Craft Fairs / Events Northern Ireland 2009

belle87

Cazo1 wrote: »

If you are making soaps to sell you have to hold certification , even for melt & pour....though if it's just for your own personal use, you don't need one...and if you haven't tried making soap, it's great fun...very addicitive!

if its prescented melt and pour no cert is needed also the soaps made to look like food depends on the area you live as some TS agents are stricter than others, mine doesnt even have anything to do with soaps its my local council

Cazo1

belle87 wrote: »

if its prescented melt and pour no cert is needed also the soaps made to look like food depends on the area you live as some TS agents are stricter than others, mine doesnt even have anything to do with soaps its my local council

Yes, that's right about buying pre certified bases, but I inderstand you can only melt & pour them, and not add anything to them, so it can limit you a bit...I know there are differences in Trading standards rules & regs, but I personally wouldn't risk it, even though I have insurance...but I'm sure plenty of people do and will continue to do so...same as many people who sell soap that they have made aren't aware that they have to have certification & insurance.

bead_mad

Just to let you all know that the Ballance House is all booked for October. They are sending out details about Christmas and I will post those when I get them.

fgsilver

angell27 wrote: »

Any one interested in a forum dedicated to crafters from Ireland. Also intersted in setting up a regular craft fair maybe on a monthly basis. Anyone interested send a pm so I can gauge feedback.

I would be very interested in such a forum. I find it very difficult to find information and potential markets and would be very willing to share any that i found.
Hopefully you have got enough feedback to do this.

irishgirl62

angell27 I would be interested in that forum too

belle87

i have the forms for ballance house xmas fair if any1 wanst them

belle87

ok got hol dof alex from banbridge they curently arent in banbridg at the minute but are at junction 1 and have a fair on this fri/sat/sun/monday is is 25.00per day and you need to bring your own tabels as none are supplied ive said im interested in the monday jus need to get a table lol

Rach39

Lidl were doing really good set of 3 tresle tables that clip together a wee while ago - £39 for the 3!!

stafford8825

Hi, just found this forum,it seems great! I make fresh evergreen Christmas wreaths with cones, cinnamon sticks etc, and am very interested in trying to sell them on a small scale at an upmarket christmas fair. Could anyone please suggest a good place to start? It would need to be an event at the very start of December or end of November.
Thanks a lot, good luck to everyone out there!

belle87

Rach39 wrote: »

Lidl were doing really good set of 3 tresle tables that clip together a wee while ago - £39 for the 3!!

thanks will have a look in there tomorro