Dolly’s Daydreams’ celebrate their 12th anniversary on SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER at Cambridgeshire’s premier venue (where it all began in 1998, almost to the day!): The Burgess Hall, St. Ivo Leisure Centre, Westwood Road, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire PE27 6WU, just off the A14.
Stand rents at this AA signposted, 80 stand annual event start at just £30.  And remember, Dolly’s Daydreams concentrates on organising and promoting fairs and does not make anything or sell anything (we leave that bit to the exhibitors!)

So, for a 2010 Exhibitor Pack, just telephone 01945 870160 at any time or email dollysdaydreams@supanet.com

Many of you might already know that MGM Fairs has sold several of their Dolls House Fairs to Liza Lawrence of Platts Mini Packages, but trading as PMP Fairs and Liza and Jodie will be now responsible for the Crickhowell, Matlock and Chipping Sodbury Fairs, but they are also adding more and new fairs to their lists.

Gail has also just completed arrangements with Wendy Hobday of Wendy’s World Fairs, who will be taking on the Devizes and the Tewkesbury Dolls House Fairs, and those 2010 dates have already been added to Wendy’s Fair Dates.

Gail would like to thank all traders and customers for their support at her fairs over the last 10 plus years and now looks forward to concentrating some of her time into new research and development,  for Merry Gourmet Miniatures.

UK DOLLS HOUSE AND MINIATURE FAIR LISTINGS
1st - 31st December 2009
All Fairs, All Regions, All Organisers.
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Saturday 5th December 2009
Reigate Dolls House Club Open Day, Charity tombola and fair, at St Michael’s Church Hall, Alma Road, Reigate (1.5m from J8 of the M25).
Open:10.30am to 4.00pm.  Adults: £1 entry. Display of work by Club members, plus Sales tables, a few trade stands, a Miniatures Tombola in aid of Breast Cancer Research, a Children-only Lucky Dip, plus Refreshments in adjoining area. For further information, please contact Lisa Maher (club secretary) at lisamaher_uk@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 01293 775606 (evenings).

Sunday 6th December 2009
Dolls House and Miniatures Fair, Felixstowe Leisure Centre, The Sea Front, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2AE.
Open 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dollys Daydreams

Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury On Thames, Middlesex, TW16 5AQ.
Open 10.00am - 4.30pm
Organiser: Wendy’s World Fairs

The Town Hall, Upper Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.
Open: 11.00am - 4.00pm
Organiser: MM Fairs

Sunday 13th December 2009
The Westgate Hall, Westgate Road, Canterbury, Kent (Near the Marlowe Theatre) Kent, CT1 2BT.
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dolly’s Daydreams

The Novotel Hotel, Southampton, West Quay Road, SO15 19A
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm Last Admission 3.30pm
Organiser: Browsers Fayres
1) Although we  make every effort to ensure this information is accurate we cannot be held responsible for any errors and omission relating to this Fair information.
2) We cannot be held responsible for Fairs listed which are subsequently cancelled, postponed or rescheduled and we strongly recommend that if in doubt, you should contact the Fair Organiser direct to confirm the event.
3) We do not champion these Fairs above others. They are merely listed here for the convenience of our web site visitors.

Fair Listings provided by Miniature Fairs

Knitters amongst you may be interested to know that this year we
will have an Advent Calendar with a difference on our blog pages at:
http://store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk/newsblog/?cat=27 [1] 

 The photo of the completed 1/12th scale project, information and
materials required to make it up have been posted today, to give
people chance to sort out materials. The actual knitting project
calendar starts on 1st December, with a new free pattern part every
day until 24th December. 

 Frances
 Buttercup Miniatures
 http://www.buttercupminiatures.co.uk [2] 
 For 1/12th and 1/24th scale miniature knitting and miniature crochet
patterns, yarn, needles, kits and accessories for dolls houses

Hello everyone,

Not long now to the popular Autumn show in Leeds, Yorkshire.  Now completing our 28th year, this will be held at Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Pudsey Leeds LS28 5TA on Saturday November 7th 2009 from 10.30am to 4.00pm. Admission prices remain unchanged at £3.50 for all Adults and just 50p for accompanied school aged children.

Facilities as usual include disabled access,  a comprehensive cafeteria, Free Parking, and professional signposting. Apologies to those travelling by public transport, but we are no longer able to offer cloakroom facilities for your coats etc.  For further details including a map and full exhibitor list go to www.doreenjeffriesdollshousefairs.co.uk

We are delighted to have a packed show of wonderful artisans, making for another top quality event with something for everyone.

Most of our ‘regulars’ will be there for you, and as always we have some great new exhibitors.  Check the website for full details.

BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL - CHARITY STALL   
We hope to have our usual busy day selling items and raising money  for this Charity. We also have a lovely Dolls House to be raffled for the charity.   Any donations of items for sale are very welcome on the day.
                                           
FREE PRIZE DRAW
We will have our usual free draw for all visitors to the show. We have three Prizes this time! First is a gorgeous Garden Pagoda, kindly donated by maker Bob Williams, Second prize is a lovely hand sculpted baby doll kindly donated by Carole of Tiny Cherubs Nursery, and third prize is a £25 Voucher kindly donated by Georgina John  of Heritage Homes dolls house shop in Nantwich, Cheshire. The voucher will be redeemable for miniatures at Georgina’s wonderful shop. We thank these kind donors for our wonderful prizes.
      
