Christmas CRAFTfest Stats Round Up

Well hello there!

Who wants stats for the Christmas CRAFTfest event?

This fabulous fest started with a soft opening on Friday 23rd November to celebrate Black Friday and then officially opened at Midnight on Saturday 24th and ended at Midnight on Sunday 2nd December.

We are very proud to announce that your combined promotions brought us in a whopping

112,561 

 page views!

40,165 

 Unique people found us!

93.76% 

 New Visitors who have never been before!

Isn't that FANTASTIC! 

Now, we had 250 stalls for this event so we can't place all of them but we can let you know the top 25 most visited main stall URL's!

From the top then:

Kim Jacques Designs
MaisyPlum
Apple Crisp
Epple Bay Ceramics
Inspired Scrapbooks
Creative Jems Cards
Rainbow Sparkles
DD Designs
Khaya Bella
Bowerbird Bears
Yho Yho
Tag-e-line
Fairfield Gardens
Mammazooms
Creative Jems Jewellery
The Old Button
Craftypretty
Oakwood Soaperie
Steph Made it for you
Willow Eyes
Elsie May and Bertha
Emmy Jewellery
Silvers Nature
Kiln Fired Art
Perfect Patchwork Supplies

Congratulations to everyone who took part and visited the event. It was fabulously successful and there were loads and loads of visits from the Sales Fairy. For those that still didn't manage to grab any sales don't feel down, you have learnt new skills, put in solid groundwork with SEO for your stores and sales may dribble in within a few weeks. They don't have to take place during the week itself remember, lots of sales happen before and after we finish. So keep going, keep crafting and we hope to see you all again in the New Year when we start preparations for Marches FUNfest!

Before we leave you to your festivities for the 2012 don't forget that you are now a member of the Creative Connections Community. Your network is always there for you whether there is an event running or not so please pop in and see your friends and keep the fun going.

Merry Christmas!

   

  

Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No.12

This is the very last blog post for the Teal Team

Jewellery:

First up is a recruit I met from a Craft Fayre in Dublin.  This is Liga's first Craftfest and she has done a stirling  job on her stall Valg


Explore originally designed and handcrafted polymerclay jewelry and accessories. If you are looking for special jewelry then this might be the right place. All our creations are either one-of-a-kind or limited edition. Behind every Valg Studio design is story, care and love.
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There is also the wonderful Patrica Munro of Whimsy Jig
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And last but not least for this Craftfest... Noodle Bubble
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Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No. 11

Gorgeous Gifts available from the Teal Team. First up today is Norfolk Woodcrafts "Welcome to Norfolk Wood Crafts, my name is Paul and all my items are handmade in my North Norfolk workshop using reclaimed timber and veneers. I hope you find something to tempt you and thankyou for looking."
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Chandlers Country Gifts "Chandler 's Country Gifts, classic style gifts in traditional colours, is my home based business that I started about 2 years ago. I design and make most of my products by hand using the best materials. I offer a selection of gifts for the garden and home, doorstops, flowerpot feeders, home bags and more, refreshingly different and handmade with time care and love x"
 
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And Rag Rug Textiles
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Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No. 10

Jewellery Again Today with no shortage of talent. First up: Seawitch Sea Glass
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Dream of Silver
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And finally, Mystic Moon,
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Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No.9

Tiara's and Tantrums and a few other things for a Craftfest Wedding. Kwur-kee have the head-dresses... Kwur-kee specialises in vintage-inspired headpieces and complementary accessories, handmade in silk dupion and embellished with fine quality crystal buttons, glass beads or genuine vintage brooches. They are ideal for weddings and other special occasions. Most are one of a kind, so you can be sure to stand out from the crowd. I welcome commissions, so do contact me if you have particular ideas or colour combinations and I will work with you to produce a bespoke item for you. My range also includes brooches, hair slides, cufflinks and jewellery handmade in felt, wool and cotton fabrics.
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Ellorias Boutique Ellorias Boutique is the story of Jacqueline and Shannan, mother and daughter, designers, writer, life-long flower lovers. We are inspired by natural forms and influenced by cultural references from bygone and contemporary eras. We create experimental yet wearable collections of handcrafted one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces, that reference the renaissance and art deco periods and bring a modern edge to vintage style. We’re both spurred on by colour, pattern and surface texture and use a combination of muted and bright palettes to converge and radiate our aesthetic desires.
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And StARTling Creations I am a 24 year old female just trying to live life happily in one of the biggest cities of the world, Los Angeles-CALIFORNIA. From modeling and acting in my spare time to my at home jewelry, home goods, and art store (StARTling Creations) I have truly achieved living my life exactly the way I dreamed of. I take inspiration from all the LA life surrounding me and my personal travels throughout the world. Some of the most impacting aspects of life that I derive my inspiration from are: Beaches, Sunsets, LA Life, LOVE, Graffiti, Fashion, Art, Models, Instrumental Music & Mediation.
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Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No. 8

Bath Time!

Introducing...

Revive Holistic and Beauty therapies make wonderful Handmade Soaps, Body & Bath, Hair & Skin Care, Home Fragrance.

Don't believe me?



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Cottage Soap company have some beautiful soaps.
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Fairfield Gardens are the latest "Bath and Beauty" addition (other than myself) to join the Teal Team.
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Christmas Craftfest Teal Team No. 7

The Teal team also have a number of great items in the Home Category.

First up one the small number of men to risk signing up to the almost entirely feminine world of Craftfest...  Andy however can hold his own.  Welcome to Wax Worx

Bespoke candles for all occasions Halloween, Christmas, Birthdays and Weddings or for that someone special. Whatever the occasion why not say it with candles

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Elsie May and Bertha "I am a maker that mainly works with fabric and wool, but I also like to dabble in paper crafts and anything else crafty that catches my eye.I have a shop called Elsie May and Bertha website, which is named after my two grandmothers. I use vintage and new materials to make.things such as cushions, rose and lavender scented hearts, pillows and sachets, bags, quilts, pincushions, pictures, scarves and shawls, tea cosies, wash cloths, christmas decorations and stockings, cards, bookmarks and brooch cushions for displaying brooches."
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And Selenarte Decoupage "Welcome to my decoupage shop. The inspirational place where I make handmade, unique home decorations and gifts using decoupage technique. Acrylic paint, a good quality brush and a piece of unfinished wood or glass are my main work tools through which I transform plain objects into useful, quality, enjoyable, and lasting decorations."
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