First ever craft fair!

I did my first ever craft fair last weekend!! I was selling my snuggly baby blankets, theyre also for sale in my etsy shop. It was quite a small fair, in my local town center, and i only sold one blanket but it was a great experience and i got loads of positive feedback. Unfortunately not many people shopping had babies to buy for. It made me realise that baby blankets are quite a niche market and that i need to diversify for my next fair.

This is my stall, i covered the table in hessian

Then i displayed my blankets in some old metal filing trays i borrowed from my mum

 

I made some chalkboard paint price signs out of old ikea benno dvd tower shelves

 

And decorated the stall with some bunting made out of teatowels!

I also built this quilt display ladder from some left over wood and dowelling. It worked perfectly :)

I had a great time at the fair and met some nice people and i'll definitely be doing some craft fairs again soon - watch this space :)

Notebooks and Washi tape!

More holiday purchases! Arent these adorable, i love the airmail washi tape especially, thats going to get a lot of use!

Ryan Town

I love all things Rob Ryan, he has a style that I just love. Beautiful, folksy and some times a little bit tongue in cheek. I visited his shop in Hackney - Ryan Town and was massively tempted to buy an original, but i managed to rein in my impulses (lovely BM may not have been so lovely if id done that to our bank account!) but i did buy a gorgeous little book of some of his pieces. Hopefully it will inspire me to do some more papercuts as its been a while...

The Make Lounge

My brother kindly bought me a voucher for the Make Lounge in north London for Christmas. I've been on courses there before and they're excellent, really detailed, and they do crafts in a contemporary way. Now I just need to decide which course to do...