leather goods

Sunday at Middleton

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It’s always interesting arriving at Middleton Hall Courtyard for the Leather Ladies’ fortnightly pop-up shop.  We never know what we’ll have to contend with as we set up for the day.  Last Sunday 10th April was no exception and quite the most exciting so far – we ended up in a completely different shop!

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The Leather Ladies at Unit 14

Luckily we’re pretty resourceful so we’d soon re-jigged our display to fit our new surroundings and were ready to greet our visitors.  As the sun came out and moved round to our little corner Hazel suggested that it would be good to take our work outside.  Hazel has been making some super plaited leather bracelets and she wanted to fix the press stud fastenings on them.

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Hazel hammering – note the serious artisan expression
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Not so serious

I love the little line of completed bracelets.  Well the artisan-style hammering certainly got us noticed (that was part of the cunning plan).  Then it was time for me to have a go.

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More serious artisan expressions!

The little press studs we were using are also known as “Durable Dots” so we now have new aliases, “Durable Dot and Rosie the Riveter”.

I wonder where’ll we be in two weeks’ time?

Middleton Hall – 31st January 2016

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Middleton’s first food and craft market of the year – Sunday 31st January 2016

Hazel and I are busy packing our crafting bags today ready to “pop-up” at Brown’s Upholstery tomorrow, Sunday 31st, in the beautiful Middleton Hall Courtyard Centre.  This is one of our very favourite venues and there is an added bonus as the first of the monthly Food and Craft Markets of 2016 will be taking place in and around the Hall as well.  Superb shops, stalls, foods, crafts plus a gorgeous historical house to explore, not to mention the amazing gardens and grounds which are an RSPB reserve.

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Middleton Hall (picture from Middleton Hall’s facebook page)

It will be so good to be out meeting people again now the Spring is starting.  Can’t wait to visit the craft and food stalls as well – there’ll be mouthwatering breads, chocolates, cakes and cheeses to name but a few.  Ideal to pick up those Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day gifts.  Check out Middleton Hall’s page on facebook for more details, you won’t be disappointed.

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The Leather Ladies pop-up shop in Middleton Hall Courtyard Centre

So come and visit us at Middleton.  The Hall is well signposted on the A4091 road from Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire, between Drayton Manor Theme Park and The Belfry Golf Centre – postcode is B78 2AE.  A great day out!

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Middleton Hall Courtyard Centre (photo from facebook)