10 TIPs TO ENTER YOUR LOCAL CRAFT SHOW.

Go on! Make it- wear it - share it with the world!

Make It. Wear It. Share It.

A celebration of handmade skills, creativity and community.

This handmade campaign is to hopefully inspire you to create and wear your handmade creations proudly and share them with the world!

Local shows, fairs and community exhibitions are about so much more than ribbons and prize money. They celebrate creativity, courage, craftsmanship and community while helping preserve handmade skills for future generations.

Whether you crochet, sew, knit, quilt, bake, paint, garden or make something completely unique, entering your local show is a chance to proudly share what you've created, connect with other makers and experience the excitement and anticipation of seeing your work on display. In a world filled with fast consumption and screens, handmade skills matter more than ever.

Make it. Wear it. Share it.

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Ready To Enter Your Local Show?

I'm very proud to say that I'm a multi-award winner from exhibiting at my local shows! So I've put together 10 tips for entering your local craft show to encourage closet crafters like you to be brave and enter anyway!

What you'll learn:

✔ How to choose what to enter

✔ Common mistakes to avoid

✔ How to prepare your entry

✔ Why perfection isn't required

✔ How to enjoy the experience!

✔ How to learn from my epic fail!

Make it. Wear it. Share it.

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LEARN from a multi award-winner!

Hi, I’m Kate — mumtrepreneur, designer and passionate maker behind HeartMade Crafts and CYC’d.

As a crochet artist I am proud to say that after years of exhibiting at my local agricultural shows - I am a multi-award-winner! One of my handmade tea cozies alone has earned four First Place ribbons across multiple shows! I just love all that comes with enetering these shows - the months of designing and making, the anticipation, the nerves, seeing other people's creativity and the pure excitement of a placement or even the big WIN!!

That’s why I created my “Make It. Wear It. Share It.” campaign and my free guide: 10 Tips For Entering Your Local Show — to encourage closet crafters, beginners and seasoned makers alike to be brave, share their creations and get involved in their local creative community.

Because handmade skills matter.

And you’ve got to be in it to win it!

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My Absolute utter FAIL...

Alongside the wins, I’ve also had epic fails — including a homemade relish that was completely disqualified because I didn’t read the schedule properly. And honestly? That failure taught me more than the ribbons did.

This guide was inspired by my biggest craft show fail ever!

So learn from my mistakes, trust your instincts, grab the guide to get you started and just enter anyway!

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10 TIPs TO ENTER YOUR LOCAL CRAFT SHOW.

Go on! Make it- wear it - share it with the world!

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My absolute Utter Craft show fail and What I've learned from it...

I've won multiple awards for my crochet but boy did I bottom out with my relish entry! Here is what I learned!

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