Birdsong & Blossom Craft Fair

Our 2012 Spring Craft fair was a feast for the all of the senses. The smells came from the delicious coffee in the Matthews Hall Café, where they tailor the menu to our fair themes & offer a wonderful first impression to our visitors. Then came the tastes of 'Kiss & Bake up' s delicious artistic creations. Sarah Downham serves up Customer favourites , alongside innovative cakey creations, such as the cake in a tube & lolly spoons. We delight the ears with an ecclectic mix of world tunes drifting across the hall. The eyes are richly rewarded with the stunning displays on offer, from the sweetie 'Feltfolk' stall to the backlit glass creations of Amy Orange Juice. At last comes the touch, with all stall holders being very friendly & happy for they customers to explore their handmade goods in a tactile way. Here follows some photos of the tables and gorgeous creations. We had Lisa Higgs face painting the children who came. Our raffle raised nearly £100 all for the charity 'Refuge' thanks to the generosity of our vendors, who kindly donated goods to help raise the money. Thanks so much for coming along and sharing in our Spring Spirit. Wishing you all a Happy Easter! Hannah & Pip

Oxfam Charity Craft Swap

We are so excited to be joining forces with Joey from the Hub on the Green, to host our first Charity Craft Swap morning all in aid of Oxfam's International Women's day.

SPRING CLEAN YOUR CRAFT STASH FOR A WORTHY CAUSE!

Check your cupboards, attic and drawers. Do you have a welter of wool? Are your tins brimming with beads or buttons? Are your fabrics in a flurry or your ribbon on the rampage?! Its spring and time to clean out your unused stash. The Craft Hub are looking for local crafters keen to clear out years of craft supplies hoarding. As a crafty duo, co-organisers Pip and Hannah have first hand experience of how crafts can take over even the tightest spaces in the home. The morning includes a raffle in aid of Oxfam to win some wonderful prizes, refreshments and delicious cakes by Mrs Gingers bake house. All housed in the wonderful space at the Hub on the Green. 8 Cathedral Close, Exeter ( A few doors up from ASK pizza)

All you have to do is bring some Craft/Art materials, worth around £5 that you no longer want ( Bring a maximum of 3 bags worth of mixed swaps) Hand them over to us & we will give you a sticker. When the swap bell rings, you can pick up your chosen items & we will swap them for your sticker. Swap times 11 am , 12 pm & 1pm.

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Check out the craft swap page on the website for more details. www.thecrafthub.co.uk

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year Craft Hubbers. We enjoyed a wonderful 'Twinkling Firs Fair' with an exceptional standard of handcrafted goods. I ( Hannah ) left with a gorgeous shaker-style biscuit barrel and a festive mince pie soap, delicious cupcakes form the talented 'Kiss and Bake up' stall, plus lots of presents for family. Our raffle raised lots of money for our 2011 charity 'Force' cancer care, in fact over £400 over the course of the year. We ended the year on a high, with a fantastic Crafty Swaps party. Lots of happy guests with armfuls of swaps. We have another one planned for March 2012.

The New Year brings us the promise of more inspired crafty ideas, new collaborations and a continued friendship with all of the fabulous people that have made the Craft Hub all the richer for their love, support & expertise.

' Make & Take' kids club at 'The Hub on the Green', is in full flow, with printmaking coming up next week, celebrating the Chinese New year of the Dragon. ( See our special 'Make & Take' blog)

Our first 'Craft Jam' of the year was at our wonderfully friendly, regular venue 'The Citygate pub.' We taught over Twenty ladies to crochet and everyone seemed to go away with a small piece of finished work & a grasp of the most transportable of crafts. ( I am rarely without a 4mm hook & a ball of yarn in my handbag)

We are taking applications for the Spring Craft fair 'Birdsong & Blossom' if you are interested, please go to www.thecrafthub.co.uk and click on the application form page.

Love & luck to all.

The Craft Hub Fair 19th June 2010. Exeter Castle.

Made by Kate, gorgeous and characterful sock monsters


Peggie Clark - handmade childrens' clothes.



Ellen Jenkins bright and colourful baby items




Pip Hynam - crocheted accessories





Pip - funky crocheted necklace


Katie Parr - exquisite jewellery



Only three weeks now until the fair. We are on countdown and getting very excited about the day. It promises to be wonderful and the above images are only a small example of some of the work available by our wonderfully creative stallholders on the day.



Keep an eye on the blog I aim to do updates regularly. See you on the 19th!!