Date for your diary: Dorset Team Spring Fair 2018

The Dorset Team will be heading to Wimborne on Saturday 5th may 2018 for their Dorset Team Spring Fair. 

It is going to be a fantastic day with 60+ local designer-makers, vintage sellers and craft suppliers selling at the event and a great way to 'shop small', meet local creatives in person and pick up some unique items and gifts. 

There will be something for everyone and every budget and a huge range of different products on display.

Dorset Team Spring Fair 2018Saturday 5th May 201810am - 4pmAllendale Centre - WimborneBH21 1AS

FREE ENTRY

You can find more information about our event over on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/282450382285845/

We hope to see you there!

Please help us to spread the word about the event by inviting anyone to the Facebook page who you think might be interested in coming along. 

3 days to go until the Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2016

The countdown is on for our Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2016, just 3 days to go!

The fair will have 70 stalls run by local Etsy sellers all under one roof with everything from leather craft to art and from jewellery to ceramics. There is something for every one and every budget.

The fair is at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne on Saturday 3rd December 10am - 4pm

Entry is FREE

Here are some sneak peaks of some of the products that will be making their way to the fair on Saturday.

1) Hand knitted wrap and bonnet by Snug Creations

2) Snowman Necklace by Jennifer Grace Creates

3) Christmas Cards designed by local artist, Katie Rewse

4) Charm Bracelet by Delicious Bits 

5) Intricately hand painted hare amulet by Little Vagaries 

6) Notepad designed by Maxine from Simply Love Art Studio

You can all these products and more this Saturday in Wimborne. We hope to see you there!

Doors open at 10am and we will be giving away Etsy goodies to the first through the door.

Meet the seller - Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Jess from Winged Heart Jewellery

Name: Jess

Shop Name:Winged Heart Jewellery

Shop Link: WingedHeartJewellery.etsy.com

Located in: Weymouth

Sells: Handmade jewellery

Maker's Story: Jess lives in Weymouth and makes handmade jewellery including necklaces, earrings and bracelets which she started selling on Etsy in 2013. Her jewellery comes in both beautiful bright colours and more muted pastel tones which make them really eye catching and unique.

Dorset Team Christmas Fair: Jess will be selling her handmade jewellery at the Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

Please come along, meet  Jess and our other makers and sellers.

Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm and it is free entry.

For more information please see our Facebook event page or blog post

Gift Guide - Something for everyone - Gifts from the Dorset Team

The Dorset Team is a group of over 700 local makers, designers, vintage sellers, craft suppliers and artists who all sell their wares on Etsy.com. Members sell a diverse range of different products so there really is something for everyone!

You can find some examples of their work on our Pinterest board here or by searching #DorsetTeam on social media.

Meet the Seller - Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Karey Kit Katz

Name: Karey

Shop Name: Karey kit katz

Shop Link: www.kareykitkatz.etsy.com

Located in: Poole

Sells: Knit felted hand bags, brooches and needle felted animals.

Maker's Story: Some people are mad about shoes but for me it's always been bags, ever since I was give one for my 10th birthday, having said that though I love my bags to be unique, something different than anyone else. You wouldn't catch me paying tons of money just for a certain name and have the disappointment of seeing someone else has the same one as me. So I decided to make my own, I love knitting and felting so decided to combine the two hobbies. As more people saw one's I'd made for myself requests for me to make one started happening, then word of mouth got round and I eventually found myself living under a mountain of wool. So I decided to open this shop in Etsy, it took a while to make a selection for the shop, all ones I wouldn't mind keeping myself.

I hope you all like them as much as I do!

Dorset Team Christmas Fair: Karey will be selling her knitted bags at the Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

Please come along, meet Karey and our other makers and sellers.

Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm and it is free entry.

For more information please see our Facebook event page or blog post

Meet the Seller - Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Blooming Vintage Craft

Name: Jenny and Ian

Shop Name: Blooming Vintage Craft

Shop Link: www.bloomingvintagecraft.etsy.com

Located in: Bournemouth

Sells: Handcrafted journals sketchbooks, photo albums and scrapbooks with a vintage twist!

