Ho, ho, ho! It’s
almost Christmas, as you may know, and everyone's rushing madly about looking for
that particular item to buy for that very special family member, friend or
neighbour. Time is running out for sending
cards and parcels via our brilliant postal services and the clock's ticking loudly. Saturday was the final day for second class
post and Monday saw the last day for first-class items for pre-Christmas
delivery.
We went to Deddington Farmers’ Market for their Christmas
Market and into the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul for their excellent Craft
Fair which, happily, presents on the same day!
My first visit was to the stall of Sue Jeffries for her
fascinating collection of gift items, jewellery, china and leather goods. My choice pick of the day was a pretty
blue-stone ring which I came back for later on – a “me-to-me” pressie!
Everyone who should be here was here, the kitchen doing a
roaring trade and people happily milling about the stalls viewing and buying,
enjoying the atmosphere and greeting friends.
All stalls were beautifully dressed in their Christmas finery making it
a joyous activity to wander about the Fair.
My top favourite stall visits were to Sue Jeffries for her
lovely choice of gift and antique items, to Sue Merry’s Seamstress stall for
her beautifully displayed fabric covered notice boards and cushions; to Vicky
Hibberd’s Silversmith stall for her charming silver necklace and ear-ring set;
to Mary Canny’s Glassware stall for her brilliant glass design, to the
Fairtrade stall hosted by Virginia Yip which won first prize for best dressed
stall; to the pottery stall of A.R. Gill for his good-looking flower pots and
to Jonquil Sabin’s Q @ Temple Mill stall
for her “Character Wooden Boards and other useful Ligneous Items for the
Kitchen and Home”.
Here's a photo or two...
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| my "Christmas Stocking" ring present from me-to-me |
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| Ring from Sue Jeffries via farmhen@googlemail.com |
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| Vicky Hibberd Silversmith @ vahibberd@gmail.com |
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| Mary Canny Glass Artist/Designer via www.marycanny.co.uk |
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| Terracotta Flower Pots by A.R.Gill Pottery via www.argillpottery.com |
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Sue Merry Seamstress Crafts and Soft Furnishings etc. via fritwellian@googlemail.com
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Jonquil Sabin for Q @ Temple Mill for "Character Wooden Boards" may be contacted via jonquilsabin@hotmail.co.uk
Here's a few more photos to please...
The Church was lively with excited shoppers and school children visiting Father Christmas' Grotto and the kitchen was extremely busy serving piping hot drinks and a tasty selection of nibbles, cakes and biscuits.
We'd not been to Deddington's Craft Fair since late summer when I bought a beautiful Merrythought teddy bear for my youngest grandson for his christening present from Sue's smashing antique and gift stall - it was good to be at Deddington again.
Toodle loo and Merry Christmas...
Daisy xxx
