1 April 2013

Felixstowe: Craft Fair and Charity Shops


Felixstowe is a small seaside town in Suffolk. It's about a 15 minute train journey away from Ipswich, so Michael and I like to visit now and again. We went on Saturday as there was to be a craft fair at one of the amusement arcades. Unfortunately the craft fair was a little disappointing as it was very small and we walked around it in about five minutes. There were a couple of nice stalls there though, selling handmade jewellery and cushions.


My favourite was a stall from Hand On Heart Designs, where I got these sweet Flump earrings. I would have loved some of the cushion covers from another stall as well, but we don't have any cushions to put them on at the moment!


After the craft fair we had a browse around the charity shops. I was lucky enough to pick up this huge stack of cross stitching magazines for £2 from the YMCA shop. I've been dying to stitch up one of Joan Elliott's ladies, and there were a few designs in these magazines. I've started on Peacock Lady and I'll be posting pictures of her soon.

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  1. I love Joan Elliot designs, I can't wait to see your new project. You got a real bargain with those magazines. I like to save pages in a ring binder after I've finished with the magazine itself :)
    Best wishes.

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    1. It's coming along well!

      I save all the patterns I want to keep in ring binders as well. :)

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  2. Lovely photo of the seaside, glad you enjoyed the trip although it is disappointing when craft fairs end up really small or not having much craft at all! Congrats on your magazine find - what a bargain! I like Joan Elliott too but have never stitched one of the Ladies, so I'm looking forward to seeing your progress!

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    1. It's a monthly fair so I'll probably go again once it's a bit warmer. The snow might have had something to do with the lack of stands!

      I'll be putting a progress pic up today.

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