Maker's Story: Blooming Vintage Craft is run by Jenny and Ian who started their Etsy shop in 2013. They say...."We're a married couple living by the sea who love creating hand-crafted journals and sketchbooks. We both work in the digital industry and enjoy indulging in traditional crafting in our spare time. Everything on sale is handmade by us, in our little craft room in Bournemouth."

Dorset Team Christmas Fair: Jenny and Ian will be selling their handmade stationery at the Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

Please come along, meet Jenny and Ian and our other makers and sellers.

Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm and it is free entry.

For more information please see our Facebook event page or blog post

Announcing the Dorset Team Christmas Fair Stallholders.....!

With all this beautiful weather, winter couldn't feel further away but behind the scenes the Dorset Team have been preparing for their annual Christmas fair in Wimborne and we are very excited to announce the members who were successful in their applications.

A big thank you to everyone who applied this year and congratulations to those who were successful. Also, a HUGE thank you also to the hard work of the panel this year who individually went through every single shop that applied.

We look forward to seeing the following stallholders at our Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December.

Although the date seems a long long time away please do pop the date in your diary or follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/866031100155674/ to our event page and click interested or going and it will remind you nearer the time about our event.

Stallholders:

Alison from AMA Designs who will be selling seasonal hand painted wooden bunting, garlands, wreaths and home décor items.

Annie from Annie's Farmhouse Crafts who will be selling bespoke wooden items made from reclaimed wood.

Apple Crates

Apple Crates UK who will be selling handmade wooden apple crates, crate furniture, personalised wooden crates, wedding centrepieces and rustic retail display units.

Lauren from Apulina who will be selling needle felt animals & greetings cards

Nkolika from Art by Nkolika Anyabolu who will be selling her art, paintings, greetings cards and art prints

Sally from Attic Light Home who makes and sells clocks, chalk boards, coasters, greetings cards and fine art prints of her art work.

Laura from Bahru who will be selling jewellery and gifts for the wild at heart!

Beauxoxo

Georgie from Beauxoxo who will be selling handmade hair accessories

Jenny from Blooming Vintage who will be selling her handmade stationery including journals, sketchbooks, photo albums and scrapbooks

Caroline from ButtonsnBits who will be selling handmade one of a kind jewellery

Cara from Carara Designs who will be selling handmade handbags, childrens tepees and gifts and homewares

Catherine Woowat who is an artist who makes and sells ceramic sculptures and hand built vases as well as textile art.

Jane from ChalkhillBlueCrafts who makes makeup bags, totes and cushions.

Danielle from Chibi Chi Designs who will be selling paper cuts gifts as well as hair slides and earrings

Rachel from DAISY and ARTHUR who make handmade crochet cards, bunting, decorations and homewares

Sarah from Delicious Bits who will be bringing her handmade cards and jewellery

Do A Little Dance

Sojung whose shop is Do A Little Dance. She will be selling embroidery hoop art, coin purses & other embroidered accessories

Samantha from Dorset Hill Jewellery who designs and makes jewellery in Sterling and fine silver, gold and gemstones.

Ali from Dorset HodgePodge who will be selling cards, gift boxes, gift bags and materials for your own crafting projects such as washi tape and paper

Jules from Dorset Made who sells cushions, framed wall hangings, throws, quilts and cards

Frankie from Frankie and the Buttons who makes handmade button jewellery and accessories

Gemma Bullen

Gemma Bullen who will be selling paper cuts and homewares

Soph from Indie Willow Dorset who sells small hand crafted Fair Trade leather goods and Fair Trade scarves

Mellissa from Jam Design Studio Craft who will be bring to the fair her paper cut products

Jennifer from Jennifer Grace Creates who will be selling her painted wood jewellery and button badges, as well as her new range which will include mugs, prints, and cards with my artwork on too.

Sophia from Jessalli who makes personalised soft furnishings

Karey from KareyKitKatz who makes knit felted hand bags, brooches and needle felted cute animals.

Kate Wakley Textiles who will be bringing to the fair her coastal inspired textile art and coastal designed homewares.

