Festive season is once again upon us. This is a busy time for the craft lovers as various festivities from Halloween to Diwali and most of all Christmas, will get our creativity going. The shortening days invite us to curl up on a sofa with a craft project and hot drink. Sounds like heaven to me and I reckon that there are many likeminded craft enthusiasts around who feel the same.

For someone who loves both crafts and Christmas, the preparations for the Festive Fairs are the highlight of my working year. The process starts in early spring with registrations and applications for the various events. I start making my products in early summer and keep going until the events are upon us. The actual fairs are just a pinnacle of long hours of crafting and other preparations, but they start the festivities and put me in the Christmas spirit. For this Autumn’s events I have made many lovely new products including nursery decorations, felting kits and always popular needle felted animal figurines. Come and have a look and say hello. You will find me in the following events:

Finnish and Scandinavian Christmas Market

The Finnish church organises its annual Christmas fair at the end of November and during the weekend it spreads onto Albion Street and merges with the Scandinavian Christmas market. I will have my table inside the Finnish church on Fri-Sun (22nd - 24th November). This is a very busy event so reserve plenty of time and patience to look around.

Finnish Church Christmas Fair 20th Nov - 24th Nov

www.lontoo.merimieskirkko.fi

33 Albion Street, London SE16 7HZ

The nearest tube stations are Bermondsey and Canada Water overgound station Rotherhithe

Opening hours:

Wednesday 20 November 12-20

Thursday 21 November 12-20

I take part on following days:

Friday 22 November 12-20

Saturday 23 November 10-19

Sunday 24 November 10-17

Scandinavian Market 22nd Nov - 24th Nov

www.scandimarket.co.uk

Opening hours:

Friday 22 November 12-19

Saturday 23 November 10-18

Sunday 24th November 10-17

Woodlands Farm Christmas Fair

A wonderful Christmas Fair in the Woodlands Farm with craft stalls, mulled wine and Father Christmas. Not to be missed, a great family day out.

Sunday 1st December 2019 11am-3pm

The Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, Welling DA16 3RP

www.thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org