I’ve been busily preparing some new work for my first craft fair of this year – with a few different items to sell this time. I’m hoping that most of them sell well, but you can never tell really! I’ve painted some wooden toy yo-yos for children – or adults to buy, and decorated two wooden trinket boxes with decopatch paper, which is very popular at the moment. I’ve painted a third trinket box, a mini canvas painting with easel and am still in the process of painting another mini wardrobe trinket box. Oh, there are several more hand-made mini notebooks to take, as well. They are so cute and will be on offer with a free mini pencil.

The fair is at the Club House Community Centre in Elm Avenue, East Hull. This is an area I know very well since I grew up in East Hull and had school-friends who lived in the area known as Garden Village. In fact, my aunt lives just a hop, skip and a jump away so no doubt I will be popping over to hers for a cup of tea at some point! The fair is being held to raise money for Dove House Hospice, which is a local charity who give respite care to people in the community with life limiting illnesses such as cancer. I regularly donate to them throughout the year, so it’s nice to be part of an extra fund-raising event for them. To be held on March 18th, from 10am to 3pm, we’re hoping lots of Mothers will be there, shopping with their very generous offspring!

4 of the 8 yo-yos I have painted so far.

L-R: Andante and Africana, wooden trinket boxes.

Mini painting with easel