Rosebud Crafts - Grandma, Granddaughter and Pup: March 2011

Well, we have our first craft fair for 2011 under our belt! Shame it wan't that successful !!! The stuff I am making and selling is seasonal so a fair at the end of February was always going to have its challenges.

I had made a poster with the dates of things to celebrate in March, St David's Day, World Book Day. Shrove Tuesday ( Pancake Day - that's 8th everyone! )

Ash Wednesday - the start of Lent, World Women's Day, St Patrick's Day and Red Nose Day for Comic Relief with a reminder that Mothering Sunday is at the very beginning of April and hoped that passers by would start to look for Mothering Sunday gifts. The table looked very pretty - with my fabric lidded Survival Kits in a Jar, painted plaques and door hangers, farmyard blackboards and an array of bits in gorgeous fresh Spring colours.

But Sunday was a rare dry and fine day in a wet and windy half term holiday and the centre wasn't as busy as it often is.

There was lot of interest but all of us in our little area ( by Boots) were not having the best of days.

In this picture are my handpainted and decorated wooden trinket boxes, egg cupboard and charming painted and distressed trays that looked lovely with their pink gingham ribbon and hand made seed packet, twine, plant food, seed markers, pegs and hand painted flower - put together as a gift box for a green fingered mum. The gorgeous boxes would be great filled with fruity teabags too, don't you think ?

My Bling Bling hens with their sparkly beaded legs and Strass Hens with their diamante tummies looked fun.

My retro recipe scrapbooks got a lot of attention with their pockets and ribbon and bead trims. Somewhere to store and treasure the recipes that mean a lot to us as families.

As I expected, the Survival Kits in a Jar went down well and caused more than a few smiles. I have some End of the Tax Year Survival Kits in production too. I took Bad Day survival kits, Survival Kits for a Happy Marriage and Mum's Survival Kit. Some of the little details inside the jar are lovely.

As usual, I could have sold my display trays - the white jewellery trees and cake stands many times over. The daffodils were my homage to St David's Day - 1st March ..... well my name is Griffith!

Now we are into March, I can really focus on Mothering Sunday with my gifts, scrapbooks and plaques but really celebrate Spring with all that it means.... blossom, lambs, hens, bunnies and of course Easter.

I think my Easter decorations will look great hanging from some painted twigs or on a dresser or fireplace. I have shabby chic wooden eggs, plywood hanging eggs, vintage style eggs, lamb plant pot tsticks, wooden garlands that have been hand decorated and of course, egg cups, napkin rings and a whole range of different bunny, hen and lamb products.

And I have an Easter "Hide the Bunny" pack with two short stories I have written, a wooden bunny to hide with the egg hunt and an Easter recipe. My Christmas Gingerbread Man pack went down so well, I thought I'd make an Easter one.

So, let's hope that my forthcoming events buck the trend and people are willing to part with their pennies. I don't make anything yet on the things I make so I am pleased to just get them sold. I might not be selling too much at the moment, but I am meeting some terrific people - often other stall holders.