On Saturday having packed all my glass in the car, we got up early and headed off to Stretton under Fosse to the Malt Kiln Farm Shop where I had been invited to take part in a craft fair. The farm shop is well worth a visit if you are out that way. It sells its home produced meat and has a range of other goods and frozen foods you might expect to find. It was also selling Christmas trees and had a green house full of plants. There is a restaurant which produces full meals as well as cakes and pies and seems to attract a lunch crowd.
There were about a dozen stalls, of mixed items. Most appeared to be hand made although some had more bought in components than others. I would guess that most people who came to the farm shop came round the stalls. I had planned this fair as a publicity excursion rather than an opportunity to sell lots but as it happened I did very well, and the balance for the day was very similar to the much larger event I did two weeks ago.
There was an added bonus to the day. I sent Tony out into the village to look for a news paper and he came back with a business card for the Old Forge Art Gallery and instructions to take some glass up to show them. I did this later in the day and the owner agreed to discuss with his business partner whether they could provide a table and display some glass. In the meantime he took a couple of smaller pieces which they could fit somewhere to see what the interest was. There was an interesting way of charging for this service but I will see how it works out - Hilary Poole
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