Winter 2026 across Kent
Christmas markets, door hangings & the long making behind them
This winter I'll be taking handmade decorations, bespoke door hangings, home fragrances and table displays to Kent Christmas markets — every piece built from things gathered from the land and the sea, in colours to settle into any home.
Dates & venues
Where I'll be this winter
Every market I'm booked for goes up here first, with the day, the venue and what I'll be bringing. Send me a message and I'll tell you where to find me — and I'll happily hold a piece back for you before market day.
Sun 25 Oct
Health & Wellbeing Fair
Sunday 25th October 2026
Longfield and New Barn Village Hall
11am – 5pm
I'll be there all day with wreaths, door hangings, candle gift boxes and little coastal sets.
Fri 30 Oct
Tarot & Treats
Friday 30th October 2026
Southfleet Village Hall
6pm – 10pm
A late autumn evening of a market — come along after work for something handmade to take home.
Sat 31 Oct
Not So Spooky Halloween Fun Day & Craft Fair
Saturday 31st October 2026
Hawkinge Community Centre, Kent CT18 7FP
10am – 3pm
Free entry, with craft stalls, face painting and apple bobbing — bring the little ones along.
Sat 7 Nov
Hann Made Events Christmas Market
Saturday 7th November 2026
Herne Bay Freemason Hall, Cecil Park, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 6DL
11am – 3pm
A wonderful selection of stalls from local businesses by the sea — everyone welcome.
Fri 20 Nov
Sip & Social
Friday 20th November 2026
Southfleet Village Hall
11am – 5pm
The last warm-up before the Christmas run. Come and see the new hanging decorations in the flesh.
Sat 21 Nov
Meet Santa & Festive Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday 21st November 2026
Singleton Village Hall
10am – 3pm
Meet Santa, then come and find a handmade gift that no one else will have.
Sun 22 Nov
Afternoon Tea & Tarot
Sunday 22nd November 2026
Stone Pavilion
11am – 5pm
Cake, chat and a look round the stall — a lovely day out before the Christmas rush.
Thu 26 Nov
Christmas Market at The Royal Wells Hotel
Thursday 26th November 2026
The Royal Wells Hotel, Tunbridge Wells
2pm – 9pm
An evening Christmas market at the hotel — artisan candles, curated gifts and one-of-a-kind handmade pieces.
Sat 28 Nov
Meet Santa & Festive Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday 28th November 2026
West Faversham Community Centre
10am – 3pm
A festive craft fair with Santa — wreaths and door hangings ready to order in time for December.
Wed 2 Dec
Elaine Primary School Winter Fayre
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Elaine Avenue, Strood, Kent ME2 2YN
3.30pm – 5pm
Stalls, games, refreshments and fun, all for the school. Come and see me before I pack up at five.
Sat 5 Dec
Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday 5th December 2026
Tenterden Club, Tenterden, Kent
10am – 3pm
Handmade gifts, festive treats and local makers — come and say hello at the stall.
Sun 6 Dec
Meet Santa & Festive Christmas Craft Fair
Sunday 6th December 2026
Rochester Grammar School
10am – 3pm
Santa, festive stalls and handmade pieces made just for you.
Sat 12 Dec
Meet Santa & Festive Christmas Craft Fair
Saturday 12th December 2026
Hawkinge Community Centre, Kent CT18 7FP
10am – 3pm
Meet Santa, collect a special gift, then browse the festive craft stalls — tickets on sale now.
18–19 Dec
Meet Santa & Festive Christmas Craft Fair
Friday 18th & Saturday 19th December 2026
Maidstone Market Hall, Kent ME16 8LW
8.30am – 6pm
Two full days just before Christmas — the perfect time for a one-of-a-kind last-minute gift.
Sun 20 Dec
Christmas Shopping Event
Sunday 20th December 2026
Longfield and New Barn Village Hall
11am – 5pm
The last one of the season — the perfect chance to pick up a last-minute gift that nobody else will have.
Can't make a market? Everything I take along can be made to order and posted — just allow the lead times on the order timeline.
Market booking
Reserve a piece for market day
Tell me which fair you're coming to and what you'd love made, and I'll have it ready for you to collect. Payment is only arranged once we've agreed the details.
