The Craft Community

East Anglian Game and Country Fair

Euston Estate, Euston, Suffolk

Saturday, 24 April 2021 (2 day event)

Craft fairs and shows

2021 Spring Keep it Local Handmade Craft Show Hawley Garden Centre.

Hawley Garden Centre, Sutton at Hone, Dartford, Kent

Friday, 5 February 2021 (3 day event)

Romsey Craft and Gift Market

Romsey Town Hall, Romsey, Hampshire

Saturday, 6 March 2021

Guildford Craft and Gift Market

Abingdon Guildhall, Abingdon On Thames, Oxfordshire

Saturday, 6 March 2021

Faversham Artisan Crafts Vintage and Gift Fairs 2021

The Alexander Centre, Faversham, Kent

Saturday, 6 March 2021

Haworth Craft Fair

The Old School Rooms, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Saturday, 3 April 2021 (3 day event)

Coastal Crafty Crew Craft Fair

Quex Park Small Barn, Birchington on sea, Kent

Sunday, 4 April 2021

Cheshire Game and Angling Fair - Craft Marquee

Cheshire Game and Angling Fair, Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire

Sunday, 1 August 2021

Thrifty Thursday Pre-loved and Craft Market

The Towers, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Thursday, 5 August 2021

The BCC FOL

Turnpike Showground Motcombe Shaftsbury Dorset, motcombe, shaftsbury, Dorset

Saturday, 28 August 2021 (3 day event)

Simply events...Autumn craft market

Venture Centre 2000, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex

Saturday, 11 September 2021

York City Centre - Belfrey Hall Xmas Craft and Gift Fair

The Belfrey Hall, York, North Yorkshire

Saturday, 30 October 2021

I’m Tony, a recovering Alcoholic living in Cheshire. Amongst other things Alcoholism took away my interest in sketching… However now in sobriety I choose to draw not drink, hence the name drinkordraw I’m not sure when I changed from social drinker to full-blown Alcoholic, it sort of sneaked up… but it happened none the less, all I ... read more

Hi, I am Rosie Edridge, a jewellery designer/maker based in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside, and I have been handcrafting my own unique, bold style for many years. Inspired by the eternal beauty of the natural world, my pieces are painstakingly handcrafted using traditional silversmith techniques and tools. Evocative and arresting, ... read more

CraftyChris - General Crafts - East Riding of Yorkshire

Bags of Emma Jeanation - Fashion Accessories - Surrey

Godwin Vintage - Interior Design - Renfrewshire

Valeries Arts and Crafts - Art - Cambridgeshire

Sandy Pebbles Art and Design - General Crafts - Cheshire

Sue Wilkins Childrens Author - Fiction - Derbyshire

Bisdale Bows - Knitting - North Yorkshire

Miniature creations - Polymer Clay - Hampshire

Happy New Year Our biggest intention this year is to help provide the craft community with more via the site. More can be limitless and so may never be reached but we hope you will enjoy the many improvements to come. To help us achieve our intentions, we will be implementing tiny habits by BJ Fogg PhD, into our daily work. Here is a quick overview of how you could use tiny habits too. 1. Clarify an aspiration or intention. You may want to look after yourself better, you may want to become more financially secure ...

Here is our little business. It all started a year ago. We were thinking “we’d come up with a little business” but not a business built on profit, but instead on principals and beliefs. A business that we both can believe in. We are working on somethings that can reminded us of our childhood memories. Those sweet moments when all we cared about was smiling, laughter, great company and a zest for life. A homemade business designed around supporting local farmers, helping people to shop locally, and helping each other by doing the ...

At the end of September I started an online training course for creative businesses with the Design Trust. It has been a rollercoaster experience, all with a view to setting up a web page (well overdue) and a marketing plan. The process has been very useful, posing questions about branding and customer niches that really make you streamline your thoughts about what you do, why and who it is for. The course (four 3hr sessions + a bonus session on How to set up an Etsy store) involved lots of research which was initially daunting! ...

Anyone else feel like their spinning plates

So, this is my very first blog having just joined this site and already I am impressed by the amount of crafters who really seem to have got it together in the craft world with the shop site, the fairs set up, the Instagram posts, the branding...I could go on and on! Its inspiring but also a little intimidating as I juggle working, being a mum, having a normal life and also indulging in some craft time. So I thought this year in amongst all this crazyness it would be different as I started to work from home and also was furloughed ...

The end of another week. I have completed some gorgeous advent calendars for a customer and played around with mixed media in the form of personalised baubles. I have also made some Christmas egg holders that i think would look great with a bath bomb in or one of those eggs with a toy inside. I am really pleased with them, however I am in a limbo land at the moment as it seems that craft fairs are being cancelled left right and centre. The online and virtual craft fairs are full and im not sure how they work anyway. The question ...

