The Creative Craft Show

The day before yesterday I went to the Creative Craft Show. This is my third show and I was just as excited to go this time as the first time I went. They've moved it to the Trafford Centre instead of the centre of Manchester which took a little more planning to get there, but I wasn't going to let this stop me. I went with my mum and sister and as we walked towards the doors with my shopper bag over my arm and my purse in hand my mum said to me 'you look like you mean business'. I love this show. I start with a budget and always spend every last penny of it and wish I had some more to spend afterwards. In fact I'd already spent my budget by the time I was two thirds the way round and was gutted when I spotted one of the last stalls I visited was a treasure trove of buttons and ribbons at knock down prices. Hope that stall is there next year.
I was one of the first people to be let in and headed straight to my favourite stall which it seems most people head to first as within minutes of me being there it suddenly felt like a plague of locusts had joined me as hands started grabbing bargains all around me. The stall is 'Every Crafts a Pound' and they never disappoint. I managed to snag myself some great cupcake and Smirk toppers, a 3 in one tool which was a craft knife, pokey tool and embosser. I also got some lovely paper flowers, gems, brads and more. The great part is that if you pick 12 items you only pay for 10, I just don't know how they do it. Their website is also brilliant with tonnes of bargains. If you're a keen crafter you must get to one of these shows near you, it's now become the highlight of my year.
The kids are back in school tomorrow so I'm planning a day full of crafting with my new crafty products so watch this space because I'm going to attempt to include some pictures of my cards soon.