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Virtual Fair
Https://www.facebook.com/groups/designatheartvirtualchristmasfair We’ve gone live! We are taking our fair online this year, and from today til the end of November our stallholders will be adding listings to our Facebook selling group. So rather than take to the big online stores for your Christmas shopping, why not get your friends and family something original and unique…
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Going Online for 2020
It’s with a heavy heart that we’ve decided to cancel Design@HEART this year. It just wasn’t going to be possible to present our usual standard of fair with all the restrictions and rules that the venue have to abide by. But the good news is that we are going to take it all on line…
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Coronvirus Pandemic
I wanted to give you a quick update about what measures I’ve put in place to reassure you with regards to the Coronvirus Pandemic. I know we’re all in limbo at the moment, and it’s difficult to make plans and commit resources to future events when we don’t know what’s round the corner. And that…
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Business as usual?
…. Well, almost! As we get through our second week in lockdown, it seems like every day we’re hearing of another event being cancelled. Earlier in the week it was the Potternewton Carnival. My heart sank. Of course it was inevitable, and of course it had to happen. To all the organisers and crews…
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ferox et ferus
Lucy is bringing ferox et ferus back to Design@HEART. Her colourful clothing and accessories for children were very popular last year. I started making things for my children when I struggled to find clothing that they liked on the highstreet. They wanted bright, fun clothes in colours other than just blue and pink, so I…
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Badgers Garden
Shoppers at Design@HEART have been enjoying Badgers Garden pickles and chutneys for the last few years, and we’re happy to tell you they’re back again this year. But did you know how they got their name? Here’s Jo to explain: We used to have a naughty dog called Badger and if ever he didn’t come…
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Saltaire Soap
It’s a while since we’ve had a soap making at Design@HEART and so we’re really pleased to be welcoming Fiona Smith of Saltaire Soap and her environmentally friendly, skin friendly products. I began making soap more than ten years ago, because skin problems since childhood made it hard for me to use commercially-produced scented…
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Applications are open for November 2019
You can now apply for a stall at our Design@HEART Fair on 9th November 2019. Apply Please make sure you read all the blurb and answer all the questions. We have a new application process this year, both in terms of rules and the tech. We’ve tested the tech and it all seems to be…
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Writing Your Artist’s Statement
Our new application process requires a bit more information than previously so here’s a guide of how to write your “artist’s statement”. It’s nothing to worry about, we promise. Applications open on the 1st April, so if you’ve never written an artist’s statement before, you can get a head start this coming week! Your Statement…
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New Application Process
The application process for Design@HEART has changed! We hope for the better, and we hope no more complicated than before. But there will be deadlines, so it will require some forward thinking! We know that stallholders like to know well in advance what fairs they are going to be doing in November and December, so…
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