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Busy Week-end

I had a really busy Week-end in terms of events. Sadly not a lot of sales to show for it.

The Help For Heroes Military Tattoo was badly affected by the weather unfortunately. It really felt more January than June especially in the strong wind. It was an outdoor event and the Gazebos we set up did not feel secure at all. And as it was so cold a lot of people did not turn up even though the organisers had sold lots of tickets. So the group of Crafters who had set up stalls spent the afternoon chatting with each other and listening to the music played by the RAF band. That was pleasant... and hot food from Tuk Tuk Foods was very welcome too! That was lovely as always!

I would like to thank the Organisers of the event for inviting us to be there and I hope they raised a lot of money for this very noble charity, despite low attendance.

On Father's Day I was at Sacrewell Farm near Peterborough for a Day of Demonstration and Sales. I took one of our Rock Tumblers to show the tumbling process and also a wire sculpture tree we are working on at the moment. It was again very quiet. But this was the first event of its kind and I am discussing with Helen from The Crafty Pair about doing more such events with better publicity and getting more crafters. The Barn can easily take upto 8 tables and more stalls would make it interesting. It's a learning process on how to improve on an idea and I am hopeful that in time this could become a regular event just like the monthly Craft Fairs at Fineshade woods. Keeping a positive outlook on this event.

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  1. Honey, I feel your pain on the fair situation.
    Its really difficult as small fairs don't have the footfall and large ones are too expensive,
    Thanks for joining the Blog Hop again, we appreciate the support.

    Ali @ plansandpresents.blogspot.com

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  2. Thanks Ali, enjoyed the Blog Hops :-)

    Its difficult to get it right with certain events. Our next one is coming up on 25th July, organised by our local Stamford Artisan Guild and I am already getting nervous! Fingers crossed!

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  3. Just to say hello from bloghop! :)

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