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Sunday, 19 September 2021

A Dorset Christmas 2021 - Tank Museum - Stallholder list for the Craft Stalls

Get in the festive spirit at our brand new Dorset Christmas Event!

A Christmassy day out for all ages. While adults can watch live entertainment and buy unique presents from local crafters, children can explore our Christmas trail and the whole family can meet Santa in the Grotto.

In partnership with Dorset Food & Drink, Tank Museum and the Dorset Team – Dorset-based designer-makers and sellers on Etsy

27-28 November
Open 9am to 5pm
High-quality local products for sale
Carvery lunch
Live entertainment
Ticketed Event - Please find tickets information HERE

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/3122359971201746

The Dorset Team are running the craft market with stalls selling handmade, vintage and crafting supplies.

We are really excited to announce our lineup for this event:

Saturday Stallholders

Alucinor Dream

Anna Milkins Jewellery

Caroline and David Pass Photography

Chalkhill Blue Crafts

CJP Jewellery

Cubbishly Kes Candles

Dafhaus

Dorset charmz designs

Matt Akister Photography and Printing

Ridgeway Potters Collective - Nix and Nick

Rose Cuttings Crafts

Sarahlovellart

ShredAstic

SilverRipples Jewellery

Slumbermonkey Designs

Strings. And Things

Terri Peay Illustration

The Dorothy Days

The Illustrated World of Lisa Berkshire

The Rhubarb Candle Company

Sunday Stallholders

Aita Jewellery

Alucinor Dream

Anna Milkins Jewellery

Caroline and David Pass Photography

CJP Jewellery

Cubbishly Kes Candles

Dafhaus

DarkShines Creations

Dillan and Buddy Gifts

Dorset charmz designs

Matt Akister Photography and Printing

Sew Many Things Dorset

SilverRipples Jewellery

Slumbermonkey Designs

Strings. And Things

The Dorothy Days

The Illustrated World of Lisa Berkshire

The Rhubarb Candle Company

We hope to see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/3122359971201746/

Monday, 12 November 2018

Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Charlotte Miller

The countdown is on to the Dorset Team Christmas Fair which is taking place on Saturday 1^stand Sunday 2^ndDecember in the Allendale Centre, Wimborne.

Each week we are going to be meeting a different stallholder who will be selling at the event.

This week we meet Charlotte of Charlotte Miller Ceramics. Charlotte is a Bournemouth based ceramicist that makes budgies and other small animals in hats and knitwear!

Charlotte with some of her creations

Her anthropomorphic, whimsical budgie sculptures are both endearing and nostalgic, whilst her range of quirky tableware is a tribute to the eccentric and the kitsch.

As a child, Charlotte became a keen social observer, trawling around car-boot sales with her Dad collecting curios, mid-century kitsch and seaside postcards. Amused by seeing the closeness of people and their pets, she alighted on the idea of melding the two. Thus, Brian the budgie was born out of the chance meeting of an Elvis lover and his budgerigar.

Before establishing her own pottery studio, Charlotte taught for many years as ceramics tutor on youth, community and degree courses. Through engaging with a wide demographic of students from children to the elderly, her empathy and fondness for people began to feed into her work.

Charlotte in her studio

Charlotte has a broad technical language in ceramics, allowing her to accurately satirise traditional homely and domestic clay idioms. This results in the fresh and witty social commentary of her aesthetically resolved art works.

Charlotte’s love of print making and sculpture has led her to develop a range of work that concentrates on form as well as illustrative and textured surfaces. Both are influenced by her degree in Contemporary Crafts, where she studied both textiles and ceramics. Charlotte also has a PGCE and teaches ceramics classes from her studio in Bournemouth.

The budgies and other creatures are created by using a combination of press molding and hand sculpting techniques. She uses a stoneware body with underglaze, engobe, earthenware glaze, decal and lustre decoration. All these are made from her Bournemouth studio.

Come and meet Charlotte and 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/

Monday, 22 October 2018

Dorset Team Christmas Fair - Kate Osman Glass

The Dorset Team Christmas Fair is fast approaching...! It is going to be a fantastic, festive weekend with stalls by local makers and sellers who all also sell their wares on Etsy.com.

