Hello All!!
We've 'taken 5' from the hustle and bustle in the studio this week to bring you more news and updates from the Amethyst world. There has barely been time to breathe, de-brief and scratch our...noses, since the big event at Bletchley Park this summer and the holiday season is upon us once more.
As ever we will be taking our place among the stall holders at the Milton Keynes Museum's Victorian Christmas Fair this December. Starting this Friday, stall holders from around the area will be gathering there each weekend to tempt and delight you with their amazing wares!!
Be sure to come along and have a look; not just to see the magnificent artifacts and main museum delights, but also to meet some of their dedicated volunteer staff who will all be getting into the Christmas spirit. You never know who you might bump in to - Mr Scrooge perhaps? or even HM Queen Victoria, who has been know to grace us with her stern presence over the last few years!
The museum also offers traditional roast chestnuts from the working forge, where you can also try your hand at Blacksmithing, mulled wine and fabulous gifts for your children when they visit Santa in his grotto! You can find out more about that Here- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milton-Keynes-Museum/101231029955872?fref=ts
This is also our opportunity to do some shameless, unadulterated pimping of the benefits of shopping for your Christmas gifts outside of the high street this Christmas. There are so many great and unique crafts and pieces being created by talented artisans nationwide, and all of them need your support to be able to keep going. The main reason our customers give when they return year after year is that they are able to buy one-off, bespoke, unique gifts for their friends and family, safe in the knowledge that their gift is not going to be duplicated, and that they don't have to compromise on getting what they want. Most of the stall holders take commissions, so will make items to order if they don't already have what you want.
If the Museum really isn't your scene, but you still want to find something special for your loved ones, come along to the Tecton Centre in Fenny Stratford - they are currently exhibiting and selling a wide variety of crafts including jewellery, furniture, sculpture and original paintings by some extremely talented local artists. Their Facebook page -
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tecton-Art-Centre/201580786688381?fref=ts - has all the details you need to find them and shows just a few of the fabulous item they have on display and for sale.
Some of our pieces are now being exhibited and sold through the gallery at the Tecton Centre, these two original paintings by Paula Harris are available to buy there, and very soon limited edition, signed prints of these will be available too.
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| No Place Like Home. By Paula Harris - 2013. |
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| Daughter of Eve. By Paula Harris - 2011. |
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| Edwardian Style Necklace, Designed and Created by Sara Young 2013 |
Sara has also been very busy with her latest designs and has created some really beautiful pieces for our customers this year. The picture above is just one of her latest creations which, I'm sure you'll agree is among her best work yet and will grace any outfit throughout Christmas and beyond! More of her work is also available at the gallery and of course on our stall at the museum fair.
Also joining in the fun (or rather, crashing the party!) at the museum and the gallery are the inimitable Fidgets! - https://www.facebook.com/fidgetsfun?ref=hl - There are new arrivals at Fidgets Farm every day and they are all VERY excited about finding new homes with new families over the Christmas period. The latest gang to arrive are settling in nicely and Widget is showing them around. Fidget Santa is there too, making sure his naughty/nice list is fully up to date, so Widget is on his best behaviour!
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| Fidgets - By Paula Harris - 2013 |
We hope you can all join us at some point over the festive season, and look forward to seeing all our customers, old and new, very soon!
Best Wishes
The Amethyst Team!
