Something for the weekend?

Want to come to kick start your festive season in style? Want to browse & the beautiful Artisan handmade products & gifts? Want to soak up the festive atmosphere at  Christmas at the Barn 2015 THIS WEEKEND (28th & 29th November) but are not local to the event?  Then why not make a weekend of it?

Christmas at the Barn is held in the beautiful 14th Century Tithe Barn in the equally beautiful village of Mells, Nr Frome Somerset.  The area around Mells is of outstanding beauty and there is so much to do and see with lots of lovely places to stay too including the amazing Talbot Inn.  Here is a quick whistle stop tour with lots of links to entice you to come along!

Why not come for both days of Christmas at the Barn. In and around the Frome, Bath area there is a wealth of beautiful hotels & guest house for all tastes, budgets & needs. Ranging from the very lovely Babington House (part of the Soho House Group) to small country house B&Bs. Have a look or get in contact with the Frome Tourist information board for more information on accommodation or please do drop us an email & we will be more than happy to recommend somewhere to you.

1. Frome - Historic Market town with unique shopping experience including Catherine's Hill & Cheap Street. Frome has a vibrant atmosphere and plenty of lovely cafes & pubs too.

2. Wells. - Wells is the smallest city in England. It is a charming little city with plenty of cafes & shops to entice you. Edamay's favorite part of Wells is the beautiful, magnificent Wells Cathedral - approx 10 miles away from Christmas at the Barn.

3. Nunney - the beautiful village of Nunney is approx 3 miles from Christmas at the Barn. Nunney has a beautiful castle managed by English Heritage, a lovely pub, cafe and a flock of ever hungry ducks.

4. Bath - A beautiful city with breath taking Georgian buildings, museums a plenty, the Pump Rooms, Abbey & Therma Spa. Theatres & if you need more festive delights the Bath Christmas Market

5. Babington House. This popular beautiful County House Hotel is just down the road from Christmas at the Barn. It is the ideal place for eating, drinking & relaxing and perhaps a spot of celebrity spotting! www.babingtonhouse.co.uk

Go on treat yourself to a relaxing weekend away in beautiful Somerset & kick start your festive season in style at Christmas at the Barn - you deserve it!!

CHARITY RAFFLE

Now, I always knew that the 2015 Christmas at the Barn Stall holders were a very talented bunch. All designing & making their wares locally here in the Southwest but what I didn't realise was what a GENEROUS bunch they all are too! Just look at some of the FANTASTIC prizes that can be won at Christmas at the Barn's charity raffle.  There will be 20 gorgeous prizes on the raffle on each day. All prizes are a product from the Stall Holders' range also available to buy on the day. All the prizes are very lovely. It is guaranteed you will want to win them all!

Here is a little taster of some of the prizes. It is all very exciting. Decorations from Jo Lucksted Ceramics, Earrings from Colour by Design,  Mirror from Gothic Mirrors & Hamper from Hembridge Organics.

We will be adding more prizes to excite you as we get confirmation of them. A huge thank you to the very lovely Christmas at the Barn 2015 stall holders. Tickets will be for sale on each day of the event for just £1.  All proceeds from the raffle will be going to the Holcombe Brownie Group.

Good luck & see you on 28th & 29th November 2015!!

CHRISTMAS AT THE BARN 2015

DON'T FORGET CHRISTMAS AT THE BARN IS NEXT WEEKEND

SAT 28TH & SUN 29TH NOVEMBER 2015 

OPEN FROM 10AM TIL 5PM 

FREE ADMISSION

100'S OF BEAUTIFUL ITEMS FOR SALE

REFRESHMENTS SERVED ALL DAY

CHARITY RAFFLE

SEE YOU SOON X

Christmas at the Barn Stall Holders Part II

ROLL UP, ROLL UP look who is coming to Christmas at the Barn Sat 28th & Sun 29th November 2015… Part II

Christmas at the Barn 2015 is a 2 day celebration of the festive season & beautiful, locally handmade unique items which are guaranteed to make perfect gifts this Christmas. 

Preparations are well underway for this years event.  All 21 stalls on both days of the event have been carefully selected and curated to guarantee that you will find some truly unique, beautiful gifts for friends and family. 

Christmas at the Barn 2015 is going to be BIGGER, BETTER & EVEN MORE PACKED with festive loveliness (impossible I hear you cry!)

Listed below are details of this years stall holders (PART 2). So put the date in your diary & we will see you all soon!


