This weekend I went to go and visit the Abington Park Museum in Northampton for their Vintage & Craft fair. I had been doing some research on Stallfinder.com to find some ideas for our next craft fair to attend, and it immediately interested me as a possible venue. I used to go to the park a lot when I was little with my grandparents, but I couldn't remember the last time I had been into the museum.
It is a lovely venue full of interesting architecture, interiors and exhibits, but on Saturday it had been transformed into a great venue for a fair. There were no large spaces for all of the stalls to be grouped together, but it was really intriguing to work your way through the museum and stumble across a lovely stall in an unexpected location. Every bit of space had been used to great effect, including staircases, corridors and cubby holes and I loved the quirkiness of not knowing what you might find around the next corner.
I picked up some lovely things whilst I was there, including these gorgeous vintage sewing fat quarters from The Craft Cotton Co. (view their website here)
I was also drawn in by a card stall that made amazing pop-up cards. I remember making a beak for an easter chick when I was at school, but these took the art of pop-up to a whole new level!
I can't wait to give these as prezzies, I think people will love them. They are so intricate and unusual that they can't fail to impress.
Another stall I loved was that by Ria Rich (you can find her website here) Her natural prints have a very fresh and modern appearance, and when the prints are mixed with other materials, such as sheet music, they look lovely made into stylish lampshades and cushion covers with pompom trim. If you look on her website, I love the creeping leaves that have been turned into a wall sticker.
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