tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326799177220141952024-03-13T11:52:52.064-07:00The "It's Darling!" FairChristmas Handmade Shopping Evening, 29th November 2011, Jumble Jelly, Bradford on Avon.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437253634033492542noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-87005069621470335612011-11-28T02:07:00.001-08:002011-11-28T02:55:24.131-08:00Handmade Shopping Evening at Bradford on Avon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Phew, we can't believe that the Bath Christmas Fair is over and it's already the night before our Christmas Handmade Shopping Evening with<a href="http://www.jumblejelly.com/"> Jumble Jelly</a> in Bradford on Avon.</div>
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If you don't know the shop, it's well worth a visit. It's full of gorgeous yarns and crafty bits and pieces and run by two lovely ladies, Debbie and Rox who are really looking forward to meeting lots of new traders and customers tomorrow night. Here's a pic of the stall they had at the last fair so you can get an idea of what they sell.</div>
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If you are in the area tomorrow make sure you stay for the switching on of the Christmas lights and late-night shopping. Pop in and see us between 12pm and 9pm for festive fun and mince-pies. We will have the following traders there:</div>
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<a href="http://www.nannyk.co.uk/">Nanny K - Millinery & accessories</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Rothery-Illustrator/172491426146145">Ben Rothery Illustrator - cards and bags with original illustrations</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Ren/214154668608838">Kelly Bevan - collages</a></div>
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Acorn to Home - handmade wooden chopping boards</div>
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<a href="http://www.funkywombatdesigns.co.uk/">Funky Wombat Designs - handmade bags and accessories</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mrsstokes.com/">Mrs Stokes Vintage China - vintage teasets and cake-stands</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.jennyoliver.co.uk/">Miss Jenny Barnett - felt animals and textiles</a></div>
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Blue Kiln Beads - handmade beads</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This will be my third time at
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I use a mixture of new,
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I love looking through old
magazines from the 1940s and 50s, they’re full of crafty projects that can be
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">My prices range from around
£5 for corsages up to £45 for cushions, there’s something to suit all budgets.
This year I’ve made some lovely little heart brooches from scraps of wool
fabric that would make great stocking fillers, some gorgeous crochet hook
rolls complete with hooks, and lovely vintage inspired pin cushions.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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how much time it takes me, so luckily for the buyer they can be bought at cost
price. Other than the angels, I have two favourite products that always seem to
fly off my shelves – the driftwood/sea pottery hearts and the sterling silver
sea pottery/sea glass pearl jewellery. I think the reason for their popularity
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sell bags, banners, leather jewellery and accessories. The
bags are made in a variety of vintage and new fabrics, in very limited runs, I
will only make a handful in each fabric, and even then the linings will be
varied. I like the idea of making an almost unique item that someone will see
and want to buy; I therefore try and make them all affordable for the impulse
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accessories/ bag charms that I make when I am unable to use my sewing machine.
My knitting bag travels everywhere with me. All my bags are great value for money, and at the moment I
have two favourites, the black velvet with cow print interior, and a gorgeous
Tattoo print one, they definitely have the wow factor! </span></div>
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limited quantities, a much nicer gift than something mass produced in China!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the strange eerie mists that we get down here, very
ethereal and ghostly, we are lucky enough to live with a view of Glastonbury
Tor from our house, to see it rise out of the mists on a cold winter's morning
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's darling! prides itself on finding unusual creative talent, excellently skilled craftspeople, vintage traders with taste and a passion for service and also...fun! Which is why we're so pleased to introduce you to Emilie Joy Rowell, Hula Hoop maker and teacher. If you're lucky she might give you a demo so come along and look for The Joy of Hooping stall!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I make hula hoops for
grown-ups. My inspiration to hoop came from going to see the formidable Grace
Jones play. She hooped her way through ‘Slave to the Rythym’ and I decided that
life was missing a hula-hoop. I’ve been hoop dancing and hoop making for over two years now. I love moving with the hoop creatively and in making hoops I get to
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start at £14 for adult hoops, kids hoops are from £9, they’re also great for
playing with on your hands/arms. My favoutire hoops are the super-bling shiny
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ripping open lovingly wrapped parcels on Xmas morning, we have a family
tradition of expanding the fun… Everyone busy a silly gift for under a
fiver. It can take the pressure off buying that perfect gift (sssssh,
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fascinators. I love making my products and have always been a crafter. I love
the unusual and quirky as well as the refined and elegant, so my products are a
