Sale in Bedford

This was a very friendly little sale, Carrie's Craft and vintage fair.  Some super stalls, and I had help from my daughter H and her friend F, who ran the stall for the first half of the show.  H was very tempted by some of the vintage dresses on sale..!

Lots of customers and lots of money raised for Utange.  I'm looking forward to returning for the Christmas fair!

Owl phone cases again

An ever popular line needed restocking.  I enjoy the money these bring in, and the fact that they draw people to the stall.  It is fun to use scraps of different fabric.  My heart does sink a little at the prospect of starting another sew of 30 though.  Just saying!

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Peg bags

I'm always looking out for new ideas.  Here are some of my recent ones - peg bags.  Not sure how many people use these nowadays, but I have two peg containers hanging on my line.  One is a basket - easy to reach the pegs but they do get dirty from leaves on the trees.  The other is a bag, and this gave me the idea for my peg bags.  I made up the pattern for these, and am now looking at adapting it into various animals...

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Sale at Barton le Clay

This was a great venue with a fantastic variety of really talented crafters.  The event was well organised and the hall beautifully set out.  I even ended up with an extra table, due to someone else not turning up.  All good.

Unfortunately there were not as many customers as most of us hoped.  A great shame, particularly with so many great products on sale.

More aprons

Since putting up my first aprons for sale, they have sold really well.  I love being able to vary the bindings, making "girl" and "boy" versions.  I have been able to make a range of sizes - it just depends on the jeans length.  At the first sale I sold half the stock, so making replacements was a priority.

Courtesy of a long skirt, I managed to make one adult sized apron.  It was snapped up at the very next sale!

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Pentecost in the Park - Northampton

What a wonderful day!  We were really blessed with the weather- the days leading up to the event had been cold and wet, as were the days afterwards.  But Pentecost Sunday was sunny and (mostly) warm.  The crowds came out and enjoyed wonderful music from talented worship bands, good speakers, a range of interesting stalls, and great conversations.

I sold a huge range of items, including a number of bags.  One lady bought four owl bags! 

I had promises of jeans, an offer of a stall near Christmas which sounds very exciting, and enjoyed showing my photos of Utange to many people.  I even spoke to several people who are going out to Utange over the next few months.  Yes, I am envious, even though I know God has His plans for my return and is developing these in ways I had not imagined.  I still wish I was going out again this year!!

We made a really good sum, which will make a massive difference to the children in Utange.  A particular encouragement was the lady who donated £100 to the charity.  That was such an encouragement.

Oops!

Time to get into the habit of posting again!  I have lots of photos to upload, but in the meantime, for any readers / visitors in the area of Bedford, UK, here are the events I have so far booked for this year.
19/5/2013 - Pentecost in the Park
27/5/2013 "Vanity Fair" at Kathy Brown's Gardens, Stevington, 1pm to 4pm
1/6/2013 Bedford Crafts, Produce and a cuppa at Church Lane Community Centre, 9am to 1pm
8/6/2013 Stony Stratford Riverside Fair, Millfield, Stony Stratford, 1pm to 4pm
25 and 26 June 2013 E2BN conference. Wybosten Lakes Conference centre (for delegates only)
28/6/2013 Henlow Academy Summer Fair, Henlow C of E Academy, Henlow, Beds, 6pm to 8pm
29/06/2013 Houghton Conquest Summer Fete
14/7/2013 Bromham Show, 1pm to 5pm
24/08/2013 Kempston Fun Day at Addison Howard Park, Kempston, 12 noon - 5pm
8/9/2013 Biddenham Show, St James' School Field, Biddenham, 12pm - 4pm
14/9/2013 Caddington Village Show at HEathfield Lower school, Caddington, 2pm - 4.30pm
5/10/2013 Bedford Crafts, Produce and a cuppa at Church Lane Community Centre, 9am to 1pm 
2/11/2013 Cambourne Craft Fair at Cambourne Church, 1pm - 4pm.
17/11/2013 Stratton Upper School Christmas Fair
7/12/2013 Bedford Crafts, Produce and a cuppa at Church Lane Community Centre, 9am to 1pm 
21/12/2013 Huntingdon Craft Fair

(The list of events may give some indication as to a reason for the lack of postings recently!! If you would like to help at any events listed, please do let me know - I would really appreciate it, particularly with setting up and putting down stalls.)

 

Key fobs once more

These key fobs have been such fun to make.  I hope they will boost sales too - smaller items seem to be selling so much more than larger ones lately (a sign of the difficult financial times so many of us find ourselves in, I am sure) so I am trying to include more and more small items at sales.

This funky alphabet is a delight to sew and appeals to children in particular.
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From the archives - bucket bag

This is a bag from a while back, but one I hope to remake soon. It is called a bucket bag, and I have lots of embroidery ready to use in this style.  The shaped top and tie handle ring the changes a  little.

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