Christmas is a comin', and savvy shoppers have been out en masse in thecentre:mk today, snapping up innovative, bespoke and unusual gifts for their nearest and dearest at the Handmade & Vintage Fair.
Close to 130 stalls tease for attentions, offering the best in cleverly crafted gifts and great goodies, and it really is a one-stop shop to get the presents you'll be popping under your Crimbo tree.
[gallery ids="15114,15109,15116"]Among our favourites? Curiouser & Curiouser Gift Ideas, offering a 'WonderInAliceLand', Sew Rosie Sew and her fine line in snuggly cushions (and all able to be personalised like so many of the items for sale here), the classy handmade pottery pieces made by Andrew Macdermott, and simply stunning wildlife photography by Tom Way. Want a talking point for your wall?
His prints are just the job.
[gallery ids="15108,15107,15112"]But then we also spied some wonderful denim decked hippo foot-stalls on the Sewing for Utange charity stall, picked up a pile of perfect birthday cards designed by Sarah Kelleher and loved perusing the goodies on offer courtesy of the Brocant boys.
They always offer a weird and wonderful array of oddities and inspired pieces gathered on their travels around Europe.
[gallery ids="15110,15113,15109"]Whether you want shabby chic furniture, unique jewellery or festive decorations and centre-pieces (grand reindeer with flashing noses hit the mark), Handmade & Vintage will see you right.
This is the last fair of 2015, but there is still time to get busy in the aisles – it'll be open for business again tomorrow (Sun) between 10.30am and 5pm.
