Hi there, the school summer holidays here in the UK are really playing havoc with my routines especially blogging as again it's been a while since my last post.
So what have I been up to....well I've had a lovely holiday in Northumberland at Beadnell. This area of the country is beautiful; gorgeous beaches, impressive scenery and quite importantly for us this year, relatively local. We were able to get there in about the time it takes for the kids to watch a DVD on the players in the car.....no 'are we nearly there yet' and no fighting, great.
Beadnell Beach
Lindisfarne Castle
Cragside
I've managed a small amount of crafting, thanks to my lovely mum, who has looked after my girls for a few days so that I could crack on with some 'makes' for a craft fair. The craft fair in question was yesterday and was, I'm happy to say, all in all a good day. I made some sales, met some lovely people and gained some valuable knowledge from some of the more experienced stallholders that were there. It's lovely to meet people who are willing to pass on tips and help one another out. I knew from Handmade Monday what a lovely bunch crafters can be!
My last couple of posts about craft fairs have been a little negative so it's nice to report some positives. For this fair I decided to concentrate on having some lower ticket items, things that would be attractive to children. I made some kids totes, pencil cases and coin purses and whilst these are probably not items I will be selling on my website they were good sellers on the stall.
I even got some free publicity at the craft fair. A local radio station was reporting live and interviewing some of the stallholders, including me. This was completely out of my comfort zone but hey it's free publicity.
It's time now for me to head over to Handmade Monday to see what everyone else has been doing. Why not check it out too?
My last couple of posts about craft fairs have been a little negative so it's nice to report some positives. For this fair I decided to concentrate on having some lower ticket items, things that would be attractive to children. I made some kids totes, pencil cases and coin purses and whilst these are probably not items I will be selling on my website they were good sellers on the stall.
I even got some free publicity at the craft fair. A local radio station was reporting live and interviewing some of the stallholders, including me. This was completely out of my comfort zone but hey it's free publicity.
It's time now for me to head over to Handmade Monday to see what everyone else has been doing. Why not check it out too?
5 comments:
I love the pencil cases - and its the perfect time of year for people to want school-y type things. The photos of your holiday look amazing, especially the beach, I could stay there all day!
Thanks for sharing your holiday snaps, the coast looks beautiful. It's somewhere I really want to visit. The pencil cases look lovely, great fabric.
Ali x
It's years since I've been to Lindisfarne which is shocking since it's not really that far away. Cragside is beautiful place. Again, last visited ages ago. I'm a great advert for the North East !!!!
Cute pencil cases xx
Good to hear you had a positive time at the craft fair - the other stallholders are nearly always one of the best bits I find!
I love Northumberland,lived there for quite a few years, so your photos bring back good memories :)
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