By Jo Degenhart

I now have a new blog address.

To look at this post at jodegenhart.com just click this link- Budworth and Chapelford Fairs

So, first post on my sparkly new blog! Hard to know where to start so I will begin with introducing myself. I am Jo, mum of three children, wife of one husband. I have spent the last 8 years being at home with my children and as the youngest started school in September I have begun a journey of returning to work.

So let me tell you the story so far…

In October 2012 I did a craft fair at Great Budworth Church, selling Christmas decorations. I made peg dolls and angels with crocheted dresses, crochet star decorations, French knitted hearts and some lino printed wooden decorations. I had a good day but when I set out my stall I must admit it looked rather bare compared to all the other stalls. I learnt a lot and as my goal was to cover the cost of my stall, I felt it was successful.

Then in December 2012 I had my second stall at Chapelford Christmas Fair. This was outside so I was in a gazebo and had more space to fill.

I decided to do more lino printing and made a range of nativity Christmas cards, heart Christmas cards, notebooks for boys, girls and ladies, diaries and coasters.

I also made more of the wooden lino printed shapes; hearts, birds and stars and crocheted more stars and peg dolls and angels but this time I used small wooden stars so that I could write a name on them to personalise them. 

Different things sold (which was a little confusing) but I did much better and the fair was well organised and very busy. 

Here we are in January and I must admit to feeling rather lost. So I have written a plan.

Watch this space to see how I do!