The Craft Fantastic

Ready for Towcester Comminity Garden open day! It's a lovely day and they have cream teas, so really there's no excuse.

This Saturday! I’ve been prepping my stock today ☺️

Just one week to go!

Join me and other lovely crafters on Saturday June 13th, for an open day for Towcester Community Garden! It’s being held at the Tove Valley Centre, NN12 7AH.

A while ago, I got a stash of leather offcuts from - a bundle sustainably sourced from leftover stock from the Northampton shoe industry; delightfully scuffed edges, lightly marked, full of character. Perfect for my leather-wrap journals.

Check out that spine stack 📚

Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be posting more information about our Community Garden Open Day, which takes place two weeks from today, on Saturday 13th June, at the Tove Valley Centre in Towcester.

First up, crafters and stallholders!

We are delighted that Jenni, from The Craft Fantastic, will be with us showcasing her wares. Rescued leather, salvaged from the waste stream by businesses and craftspeople to create new sustainable products, diverts thousands of tons of scrap offcuts, deadstock, and trimmings from going into landfill. Jenni is one such artisan, who repurposes leather to create bespoke items specifically tailored for "bookish" interests, such as hand-bound journals, bookmarks, and book necklaces. Whilst sustainability is a core ethos of her brand, first and foremost she is about showcasing the intrinsic beauty of traditional handmade craftsmanship, focusing on the tangible, unique value of items produced one by one, rather than in mass production.
Please come along and see the wonderful selection of products she has for sale.

I’m so pleased to be here with my handmade bits, helping support the community garden and well-being café ☺️

A date for your diaries!
Not long now until our Open Day at the Community Garden, so be sure to mark the date on your calendars and watch this space for more details about the activities that will be on offer and the crafters who will be coming along.

Hey sunshine people! If you're out and about this half term, take a trip to over at Bell Plantation to have a browse in their lovely shop. My shelves are all stocked up with handmade journals and stationery goodness.

Today is National Notebook Day. I love physical notebooks, journals, and planners; there's something about the possibilities of a blank page. Doodles? Lyrics? Lists? Sketches? Anything you want. The process of creating something that will go on to be filled with someone's creativity is ✨️