Hello! Hope you’re all keeping warm and well in these arctic conditions. Thank goodness the BIG snow didn’t arrive on the day of Candy Cane eh?!
Snowy morning...but there's not THAT much snow is there?
Craft Fair today!
Big thanks to everybody who came along last Saturday. The weather was already chilly, with snow on the ground (athough it was nothing compared with what was to come!) Luckily it didn’t seem to keep anyone away, and we had over 1500 visitors to the Millennium Galleries on the day.
This way please!
I helped out on the welcome desk all day with Leah and Kelda (and Sophy who popped in at lunch) which was great fun. We sold lots of raffle tickets between us!
Welcome desk ladies!
Thank you to all the stall holders who kindly donated an item to the raffle prizes. Your generosity was much appreciated.
1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes - all generously donated by the stall holders
Just to clarify (as a number of people enquired on the day) Craft Candy is a not-for-profit organisation, and therefore all the proceeds of the raffle get ploughed back into helping to cover the cost of the event, thus ensuring Craft Candy can continue to keep these craft fairs running three times a year at the Millennium Galleries.
Sian's monkey mascot 'Lady Candice'
As always, we had a great mix of crafts on offer, including some familiar faces, and some newcomers to the fair. Resident photographer Owen took loads of photos on the day, too many to include here, so make sure you check out the Candy Cane 2010 set on Flickr. If you had a stall on the day, your photo should be there!
In the meantime, here’s a little selection of photos, starting off with stalls located on the Avenue (the main walkway through the upper level of the Millenium Galleries)…
The Ernest Wright & Son scissor stall
Kettle of Fish stall
Gillian Lee Smith
Katy Holmes Illustration
Joey's Dream Garden stall
Here are some photos of the Long Gallery…
The Long Gallery, James Green Printworks stall on the left
The Long Gallery
The Long Gallery looking back from the opposite end of the room
And here are some of the stalls which were located in the Long Gallery…
Darrell Milnes Ceramics
Molly's Mum
The Hello Sunshine stall
Sabine Little - Little Castle Designs
Gemma Nemer - Vintage textile jewellery
Brian Clarke woodturner
Sarah Waterhouse textiles
Wit Shop
JayGo Touchy Feely Textiles
Veridian Stone Ceramics
The imagination of Ladysnail
As usual, there was a competition for the best dressed stall, and this time the prize went to the lovely Sian of Strawberry Kitten. Sian makes beautiful plushies…check out her Etsy shop which is stocked up with lots of different animals from bears and racoons, to foxes and reindeer!
Best dressed stall winner - Sian of Strawberry Kitten
And we were also treated to some beautiful festive song from Singsoc – The Sheffield University Choral Society. They are amazing and drew quite a crowd!
Singsoc
Singsoc sing their hearts out!
Thanks to everyone who came along on the day, we hope everybody enjoyed themselves. If you are interested in applying for a stall at the next fair, applications are now open for the Spring Fling which takes place at the end of March 2011. Click on the link below to go to the application form.
Apply for the next Craft Candy fair
Stay warm and safe!
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Fabby post Janine! I’ve now seen the stalls that I didn’t get to see in person on the day! Thank you! It was a lovely fair, lots and lots of lovely people, I didn’t stop smiling and talking all day. It was great to be inbetween the stalls of Katy Holmes and Helen of Kiss Prudence, who were both very friendly and talented ladies. The only prob was the snow and on the way home, the ice – I had all my stall-set up to carry by hand from home there and back!! That’ll teach me for being so ambitious!!
Millennium Gallery is great for fairs, it’s so central in town and very well-lit. Oh and there’s the underfloor heating! Which is great if like me you have cold feet! I felt very well-catered for that day!
You do some great posts, Janine, you bloggy queen you!!
Joey xxx