Christmas Craft & Gift Fair

Not long to go now! The signs, posters and flyers have been distributed, the spaces have all been filled, new stock has been made and we are telling anyone who will listen.

For the perfect place to find lots of Christmas gift ideas come to the Slieve Russell Hotel, Cavan this Sunday, 60 stands with a wide variety of handmade goods and giftware, plus a school fundraising raffle to win tickets to see One Direction.

For a full list of exhibitors visit our website http://www.downland-crafts.com/christmas-fair-srh.html

Our Next Event

Look what I made!

Could be the start of a whole new line.

Cavan TV interview

Want to see Tom's recent interview with Brian Daly for The Business & Enterprise Show on Cavan TV? You can see it here http://vimeo.com/73814352

Note: This interview went out live and not realising at the time and only noticing now we have watched it back it has come to our attention that Brian mistakenly gave the impression that we organised the craft fair events at the O'Reilly Festival and the Backyard and unfortunately we didn't catch it to correct him. We cannot take credit for these events as they are not ours, we did however this year hold fairs in the Farnham Hotel Cavan, Slieve Russell Hotel Ballyconnell, Milltown, Derrylin and Enniskillen. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

Customer Order

Another order complete, had to take the picture on my phone as I haven't replaced the camera I dropped yet. You may have seen the facebook post...lol!

Signs are up

End of summer?

Well how the devil is everyone out there in blog reader land? Is the weather still good in your area? Or is there a distinct chill in the air? If the sun is still shining where you are make the most of it but maybe stock up on supplies for the coming season. What a great summer it has been even if it is coming to an end but hey more excuses to stay inside and craft.

I've spent the last few days adding lovely new things to the website so make sure you pop over and have a look, although not finished uploading yet so keep checking back. We've got new ribbon, glitter, adhesives, storage sheets and more!

Our next fair is on the 1st September in the Farnham Arms Hotel, Cavan Town and is a regular event that is especially favoured by some of our regular exhibitors and we always have a great day!

Have you started making your Christmas projects yet? I know the dreaded 'C' word but if you are making to sell then you probably have either started making or started shopping for supplies. Do check out what we have to offer at www.downland-crafts.com and if you are looking for something that you can't find it is always worth asking, we want to stock what you want to buy so talk to us.

The new forum has a few members now but we need more to make it a place worth visiting, you can access this from the menu bar on our website. It is free to register and unlike facebook etc. you don't need to display your real name, so can chat virtually anonymously if you wish. It is also dedicated to the Irish Craft Market which seemed to be hard to find online. We have set up sections for tips and techniques, events including a place to review fairs you have visited either as a customer or exhibitor, business information including registering for tax and public liability insurance and more. Why not take a look now, register and say hi.

Right then better sign off for now as the tea won't cook itself, oh what a glamorous life I lead. Until next time.....happy crafting x