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Biggest ever vintage and handmade craft fair!!!


I have taken the plunge and gone and book one of Blackpool's greatest landmarks The winter gardens for a summer vintage and handmade craft fair!!

its going to be a two day spectacular of crafts, vintage, entertainment and music with craft workshops, a vintage tearoom and lots of handmade goodness.


There will be over a 100 stalls selling the northwest's finest gifts, clothes, toys, accessories, food, art, cards, homewares and much ...more. We are lucky enough to have two performances on the sunday from the very lovely burlesque performer Kitty Koko and I am so hounered to annouce that the amazing Kirsty Almeida will be performing too - how amazing is that.
We shall be having various bands performing over the weekend on the stage and tea and cakes served on vintage china all in the beautiful art deco surroundings of the Pavilion theatre at the Winter Gardens situated in the middle of Blackpool town centre 23rd June 10am - 5pm and 24th June 2012 10pm - 4pm Free entry.

Stalls are still available but going fast öa325 for one day or öa345 for the full weekend. We can set up from 8am and as it is a secure locked area you can leave your stalls set up overnight if you are doing a full weekend. You will get a table and 2 chairs with extra space around you if you want to bring rails, furniture etc, please let me know in advance of any requirements you have regarding this so I can accommodate you.

There are people coming from all over, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Cumbria, Yorkshire to name a few so if you want to have a stall but don't drive just get in touch Im trying to organise a lift share.

Any questions please feel free to ask, I know this is going to be an awesome event and can't wait to see you there. If you can will you share this link with your friends and followers, if you share it leave me a comment in the comment box on here or send me a message on facebook (Dotty D Lightful) with a link to where you have shared it and you will be entered into a prize draw to win some lovely handmade goodies x

Super Duper Cute and Easy Clothespin Magnets


Holy cow! It's been SO hot here the last week-ish. We've just been hiding inside or searching for other activities to do indoors and I'm trying REALLY hard to refrain from crankin' the A/C till it snows in here. Good thing the older 2 get to hang out in nice air-conditioned school each day, hee hee.



Anyhoo, I wanted to show you all these really cute magnets that are also incredibly strong, so they can actually hold lots of papers, photos, and stuff. Plus, they're made outta clothespins!! Sweet huh? Do I need to remind you all how much I am infatuated with magnets?.....no? ok, let's get on with the cuteness, then.




Just start off with a bunch of wooden clothespins and take 'em all apart (super easy~peasy......just don't pinch your fingers).




Spray paint the pieces with white paint.....or you can hand paint them too! They are very lightweight, so I used painters tape to stick them to a piece of scrap wood before I sprayed. Paint both sides and let those puppies dry well & then put 'em all back together......I like to do this while I watch t.v., since it's kind of monotonous. (Ha! look at me using big words!! And spelling them right the first time!)

So, now you have some pretty white clothespins.....what to do next? Oh yeah, make them even prettier!!




So, now pick out your cute paper and cut strips the same size as your clothespins. Then, using your finger,  spread a thin layer of glue on the paper (make sure it covers it completely), and press it in place. I like to use Aleene's Tacky glue for the thicker paper to make sure they stick well.

Once those are dry, spread a layer of Mod Podge on top to seal it......you can just use your finger for this part too, it's easier than a brush.




Next glue a super~strong magnet to the back (they are called neodymium and you can get them from Sun & Moon Crafts on Etsy)......and......






Ta~Da!!
The pink and green papers are Basic Grey & the other is My Mind's Eye. You can whip some of these cuties for any holiday too!




Now you have some very pretty magnets that will hold a lot of weight for you. These are great for bag clips too or holding cute pics of your kiddos.

Have fun!!


All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey...


'All the leaves are brown ....and the sky is grey' by dreambirds

This lovely old "The Mamas and the Papas" song has been running through my mind....


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