Handmade for Christmas 2022 - The Workhouse Chapel

Handmade 

for Christmas 

28 Oct - 31 Dec 2022 

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A TWO MONTH SLICE OF 

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HEAVEN 

Open 

9.30- 4:30 

* 

everyday 

*but not Christmas or Boxing Day 

A glorious mix of unique and 

beautiful gifts from 

local designers, 

artists and 

makers 

THE WORKHOUSE CHAPEL 

Bath Road, Sturminster Newton 

DT10 1DS 

workhousechapel.co.uk

Is it a gallery? Is it a gift shop? Is it a craft fair? 

Handmade for Christmas is so much more… 

Handmade for Christmas at the Workhouse Chapel is an 

annual extravaganza of loveliness, a cornucopia of wonder, 

bringing together work by dozens of incredibly talented 

makers and artists from Dorset and surrounding counties. 

We do our very best to bring you a diverse and exceptional 

range of fairly priced, properly hand-crafted, completely 

unique gifts. Who knows, we might even have the perfect 

thing for Uncle Herbert - and then you’ll need a special little 

treat for yourself…

Hello! Hello! I’m Rose - the one with the 

glasses - and Handmade for Christmas 

is my baby. I like to pretend I’m in charge - 

please don’t disillusion me… 

Kate is my trusty second-in-command - she 

works super-hard to retrieve and maintain 

the control and balance that I have mislaid. 

Then there’s Bob - his job is lighting the fire, 

stacking the woodpile, lifting heavy stuff, 

fetching and carrying - not a genderstereotypical 

role at all… 

The three of us make up the all-year team, 

but even though we’re blooming wonderful, 

we couldn’t manage Handmade for Christmas 

without help from the Fabulously, 

Wonderfully, Incredibly Helpful 

Elves. They’ll be oh-so-happy to 

help with your shopping and 

generally be cheerily welcoming 

and useful. 

And now prepare to Meet your Makers 

A huge Handmade welcome to this year’s exhibitors. 

This motley crew of creative folk are some of the most 

wonderful people I know. Clever, inventive, funny, weird, 

kind, moral, proud, humble, hard-working, imaginative, crazy. 

Here they are... 

workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716

ALINE JOHNSON 

Luscious cyanotype velvet cushions 

and silk scarves. Multicoloured 

fused striped glass candle holders 

alinejohnson.co.uk 

ALISON BOWYER 

Beautiful fused glass birds, fish and 

other creatures with added wirework 

alisonbowyer.co.uk 

AMMONITE IRONWORK 

Organic metalwork for home 

and garden 

ammoniteironwork.com 

AT THE PATCH CREATIONS 

Needle-felted creatures and 

blockprinted accessories 


A WOLF AND I 

Enchanting silver jewellery 

with a touch of dark magic 

awolfandi.com 

BARRY THE ARKMAN 

Handcrafted wooden arks 

and puzzles 

BEEWRAP 

Beeswax wraps and re-usable 

household items 

beewrap.co.uk 

BELINDA SALES 

Raku fired ceramic wall art 

and whimsical sculptures 

belindasalesceramics.co.uk 


BOB HATCHER 

Stars, lamps and other bright 

ideas - made from scrap 

BROTHERS MAKE 

Handmade products from 100% 

recycled plastic collected from 

local schools and beach cleans 

brothersmake.com 

CU DESIGN 

Lamps with an industrial feel 

and a creative flair 

cudesigns.co.uk 

DAVID METCALFF 

Wire garden sculptures 


DELPHINE JONES 

Beautiful greeting card packs 

celebrating nature, food & drink 

delphinejones.com 

DIANA GIRDWOOD 

Tactile sculptures - lovingly formed 

- from all things; donated, found, 

thrown away 

DRIFTED AND GIFTED 

Lamps, clocks and other creations 

crafted from driftwood and 

beach finds 

driftedandgifted.weebly.com 

ECHO 

Deliciously scented soy candles 

and diffusers 

echocandles.co.uk 


ELM HOUSE STUDIO 

Handbuilt and thrown ceramics 

elmhousestudio.co.uk 

EMMA LEONARD 

Contemporary silver jewellery 

with a pop of colour 

emma-leonard.co.uk 

FIONA KELLY 

Cheerful stoneware pottery 

fionakellypots.co.uk 

GILLIAN ACREMAN 

Gorgeous porcelain vessels 


HANDMADE HARES & 

LITTLE RAYS OF SUNSHINE 

Stitched and painted 

whimsical loveliness 

HARBOURWOOD DESIGNS 

Imaginary worlds and seaside 

memories 

HELEN FRANCIS 

Hel’s Angels and mixed media 

semiabstract images 

JAN DANIELS 

Mad mosaic and bonkers brooches 

from recycled pots and jewels 


JAN STEVENS 

Raku pots - Glass baubles - 

Garden ceramics 

JANE DUNN 

Trees and wreaths from driftwood 

JANE RENWICK 

Porcelain lights and resin 

metal relief dishes 

janerenwick.co.uk 

JASON FERMOR 

Decorative and functional items 

from locally sourced wood 


JUDE SHAW 

Unique and sculptural statement 

jewellery using silver, brass and 

natural gems 

judeshawjewellery.co.uk 

KARINA GILL 

Silver jewellery influenced by 

organic repetition in nature 

karinagill.co.uk 

KATE KIRKBY 

Beautiful mirrors created using 

imagination and random bits 

and bobs 

KATE OSMAN 

Rescued greenhouse glass 

and mixed media prints 

kateosman.co.uk 


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Handmade Making by hand is at the ❤ of who we 

are and what we do - we make with love, passion and 

commitment. We work with natural, local and recycled 

materials, using skills, and tools, handed down through 

generations of craftsmen. For us making by hand is 

so much more than a way of making a living - it’s an 

instinct, a habit, a default setting. The items we make 

hold joy and creativity within them, a very human 

connection. 

Sustainable 

Here at the WC we constantly strive 

to be kinder to our beautiful planet. Making the right 

decisions is sometimes difficult, but we are proud to say 

that all our packaging is recycled or recyclable. If we use 

plastic, you can be sure it’s had a previous life (and we’re 

very happy to have it back to use again, and again, and 

again…. ). Wherever possible we use recycled materials 

and when we can’t, we research the best alternatives. 

Inspired It’s a circular thing…. I get inspired - I start to 

make something - the very act of making inspires me 

to try something else - I go down a rabbit hole, round 

a bend, somewhere unexpected - another idea - I get 

inspired all over again. Creative thinking is a muscle that 

grows stronger with exercise, so let’s all sit down and 

get creatively fit!!! 


1 2 3 

Chapel Chicken’s 2022 holiday snaps 

1 At home - getting ready to pack the sleigh 

2 Planning the journey (hand stitched 

sketchbook - Rose Hatcher) 

3 What a pretty village scene (marquetry 

casket - Lester Durston) 

4 At the seaside (Harbourwood Designs) 

5 In the Teashop (diorama - Handmade Hares) 

6 Chatting to Piglet (Raku fired pigs - 

Nichola Hanman) 

7 Taking a chance with Freddy Fox 

(ceramic fox - Pippa Hill) 

8 Snuggling up to my Gullfriend (papier 

maché bird - Diana Girdwood) 

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LESTER DURSTON 

Beautiful marquetry boxes 

and caskets 

LINDA ROWE 

Christmas decorations, gifts for 

the home, sparkly jewellery made 

from vibrant fused glass 

lindarowe.co.uk 

LISA BERKSHIRE 

Illustrated artworks using vintage 

and salvaged objects 

theillustratedworldoflisaberkshire.co.uk 

LIZ OLIVA 

Hats as different as the people they 

are made for. Keep your ideas warm! 

