Handmade by Holly

10/09/2026

I'll be attending this great fundraiser on November 15th at the Fisherman's Hall in Buckie! 💜

08/09/2026

🎄✨ THE FIRST SPARKLE OF CHRISTMAS FAIR ✨🎄
📍 Ardoe House, Aberdeenshire
📅 Sunday 22nd November 2026
⏰ 10am – 5pm

Get ready to step into a magical festive wonderland at The First Sparkle of Christmas Fair at the beautiful Ardoe House, Aberdeenshire.

Join us for a spectacular day filled with Christmas magic, family entertainment, delicious food, live music, unique shopping, and unforgettable festive memories.

This is the perfect way to begin your Christmas celebrations, bringing together amazing local businesses, talented performers, and exciting activities for the whole family.

✨ PROUDLY SPONSORED BY ✨

We are delighted to be supported by our fantastic sponsors, whose generosity helps make this magical event possible:

⭐ GS Creative Design
⭐ FTF Coaching
⭐ Callimuir Canines
⭐ Hillview Windows and Doors Banchory
⭐ Freedom Psychotherapies
⭐ Nu-Vou
⭐ Ravens Landing Photography
⭐ S.Owen Building and Property Maintenance
⭐ Gemini Counselling

A huge thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting local events, small businesses, and the community. ❤️

🎅 A MAGICAL SANTA EXPERIENCE

Children will have the chance to meet Santa and his elves, brought to life by Eventsize, creating a truly magical Christmas experience.

Step into Santa’s Grotto, share your Christmas wishes, and enjoy the excitement of meeting the man himself! 🎅✨

🎄 FAMILY FUN & ENTERTAINMENT

There will be something for everyone to enjoy throughout the day, including:

🐾 Meet the Animal Critter – joining us from 10:00am – 12:00pm, giving families the chance to get up close and meet some adorable animals
🎨 Face Painting
✨ Glitter Artists
💇 Hair Braiding
🧸 Build a Bear Workshop
📖 Festive Storytelling – sit back, relax, and enjoy magical Christmas stories perfect for little ones
🎩 Magician performances
🎈 Balloons
⚔️ Festive Kilted Stormtrooper
✨ Plus lots more festive fun and entertainment!

🎶 LIVE CHRISTMAS CHOIR PERFORMANCES

Enjoy the wonderful sounds of Christmas as we welcome some incredible local choirs and vocal groups performing throughout the day, including:

🎤 Rachael Watson Rock Choir
🎤 MJR Vocal
🎤 The Kingswells Singers
🎤 Silver City Singers
🎤 Tutti Choir
🎶 Plus more special guests to be announced!

Enjoy the festive atmosphere as these talented performers fill Ardoe House with beautiful Christmas music. 🎄🎶

🍿 FESTIVE TREATS & REFRESHMENTS

Candy Corner will be joining us with all your favourite sweet treats, including:

🍿 Fresh popcorn
🍭 Candy floss
🥤 Slushies
🍬 Other delicious treats perfect for enjoying while exploring the fair

🍕 FOOD & CATERING

There will be plenty of delicious food options available throughout the day from our fantastic catering partners:

🍕 Pizza Box – serving freshly made pizzas
🔥 Smoke and Soul – bringing incredible flavours and tasty dishes
☕ The Daily Grind – serving delicious drinks and treats

Plus, don’t miss out on the amazing selection of freshly made bakes and festive goodies available on the day.

🎁 SHOP LOCAL THIS CHRISTMAS

Explore over 65 amazing crafters and makers, all showcasing their incredible handmade creations, gifts, and festive products.

Discover unique Christmas presents, beautiful home items, and one-of-a-kind treasures while supporting talented local businesses. ❤️

🎟️ TICKETS & ENTRY TIMES

Tickets are available through Eventbrite. This event has been incredibly popular and always sells out, so make sure you secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment!

🎫 Book your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-first-sparkle-christmas-fair-tickets-1997830758579?aff=oddtdtcreator

To help manage numbers and ensure everyone has the best experience, tickets will be split into three entry time slots:

⏰ 10:00am – 12:00pm
⏰ 12:30pm – 2:30pm
⏰ 3:00pm – 5:00pm

🎟️ TICKET PRICES

Adults: £4.50
Children over 1: £2.00
👶 Children under 1: *FREE*

📲 KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE EVENT

Follow our Facebook event page for all the latest announcements, entertainment updates, special guests and everything you need to know in the run-up to the big day:

https://www.facebook.com/share/19hHDAK7gj/

🎄✨ THE FIRST SPARKLE OF CHRISTMAS FAIR ✨🎄

📍 Ardoe House, Aberdeenshire
📅 Sunday 22nd November 2026
⏰ 10am – 5pm

Come and experience The First Sparkle of Christmas Fair — a magical festive day full of music, laughter, shopping, treats, entertainment and Christmas cheer.

