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Editor's Comment
Season's Greetings from us all at Craftsman Magazine
Stephanie Buddle Jewellery
"It's colour that does it for me every time," - it won her an award, too!
Architectural Stained Glass
Stuart Low, Oriel Glass - it's all looking very exciting for the future
Guy Martin - Whole Life Cost
"Good design should serve the needs of humankind and the interests
of the environment." Ethical production for today's world.
Geisha
A unique and exciting event is being planned in Yorkshire
Design with Colour
Maggie Stearn describes her fine and colourful weaving as
"a hobby that funds itself!".
The Secrets of Success
We start the year off on a positive note by focusing on some of the
success stories of the past year - with Top Tips for Success
2006 Directory of Craft Fair Organisers
Your annual Craftsman guide to the Craft Fair business - with
organiser contact details, exhibitor and event profiles.
Includes listings for 130 organisers - from those running small village
hall fairs right through to crafts at large county shows.
Where & When
Your diary of this month's UK craft fairs
Show Case
News of 2006 shows, including an exciting new London event from
the organisers of Harrogate bctf
Getting Ready to Sell
The second in a 3 part series by Byron Kalies, helping you to sell
your craft
Running Your Own Shop
As a group and as an individual - it works well both ways for
Les Freke and The Silver Tree in Cornwall
Search Press Art and Crafts Publishing
Tim Saunders visits Search Press, "probably the largest specialist art
and crafts publisher in the UK".
Styled Statues
Learn how to create sculptures from old T-shirts with Paverpol - and
see it in action at Thorpe Park, You Can Make-it in January
Books
Pyrography, bowl turning, origami, cross stitch and felt crafts - lots of
crafty things to learn about during the Festive Season and New Year.
News & Events
Keeping you up to date with what's going on in your industry
Diary of a Craftworker
This month it's a trip to hospital instead of a craft fair for Ray, as he
takes time out for his knee operation
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