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| June/July 2025 |
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Let the sun shine!
Summer’s here and the time is right ... for crafting in the street! Well, maybe in the garden! Everyone at Craft Focus HQ is absolutely loving the warmer weather! Our ‘Endless Summer’ feature was a no-brainer. Warm colours, sunset prints and feel-good patterns – we’re soaking it all up before July comes and with it, the sound of sleigh bells. Another trend feature you may have spotted is ‘Celestial Crafts’, for those who love stars, moons and a touch of astrology, this is for you! And, as a Sagittarius, it’s right up my street!
The Business Design Centre was buzzing for the London Stationery Show and it was great to see clients, old and new, London certainly was the place to be! Supporting young crafters and budding artists, we have our Children’s Crafts feature as well as our Back to School feature to assist their studies with a stellar offering of trendy and practical stationery supplies.
Our other jam-packed features include Crafts under £15 - for those giftworthy purchases, as well as haberdashery essentials in our ‘Ribbons & Buttons’ section and not forgetting all the latest industry news and trade show reports. Lastly, please shout if there’s anything you’d like to see in the magazine. We love to hear from our readers. Enjoy the warmer days ahead and keep on crafting!
Rachel x |
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| Autumn Fair and SaveTheHighStreet.org unite to empower independent retail |
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Autumn Fair 2025, the UK's largest seasonal showcase for Home, Gift and Fashion, has joined forces with SaveTheHighStreet.org, to launch Retail Makeover Mission, a bold new initiative launching aimed at revitalising independent retail and act as a catalyst for high street regeneration across the UK.
Championing independent retail innovation and resilience, the Retail Makeover Mission is a timely answer to the UK's retail crisis. The campaign launched on Tuesday 10th June with a competition for independent retailers to win a complete business transformation package worth over £10,000, and a survey to understand the pressures facing the industry to help drive positive change.
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| New Giving & Living dates present new opportunities |
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The popular, coastal Giving & Living trade show will now take place from Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th January 2026, in its usual venue, Westpoint in Exeter, just one mile off the M5, in the heart of the beautiful South West. The later dates mean that the show no longer clashes with Top Drawer Spring, or Harrogate Christmas Fair. Great news!
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| Colour, Grow & Give Back |
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Big news - eatsleepdoodle has teamed up with Beth's Sunflowers for a very special charity collab! Beth's Sunflowers is a truly incredible charity founded by Beth's Mum, Andrea, to raise money towards finding a cure for blood cancers, support blood cancer patients undergoing treatment and keep her daughter's legacy alive. Beth was a champion fundraiser who spent her entire life helping others. After sadly losing her battle with Leukaemia, Beth's family and friends felt strongly that they should carry on the work she cared so deeply about and continue fundraising in her memory.
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| Power of Licensing at Autumn Fair |
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The UK's largest B2B trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion, Autumn Fair, returns to the NEC Birmingham from 7–10 September 2025, facilitating fit-for-business partnerships by bringing 12,000+ buyers and over 800 stockists together to make connections that last. As retail prepares for the crucial golden quarter, Autumn Fair will spotlight the power and profitability of licensing across the gifting, homeware, and fashion sectors. With licensed products continuing to outperform in key categories, this year's show reflects the growing demand for British-made, purpose-driven, and nostalgia-infused licenses.
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| Knitted Knockers UK celebrates 10 years |
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Knitted Knockers UK, a registered charity in England & Wales which offers free of charge bespoke knitted and crocheted knockers to women who have had surgery following a breast cancer diagnosis, proudly announces its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of confidence boosting, sometimes lifechanging assistance to women in the UK. The Charity relies on donations to help it do that and is solely run by volunteers.
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| Forthcoming Events |
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Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements. To view more events, please visit the events page on our website...
7-10 Sep 2025 - Autumn Fair 2025
NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK
www.autumnfair.com
14-16 Sep 2025 - Top Drawer London
Olympia London, Hammersmith Rd, London, W14 8UX
www.topdrawer.co.uk
1-4 Feb 2026 - Spring Fair
The NEC, Birmingham, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT
www.springfair.com/welcome
6-10 Feb 2026 - Christmasworld
Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
christmasworld.messefrankfurt.com
6-9 Feb 2026 - Creativeworld
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com |
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