Christmas is coming...

No need to look further than the fantastic selection of fun and funky christmas ideas from all your favourite Dorset Etsy Team sellers.

Here is just a tiny selection of Dorset makers to whet your appetite.


Who can resist these adorable needle felt woodland baubles from Apulina. 
Fab on the Christmas Tree, these would also look great dotted all over the house for that festive feeling.



Needle felt Baubles


What self respecting pooch wouldn't want to dress for christmas dinner?
Check out a great selection of Doggie finery from BourneWildPetWear.   



Christmas Dog bandanna.


No worries about dropped needles with with this driftwood Christmas tree from TheBarnUK.
This would look equally great in the garden or in the house.



Driftwood Christmas Tree


These cute sea glass earrings make such sweet christmas trees.
Lots of jewellery ideas for that special lady from Bahru.



Sea Glass Earrings


On the twelfth day of christmas... spread a little happiness throughout the festive season with this Acts of Kindness printable Advent calendar from FaffyTea.  



Acts of Kindness printable Advent calendar

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 - Alison from AMA Designs

Name: Alison

Shop Name: AMA Designs

Shop Link: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/AMADesignsBunting

Located in: Lymington

Sells: Seasonal hand painted wooden bunting, garlands, wreaths and home décor items

Maker's Story: Hello, I'm Alison Aldridge, the designer/maker at AMA Designs Bunting.  I live and work in the beautiful coastal village of Milford-on-Sea, near Lymington in Hampshire, UK. I have always lived by the water and this nautical & seaside influence is reflected in many of my designs and colour choices.
 

My love of wood began as a child having been born and brought up in a boatyard! I could always be found rooting around the sawmill watching the Shipwrights at work. Their off-cuts were my treasure trove, re-sawn, sanded and painted into pieces for my bedroom. To me the smell of freshly cut wood is better than opening a new jar of coffee!
 

My passion is to create pieces that are "a little less ordinary" and I pride myself on the attention to detail and quality of my finished pieces. No commission is too big or too small so please contact me if I can assist you in creating that unique piece you have been searching for.
AMA Designs Bunting has evolved like many independent artisan businesses; from making bespoke pieces for personal use, to making for family and friends, to selling at Artisan & Craft Fairs across Hampshire and Dorset, to building a loyal customer base and now widening the shop window and customer base on Etsy.














Dorset Team Christmas Fair: Alison will be selling her seasonal hand painted wooden bunting, garlands, wreaths and home décor items at the Dorset Team Christmas Fair on Saturday 3rd December at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

Please come along, meet Alison 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

Featured Product: Personalised Christmas Crate by Apple Crates

Today's featured product is this fab personalised Christmas crate from Apple Crate Co UK perfect for a special delivery from the North Pole!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/252133748/personalised-christmas-eve-box-christmas?ref=related-2

Apple Crates is run by Paul and Jo who handmade their 'vintage style'  wooden apple crates and trugs in their workshop in Dorset.

All the items in their shop can be personalised and are lovingly handmade from high quality materials.

Paul and Jo will be selling their crates and trugs at our Dorset Team Christmas Fair as well as selling them online in their Etsy shop.

If you are local please come along and browse their stall. The fair is on 5th December in Wimborne

Christmas Fair Information and Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/866031100155674/

Paul and Jo's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Applecratescouk