Locally sourced, from land and sea
What goes into every piece
Nothing is bought in a plastic packet. The materials come from the garden, the hedgerow, the orchard and the Kent shoreline — so each decoration carries the season it was made in.
From the land
- Evergreen, bay and eucalyptus cut from the garden and hedgerow
- Pine cones, sycamore keys, seed heads and moss
- Orchard oranges and lemons, dried slowly at home
- Cinnamon sticks, star anise and cloves for scent
- Home-grown roses, statice and dried flowers
- Hessian, jute twine and undyed wool
From the sea
- Driftwood weathered pale along the Kent coast
- Beach stones, pebbles and shells
- Sea glass and soft coastal blues
- Feathers and rope ends found on the tide line
- Sands and salt air in the finish of every piece
Decorations & door hangings
Made to hang, and to be noticed
Bespoke door hangings and decorations built on vine and hazel frames, packed with greenery and finished with hessian bows, driftwood pegs and hand-stamped tags. Large, generous and full of texture — never flat or thin.
- Front-door hangings in garden greenery or coastal driftwood
- Hanging bundles of eucalyptus, lavender and dried flowers
- Driftwood stars, baubles and pebble decorations for the tree
- Table runners of evergreen, bay and dried citrus
- Little gift sets of stones, sea glass and a candle
Colours that settle in
A palette for any home
Everything is built around natural, settled colours — soft whites and greens, coastal blues, warm hessian and clay. Choose the story that matches your rooms and I'll make to match.
Frost & Eucalyptus
Natural whites and soft greens — silvery eucalyptus, bleached driftwood and pale stone. Calm and fresh, lovely in bright, modern rooms.
Coastal Haze
Sea glass blues, weathered timber and sand tones. A quieter Christmas by the sea, with driftwood stars and pebble details.
Wren & Terracotta
Warm hessian, clay and toasted cinnamon. Cosy and earthy against cream walls, wooden floors and linen cushions.
Holly & Bark
Deep evergreen, dried red berries and bark, finished with a hessian bow. The traditional Christmas colours, kept natural.
Citrus & Spice
Dried orange and lemon, cinnamon and star anise. Glows amber in candlelight and fills a hall with warm scent.
Scent & table
Home fragrances & table displays
The finishing touches I'll be bringing along — things that make a house feel Christmas without a single glittery ornament.
Home fragrances
Natural soy candles poured in small glass jars with plain cream labels, wax melts of orange and cinnamon, dried potpourri bundles in hessian bags, and eucalyptus bunches for the bathroom. Scents stay close to the garden — rosemary, bay, cedar and citrus peel, never sweet.
Table displays
Long greenery runners of eucalyptus, bay and pine, laid with cream pillar candles in simple glass, dried orange slices, cinnamon bark and pale beach stones used as place-card holders. Whites and greens throughout, so the table looks settled rather than dressed up.
All the work behind the stall
The winter making season
From September onwards the workbench is full. Here's how a market stall fills itself, one piece at a time.
Gathering
Weekly, from September
Greenery cut that morning, driftwood and stones collected along the coast, orchard fruit brought home in crates.
Drying & curing
1–3 weeks
Oranges, lemons, flowers and grasses are slowly dried so they last all season without dropping their colour.
Building the base
1 day per piece
Vine and hazel frames wrapped in hessian and twine — the bones of every wreath and door hanging.
Arranging & tying
2–4 hours each
Everything wired and tied by hand, layer by layer, working from the outside in until the piece feels full and settled.
Scenting & finishing
1 day
Candles poured into glass, potpourri blended and bagged, tags hand-stamped and ribbons tied.
Packing for the market
The day before
Crates loaded, price cards written and the hessian laid out — then driven to the market with a thermos of tea.
Everything is tied, never glued — so a piece can be refreshed, taken down in January, and the greenery composted. That's the point of making with things that came from the garden in the first place.
Want a piece before market day?
Tell me the colours of your home and what you'd like — a door hanging, a table runner, a box of candles — and I'll make it to order and confirm a date and price before I start.