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just look at these wonderful headbands - all made by Sophie King from Crown and Glory. She is coming all the way from Cornwall so make sure you pop along and say hi - and buy some of her amazing designs on Sunday 20th.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crown & Glory was born in 2010 from my absolute obsession with hair accessories. From whimsical floral garlands to rockabilly pin up sets and everything in between, Crown and Glory's mission is to add that unique, finishing touch to every outfit. Each piece is lovingly designed and handmade by me, in low product runs, and available on a variety of attachments - combs, headbands, hairclips - to ensure you have a bespoke experience.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wrapping up warm and going for a nice long walk in the country, stopping off at a lovely little fire-lit pub for a spot of lunch and working it off walking back again. Bliss!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more details about Crown and Glory <a href="http://crownandglory.bigcartel.com/category/headbands">click here</a></span></div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-79562519891702575682011-11-14T01:47:00.001-08:002011-11-14T09:35:18.480-08:00Meet the stallholders....Christmas Shopping with Village Green Soaps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While you'll be able to make <a href="http://lazycrafternoons.eventbrite.com/">bath bombs</a> at the fair, on Saturday 19th you'll also be able to buy handmade soap with no nasties, from Gloucestershire natural cosmetics maker, Village Green Soaps. Here's the owner Karen who will also be selling soy wax candles, bath salts, bath bombs and gift bags.</span><br />
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July with my daughter who was thrilled when she found what she said was
‘vintage’ copy of her favourite book ‘Wuthering Heights’ The book was inscribed and had
previously belonged to someone who lived a few streets away from where her Dad grew
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's Sunday night and time for something a bit cheeky to cheer you up before you go back to work. Meet Bath-based Bridget from Bunny Jump, a self-proclaimed It's darling! Virgin who makes lovely lingerie and will be at The Guildhall next Saturday. Read all about her and don't forget to withdraw your spending money, <a href="http://indigostarseeditsdarling.eventbrite.com/">pre-book your tea-leaf reading</a>, <a href="http://lazycrafternoons.eventbrite.com/">sign-up for your bath-bomb workshop discount </a>ticket and <a href="http://itsdarling.eventbrite.co.uk/">enter the £10 shopping voucher prize draw</a>. Remember the first 50 to turn up with a RSVP ticket receive a goodie bag with a free back issue of Mollie Makes magazine. The countdown has begun!</span><br />
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anything and everything!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love hunting down unusual
fabrics, or designing fabrics that are a little quirky. I also love finding
cool vintage fabrics and unique charms to stitch onto them.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s my aim to make people smile
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to think that I make something for everyone, so there’s a really wide range. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If I had to pick a favourite, it
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smile. The more indulgent the better!! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of all the presents that I’ve
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chocolate making session with the kids one Christmas... I think that year we
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The Royal Crescent in the snow. The city centre with the Christmas lights on.
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made in any colour, collages made with postage stamps I have lots of ideas in
my head for those but just need to find the right stamps! Also signed prints of my
original drawings/doodles which are mainly black and white, but can’t resist
colouring them sometimes. I get lots of inspiration from shapes formed in
nature. I also sell greetings cards with prints of my original design/ drawings
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we set up "It's darling!" in July 2010, we did so because we love handmade AND vintage. So we are always very happy to welcome vintage traders along as they always have such amazing finds. This Christmas we have some brilliant traders, starting with the wonderful RefoundReloved. </span><br />
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to a car boot or jumble sale by our parents at the weekend - I guess we caught
the bug. It is all that we knew. And we love it! So, over time, our taste has developed and our joy in
finding lovely things in all kinds of places has never abated. We are inspired
by the history of an object, where it might have been and been up to! It is
also as much about passing it on to carry on it’s journey and nothing is more
satisfying than seeing someone light up when they find ‘their thing’. In
addition to this we are both practical ladies, who have studied art and can
sew. We have been making things for our own homes for years and have taken the
plunge to make for others too. Also most of what we discover is made in England
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event. Reasonably priced, but will give you that vintage look. we sell mix and
match vintage plates that enable you to pull together your own individual
dinner set from just £2 each. Bronia makes fabulous magnets and badges from
vintage fabrics and her own original and stunning screen prints that will
brighten up your coat or your fridge! We also sell painted small pieces of
furniture by Katy, with blossom and birds and will be bringing a couple of
children's vintage chairs that will have 50’s inspired illustrations on them.</span></div>
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like you own the show! Oh! And the hills of course - sledging with your kids!