lizolivahats.com 


LYNDA GREGORY 

Agate ware ceramics made from 

coloured earthenware clay 

LYNNE DINMORE 

Botanically inspired ceramics 

and jewellery 

lynnedinmoreceramics.weebly.com 

MALCOLM FAY 

Handwoven baskets and decorations 

MALCOLM SHEPHERD 

Award-winning blacksmith and 

rainy day silversmith 


MARNHULL LEATHERCRAFT 

Leather hats, bags and belts 

marnhullleathercraft.com 

MATT WAITE 

Wheel-thrown pots made from 

Cornish stoneware clay 

mattwaitepottery.co.uk 

MENINAFELIZ 

Hand stitched fashion accessories 

and lovely treats for your home 

MIN FLETCHER-JONES 

Beautifully wearable, organic silver 

and gold jewellery 

minfletcherjones.co.uk 


NATTY DECO 

Original laser cut decorations 

and handpainted flowers 

nattydeco.store 

NICHOLA HANMAN 

Raku ceramics that need to be 

touched 

PAUL BRAYSHAW & 

MARK CODLING 

Turned wooden bowls and 

whittled spoons 

Paul - pbrayshaw.co.uk 

Mark - fireeye.co.uk 

PETER THOMAS 

Artistic, functional and organic 

lathe turned work 

peterthomaslivingwood.co.uk 


PIP NATURAL SKINCARE 

Handmade, soothing, 

nourishing skincare 

pipnaturalskincare.com 

PIPPA HILL 

Animals sculpted by hand in clay 

pippahillsculpture.co.uk 

PLANKED 

Handmade wooden gifts and 

chopping boards 

plankeddorset.co.uk 

RACHEL HEWITT 

Freestyle machine embroidery 


RACHEL REILLY 

Knitted copper jewellery 

and sculpture 

facetsofavalon.com 

ROSE HATCHER 

Silk floral images - rubbish jewellery - 

hand stitched notebooks and 

sketchbooks 

workhousechapel.co.uk 

ROSEMARY HUMPHREYS 

Hand-knitted fair-isle hats and 

mittens 

RUPERT ANDREWS 

Unique colourful crackle-glaze pots 


SAM DODD 

Vibrant acrylic paintings of our 

native flora and fauna 

samdoddart.co.uk 

SARAH JANE 

Wheel-thrown ceramics and festive 

porcelain decorations 

sarahjanehandmade.co.uk 

SARAH ROBINSON 

Linocut prints and gorgeous cards 

sarahrobinsondesigns.co.uk 

SARAH TRUSCOTT 

Weaver of scarves, inspired by colour 

sarahtruscottweaver.co.uk 


STEWED FAIRY 

Up-cycled clothes and accessories 

made from repurposed wool and 

cashmere 

SUE BAKER 

Gloriously realistic paper mache fish 

papiermachefish.co.uk 

SUE JENKINS (TONLEAF) 

Eco-printed and hand-stitched 

fabrics. Scarves, clothes, bags, 

cushions 

tonleaf.com 

SUNSHINE BINDERY 

Delightfully joyful and earth-kind 

stationery 

thesunshinebindery.co.uk 


SUZY Q 

Beautiful machine embroidered 

accessories 

THE GARDENER’S BLACKSMITH 

Decorative plant supports and 

garden structures 

thegardenersblacksmith.co.uk 

THE JUNIPER COMPANY 

Glass inspired by nature, colour 

and form 

junipercompany.co.uk 

THE MOUSEHOLE WOOLERY 

Contemporary needle-felted 

wool sculptures 

themouseholewoolery.co.uk 


TIBOR EPERJESSY 

Simple and durable designs in 

colourful leather 

tiboreperjessy.com 

That’s all folks! 

We’re so looking forward to welcoming you to 

Handmade for Christmas at Workhouse Chapel - you’re 

just going to love it! 

If you want to know more about what we do here for the 

rest of the year, why not visit workhousechapel.co.uk 

and sign up to our delightfully sporadic newsletter. 

And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and 

Instagram to keep up with our day-to-day creative 

adventures (and disasters). 

Wishing you a very, very happy, healthy, warm and 

peaceful Christmas. 

With love from Rose, Kate, Bob and the Elves 

XXXXXXXX 


THE WORKHOUSE CHAPEL 

Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1DS 

07900 580716 • handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk 

www.workhousechapel.co.uk 

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