Crafty Fox Market

See this?

This is the first sign of frost!

And this is a partly frozen lake. Susan even chucked a stick at it.

Today I decided that I didn't want to study, and I wanted to do something creative (although I have actually done about an hour of study today because I'm too stressed about this assignment and I couldn't stop myself)

Susan and I went to the Crafty Fox Market!

We took a walk there. The market was supposed to start at 11, so we left at 10.20 (10.25 by the time you'd taken into account my normal lateness). So glad we did, because we got distracted big time by the frost on the leaves and the grass!

It is defs getting cold. Wore my gloves and everything! Though my coat and jumpers are quite warm, so it's only my extremities that get cold. Like my ears. I think the beanie is coming out with me next time.

The market was held at the Dogstar, which is a pub with three floors. It was so pretty! This is the top floor. 

Yes, just space to chill out and relax.

There were lots of independent designers, lots of cute cards and jewellery and vintage clothes and such. 

We got a little showbag upon entry, which was apparently only for the first 30 people, but I reckon we weren't part of the first 30. By the time we un-distracted ourselves from the ice and made it there it was already 10 past 11. Anyway. It was a pretty tote bag with some Etsy Christmas wrapping paper and other advertising stuff. 

Being a craft market, there was also crafty stuff!

Oh Sew was running a little stall/table, where you could make a makeup bag for £2. They are a business that run sewing workshops. I want to find one of these when I get home, and start learning!

Susan and I made a makeup bag each :) We must have taken a whole hour at least. 

 It was so fun!

So much happiness!

Then we were hungry so it was time for some food. We gave up on the "going back to halls for lunch" idea, because it was already 12.30 and we hadn't even seen much.

There was a small pop-up tea room. There was just some floor space designated to it for a few small tables.

Susan and I shared crumpets with butter, then she had a banoffee (banana+toffee) cupcake while I had lemon drizzle cake and tea. Mmmm...

While sitting down, we wrote letters, courtesy of Letter Lounge. 

The Letter Lounge table was right next to the tea room, so we just took the paper and pens and envelopes that they provided and at our table at the tea room writing our letters. They even post it for you for free! (But it had to be within the UK, so sorry, none of you will be getting that letter). But this reminded me of you, Harrison.

Then back to the ground floor to make a bracelet! We saw it on the way up, but decided we'd go look around a bit more and come back to it. You bought the charms and thread and clasps, then there were couches for you to make it!

Here's what I started with

And... the end product!

Merry. Christmas. From England. Made with love.

Today was such a good day (ignoring the hour of Corp Fi, okay?) I love taking pictures of beautiful landscapes(/leaves), cute design cards, sewing, making jewellery, chilling in a tea room/cafe, eating cake and writing letters.  Today I got to do all of that :)

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(ps, that photo is totally unedited!)