Katie Rewse

Katie Rewse Illustration who will be selling cards, prints and vinyl stickers illustrated who made and designed by Katie. She is currently also working on a new range of cards.

Andrea from KisstheFrogx who sells handmade textile and fabric art including a selection of animals and cloth dolls

Emma from Knitted By Aunty Emma who will be selling her hand knitted toys and gifts.

Donna from Little Vagaries who will be selling prints, illustrated stones and stone amulets, greeting cards and original artwork.

Love From Hetty and Dave

Zoe from LoveFromHettyandDave who makes handstitched leather jewellery and accessories

Susan from Made by swimmer who sells original handmade toys and accessories using recycled fabrics

Mary Jane Lillie who makes hand felted gifts,kits, hand painted greeting cards and teacup bird feeders

Kirsty from May Cottage Soaps who makes handmade soaps milk soaps from goats milk from the goats she rears.

Lizz from Mid Summer Lily Academy who will be selling hand drawn and self published colouring pages/books, notebooks, artwork, wooden gifts(pyrography) and cards. She also has new items coming soon....!

Angela from MysewingboxUK who will be selling fabrics, haberdashery sewing boxes which are perfect for if you are making your own Christmas gifts this year!

Nathalie Moore Design

Nathalie Moore Design who makes and sells cute, quirky and colourful prints and products - largely cat related!!

Susan from Nature In Fine Art with her fine art prints, greetings cards, coasters, mugs etc

Linda from NdiehsDesigns who designs and makes her own bags and purses in her own designed fabrics

Lynn from Nemeton who will make exhibiting and selling her intricate beaded jewellery alongside her new range of wind chimes

Nicolette Dawn

Nicolette Dawn who will be selling her animal themed wire sculptures

Angie from Peggy rae emporium who will be selling soy candles in vintage vessels such as teacups!

Jennifer from Rhubarb Hill Crafts who will be selling polymer clay gifts, jewellery and decor

Zoe from SandAndSeagulls who makes jewellery inspired by the seaside

Sarah Lovell Creations who will be selling hand illustrated cards, prints and colouring books

Ruth from Satis House Five who sells jewellery and vintage inspired light boxes as well as crafting supplies

Shelley from ShellBellesCreations who makes polymer clay jewellery and decorations

Maxine from Simply Love Art Studio who sells limited edition prints

Lindsay from Slumber Monkey who sells handmade illustrated jewellery and accessories, original illustration cards and prints, felted accessories.

Snug Creations

Gemma from Snug Creations who sells hand knitted accessories for babies, children, adults and home

Donna from Soap and So UK who makes and sells soap, bath bombs and candles

Natalie and Jo from Studio Pickles who make jewellery, embroidered bags and prints

Suzanne from Sunny Bunny Crafts who sells handmade textile items for the home and kits

Sarah from Ten & Six who sells handmade fascinators, hair accessories, bags, purses and jewellery

TERRI PEAY who sells illustrated homewares, cards and prints

The Cat in the Shoe

Lucy from The Cat in the Shoe who will be selling her textile sculptures and art dolls made by hand from re-claimed and re-purposed fabric.

Sarah from The Stitchery Dorset who makes bespoke tree decorations, Christmas stockings, Cards, Cushions and Bunting

Ian from Tipana Crafts who makes unique, hand crafted wooden products using new and reclaimed wood.

Tina from TS Jewellery Designs who will be exhibiting and selling her handmade silver and gemstone jewellery

Catherine from Velvet Barnacle who will be selling original art, cards, prints and mixed media jewellery

Wildfire Candle Co

Nina from Wildfire Candle Co who sells Soy woodwick candles and wax melts

Katherine from Wildkat Jewellery who sells an eclectic mix of vintage and handmade jewellery

Jess from Winged Heart Jewellery who sells handmade jewellery

John from Wooden Craft Art who makes traditional wooden furniture, wine racks, "plaice" mats, oak letter boxes and book marks all from unusual local timber.

Please find examples of our stallholder's products below on our curated team board.