Somerset Feather Company
The Somerset Feather company uses locally sourced, sustainable feathers from country estates within Somerset to product individual, stunning and contemporary products. Emma will be selling her beautiful wreaths, pictures and accessories on Saturday 28th.
www.somersetfeathercompany.co.uk

Knapps Farm Alpacas
Based in Doulting Tracey will be selling her range of 100% pure Somerset Aplaca woollen.  The wool is from her own herd of Alpacas at her home Knapps Farm. How cool is that to harvest the wool from your own Alpacas!  Alpaca wool is beautifully soft and 100% natural. The items for sale will include: hats, scarves, gloves & baby booties. We are hoping Tracey will bring one of her alpacas along too! 
www.knapps-farm.co.uk 

Innox Hill Potters
Tim Rose will be selling his beautiful handcrafted range of stoneware domestic pottery along with sculptural pieces and prints of his stunning etchings. 
www.timrosepotsandprints.com

Melting Pot Glass Art
Sally of Melting Pot Glass Art is based in Martock, Somerset. Sally will be selling her beautiful range of fused glass jewellery, hangings, Christmas decorations, bowls, decorative glass panels and coasters.
www.meltingpotglassart.co.uk 

Jinny Wessel Leather

Jinny will be selling her stunning range of handmade, hand sewn vegetable tanned leather items. Jinny's items are breathtakingly beautiful. They will make perfect gifts or a treat to treasure for yourself.  

As the Crow Flies

Bristol based Bee will be selling her beautiful range of handmade ceramics and illustrated homewares. Bee hand produces her items from original illustrations, adding these to delicate porcelain, traditional earthenware slip products, fine bone china products and screen printed tea towels.

asthecrowsfly.co.uk

Julia Blaker

Local Artist Julia's studio is based in the Silk Mill, Frome. Julia will be exhibiting at Christmas at the Barn on Sunday 29th November. She will be selling her wonderful range of prints and cards featuring local scenes. We love the print of the Tithe Barn, Mells which is home to Christmas a the Barn.  Julia will be sharing her stall with Green Gecko Designs who will be selling their range of crochet scarves and hats. 

www.juliablaker.co.uk

MUD DOG

Salisbury based Vics will be selling her beautifully handcrafted tweed scarves, key rings,  & dog bandanas (modelled here by the lovely Spike). She will also have a range of lampshades and other homewares available. 

www.muddogs.org

Pickle-Lily

The lovely Jo from Pickle-Lily will be selling her cute range of handcrafted felt Christmas Decorations, toys, craft kits & accessories. Jo is an old friend of Christmas at the Barn, we haven't seen her for a couple of years so it will be wonderful to welcome her back.

www.pickle-lily.co.uk

GOTHIC MIRRORS

Wells based Kate will be selling her stunning range of individually handmade gothic style mirrors. Each mirror is individually hand crafted from a variety of lovely words, with vintage hooks & hinges added. 

Pukka Jewels

Radstock based Sarah will be selling her range of laser cut wood and acrylic jewellery and accessories. Her range makes perfect Christmas presents and self gifts too.

Other locally based hand crafted stalls without websites include:  Silk Scarves painted by Sue, The Tuesday Group collective, with a range of knitted and cross stitched items, James & Lee-anne with a range of up cycled homewares and accessories 

Put the date in your diary & see you there…. only 1 week to go…….we are so excited! x

And this year the proceeds from Christmas at the Barn's charity raffle go to…...

We are delighted to confirm that the 100% of the proceeds from the charity raffle at Christmas at the Barn 2015 are going to a local Brownie Guide Group.

Brown Owl and her happy little Brownie helpers from Holcombe Brownie Pack are excited to be selling raffle tickets on both the Saturday and Sunday.

The raffle will raise funds for their group as well as promoting & recruiting Brownies to join their wonderful, fun, adventure filled group which takes place at Holcombe Village Hall on a Monday evening between 6pm & 7.30pm.

Since the first Christmas at the Barn in 2010 we are proud to say that the event has raised £3500 for local charities.

Meet the 2015 Christmas at the Barn Stall Holders. You won't be disappointed in this year's line up! PART 1

ROLL UP, ROLL UP look who is coming to Christmas at the Barn Sat 28th & Sun 29th November 2015

Christmas at the Barn 2015 is a 2 day celebration of the festive season & beautiful, locally handmade unique items which are guaranteed to make perfect gifts this Christmas. 

Preparations are well underway for this years event.  All 21 stalls on both days of the event have been carefully selected and curated to guarantee that you will find some truly unique, beautiful gifts for friends and family. 

Christmas at the Barn 2015 is going to be BIGGER, BETTER & EVEN MORE PACKED with festive loveliness (impossible I hear you cry!)

Listed below are details of this years stall holders (PART 1). So put the date in your diary & we will see you all soon!

