrings, rings and hairclips in juicy shades, and some one-off pieces like the scrabble rings and the shrink plastic charm bracelets I blogged about before.
Little misses (and big ones too!) will love the felt rose hair clips - lots more colours to come (I've just got to invent another few hours in an evening to finish them!).
And finally a cake stand full of knitted and crocheted goodies! No-knot little scarves, perfect for the spring days when you'd like to believe the cold has finally left us, but by jiminy no, there it is creeping up on us! Plus some cute wristwarmers for crop sleeve jackets (or brave no-coat brigade!), and some crocheted egg cosies which will also come with creme egg and egg cup.
Also the fabric kiddies' tote bags as an alternative to Easter egg baskets, but useful all year round, and the cute owl bibs I already blogged about! Probably loads more if I don't actually sleep between now and next Saturday... Come along and say hello, and bring your friends and neighbours too! Ceri x
