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christmas fate ideas

Hi, im just looking for some ideas, I have the chance to have a stall at the local school christmas fayre, I want to make a little bit extra for presents

Any ideas of the best things to sell? never done one before so not sure what people look for, iv got some handmade cards, I was thinking of some cup cakes and fudge in pretty boxes

any other ideas??
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  • keigcf
    keigcf Posts: 271 Forumite
    I did pickled onions, pickled eggs, beetroot, olive oil in lovely triangular bottles with either chopped garlic or chillies in the bottom. Chutneys? If you have nice bottles you could fill with bath salts and tie with pretty ribbon around top.
    Have you got to sell something or can you do a stall to win a prize?
    Visit beautiful Mid Wales:j
  • Thanks, they sound really good, I could make them really christmassy with the ribbons ect, Ill see what jars iv got, what would you charge for them?
  • robpw2
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    fete lol fate is something different cakes are nice what about dried fruits


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  • chris_n_tj
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    CAkes buns and biscuits go down really well here. I would make treble the amount you are thinking of because they will fly off the stall. Also guess the weight of the Christmas cake, thats a good crowd puller and money maker.
    Good luck with it.
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  • keigcf
    keigcf Posts: 271 Forumite
    We had our fair last Friday... One stall we had was a bucket of water with a lemon floating on top... If you could balance 20p on top you won, impossible! The pickled onions were £3, shallots were £3.50. People liked the fact they were homemade
    Visit beautiful Mid Wales:j
  • Lol I was wondering if this was about the future of christmas!!
  • esmf73
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    We've had our fayre today and I was surprised and disappointed at the turn out. If you want to do something make it low cost and quick to make then when you sell them (or not) you won't be upset. Fairy cakes as opposed to big round cakes, biscuits and the like should be great sellers.
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  • lol, I thought the spelling looked wrong! wish this had spell check!

    Thanks for all the great ideas, I think I will go with the cakes
  • bonty44
    bonty44 Posts: 439 Forumite
    robpw2 wrote: »
    fete lol fate is something different cakes are nice what about dried fruits
    Yes, lol, made me laugh, especially as I once went to a Fete which was a fate worse than ....
  • DianneB
    DianneB Posts: 884 Forumite
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    Lol I was wondering if this was about the future of christmas!!
    Me too!! Thought I was going to read about forthcoming doom!! :rotfl:
    Slightly bitter
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