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Happy New Year!
Image: Lindsay Thomas Ceramics.Go to Lindsay’s website for more information http://ltceramics.co.uk/ Events in 2019 Hi and Happy New Year to everyone! Just want to give you the heads up about fairs in 2019. Christmas Fair 2019 I’m moving the Christmas fair forward this year, to November 9th. We always used to have the fairs in…
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Silver and Stone by Helen Drye
Back in April we featured Helen Drye on our blog, talking about her work and influences. She’s popped back to give us a bit of an update about her current work. We can’t wait to see the new collections. I started Silver and Stone Jewellery in July 2012. I did the classic, turning a hobby…
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Why Black Friday is everything you hoped it wouldn’t be
November and December are the months when retail businesses finally start making a profit. As retailers we’re all crossing our fingers hoping that this Christmas shopping season will make up for our paltry figures for the rest of the year. As shoppers though we are looking for a bargain. Roll on Black Friday. What is…
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Why haven’t I sold anything?
The Highs and Lows of Craft Fairs Last week I read a post on a crafters’ Facebook group, asking why she hadn’t sold anything at her last two fairs. Was it her stall layout? What did she need to do? It wasn’t her stall layout. That was just fine. Better than fine. It looked lovely,…
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Silver and Sparkle
We missed Diana in 2016 and it seems so did our customers. Unfortunately she was unable to do either of our Christmas fairs, but we’re hoping she’ll be back with us this year. Here’s an article we wrote about Diana and her jewellery company Silver and Sparkle back in 2015. Diana Lambert is the designer…
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Anita Carter
Back in November, one of our newcomers to Design@HEART really impressed us with her gorgeous work. We are hoping she’ll be back again next year! Anita Carter is a desiger and maker of copper artworks, producing beautiful intricate mini-sculptures under the name of Silvery Moon. Here’s what she has to say about her work: I…
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Bethanie Yeong Papercuts
One of our most popular stalls last year was Behanie Yeong’s papercuts. If you bought one of her beautifully intricate works of art or received one for Christmas, here’s a bit about Bethanie and her work: Bethanie Yeong Papercuts is relatively new. Bethanie started operating as a business in April 2015, but she’s been working…
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Rogues Gallery
Just some of the frankly AWESOME products we’ve had at our fairs since 2015. Here’s some early ones. Mugs by What Kate Loves. Pendant by Nimanoma. Bangles by Melodies. Ties by Catkin Jane. Silver necklace by Alison Young Jewellery. Lampshade by Rehash Panache. Fabric Boxes by CherryPeg. Glass Dish by Glassprimitif. Guitar Tshirt by…
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Applying for Design@HEART
One of the hardest jobs of organising a fair is the selection process. We’ve been really lucky since we started out in 2015 in getting really high quality stalls. We obviously want to keep it that way! But how do we choose? Photographs Unless we’re already familiar with your work, selection mostly hinges on the…
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Hello 2017!
Well hello there, and a Happy New Year to you all! Now the Christmas break is over and I’m back at my desk, I can reveal plans for 2017. You’ll see that we’ve had a bit of a rebrand. Well, I say “a bit” – it’s actually quite a lot. In discussion with Headingley HEART,…
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