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</div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-90329287019611505412011-11-06T10:46:00.000-08:002011-11-06T15:45:50.589-08:00Meet the stallholders....Christmas Shopping with Eloise Scotland Textiles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m a former
lawyer, now mother of three small girls and textile maker in the
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passion for natural fabrics, linens, cottons and wools, which I use together
with a variety of hand and machine embroidery techniques to produce bold and
beautiful textile pieces for the home. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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welcome commissions - I love working closely with people to create
family trees and other one-off pieces to cherish, for gifts or
to celebrate weddings, birthdays or other special occasions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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And my favourite pieces for Christmas are definitely the Christmas tree angels
– each one is unique and a very special way to top-off your tree.</span></div>
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a go at making your own wrapping paper – my girls don’t know it yet but in
preparation for this Christmas they’ll be getting a large roll of brown paper,
a box of felt tips, and their job will be to decorate and draw to their hearts' content!</span></div>
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local – Bath has some fantastic independent shops and Christmas is a very good
opportunity to get out and throw some money at them! And the added advantage is
that you don’t have to wait at home for online shopping to be delivered (or,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cross-stitch isn't just for grandmas any more. Oh no. Just ask Amy Tilston from <a href="http://www.purplethreaddesigns.com/">Purple Thread Designs</a> whose cross-stitch kits include a VW van! She'll be at It's darling! on Saturday 19th November at the Guildhall. Let's meet her.</span><br />
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</div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-39212973925981651842011-11-04T05:27:00.000-07:002011-11-06T15:47:55.201-08:00Meet the stallholders...Christmas Shopping with Lazy Crafternoons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As regular readers will know, we have been running quirky Q & A profiles on stallholders ever since we started in July 2010 - it was our clever Becky Darling's idea. We've noticed it's been copied by other handmade events blogs this year...but hey, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! And it really brings the traders alive, so we can't blame 'em for trying. So, to start this season's round-ups we'll first introduce Chris Webb from</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_807103844"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_807103844"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lazy Crafternoo</span></a><a href="http://www.lazycrafternoons.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ns</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, his Bristol-based craft workshop company that will be running bath bomb workshops on the 19th & 20th November at Bath's Guildhall.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my first ‘It’s Darling!’ Fair ever! I’ve never been
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up in an very ‘Do It Yourself’ family where we
learned to make our own things and be creative… over the past few years I’ve
taken my ‘make and do’ attitude and have offered creative courses and workshops
which try to make it easy for people to make their own products and introduce
people to the incredible joy and pride that comes from making things from scratch. Everything I make and sell, I also
teach – from handmade bath and body products to home accessories and patchwork
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proudest items are my Reindeer Jingle Bell Decorations which placed in the
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generosity and value in homemade gifts comes from the time and effort that goes
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events, as the recession inspires everyone to make-do and mend. So it’s
appropriate that It’s darling! is also hosting a special Christmas Handmade
Shopping Evening at Bradford on Avon’s premiere haberdashery, <a href="http://www.jumblejelly.com/">Jumble Jelly</a> on Silver
Street on the 29</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> November. That’s the evening when Bradford on
Avon switches on its Christmas Lights and there will be a Victorian Market in
the town too. It’s darling! will be setting up stalls in Jumble Jelly from
12pm-9pm as the town celebrates this special time of year. As with all It’s
darling! events, entry is free. Come along and meet the fabulously friendly and knowledgeable Jumble Jelly owners, Debbie and Rox and treat yourself to a mince pie too. If you
fancy a festive evening out, this is the place to be.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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starts in the last week of November. It’s a wonderful event but let's face it, sometimes can get a bit hectic. So why not
dodge the crowds and have a nice sophisticated piece of tea and cake in Bath’s
hippest new eaterie, The Canary Café on Queen Street, where It’s darling! will
be holding a Pop-Up shop upstairs, between 10</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">-16</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> December. If
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</b></span>It's Darling!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13493452324033141655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-29242875720079333272011-10-19T16:03:00.000-07:002011-10-19T16:08:08.099-07:00Countdown to the Christmas Fair! 19th & 20th November<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We've been quiet for a while...we've had a few things we've needed to get sorted and plans that need to be hatched but we are now ready to roll with the 2011 Christmas Fair! Bookings have just opened so if you are interested in a stall please email <a href="mailto:itsdarlingfair@gmail.com">itsdarlingfair@gmail.com</a> with some pictures of your wares and any website or blog info too. We are planning another two day stint like last year, in the Guildhall and a bit earlier - just before the Christmas Market rush so that people local to Bath will be encouraged to come in and spend and also so that visitors have more time to spend with us, rather than being jostled in the busy streets outside.<br />
