Spring Artisan Fayre Sunday 13 April 2025 in Upwell
- siloutaggart
- Jan 23
- 3 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!
Simon & I would like to thank our fabulous artisans, visitors, friends & family who helped to make another successful Artisan Fayre happen!
Following on from the successes of last year's three Artisan Fayres, Simon & I are pleased to announce that our Spring Artisan Fayre fundraiser for Norfolk & Waveney Mind was another success!
Throughout the day, we received so many positive, lovely comments from our artisans and visitors who were amazed by the super high quality of our attending artists.
We're very grateful to those artists who demonstrated on the day, and it was wonderful to see how many visitors signed up for the three workshops too!
We are heart-warmed by the support and generosity shown by visitors and artists alike in buying raffle tickets to win the wonderful, high-end prizes created and donated by each of our artisans (thank you guys!), as well as the purchases from our pop-up Fanoggins Bakery.
Simon & I want to say a VERY BIG thank you to our lovely, friendly front of house, DEE, who, once again, welcomed everyone with a warm smile and cheer. Despite being exhausted at the end of the day, she also stayed to help clear tables and clean up! Thanks Dee!
Hugs and thanks also to those artisans and our loyal followers, customers and students who helped to share the event on their social media platforms, put out posters and fliers, and assist in creating our high-quality artisan fundraiser event.
All the event profits (stallholder fees, bakery proceeds & raffle ticket sales) are going to a charity that Simon and I hold close to our hearts - and we've raised a total of
£900 for Norfolk & Waveney Mind!
Combined, the four Artisan Fayre events we've held so far have generated a fab £3500.00 for Norfolk & Waveney Mind.
WORKSHOPS ON THE DAY
DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE DAY
OUR LOVELY ARTISANS
A fabulous collection of Fenland & East Anglian artists, creators & makers who are selling their work and demonstrating their crafts. All profits are going to Norfolk & Waveney MIND, a charity close to our hearts.
Following the success of our Spring, Summer & Autumn Artisan Fayres last year, Simon & I here at Blended Monkey sponsored the Spring Artisan Fayre to showcase some of the fabulous local Fenland & East Anglian artists, creators & makers, while at the same time raise funds for Norfolk & Waveney MIND, a worthy charity that we have fundraised for in the past.
Lots of you joined us at Upwell Hall on the Norfolk/Cambs border - New Rd, Upwell, PE14 9AB - from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm on Sunday 13 April to experience a great selection of local makers, creators & artists.
Some of the artists demonstrated their crafts (including stone masonry, willow weaving, silversmithing, pyrography, artisan floristry, paper jewellery, lino printing, clay sculpture, embossing, embroidery ...).
We also had three wonderful WORKSHOPS to pre-book or drop-in to on the day
FOIL EMBOSSING with Lizzie from Tales From the Fen
PYROGRAPHY with Tic Challis and
LINO PRINTING with Zoe Ansari
ATTENDING ARTISTS & DEMONSTRATORS
Andree Bowmer Glasswork - lampworker & artist
Blended Monkey - ceramicist, woodturner & green woodworker
Burwell Print Centre - social enterprise supporting adults with learning disabilities
Carol Augur - artist
Christine Pike - artist & sculptor
Crafty Cats - Emma Dyke - copper jewellery artist
Creative Craftorium - Debs Munford - textile artist
Emily Tomasi, MA - mixed media artist
Fanoggins - Zakiya - book binder & journal artist
Fatbob Crafts - Tony & Soraya - leather artist
First Snow Images - Debbie - photographer
Hedkase Designs - Sally - designer & maker
Karen Bek - basketmaker & designer
Kittiwake Jewellery - Melinda - sea glass jewellery artist
Mark Evans - stone mason & fine artist
Nacho & Tiki - Aimee - artist
Paper to Pearls - Gilli - repurposed book/sheet music jewellery
Cambridge Pen Turning - Pat & Carrie - pen turner
Sarah Burt - artist
Sarah Heather Art - artist
Sarah Madsen - jewellery designer & fine artist
Semperart Glass - June Massey - fused glass artist
Side Gate Garden - Bridget Taylor - textile artist
Spirit of Felt - Deborah Carter - felt artist
Tales from the Fen - Lizzie Ault - fine artist
Parsons Wreath Company - Lesley & Kate - artisan florist
Tic Challis - woodworker & pyrography artist
Ansari Prints - Zoe Ansari - printmaker & illustrator
NEXT ARTISAN FAYRES
SUMMER ARTISAN FAYRE - Sunday 20 July
AUTUMN ARTISAN FAYRE - Sunday 26 October
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