Handmade Christmas Fair 2015

Over the weekend of the 20th November, I attended the Handmade Christmas Fair in Manchester! I was working on the Craft Asylum stand, hosting workshops all weekend and teaching people how to make this cute Winter Bear gift box using the Sizzix machines, Winter Wonderland dies and the Candy papers..

It was lovely to see people using the dies and papers I had designed! Although, we worked through the project together, everyone added their own personal touch and hearing the comments from the public was just so rewarding. I love to hear what people think!

We also spent Thursday (and Thursday night) building our stand and creating a fantastic Winter Wonderland! We wanted to make everyone that stepped into our stand to feel festive and happy to be there.. I think we did a great job in the end with our garland, decorated using the dies from the Winter Wonderland collection in a variety of different ways...

Handmade Fair 2015

After a brilliant weekend exhibiting at Handmade Fair, I thought I would share a few snaps from the weekend. I was involved in some of the workshops at the Sizzix stand as well as creating the Bird House project in the Craft Asylum skill workshop.. There was such a great atmosphere at the fair and with the sun shining, everyone was extremely keen to get involved! We got some great feedback and it was lovely to see creations made from the collection I have designed for Craft Asylum.. As well as the workshops, we also tried our hand at a bit of celeb spotting! It was lovely to see such a wide range of talent and so many people excited about the craft...

            

It was such a great weekend and I have returned feeling very inspired and happy to have been out and networked with other designers! I hope to be involved next but in the meantime, look out for news on the Handmade Christmas Fair...

Handmade Fair

This week, in the studio, we have been extremely busy working on some eye-catching decorations for  the Craft Asylum stand at Handmade Fair. We will be attending the show all weekend, providing make and takes as well as being involved in the skill workshops! Wish me luck! It's always amazing to be involved in the shows and get valuable feedback from the consumers. We also love having a beautiful stand to exhibit how versatile the patterned papers are and to create a buzz around our products. We think these pinwheels do the trick!