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If you are a vintage or handmade lover, we hope that you'll pop the date in your diary and come along on one of the two days (or both) to have a look at the wonderful traders who are lining up to surprise and delight you with all manner of treasures. It's the perfect time to kickstart your Christmas shopping in a leisurely and affordable way - remember the event is free to get in and goes on all day for two days - in the warmth of the beautiful Guildhall. We're still in the Brunswick Room which we know is snug, but we are looking for alternative venues for next year. We'd be interested to hear what you think about venues in Bath - please do <a href="mailto:itsdarlingfair@gmail.com">email us</a> or leave a comment below. After all it's not a fair without you.</div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-65961831379770588412011-07-14T11:45:00.000-07:002011-07-14T11:45:59.233-07:00Meet the stallholders…coffee break with Eirlys from Scrapiana<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's our first birthday on Saturday and we are proud that many of our amazing stallholders are back for a fourth time! We really appreciate the support that they give us, like Eirlys Penn aka Scrapiana whose handmade strawberries were recently cover stars...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sell vintage haberdashery, plus textiles and other curiosities which take my fancy, and items I’ve made, usually related to sewing. My latest creations are strawberry-shaped needle-cushions based on historic sewing-box essentials. Strawberry emeries (as they were known) were used to sharpen and condition needles – which would have been very expensive and deserving of care. Emery, the filling, was an extremely hard dark sand mined on the Greek Island of Naxos from ancient times and used to grind and polish metal. It’s very tricky to locate these days, but I’ll be bringing some needle-cushion grit with me to the fair – in case anyone is keen to make their own emeries. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You really have to come to "It’s Darling!" on Saturday (resistance is futile) simply because it will make the perfect start to the most perfect day. Nip round the fair early, scooping up the cream of the bargains, then zip round the Fashion Museum’s new exhibition, Dressing the Stars (including period costumes worn by Miss Knightley, Miss Winslet and Mr Depp), mooch around a few of Bath’s delightful one-off shops, then zoom up to the American Museum to gaze in wonder at Marilyn Monroe’s costumes (including the wiggle dress from her breakthrough film, Niagara, which caused one critic to quip that she had “a great future behind her”!), take tea on that terrace, then wend your way back down the hill to experience the Roman Baths at twilight (open till 10pm through July/August). Truly, a day fit for a star!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, my sons have both been conspicuously absent from previous ID! Interview answers. Not so little any more, my littlest is just leaving primary school, my biggest just ending his days of wearing school uniform. They are both beginning new chapters in their lives and I’m terribly proud of them. So much so that I may be stitching ‘I love you’ labels into their socks this September, and not just to embarrass them, though that’s got to be a bonus. ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: large;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Our wonderful, regular traders Dufflebobble have written their own blog post to tell you what they've been up to since you last saw them...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The accents range is a gift set of bunting, toast glass flower ties and ring cushions. The buntiing is two sets of 5 metres made with Broderie Anglais and your colour theme flags, this is presented along with two of our signature flowers that tie to the Bride and Grooms toast glasses. We also create Ring barer cushions, again in Broderie Anglais and your colour ribbon to tie your theme together. Each gift set is just £40, they can also be added too for an additional cost.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>Hi Amy, tell us what do you make and what is your inspiration?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">I handmake </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">one-of-a-kind or limited edition pieces of vintage jewellery and hair accessories created from original vintage treasures. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I love hunting for unloved vintage brooches and forgotten gemstones and being able to turn them into an entirely new creation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is so much mass-produced costume </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">jewellery</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> on the high-street; I think it’s so much nicer to invest in a piece which you know has been handmade in the UK, with love, just for you. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My creations are inspired by the vintage pieces I find – I’m always drawn to the cute and the whimsical – particularly animal and pieces inspired by nature – there are a lot of birds, foxes, deers and rabbits in my collections!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">I do a lot of commission pieces and these are probably my favourite thing to make and sell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so lovely being able to bring someone’s idea to life.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">Definitely my handmade button rings which I create using vintage buttons reworked onto adjustable silver or gold plated ring bands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also my collection of wonderland-inspired rings created using handmade miniature teacups, teapots and plates of miniature cakes and biscuits. Both ranges start at just £5!