Hoxne Artisan Market - 12th November

Having got thoroughly fed up with craft fairs that always prove to be a disappointment I was really chuffed earlier this year to discover the Hoxne Artisan Market. It's a lovely market full of genuinely original, high quality things.

You know what it's like when you go to some craft fairs . . . . . . .you go in full of expectation only to have your heart sink when you see the same old people selling the same old stuff. And not all of it is that well made sometimes.

That's why Hoxne is such a treat. So much so, that I have taken a table there a couple of times already. The big Christmas market is on Saturday 12th November from 10am till 4pm at the village hall.

Among other things I will be selling . . . . .

Fabric Bead Brooches

All beads made by hand then turned into brooches. Here's a close up . . . . .

Then there are silk viscose velvet brooches. There will be a few more in other colours.

I've had some beaded charms that I made a while back so I have finally put these onto cards so they are displayed properly. (the flash has made the photo a bit over-exposed)

I will also sell a few vessels - I have some nice wave shaped ones. They look lovely but people don't seem to get the fact that they are decorate - they always ask what they are for.

The piece de resistance (or they will be if I get a few more done!) will be some machine-embroidered pictures. Each one is unique as they never get stitched the same way twice. This is an embroidered leaf.

While this, is a poppy.

If it looks familiar, that's because it is a much smaller version of the piece I put into the TAGs exhibition last year and sold, along with it's counterpart, the pansy.

If anyone who reads this is local enough then I would urge you to come to the Hoxne Christmas Artisan Market. It is sooooooo much  better than other events I've been to in the past. You will get the chance to buy original and unusual work that you won't find anywhere else. The refreshments are great too!

Don't forget your chequebook!
(now that's something you hear less and less these days )