Edamay Homewares & Accessories 
Edamay look forward to welcoming you to Christmas at the Barn 2015. Rebecca from Edamay is organizer of Christmas at the Barn.  She will be selling a selection of handmade homewares, cushions, Children’s accessories & Christmas decorations & cards.  
www.edamay.com

Farrington Flowers
You are in for a treat at this Christmas at the Barn 2015. In addition to all of the loveliness to be found inside the Barn at Christmas at the Barn 2015 Tessa Farrington from Farrington Flowers will be selling her wreaths & festive garlands outside the Barn on Sunday 29th November.

Kirstie's Allsorts
Kirstie's Allsorts is a textile accessories company from Bruton. From her home Kirstie creates stunningly beautiful handmade gifts and homewares using quality linens and cottons. Each of her designs is inspired by everyday life from a little garden bird to a welcoming cup of tea or old pair of wellies. Her work is stunning and will make the perfect Christmas gifts. www.kirstiesallsorts.com

Hembridge Organics
The super lovely & unquestionably delicious Hembridge Organics from East Pennard will be a Christmas at the Barn 2015 for the first time selling the delicious range or jams, chutneys & preserves. Perfect for gifting and adding a touch of yum to Christmas meals. See www.hembridgeorganics.co.uk/preserves  for their full range of yumminess!

      

Tea Green Bags
Accessory-alohics beware! We are so very excited to welcome Tea Green to Christmas at the Barn 2015. Frances Bayliss designs a stunningly beautiful range of simple, distinctive bags, purses and accessories. The designs are causal & elegant whilst being very practical. The range is made in the Britain from quality leathers and natural fabrics. The products will make perfect Christmas gifts & perhaps a little self gift too!  Check out their range at tea-green.co.uk

     


Millie Moon
Frome based Millie Moon will be selling their fantastically beautiful range of haberdashery items, handmade gifts & craft kits
If you can’t wait until November to see their items go & visit their beautiful, shop in Catherine Hill Frome!  www.milliemoonshop.co.uk

Plant Stall
Offering festive bulbs and follage along with season decorations and ribbons. Stop by this stall for seasonal finishing touches for your home. 

Colour Designs
We are seriously in love with Clare’s collection of bright, bold jewellery & are delighted that she will be returning to Christmas at the Barn for her second year. Big hint to Mr Christmas at the Barn for a Christmas present from this stall please! www.colour-designs.co.uk

Liz Olivia Designs 

Shepton based milliner Liz Olivia will be bringing along her stunning range of hats & head ware. Seriously stylish, practical  & beautifully made your head will thanks you all winter  when you wear one of her hats. Liz’s hats make great gifts too.  
                                     

Milly and Me

Milly and Me will be selling their range of super cute handmade textile critters, gifts, home decor & Christmas decorations.

Huckvales

Back for their second year Huckvale's is a mother and daughter team producing handmade items such as lampshades and Christmas decorations. They also sell knitted goods including scarves, tote bags, cushions and table decorations which feature unique Christmas designs embellished with beads. They offer beautiful gift wrapping of your purchases too which is a fab added treat. We look forward to welcoming you back ladies x

Tina Seviour Jewellery
Somerset based jewellery designer Tina Seviour is returning to Christmas at the Barn for a fourth year. Tina’s pieces are often beautiful ‘one-offs’ made predominately from recycled silver. www.tinaseviourjewellery.co.uk

Mary McQuillian 
Illustrator Mary McQuillian will be selling her delightful range of painted houses and illustrations. Mary is a super talented illustrator and has illustrated a mountain of children's books. Along with illustrating Mary is a member of the Edamay team working on our popular range of personalised key rings and Christmas decorations. 

Jo Lucksted

Shepton Mallet based Ceramic artist Jo will selling her beautiful range of ceramic buttons, bowls and angels. She will also be selling a range of Union Jack themed cushions & wall hangings. Prices range from £1 - £185.  If you can’t wait to see Jo’s collection pop along to her studio shop in Shepton! www.jolucksted.com 

                                 

Coco Bella
Mells Deana from Coco-Bella will be selling their delicious handcrafted fine dark & white chocolates. A delicious gift or simply a yummy treat for yourself! www.coco-bella.co.uk

In addition to all of this there will be fresh, home-baked cakes, soups and refreshments served all day. Along with lashings of mulled wine & mince pies.

Activities to entertain the children whilst you shop will also be available with a Christmas-Picture colouring in section,  lucky dip & a charity raffle.  Make sure you put the date in your diary & we will see you on the 28th & 29th November 2015! 

Save the date: Christmas at the Barn is back on the 28th & 29th November 2015

A weekend bursting with festive loveliness. Christmas at the Barn 2015 will showcase a wonderfully curated collection 20 local artisan stalls. The items on sale will include: handmade gifts, accessories, hats, scarves, wreaths, preserves, cards, paintings, ceramics, plants and much, much more.

We can't wait to welcome you to the back to the Barn and kick start your Christmas 2015 in style!

Please note that all stalls for Christmas at the Barn 2015 have now sold.