I did my first fair with Craft Fairs Scotland yesterday at St Andrews Town Hall and really enjoyed it. It was well organised, well publicised with quality items for sale from many talented crafters.
My neighbours at the fair were Kirsty from Lovely Pigeon with her fabulous vintage button brooches, jewellery and hair clips and Carmen from Pict Pocket with her handmade wall hanging pockets and cozy children's jumpers.
Kirsty collects second hand and vintage buttons wherever she can find them and makes a point of never buying new.
Kirsty collects second hand and vintage buttons wherever she can find them and makes a point of never buying new.
Carmen from Pict Pocket also goes for the second hand, upcycled approach with her jumpers and wall pockets. I bought this fab wall hanging for my daughters bedroom.
It's the kind of thing I'd love to have made myself but know I will never get around to and Carmen makes such a great job of these that it's a pleasure to buy something so nice from a fellow crafter.
As for my own work. Well, you can never guess what you are going to sell most of at a fair. I made lots of felt swirl bracelets and these new textile art neck pieces.
I also made some into brooches at Jo's suggestion and they sold too! So thanks for that Jo.
I think I will book to do the St Andrews Fair again in September. People really liked my felted landscapes and seascapes as well as these smaller framed textiles.
Also new to the Aileen Clarke Crafts range are these bookmarks. When I was making pictures and cards from a piece of fabric that I had felted I had a thin strip left over and made it into a bookmark for myself. I love it so much that I made a few for selling.
More colour ways coming soon.
More colour ways coming soon.
