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Arts and Crafts for Christmas in Grantham

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Help support your local craft community and small businesses!
If you are in Grantham area do check this out! Pop Up Shop at the George Shopping Centre until Saturday, 14th December 2013. Fantastic shopping opportunity for Christmas!

I won't be there but many of my artisan friends are including Shedglas Design, Eve Marshall, Pin & Tuck Notice Boards, 1.2.Tree, DL Designs of Rutland and Shelly Anderson
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