The fair has been running for a number of years and last year was the first year in which we ran the fair for two days. It was a great success so this year the fair will also be a two day event with some returning stallholders for each day and some stallholders who are coming one day only.

This is a great place to come if you are looking for a fun day out and some really unique Christmas gifts. There will be something for every one and every budget.

Kate Osman

For the last few weeks we have been meeting different stallholders who will be at the fair and today we meet Kate from Kate Osman Glass who....you guessed it...sells glass products!

Kate is based in Stallbridge, Dorset and makes products from glass she has recycled from land and sea such as old greenhouse glass. She reclaims their and transforms it into something beautiful, recycling at its very best!

Kate was a stallholder at last year's event and her stall was a popular one. We are really excited to see her return this year with new products.

She says "I am a glass artist, I love what I do and am passionate about re-using our dwindling resources - I only with glass I have recycled - mostly reclaimed glass, broken greenhouse glass, glass from picture frames and indeed pretty much any odd bits of glass I can recycle! My favourite finds are the fabulous gems of colour that you spot amongst the sand and pebbles at the seaside - the irresistible gleam and sparkle of Sea Glass! The wire within my work is mostly from my local car stereo repair shop, old wire looms from cars and scrap cast-offs from electricians. All of it needs to be stripped from the rubber casing before I can use it."

Cutting the recycled glass

She works from her log cabin in the garden which says says is a delight in the summer but a little chilly in the winter months! Her two studio helpers are Brucelee and Miss Koko Chanel who are two little rescue dogs.

As Kate's work is made from recycled elements, it already has a beautiful history and story. She often can remember where the original piece of glass came from so if you are visiting her stall please do ask her!

Kate will be selling with us both on Saturday and Sunday so please do put the dates in your diary and we hope to see you there!

Event details:

Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2018
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December
Allendale Centre in Wimborne
BH21 1AS
10am - 4pm

FREE ENTRY

There will be 60 stalls each day with some returning stallholders and some stallholders which are selling with us for one day only. The fair is set over two rooms in the Allendale Centre.

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

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Sneak preview of products for the Etsy Made Local: Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2018

As the colder weather is coming and darker Autumn evenings, our thoughts are turning to our Christmas Fair. If you haven't already, please put Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December in your diary for the Etsy Made Local: Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2018 at the Allendale Centre in Wimborne.

It is going to be a fantastic, festive weekend with some of the best designer-makers, vintage sellers and craft suppliers from across Dorset all selling under one roof.

Entry to the fair is FREE and there will be a huge variety of different products.

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

To give you a taster....here is a sneak preview of some of the handmade items which will be making their way to the fair.

Monday, 1 October 2018

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/

Monday, 30 April 2018

Spring Fair - Featured seller - Love from Hetty & Dave

For the past few weeks we have been featuring different makers and sellers on our blog who will be selling at our Dorset Team Spring Fair in Wimborne on Saturday 5th May.

This week our featured stallholder is Zoe who runs Love from Hetty & Dave .

Zoe in her studio wearing one of her brooches

Zoe is based in Bournemouth and makes hand stitched leather jewellery, customised shoes and handbags, plush slugs (!!).

Rainbow plush slug!

Zoe graduated from Kent Institute of Art & Design in 2001 after completing a degree in silver smithing. After graduating she was drawn to the more tactile qualities of leather and textiles and in 2004 begun making her own range of hand stitched leather handbags, purses, brooches and necklaces which successfully sold these at famous Portobello and Spitalfields markets in London.

Work in progress - Stitching leather bee necklaces

In 2007 she set up her shop on Etsy and sells her wares all over the world from Etsy, her website and boutiques in the UK, Europe and Japan.

A sneak peek into Zoe's studio

Zoe has had a number of celebrity customers including Amy Winehouse, Deborah Meaden and Jodie Harsh.

Zoe is also the author of the book 'Love Leather Accessories' and has starred on 'Kirsty Allsopp's Handmade Christmas'.

Rainbow ballet pumps by Zoe.

Come along to the Dorset Team Spring Fair to meet Zoe and see her wonderful quirky creations in person.

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

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