Make a note of the date in your diary - November 7th  2009 -  and we will look forward to welcoming you there.

With best wishes,
Doreen Jeffries
www.doreenjeffriesdollshousefairs.co.uk

UK DOLLS HOUSE AND MINIATURE FAIR LISTINGS
1st - 30th November 2009
All Fairs, All Regions, All Organisers.
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Sunday 1st  November 2009
The Kelham Hall, Newark, Notts, NG23 5QX
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dollys Daydreams

The Thistle Hotel, Cheltenham, GL51 0TS
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm Last Admission 3.30pm
Organiser: Browsers Fayres

Saturday 7th November 2009
Leeds Dolls House Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson’s Corner, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 5TA.
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Doreen Jeffries
 
Sunday 8th November 2009
Holiday Inn Rochester-Chatham, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9 SF.  This fair now includes Teddy Bears.
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dollys Daydreams

The Marriott Portsmouth, PO6 4SH. M27/J12
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm Last Admission 3.30pm
Organiser: Browsers Fayres

Sunday 15th November 2009
The Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5DG
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: MM Fairs

The London International Antique and Artists Dolls, Toys, Miniatures and Teddy Bear Fairs, Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, London, W8
Open: 11.00am - 4.30pm
Organiser: Granny’s Goodies

Plinston Hall, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3NX
Open 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Dolly Daydreams

Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, Susses, BN3 4AH
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Wendys World Fairs

Willerby Manor, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU10 6ER
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm Last Admission 3.30pm
Organiser: Browsers Fayres

Sunday 22nd November 2009
Woodland Suite, Petwood Hotel, Stixwold Road, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6QG
Open: 10.30am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Lyndsey Fairs

Sunday 29th November 2009
***A New Christmas Miniature  Fair***
 The Town Hall, 57-59 Broad Street, CHIPPING SODBURY, Bristol, BS37 6AD
Open: 11.00am - 3.30pm
Organiser: MGM Fairs

The York Dolls House and Miniatures Fair, York Racecourse, York.
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Organiser: Warners Group

Moorhayes Community Centre, Tiverton, EX16 6SU
Open: 10.00am - 4.00pm Last Admission 3.30pm
Organiser: Browsers Fayres

Merry Gourmet Miniatures are delighted to advise that they have joined Artisans In Miniature. 

The Association and their website  has been created in order to showcase the fantastic work of the individual artisan members that together form the Artisans In Miniature association.

AIM was founded in 2007 as an association for professional international artisans who create beautiful and original scale miniatures for sale to the public.

Since its launch the AIM association has rapidly grown and now boasts membership of some of the most talented artisans within the miniature world!

On the website you will find further information about the work of these highly talented international artisans and artists.  However, please note new pages are constantly being added and there are many members who are not yet included on the site…

They have also just re launched a FREE, monthly AIM magazine which has been written by our members and will be constantly updated with new projects, articles and regular features!

So please bookmark the new AIM website and come back very soon to see the exciting new developments that are on the way!

www.artisansinminiature.com

Gail Tucker will be stepping down from organising fairs after her New Christmas Show at The Town Hall, 57-59 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury (Bristol) on Sunday 29 November 2009.  

 MGM’s  Crickhowell, Matlock and the Chipping Sodbury Dolls House Fairs  from 2010 will be run by Lisa Lawrence of Platts Mini Packages, trading as PMP Fairs. 

Lisa Lawrence and Marion Fancey  ran the original Penns Hall Dolls House Fair, which eventually blossomed into the Sutton Coldfield Dolls House Show, which is now run by MM Fairs, so her previous experience and her  participation as a trader on the fair circuit, will prove invaluable.

Lisa is also looking at re-opening three other dollshouse fairs in 2010 from the MGM stable and we hope to bring you more news on that soon.

For more information and her booking forms, contact Lisa Lawrence at
liza.butterflycottage@blueyonder.co.uk

MGM’s Devizes and Tewkesbury Fairs 2010 will also be under New Management, and we will bring you more news on that, once the transfer to the new Fair Organiser, is complete. 

We are delighted to bring to your attention a New Organiser that comes from the South East, called Elite Miniature Fairs and they are putting on new fairs in 2010.

Jacqui and Ginny, who started this year with a new show at the  Charmandean Centre in Worthing,  are now called Elite Miniature Fairs and they have a new website at http://eliteminiaturefairs.weebly.com/   where they have listed the  shows they are running through the rest of 2009 and through 2010.

The new shows include venues in Bexleyheath, Midhurst and Eastbourne, as well as their very successful show still being run in Worthing.

For more information contact Jacqui Sillence on  tennweeny.world@ntlworld.com

Ellesmere Miniatures
18 Market Street
Ellesmere
North Shropshire
SY12 9NA

Opening Saturday 17th October.
Open Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday 10am - 5pm.
Tel: 01691 623073 (from 17th Oct)

Mainly 1/12th scale at the moment,  furniture, miniatures, diy, fimo, etc
I have also set up a website with some photos in the gallery of items I make myself, www.ellesmereminiatures.com