Still don't know what to buy your Mum this Mother's Day?
Forget the usual flower basket and go in search of something altogether more original, bespoke or unique.
The Handmade & Vintage Fair is back just in the nick of time, with another two-day stand at Middleton Hall in thecentre:mk this weekend.
If you've made tracks to one of these super successful shows before, you'll not need us to influence your decision to return.
It's a veritable feast of the fabulous, the bespoke, the weird, the wonderful and the unique, and whether you are buying for Mum or for yourself, you'll find something to fit the bill.
Just because you don't want the same run-of-the-mill products offered in the chainstores, that doesn't mean you aren't style conscious, and H&V has style by the (retro) bucket load!
Making their debut at the event this weekend will be Dead Men's Spex, specialists in the supply and fit of lenses into their authentic, retro eye-wear, for those of you looking for instant specs-appeal.
There are expert upcyclers with some off-the-wall home décor pieces, and if jewellery is your thing, you can put a ring on it...how about one fashioned from antique silverware?
Handcrafted handbags, luggage and luxury quilts, one-off bowties and waistcoats and knitted and crocheted items will all vie for attentions, and there is so much more – from hat makers to glass sellers and from a haberdashery to a hard to resist homemade ice cream bar with lip-licking flavours galore.
Collectables, bespoke lampshades and soft furnishings, personalised slate-ware, handmade ladies and children's clothing and ace photographers will all be present.
Heck, you can even have your own snaps transferred onto timber. You won't find that offered at your local superstore, now will you?
Handmade & Vintage is the best rummage you'll have in ages, trust us!
Music fans will be sated too, with three stalls offering the jukeboxes, along with other music memorabilia and vinyl.
That'll definitely put us in a spin, and one day, we'll be the owner of one of those jukeboxes.
It's a dream waiting to be realised.
With high-standards and reasonable prices all round, the fair is fabulous on all fronts, and you don't even have to pay for entry. Come on, it's a must visit.
The Handmade & Vintage Fair opens for business in Middleton Hall at thecentre:mk on Saturday (March 5) between 9am and 7pm, and again on Sunday (March 6) between (10.30am and 5pm).
Be warned though, it's not a quick visit to take in all of the goodies, so allow plenty of time to take it all in.
You'll find more details over at www.mk-handmade-and-vintage.co.uk
