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Artistic Flair and Creative Ideas Aplenty!
Crafts for Christmas,
Art Materials Live
and Hobbycrafts
NEC, Birmingham
Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th November 2006.
Craft enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice at
The International
Craft & Hobby Fair (ICHF) quality craft, fine art and hobby craft
shows in Birmingham this autumn with a vast selection
of beautiful gifts for Christmas and the home, coupled with the
ultimate hobby supplies show!
ICHF celebrates a remarkable achievement this year, with the 21st
anniversary of Crafts for Christmas the successful Christmas gift
and ideas show, which runs alongside Art Materials Live and the
award winning Hobbycrafts show at the
NEC, Birmingham from
Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th November 2006. What’s more, visitors
get entry to 3 superb shows for the price of 1 making this day out
incredible value for money!
Visitors can browse among hundreds of quality crafts and original
handmade gifts at the four-day Crafts for Christmas. Christmas
shopping starts early here, with many beautiful and unusual gifts
produced by over 200 designers and artists from around the UK.
Find hand carved wooden tree decorations, bespoke silk bags, hand
rolled felt scarves and original artworks that can only be found
at the show.
In the Crafts for Christmas specialist Food Court visitors will
find the most scrumptious delights and hand made delicacies to
sample and buy including fruit wine and liqueurs, individual waxed
cheeses, home made chutneys and curry sauces, hand rolled savoury
pies and handmade liquorice!
In 2005 ICHF launched Art Materials Live, a dedicated art supplies
show featuring a wealth of workshops, talks, demonstrations and
displays from popular professional artists from the UK. Following
the show’s success, it returns in 2006 with more than 50
exhibitors from across the art spectrum providing visitors with
all the latest equipment, ideas and know-how helping them create
their very own work of art.
Be the first to try out the latest products with new product
launches plus all those hard to find supplies including the latest
kits, tools and equipment for artist materials including fine art
pencils, digital art papers, brushes and watercolour paints from
suppliers such as Daler-Rowney, Pebeo, Derwent and many more, so
artists are sure to find exactly what they need!
Creative Crafters will discover exciting and inspiring ideas for
Christmas at the award winning Hobbycrafts show, the largest
creative art and hobby show in the UK. Readers voted in their
thousands for the first Crafts Beautiful and Quick & Crafty!
Magazine Craft Awards in 2005 and voted Hobbycrafts as the ‘Best
Exhibition’.
Simon Burns, Head of ICHF Marketing said, “ICHF is both thrilled
and proud to win this award. It is recognition for all the hard
work ICHF and all of our exhibitors put in to make
Hobbycrafts the
successful show it is today. Crafters can get so much out of a
visit to Hobbycrafts with thousands of creative craft supplies,
new product launches, expert advice from professional crafters,
hands on workshops and live demonstrations – it’s the ultimate
craft experience not to be missed!”
More than 170 craft companies will showcase all the latest
creative products and know-how, some of which will be new to the
UK market. Here crafters will find an incredible selection of new
and established crafts from Europe and the USA including supplies
for scrap booking, parchment craft and card making.
Visit the Quick & Easy mini-workshops where craft enthusiasts are
actively encouraged to roll up their sleeves and have a go at a
new craft under expert tuition. Here visitors can learn a new
technique in a relaxed environment among other fellow crafters.
Watch the many fascinating demonstrations taking place throughout
the show presented in a lively interactive fashion by friendly
resident experts, professional demonstrators and Guild
representatives.
Come and enjoy these creative shows crammed with original gifts,
fresh ideas and supplies for hundreds of different craft
techniques - these two amazing exhibitions are guaranteed to
educate, inspire and entertain!
FACT FILE
FOR SHOW INFORMATION CONTACT 01425 272711 or LOG ONTO
www.ichf.co.uk
CREDIT CARD HOTLINE 01425 277988 (Booking fee applies)
DISCOUNT FOR GROUPS OF 12 OR MORE – please phone for details
WIN FREE TICKETS
TO THE SHOWS
Birmingham101 is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to Crafts for Christmas and Hobbycrafts & Art Materials shows.
For a
chance to win, answer the following:
Crafts for Christmas celebrates a
special anniversary this year, what is it?
CLICK HERE to e-mail us your
answer.
Please put "Crafts for Christmas" as your subject
and remember to include your name and address so that we can send the lucky
winner their prize.
The draw will take place on
1st. November 2006
Good
luck !
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