Pre-christmas joy continues with CRAFTACULAR Excitement

TUESDAY 3^RD DECEMBER aka NEARLY TIME FOR THE CRAFTACULAR

Yesterday I bought some tickets for the BUST Craftacular raffle because I get obsessed with raffles and tombolas and convince myself that will I definitely win (it worked before). I bought a few tickets... but the prizes are awesome and it's for charity so I just thought of the money as a donation! Here is the little video of the raffle prizes:

BUST Craftacular Raffle with Supermarket Sarah, London! from CraftacularUK on Vimeo.

But what is the BUST Craftacular? It has nothing to do with Bustcraft, as one of my Facebook friends seemed to think (I say that like Bustcraft is a thing, I really hope it isn’t). The Craftacular is a craft fair organised by feminist DIY/pop culture/fashion magazine BUST and so it's a gathering of really awesome people on a Sunday afternoon.  The second I walked into my first Craftacular I thought THESE ARE MY PEOPLE.  

Some of my people... they have no idea who I am....

It's become a bit of a Christmas tradition for me and I have been for the last few years (although I missed last year due to being extremely broke). It's quite near the beginning of December and a good excuse to spend a day in London doing christmassy stuff. It's unique among the craft fairs I've been to because it feels properly curated and all the stalls come together as a whole. Sometimes craft fairs are a little disappointing because there isn't a lot of atmosphere or all the sellers have really similar items. It can feel like you are shuffling around a room, going from table to table and seeing the same type of thing at each one. This is something I've never experienced a the Craftacular where there is music - provided by DJs - and always somewhere to have some cake. 

But the magic of the Craftacular isn't just the wonderful stalls, there are also workshops and classes teaching things like hat-making and tie dye. Here are my hands taking part in one such workshop a few years back:

this a a photo I've stolen from the Bust website but I feel like it's ok because they are MY hands...

Have I convinced you that you should go?? 
Entry is only £2 and if you are one of the first 100 people to get there you'll get a goody bag. And when you have finished at the Craftacular you should head across the road to the V&A Museum of Childhood because it's really lovely and free!