Hello Everyone! Happy August! So yesterday was the Hucknall Craft Fair, that’s somewhere in Nottingham for those of you that don’t know. It was arranged by Sam of Skyjewels fame.

The whole day felt like a ‘Folksy Event’ with lots of sellers on this site in attendance. I inadvertently set my stall up between two sellers that I had not come across before. Neil from Natural Wood Jewellery & Gifts and Helen from Petal Textiles. Both very friendly and talkative people who had great stalls. FYI, I think Neil is some kind of genius sent from the future! he did however, refer to me as ‘a cross between Dennis the Menace and The Mighty Boosh’.

The venue was a great little place with a nice setup. Everyone’s stalls look great and meticulously put together… as per I wasn’t really prepared and had to use a pink bed sheet borrowed from my parents, and a throw that our cats had pulled to bits.
Some people felt that the day was a little quiet, but that said, its not like we were in the middle of London, so all things considered it was pretty good!

The free tea and coffee was an added bonus and Sam’s mum had made cakes that were absolutely awesome.

I also met SusieJ and her husband, they did a fair share of Waldo promotion on the day which is always welcome.

The great thing about craft fairs like these is the other people that you meet, it’s a great opportunity to pick up ideas and generally network. I wasn’t really fussed about how many sales I got, the way I see it, if just one person buys a book, then that’s one more person that knows about Waldo the Worm! Fortunately, I sold more than one book.

All in all the day was really lovely! A truly positive experience and nice day out, I hope Sam does put on another one, as I would love to do it again, and maybe buy myself a proper cloth for my table.

Dave

Check out everyone’s Folksy store at:

http://www.folksy.com/shops/petaltextiles
http://www.folksy.com/shops/woodJewellery
http://www.folksy.com/shops/skyjewels
http://www.folksy.com/shops/susiej