Alderley Edge Antique and Craft Fair

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Wow, it really has been a long time since I posted on here. Things have been chaotic here and I suppose sometimes the hard and stressful things in life get in the way of the things we really want to do. I have been craving some creative time and time to think about getting myself into gear and have now managed to find it.

I was so glad that I had booked a Craft Fair for March at the end of last year as it has forced me to make time to create some Mothers Day and Easter cards and to think about what I want to be doing in the future.

So, Alderley Antique and Craft Fair was organised by Homemade Heaven. It was a really well organised event, a brilliant mix of handmade stalls, amazing live music from Heather Marie (who I would highly recommend if you want a vintage style wedding as her voice was beautiful and she really looked the part. I was dying to get up and have a dance to the music).

The venue was perfect and there was a great little tea room on a mezzanine floor, the organiser had obviously gone to a lot of trouble to create the perfect atmosphere and was just missing one ingredient. Crowds of people! It was relatively quiet which is a bit hard when you have worked hard to create handmade things to sell, and the weather was not good which never helps. That said I would do one of Homemade Heaven's fairs again as if it was only a little busier I think that it would have been perfect.

I had revamped the stall a little for Spring and tried to create a brighter fell using white props that would be useful for all seasons with a change of product and table cover.

So I made a white peg board to display my products so that people have a better idea of what I create at first glance. 

I also purchased one of the manzanita trees to display my hanging decorations throughout the year. I was pleased with the results and it was nice to have a different and brighter look. 

Now, I have not forgotten that I promised you a crochet angel pattern for a peg doll and I also have some ideas for when you are crocheting Easter egg decorations (did you spot them on my stall?). I wanted to talk a little more about the flatbed press I bought on Ebay too. I will be posting about all these things in the next few weeks so pop back and take a look.

Jo x