Stamford Artisans Guild Summer Craft Fair

Picture This – Watercolour and pen & wash land, sea and town scapes

The Stamford Artisans Guild Summer Craft Fair will be held at the Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St. Mary’s St, Stamford, PE9 2DL on Sunday 25 July 2010 – 10 AM to 4 PM.

Come and join us for a summer celebration of local Arts and Crafts by the talented and creative artisans from Stamford area and carefully selected visiting artisans.

The Stamford Arts Centre Coffee Shop will be open on the day… Come and enjoy a variety of hot and cold snacks and home made cakes! The South Kesteven High Street Market will also be held on the same day with market traders and craft stalls offering a variety of goods for sale.

Guild Member Tuk Tuk Foods will be serving up some delicious Thai food on the High Street tomorrow. Its worth a visit to the Arts and Crafts Market just for that!

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Craft Stalls confirmed for our summer craft market at the Arts Centre (This list will get updated as more Artists and Makers confirm their participation at the July Craft Fair)

Local Artisans

* Stamford Lapidary – Rough Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Tumblestones, Wire Sculpture Trees

* Jewellery By Shalini – Handmade Gemstone & Pearl Jewellery using wire and hemp. Commissions taken for bespoke wire sculpture pendants.

* Shedglas Designs – Stained Glass

* Barry Windsor – Wood Turner

* Pat, Fran & Pam – Baby & Children’s Knitwear & Crocheting

* Andy & Jan Smith Photography – Local Wildlife Photographs

Andy & Jan Smith Nature & Wildlife Photography

* Jen’s Jewels – Handmade bracelets, Necklaces and Earrings

* Fell From Grace – Handmade Jewellery, Accessories and toys

* Krafty Kats – Handmade Cards and Various knitted items like finger puppets, brooches & Tea Cosies

* Sock It To Me – Sock Dolls and Sock Monkeys

* Jewellery and Accessories by Julie-Anne – Bags & Jewellery – Launching new hand-made Tote bags and Swarowski Brooches on Silk Scarves

* Essential Healing – Aomatherapy Products, Wheat bags, small selection of jewellery

* Jon Barett – Bespoke Furniture

* MJ Silver – Handcrafted Silver

* Rutland Colorways – Hand Framed Knitwear including the Rutland Cape (Made to Order in several colours)

* Eve Marshall – Needle Felting and Lino Prints on bags, brooches and more

* Picture This – Original Water Colours, Pen & Wash Paintings

* James Cook – Wood Turning

* We Luv Handbags – Hand crafted bags

* Gianni Deidda- Wooden Procucts made using scroll saw

* Cards By Lorna – Cards and Scrapbooking (Paper Crafts)

* Amifleur – Jewellery

* Alex Coyle Designs, Stamford – Children’s clothes and other textiles

* Golden Wishes – We produce stationery for gifts and celebrations.  We have note pad and pen sets, key rings, bookmarks, cards and gift tags all handpainted with silk or glass paints to give a nice clear colour.  We also have a range produced using encaustic art (painted with hot wax).

* Mike Ringham – Hand-crafted Pens and other wood-turned items

* Sukies – Christine Bradshaw from Sukie’s Party Emporium in Stamford will be there to showcase her talent with textiles and fabrics and also offer crafting supplies for sale.

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Visiting Artisans:

* Swordweaver Armoury – Armour, Art Objects, Jewellery

* Shelly Anderson – Glass Artist. Commissions Undertaken for kiln-formed glass including tiles, bowls, wall hangings, window panels and jewellery.