Craftfest and beyond

Last weekend for CRAFTfest.

I've listed six brooches at folksy.com, five small and one large -

Tomorrow I am once again doing two Craft Fairs - CRAFTfest online and Phoenix Crafts at Temple Newsam, Leeds.

Seasonal enamels

I don't generally do seasonal items but I couldn't resist doing these robins for Christmas

You'll find them at https://folksy.com/items/6559254-Robin and https://folksy.com/items/6559845-Robin-brooch

A big 'Thank you' to the Ladies of the Wednesday Fellowship of Stockton United Reformed Church for their enthusiastic welcome for my talk on enamelling last night,


And here is a picture of the latest listing in the folksy shop:

Christmas is coming.

CRAFTfest is getting under way

http://craftfest-events.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/blue-team-christmas-craftfest-blog-part.html?m=1

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Craft Fair - Thirsk - 01/11/2014

I have a stall here

Craft fair

Temple Newsam today and tomorow

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Work in Progress

A picture of five items destined for listing on folksy in the coming week

I've just joined the Facebook Folksy Shop Group -
A place for Folksy Shop Owners to share their shops and listings, shoppers and browsers are also very welcome. This is a community group for Folksy shop owners and shoppers. The group is not run by Folksy, it is run (with Folksys permission) for and by people who love Folksy. Members may post up to two items per day with a link to their Folksy shop, please do not link to other sites. Members can also post links to their shops with special offers, sales or similar other promotions. Please be respectful at all times, inappropriate or offensive comments or posts will be removed

Over the coming weeks I will be devoting a lot of my time to this

Watch this space

I've added this bowl to my folksy shop http://folksy.com/items/6534668-Scrolled-enamel-bowl-purple-and-gold - it is a little larger than most of those I do. It only just fitted to the aperture of the kiln.

My most recent folksy listings

I've been away again - visiting family in Oregon. Been a very relaxing holiday. By way of amends for my absence here are some pictures from the trip. I can find more if anyone likes.

These are taken at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Lane County, Oregon, just outside Eugene.

Now I'm back I have to get ready for the Creative Connections Craftfest Christmas markets - every weekend in November and the first weekend of December. More will follow soon.

Ready to post to folksy.com

Just got pictures of these beauties ready to post to folksy so that will be happening over the next three or four days.

Tomorrow I'm back at Goathland for day one of three day's craft fair in the Village Hall.

Back home

Back a week from the best part of three weeks in South Lakeland- where does the time go?
Pickering Craft Fair tomorrow. Just finished these ten brooches ready to add to my stock.

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Been away for a few days - well you probably guessed that.

Craft Fair today and on into tomorrow at Temple Newsam, Leeds.

Not too busy so I had the chance to mount some pieces that have been waiting for this. I now have some pendants on thongs on the store. Pictures will follow. I have mounted some earrings which are destined for the folksy shop. This pair has been posted there today - http://folksy.com/items/6489115-Bead-enamelled-earwires-Red

Another listing on folksy.com

http://folksy.com/items/6452231-painted-enamel-pendant-pansies

Just added this bowl to the Folksy Shop
http://folksy.com/items/6444881-Scrolled-enamel-bowl-ruby-and-amethyst

Talking about your craft

Tonight I have had nearly as much fun as if I had had a session enamelling. I've been talking about enamelling. I had a wonderfully receptive and welcoming audience, the ladies of The Links WI in Eaglescliffe, Teesside. Thank you ladies.

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Work in progress

These bowls came out of the kiln yesterday. They now need to be cleaned of firescale on the raw edge around the rim and roough (and sharp) edges on the reverse where glass has flowed on the stilt when they have been fired have to be rubbed down. They should make their debut at Goathland Village Hall on Tuesday.

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Three photos panning across my craft fair stall

            

Next fair for me is 24th 25th and 26th June at Goathland Village Hall. 

If you're in the vicinity then do look in.

Diabetes UK Tesco Big Collection at Tesco Extra, Eston, Teesside raised £546.40

Goathland Craft Fair

Last day of three day Craft Fair at Goathland North Yorkshire.
Come and see me if you can.

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Counting down to Diabetes UK Tesco Big Collection - 13/14/15 June 2014 - Tesco Extra Store at Eston

Craftfest ends today - #CRAFTfest will find if youu haven' t been there already. Take a look.

Craftfest is well and truly open - see my stall at http://creative-connections.ning.com/photo/albums/francis-hayes-craftfest-stall#.U4B-iyiGeSp

Tomorrow I start a three day craft fair at Goathland Village Hall in North Yorkshire so if you're nearby you know where to come. I'll be happy to meet you. And if you're Leeds way and Goathland is a bit too far then Phoenix Crafts that I often go out with is doing three days at Temple Newsam House, starting today (Saturday).

CRAFTfest: Yellow Team Part 3

 CRAFTfest Yellow Team blog featuring my work among others today 

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CRAFTfest May 2014

Been checking out my online stall at CRAFTfest. It's looking good.

What's in a name?

Let me explain.

First of all, thanks to my niece Theresa who many years ago decided to christen her uncles with an appellation that described them. Her 'Crafty Uncle,' me, became 'Crunkle.'

So - I was a craft guy all that time back. And craft means working with your hands.

So Crunkle's Handamade ... and it is a Blog, but you knew that.

To understand is to forgive all; thank you.

What do I do?

I'm an enameller now. Glass on copper, fired in a kiln. 

When Theresa first christened me 'Crunkle' I probably wasn't enamelling. I was into lapidary: then I found enamelling but I had young children around so I did a bit of copper work, some plastic resin enamels, carved a bit of ivory or even wood.

The kids grew; they'll do that if you leave them be. At last I could work with a red hot kiln and powdered glass without feeling too guilty.

Now I'm signed up to folksy - thatenamelguy.folksy.com will find my shop.

And if you get out and about in North Yorkshire or West Yorkshire you might catch me at a craft fair at Goathland Village Hall or Temple Newsam, Leeds.

Here is a sample of my work.

 





I'll be posting more this week, next week, later ....

Be sure to come back. If nothing else you will learn about the techniques I use in a craft that has played an important part in over 2000 years of civilisation. And tell your friends.