Create memories with your family, support local makers, and celebrate the start of the most wonderful time of the year! 🎅🎄✨

Get ready to shine at A First Sparkle Christmas Fair with festive fun, gifts, and holiday cheer!

28/02/2026

🌈 THANK YOU 🌈
I just want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who bought a number to raise money for the Fochabers Play Park. You've managed to raise £180!!
The lucky winner of the doll is Gemma Archibald 💜

29/01/2026

My daughter's Rainbows group are hoping to raise money for the Fochabers Playpark Project. Eden and I are offering one of my handmade plushies to help raise money (I've attached photos of previous ones that I have made). These can made to your exact specification 🥰

Tickets are £5 and I am hoping that we can sell 50 numbers so that we can give all £250 to the project. If more people are interested, then I can increase the amount of numbers.

Payments can be made to my PayPal via the 'Friends and Family' option; [email protected]
*** If anyone needs my bank details instead, please just ask!

The winning number will be drawn on 28th of February, or once we have sold all 50 numbers, and all payments are made.

Please feel free to share this post, but make sure to comment on this original post so that I can keep track of numbers ☺️

Thank you all in advance for any support you can show ❤️

1. Sarah Newton 💜
2. Mora Anderson 💜
3. Rachel Matheson 💜
4. Jennifer Chambers 💜
5. Lara Ross 💜
6. Donna Coull 💜
7. Gemma Archibald 💜
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10. Samantha McKay 💜
11. Lara Ross 💜
12. Sarah Newton 💜
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14. Hilary Williamson 💜
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16. Christine Brownlee 💜
17. Jennifer Chambers 💜
18. Hilary Williamson 💜
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20. Mora Anderson 💜
21. Marie Griffin 💜
22. Glenda Pride 💜
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25. Katie Snedden-Murdoch 💜
26. Gemma Archibald 💜
27. Katie Snedden-Murdoch 💜
28. Paula Stewart 💜
29. Jennifer Chambers 💜
30. Margaret Macdonald 💜
31. Hilary Williamson 💜
32. Lindsay Greig 💜
33. Donna Coull 💜
34. Margaret Macdonald 💜
35. Eilidh Stuart 💜
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38. Jennifer Chambers 💜
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40. Hilary Williamson 💜
41. Christine Brownlee 💜
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43. Eilidh Stuart 💜
44. Lindsay Greig 💜
45. Rachel Matheson 💜
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47. Jennifer Chambers 💜
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49. Kay Dawson 💜
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20/11/2025

🎄 All set up 🎄
I'm at Hopeman Primary school 6-8pm this evening for my last Christmas market this year!
Come along and join in the festivities ❄️

19/11/2025

🎄 My last Christmas fayre 🎄
Come along tomorrow to Hopeman Primary to catch the last of my stock for the year!
It's always a busy and lovely Christmas fayre to attend, so I can't wait to go!
All information is on the poster 🥰❄️

15/11/2025

❄️ All set up and ready to go ❄️
Come along to Curl Aberdeen for a fantastic day out with or without the kids! So many things to see and do from Santa's Grotto, a choir, over 60 crafter stalls and some yummy food/drink 🎄
I'm in the main hall ☃️
Tickets can be purchased at the door, if you don't already have one. I hope to see you here ❄️

01/11/2025

❄️ I'm back! ❄️
I'm down at the Fisherman's Hall in Buckie today, 10am - 2pm.
Come along and see all the goodies 🎄

24/10/2025

❄️ Markets I'm attending ❄️

Hello everyone! I've been crazy busy behind the scenes making loads of plushies for some events. These will be the only events I'm attending for the rest of the year!

🎄 Fisherman's Hall in Buckie 'Winter Market', Saturday 1st of November from 10am - 2pm (free entry)

🦌 Rockin' Around the Christmas Market in Aberdeen, Saturday 15th of November from 10am - 4.30pm (ticketed event)

☃️ Hopeman Primary Christmas Market in Hopeman, Thursday 20th November from 6-8pm

I hope to see you there! 🥰💜