EVENT: 2016 Dorset Team Christmas Fair curated by DorsetTeam on Etsy

Samantha and Gem join our Dorset Team volunteers group

We are really excited to announce that we have had some new volunteers join us on the team.

Please welcome Samantha and Gem who have kindly volunteered their time to help grow and develop the Dorset Team and find out more about them here...

Samantha
Based in: Bournemouth
Shop Name: Manta Makes Ltd
Role: Pinterest Admin

Samantha makes and sells wooden gifts, accents and decorations and particularly specialises in personalised wedding decor. The company was born in August 2015 and the shop name was inspired by Samantha partner's lifelong dream of swimming with manta rays. In 2013 his dream was realised when he swam with them on a trip to Hawaii.  Samantha says "It was at that moment, when I saw his happiness shining through, I realized how powerful dreams were. I have dedicated myself to the pursuit of dreams and it is my goal to make each and every one of my customers as happy as my husband the day he achieved his. "

Samantha is joining our volunteers team as a Pinterest Admin and will be working closely alongside Annie from Annie's Farmhouse Craft  to make the Pinterest page beautiful and appealing to both shoppers and members alike.

You can find the Dorset Team Pinterest page HERE

Gem
Based in: Near Bournemouth

Shop Name: Snug Creations
Role: Forum Admin

Gem sells beautiful hand knitted accessories for your family and home including hair bows, baby booties and greetings cards. Gem works from her home studio close to the sea near Bournemouth. Gem's love of knitting began in 2006 when she became envious of her friends endless collection of hand knitted accessories and it made her determined to learn how to make her own knitwear. As well as running her shop Gem also has run local 'knit-nights' and knitting clubs. She says "Living by the sea, I am inspired by the beach and the great outdoors to create knitwear for those special family moments, whether you need to wrap up against the elements or cosy up indoors."

Gem has taken on a new role within the team as a forum admin. Her role will involve creating new topics in the team forum, generating discussion and posting important information to our team forum for you all to read. We hope that this will make our team forum a really exciting and useful place to visit and a place you can come to share advice, gain advice and support and meet other local Etsy sellers.

You can find our Dorset Team forum HERE

Gem and Samantha will join our team of dedicated volunteers who all give up their free time to the running of the Dorset Team and our various social media pages.

We are always on the look out for more members to join as volunteers. If you feel that you could dedicate some time to the team please click HERE to find out more information

Dorset Team Craft Evening and Meet Up

On Thursday 14th April members of our Dorset Team met up for an evening of crafting at Hobbycraft in Ferndown.

The meet up was really relaxed and a great way to meet other members, exchange ideas and advice and enjoy doing something we all love....crafting! It was also a great opportunity to have a browse around Hobbycraft and pick up some new crafting materials!

Each member bought along a craft project to work on. It was great to see members working on orders or items for their shops and also members crafting purely for pleasure. Around the table we had everything from collage to crochet and from needlework to illustration.

Lynn showed us her amazing beading book which she has recently written and had published and bought along homemade biscuits which were hugely popular!!

Maxine showed us the proofs for her beautiful new greeting card range which earlier in the day she had been photographing and listing in her Etsy shop.

Jennifer worked on a Mollie Makes hoop art project she had been meaning to do for ages to display in her house and in-between filmed for our Dorset Team Youtube channel.

Frankie decided to use the evening as a good excuse to learn a new craft and was learning how to crochet and Kerry who runs a shop selling crochet items and patterns kindly gave her a crochet masterclass!

Thank you to everyone who came along to our meet-up. It was a fantastic evening and great to see lots of familiar faces as well as lots of new faces!

Please keep an eye out on the team forum as we will be announcing some more meet up dates soon.

Members who attended:

Rachel - The Dorothy Days // Jeni - Wilverly Woollens // Debbie - ShinkuRose // Lindsay - Slumbermonkey // Kerry - Kerry Jayne Designs // Frankie - Frankie and the Buttons // Lynn - Nemeton // Jennifer - Happy Scatter // Alison - AMA Designs Bunting // Samantha - Manta Makes Ltd // Coralie - Coralies Crafts Gifts // Maxine - Simply Love Art Studio