THE FAIR

A couple of (not so good) photos of the fair last night..

It was a first for me and a very good experience. I'm very glad I did it and I love my stuff and I loved our colourful stall but I have to say, after all the hard work and the stress and the buzz of the last couple of weeks/months and only a couple of sales last night (and to friends so that doesn't really count!), I'm feeling slightly deflated.. I know I shouldn't be so I'll just go have a cup of tea, have a rest and have a think..

Thank you all so much for bearing with me and for your encouragements, now I'll stop going on and on about the fair!
Happy week-end everyone!

D day..

All packed!

Advent calendar

Advent calendar, tick. From start to finish, this takes me about 12 hours, maybe more, I've never counted.. Cutting the fabrics, ironing them, embroidering the numbers, sewing, cutting the faces and hair and embroidering the eyes and mouth then finishing it all off (plus undoing and redoing some of it!), it's A LOT of work. So I always feel quite pleased when it's all finished and it turns out OK.

I can't wait to get the kids Advent calendar out - 16 days to go!!

Three, four, five..

One, two, three, four, five pocket quilts for the fair.
My to do list with a bit more than one week to go..
* finish Advent calendar
* iron and cut loose threads
* prepare packaging, price tags, price list and order book!

Stocking madness

Stockings, tick. Bunting, tick. Tissue cases, tick.
Now, all I have left to do before the fair is finish this.. And a few small ones! Panic!!!!

Christmas bunting

For the fair.. Rather than sticking to the usual Christmas colours, I chose some bright fabrics as I like a colourful Christmas myself!
And my favourite details (again, not much to do with Christmas!)..

One, two..

One, two pocket quilts ready for the fair - and lots of doubts.. Are they good enough to sell and will people notice and mind the imperfections? Will anyone want to buy them? Am I making too much stuff that I'm going to be left with at the end of the night, am I wasting my time?
I have no idea what to expect and I'm finding it a little bit unsettling!!

One thing's for sure, if I have anything left after the fair, I will be doing a giveaway, so stay tuned!