NI Craft Fairs 2010

Rach39

Hi everyone, Leanne from Belmont Tower asked me to post the following...

The annual Ladies’ Retail Therapy Night will be held at Belmont Presbyterian Church Halls, on Thursday 25th November, from 19:30 – 21:30.
There will be a large variety of stands including Miglio Jewellery, Vie at Home (Virgin Cosmetics), The Little Cakepop Company, Captain Tortue, Boshay Candles, The Fudge Club, Janine Boyd Photography, Little Pink Toes, Starbucks, Usborne Books, The Treasure Trove, Aunt Sandra's Candy Factory, Dancing Raindrop Jewellery, Drin Pottery, Fair Trade, Phoenix Cards and Belmont Cooks The Book to name but a few.
If you are interested in selling your goods and would like to take a table on the night, contact Catherine [EMAIL="calvertcatherine@hotmail.com"]calvertcatherine@hotmail.com[/EMAIL] . Stalls cost £20

Clashes with Harmony Hill unfortunately so I can't do it but sounds like a good nite!!!

The_handbag_lady

Hi All you crafter's,

Does any of you crafty people know of anyone who does loose covers?
I have a wee nursing chair and I want to replace the loose cover on it.

Any ideas

Thank you

The handbag lady

smokiewater

The_handbag_lady wrote: »

Hi All you crafter's,

Does any of you crafty people know of anyone who does loose covers?
I have a wee nursing chair and I want to replace the loose cover on it.

Any ideas

Thank you

The handbag lady

My mum sews and makes the odd loose cover etc for people - though I don't think she would do anything now, until after Christmas.

She will be with me at your craft fair - or if you are interested I can pm you her number.:xmassmile

Laurabell

glassact - yup feeling a bit better finally getting labels done for my chutneys/jams - and the banners arrived yeterday - looking lovely you all organised? I am heading down tomorrow morning to set up

belle87

hey al how has everyone been lately? busy lil bees by the sound of it

i still ahve a few spaces left for my fair in clough @ £15 contact [EMAIL="shellemurre2003@hotmail.com"]shellemurre2003@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]

belle87

Cazo1 wrote: »

I sell handmade soaps (fully certified) and wax melts amongst other things, and I'm in regular contact with people who make the same things as me and live in the UK (mainland).
Recently there have been lot of visits at short notice, from trading standards regarding soaps and candles which look like food (cupcakes etc)...TS appear to be checking both websites and craft fairs and really clamping down on what can be sold and what would pose a choking hazard to children! There has been a bit of an uproar about it all, as many big dept. stores are still selling cupcake candles & soaps...but as crafters, if we don't stick to the regs, I would imagine our insurance wouldn't be worth anything if someone made a claim. One friend in England had a call from TS who said they would be with her within the hour, and some of her candles with decorated tops had to be withdrawn straight away and some of her wax products were taken away for "bite" testing!!

as i sell soaps and bath bombs etc i contacted trading standards a good while back now and and was told in northern ireland that it was down to the councils to decide wether or not we can sell them here TS app have nothing to do with it here. I also rang the Council who told me that all was fine that was last year some time

smokiewater

Laurabell wrote: »

glassact - yup feeling a bit better finally getting labels done for my chutneys/jams - and the banners arrived yeterday - looking lovely you all organised? I am heading down tomorrow morning to set up

Ummm, and then people wonder why so few of us 'oldies' share their dates on here!

Didn't see any mention of chutneys/jams before now - hope you are telling organizers exactly what you are selling - hate it when you are assured you are the only table, only to find others sneaking afew on!

Same for the jewellery guys I suppose.

belle87

i do know that it is really reallys trict in england with regards to things looking like food but at end of day better safe than sorry

Laurabell

smokie - sorry to offend, I am unsure why. And yes, the organisers know us well, so they know what we are selling.

I was not aware that craft fairs limited each type of stall to only 1? I always seem to see many jewellery stalls. What happened to healthy competition?

smokiewater

Healthy competition occurs on a level playing field - my problem is always with people who say they sell one thing and then arrive with this plus other products, in my case chutney and jam, but this also happens with card makers and jewellers - people think it is OK to stick afew bits on their stall.

Good craft fair organizers do limit the number of similar stalls, others take what they can get and I tend to do very few of the latter.

I have no issue with competition, and am good friends with many of the other professional food producers locally, who have spent many hours having their produce and labels approved by all the relevant authorities. As these products have a very low retail value, I always ask organizers if there will be any similar stalls so I can decide if I want to take part or not in an individual event.

You certainly have not offended me, but selling pottery, dog biscuits and cupcakes, is entirely different from selling pottery and jam, you should have been up front from the start. If you have decided to extend your range after viewing my website, well I am flattered, however crafters are involved with expressing their creativity and not simply copying others.