Blue String Vintage and Handmade Fair

Well I have had a lovely day at Blue String Vintage and Handmade Fair.

As it was my first ever fair I had no idea what to expect, but I had a great time and it went really well!

It was so fun being able to set up my stall and display my things in fun ways. I decided to have a Christmassy section, with tree decorations, stockings, and Christmas bunting.

I stole a jewellery holder from my mom which did a good job of being a tree and displayed some of my bunting and decorations in pretty dishes.

 

 

 

For my other non-Christmassy items I used an old suitcase which used to belong to a great uncle, opened it up and hung some of my little hearts at the back, with my clutch bags inside.

My door stops went happily on the floor next to my sign. I couldn't decide whether to make a sign, sew one or get one printed, but in the end I decided to use a very old chalk board which was my moms when she was a little girl.

I'm so chuffed with how it went today! I actually made a profit which has made me really happy! Haha. I came away with a few orders for Christmas wreaths too.

Here are a few photos of other items I brought with me.

 

 

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Is it too early for a Christmas post?

Now that I am in the full swing of preparations for Blue String Vintage and Handmade Fair, Christmas is feeling closer and closer.  As it gets nearer to December, people, (well my family anyway) are usually beginning to think about Christmas gifts and decorations, so I knew that at Blue String I definitely wanted to include some Christmassy stock as well as all .

This week I have been very busy making rag wreaths, Christmas bunting, stockings, present tags and tree decorations to sit alongside my other stock and I thought I would share them with you.

I have been trawling through trusty old Pinterest and getting inspiration for my Christmas wreath designs and I decided to make lovely ones made out of strips of fabric and ribbon.

We have a whole load of Christmassy colour themes going on, but here is the traditional red, white and green theme, with a few bits of hessian and gold added in for a change of texture. Oh and some heart beads, because who doesn't want hearts?

There are some smaller wreaths on the go too, in icy blues and whites and pinks and mauves. Hopefully there will be one for every taste, whatever your colour theme. I will be able to do these larger ones to order too! More on this later.

I am really excited to show my tree decorations and bunting as well, which were really popular with my friends and family last year. I will be uploading more pictures of what I will be bringing to Blue String soon and maybe a blog layout update too!