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">This will be my third time trading at “It’s Darling” and I’m still as excited as I was the first time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">Relaxing in the open-air rooftop pool at the Thermae Spa with its spectacular views over the beautiful city of Bath is one of the loveliest ways to spend an afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">The “It’s Darling!” fair isn’t your average craft fair; it’s more like a wonderland boutique of all of your favourite handmade and vintage shops all in the same place!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fairs are really well organised and the stallholders are carefully hand-selected meaning that the fairs showcase only the best in handmade and vintage loveliness and there is always a lovely eclectic mix of beautiful goods to browse and buy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>HI Kate, tell everyone what do you make/sell and describe your inspiration.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of years ago I taught myself to crochet using hooks I’d inherited from my grandmother. She also passed down a cupboard full of embroidery silks, buttons, lace and craft magazines going back 70 years, so that’s definitely where I get my hoarding habit from. I remember looking at it all when I was little and wishing it was mine. It’s a great source of inspiration especially the magazines from the 30s and 40s, full of interesting projects. I’ve always loved to sew and do embroidery and now I can crochet it’s opened up a whole new world! I sell lots of different things, cushions, tea cosies, corsages, pincushions, and bags …<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>Tell us about where you live.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m based in Cardiff, where I came to study theatre design at college. That was over 10 years ago and I’ve been here ever since.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My favourite things at the moment are trios of little crotched flowers made up as brooches. They’re made from vintage rayon thread and decorated with antique buttons and beads. They can be worn individually or all together, pinned to hats and bags or used to brighten up your favourite cardi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’d have to say all my items are value for money. I use a lot of vintage materials in my work, which usually come in limited amounts. This means the things I make are rarely exactly the same so you’re getting something unique that no one else will have, making it extra special. Prices range from £4 up to around £50 so there’s something to suit all pockets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Have you traded at “It’s darling!” before and if so when?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first "It’s Darling!" Fair was last Christmas and I had a fabulous time. Everyone was so friendly and there were lots of customers and lots of sales. Other stallholders even bought a few items, which was really flattering. Unfortunately I couldn’t go to the spring fair so I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">What do you love most about Bath?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bath is a beautiful place, I love the honey coloured stone the buildings are made from and also the Fashion Museum, a wonderful source of inspiration.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a fantastic range of stalls on offer and your certain to take home what you were looking for, including a few things you weren’t! And you’re supporting handmade crafts at the same time.</span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My little collection of vintage handbags always makes me smile. They belonged to my grandmother and evoke images of glamorous dances in beautiful dresses. There’s even a cloakroom ticket in one of them for the Royal Lido Ballroom. Definitely a bygone era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I create mixed media collage art, gifts and homewares such as collages, cushions, bags, jewellery and cards that are inspired by early 20</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> century photographs and postcards. I’m particularly interested in the Edwardian era and the 1950’s. I use different stories, poems and photographs to explore my feelings about my lost childhood and I create art that rejoices in the life and time that we do have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 48.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Collage-Gypsy Ltd©. ‘What Katy Did’ Collage celebrating childhood</span></span></td></tr>
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</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My favourite are my collages. I feel very passionate about each one I make. I use original photographs and ephemera so each one is unique. I try to create a story that is beautiful with a hint of sadness hidden beneath the layers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 48.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My necklaces because they are double-sided with a different photo and caption on each side, so depending on what mood you’re in you can choose between two looks. They sell at £8.50 each and each one is unique.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I’m very lucky to be able to live the handcrafted life that I Iove and live in a beautiful area with my husband and two teenage kids who have been so supportive while I’ve been setting up my business which is what I’ve always wanted to do. It doesn’t feel like work because I love making art. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or more info email </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sadie Virginia Walker BA Hons (Collage-Gypsy Ltd©) at </span></span><a href="mailto:collagegypsy@hotmail.co.uk"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">collagegypsy@hotmail.co.uk</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> or go to her blog </span></span><a href="http://www.collage-gypsy.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">www.collage-gypsy.blogspot.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love to welcome all new stallholders which is why we're very happy to present Debbie Colwell to you, who owns Bath's most gorgeous vintage clothes boutique, </span><a href="http://www.scarletvintage.