The day of Warkton Village Craft Market

It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning. The birds were singing, the snowdrops, starry yellow winter aconites, and pretty croci were flowering in the gardens. What a great start to a Saturday!

Today was the day of the monthly craft market, in the beautiful little village of Warkton, near Kettering, in Northamptonshire. It was the first one of the year, and my first ever market there.

This is the lovely little church hall we would be in. What better location could you ask for?! Got there about 08.50 to get set up, and take a few pics. Come, and have a look with me!

The first stall is from Jacqui, of Soaphora. She makes the most beautifully fragrant soaps, bath melts, and lipbalms with gorgeous fragrances  such as Violette, Chamomile Lawn, Raindrops on Roses,  A breath of fresh air, and cinnamon cherry to name but a few. Her website link is www.astringofbeads.co.uk/store/ if you wish to take a peek.
I really love her packaging, take a look below -

It is so prettily presented in a shabby chic / French inspired style with delicate ribbon, flower, and button detail. As you can see, I treated myself, and I can see I will be tempted with more, both for me, and as presents!

There was also some really scrummy, cakes, chutneys, jams, and chocolates from Debbie of Butterfly Crafts. She makes Jellies, marmalades, flapjacks & shortbread too! A very, busy talented lady, and I'm just drooling at the thought of them!!!

Here are her pretty country style preserves!! A certain Someone will be getting a gift tomorrow from this stall, but it's a surprise for him : )

This stall is Michelle's of Button It. She is one of the organisers of this market, and creates really lovely button jewellery, such as earrings, necklaces, and rings. She also makes lots of lovely knitted items such as scarves, earwarmers, and brooches decorated with her beautiful bright buttons! The link will take you to her Facebook page, as her website is being worked on at the moment.  A lovely bright, colourful stall!

The next lovely lady, was my 'next door neighbour' here. She's Sue, of The Gifts of Nature Workshop, she is a wood turner, and makes some of the most beautiful, tactile items such as bowls, plates, nutmeg grinders, pepper mills, and even some gorgeous oak acorn earrings, that I wish to buy another day!
She uses many native, and exotic woods, and the turned wood fruits she makes are just lovely.

This lovely stall, Quirky Boots, belongs to the other organiser of the market, Deanne. Another bright, colourful stall, with lots of lovely crocheted scarves, and brooches. Also lots of gorgeous felt brooches, hearts, and even some cute cupcake bunting! She also runs a monthly crafting group in this hall too, and has certainly done her bit to promote more opportunities for crafters in the area. All that, and she has a young son too!!

Now for some unknown reason, every time I tried to take a pic of this crafter's stall, I was unsuccessful, so sorry it's not as lovely as it should be! Ellie, of Sparkly Pretty Beautiful things creates the most exquisite jewellery from freshwater pearls, real semi - precious stones, and Swarovski crystals. It is perfect for a gift, or yourself, she even produces bridal jewellery. I loved it all : )  Her website is http://www.sparklyprettybeautifulthings.webs.com/. you will definitely find better pics on there!

More scrummy delights here!! This is Becky, who bought along her tempting selection of cupcakes, cookies & really 'naughty, but nice!' puddings, such as chocolate, fruit & sticky toffee!!

Sorry about the colour on this, but here's an example of those marvellous cupcakes!!! There is also a tea shop area too, so you could have a munch in between shopping!!

Finally, here is Shabby Polka dots contribution to the market!

All in all, I can honestly say I had a lovely day at the market, and enjoyed it immensely!! It is in a gorgeous rural location, the sun shone brightly on us, it is a lovely, friendly market with a warm, welcoming atmosphere, i have made lots of new friends, and look forward to going again!!
There are different crafters each month, so if you're ever nearby the 3rd Saturday of the month, it is certainly worth a visit!!
Hats off to Michelle, and Deanne for organising such a great little event!!! : D