Where Japanese and Ukrainian culture merge

How did it all begin? Everything was started by my daughter :) To be more precise, it all started from the Ukrainian traditional costume for her. Ukrainian girls were supposed to wear a floral wreath decorated with ribbons, fresh and artificial flowers. As the range of flowers wreathes in the shops were not particularly suitable for this occasion, I decided to make some myself. A friend of mine, professional clay designer, introduced me to Japanese clay. I found that the clay allowed me to create life-like flowers which was a fantastic ...

Theres just something about old vintage items from days gone - from the sophisticated elegant angles of a Bakelite telephone, to the leather clad vintage box cameras . Everything appears to have been a much higher quality compared to mass produced products of today. When these aesthetically beautiful and high quality vintage items are no longer fit for use, often they will simply get thrown out, or end up sitting in a dusty old attic never to be seen for decades. Design and Inspiration Our projects are inspired by our love of all ...

Well its been a while and things have been extremely busy. I have moved house and I am now sitting in my wonderful craft room looking out at our wet and soggy garden. Dont you just love lock down. I am at a loss how I got all my craft gear into my small room in our previous house. However this room Is spacious and full of natural light. So I have been crafting away finally getting to play with my amazing new dies from tattered lace and carnation crafts and there has been a definite chrismas theme. I have put together some small ...

You have booked a space at a local arts and crafts fair and your attention turns to designing your stall. Don’t underestimate the important of this, as first impressions will attract customers to your stall and hopefully buy something. First of all, what is the size of your stall? How much space will you have? This really depends on the event you are attending. Most events in town halls, village halls etc provide a 7ft x 5ft space with a 6ft x 2ft table. You must work within this space as you will upset other stall holders and worst ...

So, after much thought and deliberation, you have decided to attend your first art and craft fair. Let’s be honest, it is a big step. Well it was for me, as I was lacking in confidence putting my art out on display, thinking that people might want to buy it. First step, what is your objective? What are you to trying to achieve? Why are you trying to achieve it? What would good look like? Yes, I have practiced project management for several years and I have a need to plan! My objective is to promote my artwork, promote interest and ...

Hands up. Who keeps a journal? A journal of any kind? Me!! I could be considered as a ‘sad’ person as I keep a running journal (yes, I am a mad keen runner) a gardening journal which helps plans out ideas for the garden, recording successes and failures. And, more importantly, an art journal. July 2019 saw my return to art, finally having the time to dig out those paints and other art equipment and get back to what I really love. Painting!! Don’t know about you guys, but inspiration comes in many forms and at unexpected times and ...

Hi all, this is my first Blog on here. My name is Rona from RonasBeadsAboard. I have been making gemstone beaded jewellery for many years now. 5 years ago my partner and I bought a canal boat and spent 4 years travelling around the southern canals and rivers, hence the Aboard bit of my business name. I got a Roving Canal Trader licence and we had a lot of fun trading at organised floating markets, as well as on our own. Last year, events came together to sell the boat and return to the house which had been rented out. At the beginning ...

The UK is without doubt one of the most creative and diverse places on Earth.

The talent of makers and artists needs a vent, a channel that allows both new and experienced people the chance to market and sell their work. They also need to network with their peers to exchange ideas and experiences. The craft fair can be that channel. It challenges people, it inspires and motivates people to do better and more.

Supporting your local craft fairs as a visitor and purchaser, helps to grow the community and encourage further creative, social and community wealth.

The Craft Community

Featured craft fairs

East Anglian Game and Country Fair

Craft fairs and shows

2021 Spring Keep it Local Handmade Craft Show Hawley Garden Centre.

Romsey Craft and Gift Market

Guildford Craft and Gift Market

Faversham Artisan Crafts Vintage and Gift Fairs 2021

Haworth Craft Fair

Coastal Crafty Crew Craft Fair

Cheshire Game and Angling Fair - Craft Marquee

Thrifty Thursday Pre-loved and Craft Market

The BCC FOL

Simply events...Autumn craft market

York City Centre - Belfrey Hall Xmas Craft and Gift Fair

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DrinkorDraw

Lillyford Mill Jewellery

Arts and crafts from around the UK

Recently added blog posts

Tiny Habits

Behind the idea

Moving on..Web Page news

Anyone else feel like their spinning plates

Is it Christmas yet

Where Japanese and Ukrainian culture merge

Vintage is a timeless beauty

Im Back

Designing your arts and crafts stall

Attending arts and craft fairs

Keeping an art journal

Positive Thoughts From Lockdown

Why craft fairs?

Newest members listings
When you first add your listing to the site, it may appear here. So make it a good one.