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scarlet Vintage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. She's joining us for the first time on 16th July.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello Debbie, tell us about your business..</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where are you based exactly?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What would you say your most value-for-money item is and how much is it?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our vintage inspired sunglasses (Jackie O and Audrey H styles) are only £10 each-very popular even during this weather!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you traded at “It’s darling!” before and is when? If not how did you hear about “It’s darling!”?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have only been a very happy customer before. It’s actually </span><a href="http://www.scarletvintage.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scarlet Vintage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s first fair and we wanted to go with one that was well established and popular-"It's Darling!" has a fun, glamourous vibe that mirrors Scarlet Vintage's ethos, so it was a perfect fit!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you like best about Bath?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The very best thing about Bath is the number of independent shops that cover the city. We have one of the highest percentages “indies” in the whole of the UK, which is what makes the city so great to visit.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why do you think customers should make “It’s darling!” their must-visit vintage & handmade fair this Summer?</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because it's a fun and girly place to be and is very centrally placed; you are in the perfect spot to visit the fair and then explore the rest of our beautiful city!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What would you say is “darling” in your life.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, if I didn't say my fiance I'd be in trouble! But, also my vintage clothing business is so very important to me-i love it. And I love meeting other people who are equally obsessed with fashion!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more info please go to </span><a href="http://www.scarletvintage.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.scarletvintage.co.uk</span></a><a href="http://Www.scarletvintage.co.uk/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">online shop and general </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">info)</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or follow on Twitter @scarletvintage<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook: Scarlet Vintage (group and “like” pages)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog: </span><a href="http://scarletvintageuk.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://scarletvintageuk.blogspot.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">/</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232679917722014195.post-91513443113436712102011-06-21T04:43:00.000-07:002011-06-21T04:43:46.892-07:00Meet the summer stallholders….coffee break with Mosaic Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">There's not long to go until our Summer Fair on July 16th which is why we thought you'd better start meeting the stallholders, so you can work out what you are going to save up for! First up is Mosaic Tree who make handcrafted accessories including mobile phone covers.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>Hello, what is your name & business name?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hi there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m Annie Connold and, together with Maggie Reilly, we are Mosaic Tree!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>What do you make/sell and why do you do it/what is your inspiration?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">We make a selection of handcrafted accessories – the range currently includes mobile, Blackberry and iPod covers, baby hats and jewellery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We mainly use cotton rich wool with accents in sari silk yarn (some recycled) – this comes in incredible colours and these never ending combinations are the inspiration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">We love designing and creating and Mosaic Tree is the outlet for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mosaic Tree is growing and we are enjoying every moment of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">Value for money items are definitely the mobile/blackberry/iPod covers, retailing at £6-£8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each one is different, they’re fun and perform the important function of protecting your gadget – as well as making it look gorgeous too!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;">I first heard about Its Darling through the Folksy forums (this is the site hosting the Mosaic Tree on line shop).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got it touch and its gone from there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be my first time at It’s Darling Fair; however I’ve kept in touch through the “It’s Darling!” Facebook page and following the blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
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And also the Facebook page if you haven't already seen them.. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=267838084">http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=267838084</a><br />
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Plans are now underway for the Summer Fair...we will be holding it at a different venue from the Friends' House so watch this space and sign up for our newsletter for all the latest info...which of course we will publish here too. Finally we're very pleased to announce that Bath Cats and Dogs Home, who worked so hard at the Spring Fair, raised £150.</div>Mrs Stokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05340418239677842987noreply@blogger.com0