Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Times to Treasure

Our Dorset Team Christmas Fair is THIS WEEKEND (Saturday 1^stand Sunday 2^ndDecember) in the Allendale Centre, Wimborne. Entry to the event is free. 

Each week in the lead up to the fair we have been meeting different stallholders who will be selling at the event. 

Grainne

This week we meet Poole based jewellery maker and designer Grainne who runs her shop, Times To Treasure Uk. 

Grainne specialises in making her jewellery from silver clay but also uses sheet silver and wire and traditional silver smithing techniques.

Grainne's garden studio

She works from her beautiful garden studio in Poole and says that her "shop is constantly evolving and new items are being added all the time. Many of my creations are one of a kind design and unique."

What inspires Grainne? She says, "I take my inspiration from the beautiful Jurassic coast and the Dorset countryside and hedgerows. "

Grainne won a 'Made in Dorset' award in 2014 which she is really proud of. In 2016 she also completed her level 1&2 diploma in silver clay and teaches both classes and workshops.

Come and meet Grainne, see her beautiful handmade jewellery and meet our 60+ other stallholders at the Dorset Team Christmas Fair on both Saturday 1^stand Sunday 2^ndDecember. 

More information can be found on our Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1994393970585608/

We hope to see you there! Entry is FREE

Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Made by Powley

Each week until our Dorset Team Christmas Fair we are meeting a different stallholder who will be at the event. First up is Jan who is based in Bournemouth and runs her shop Made By Powley. 

Jan with some of her creations

Jan sells unique handmade ceramics which are contemporary in style and also incredibly functional and are designed to be used and enjoyed. 

She sells everything from ceramic planters to mugs and bowls.

In Jan's twenties she became a potter and owned a studio and a bricks and mortar shop with her best friend. She changed careers to IT but has returned to pottery a few years ago and this time has decided to set up her shop online as well as selling at events such as our Dorset Team Fair. 

She says ' my pottery style has changed, my shop is now virtual but my passion remains constant! Producing pottery gives me great joy. I hope that the items bring joy to their new owner when they are used daily.'

She says she loves to play with clay and when she is not making, she is thinking about making! 

The Dorset Team Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of December and Jan will be selling on the Sunday. Please pop the date in your diary, it is going to be a really fun, festive weekend with lots of beautiful stalls to browse. 

The fair is taking place at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne from 10am - 4pm each day. Entry is FREE and the fair will be set over two rooms with 60+ stalls each day. 

For more information about the event and sneak previews from our stallholders please see our Facebook event page http://facebook.com/events/1994393970585608/