Participants, October 2026

Little Moon Jewellery

Little Moon Jewellery has been running for 2 years.

Little Moon creates rings, stud earrings, necklaces, hoop earrings and bracelets.

Prices ranges from £15-£95.

Stacey Donnelley

Stacey’s work focuses now on ceramics, incorporating her passion for wood and her evolving skill for ceramics into every kindness creation she makes, so each piece has her love and a little of her heart. She finds inspiration sat in her favourite peaceful place, writing poetry, watching nature and the ever-changing seasons.

Holly Acland

Holly Acland, Cumbrian illustrator and printmaker, is bringing her colourful block-printed and paper-collage artwork to the fair, and you won't want to walk past. Her prints and cards burst with colour, texture and bold, hand-cut shape, inspired by travel, family life and the natural world. Come and browse, choose your favourites, and take a little colour home.

Riverside Baskets

Alison makes and sells handmade willow baskets. She uses English willow.

The business is based in Staveley.

Alison welcomes commissions.

Ian Fishwick

Ian is a wood turner, creating bowls, platters, boxes, candle holders, and vases.

Prices range from £10 - £40

The Blind Chocolatier

Stuart Hann has been a pastry Chef in the English Lake District since 2007 and has been at the heart of a team winning multiple awards including 2 Rosette Standard. In July 2015 Stuart was diagnosed with a rare eye condition called Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) meaning he is now registered legally blind. "Here at The Blind Chocolatier, it is our mission to bring you the finest selection of top quality handmade Chocolates. Our Chocolates are lovingly crafted for an amazing experience every time you try one."

Megan Croft Ceramics

Megan makes stoneware ceramics - namely tableware - including cups, mugs, bowls, plates, vases and jewellery.

Each piece is unique, having been thrown and fired in small batches by Megan.

Jill Clough

Jill is a local author of several books for teens and young adults, including:

Morph
The Making of Cassie Clearwater
Blood Runs Cold
If Dreams Should Die
Anna and the Shrivelling

Suzi Richer. Herbs. Growing. Health.

Delighted that @suzi_richer will be joining Lake Makers Fair on 17th October.

Suzi will bringing along some seasonal and apple-related herbal food products. She will have tasters of them all so make sure you stop-by to try them.

And she will have loose leaf herbal teas: nettle, marshmallow root, hawthorn berry, calendula, rosemary, sage, lemon balm, oat straw.

And tea strainers.

Mandy Allan

Mandy Allan is an animal artist creating original coloured pencil and soft pastel drawings of primarily British Wildlife and Lake District farming breeds. She loves to create the character and expression of my subjects. Her originals range between £200 to £900. She also produces Limited Edition prints from her drawings, both framed and unframed (£45-£150), hand-made cushions sewn herself with gorgeous woollen backing fabrics (£35) and plastic free greetings cards at £3 each.

David Mundin

Original paintings and drawings, prints and sculptures. Themes are local views and landmarks with a fantastical and steampunk edge. Subjects are based on local history and folklore also.

David likes to use recycled bits and bobs for models and many of his frames are handmade or reclaimed and re-painted.

Prices range from £5 to approximately £200.

Hana Bassett

Hana is a Cumbrian printmaker making lino prints and wood engravings rooted in folklore and the wilds.

Jam Chowder

Jaz makes clay 'cane' method jewellery. Her jewellery uses psychedelic, colourful patterns. No two pieces are the same - everything is eye-catching and unique.

The jewellery uses hypoallergenic, nickel-free hooks.

Use the link below to explore more of this amazing jewellery.

Tony Morgan

Tony will be selling his amazing leatherwork at Lake Makers Fair.

“Everything is made by hand here in my workshop in North Lancashire. Most of my leather and hardware are sourced from the UK, with the rest from the mainland of Europe. All the stitching is done by hand – no sewing machines. This results in a more durable item that will last a lifetime and more!

I also offer a repair service and run courses in leather craft."

Rosie Meredith

Rosie makes hand-built stoneware ceramic functional vessels, sculptural art pieces and accessories, linocut prints and cards. Prices range from £4 - £125. She uses stoneware clay to hand build vessels and sculptural forms which have a simple but elegant shape, and finish with colour through the use of glazes, glass and slip decoration. Her inspiration often comes through the beauty of nature.

"My pots would be happy in your home as decorative pieces or as usable items of your day to day life - I want my work to be loved and enjoyed, and for you to make it yours."

Denise Clarke

Denise enjoyed a career as a librarian in rural secondary schools, and has always enjoyed writing, especially for young people. Top Thorn Farm was her first published fiction book. Denise saw the need for a short book that busy, outdoor-loving teenagers and young adults would find time to read.

Denise enjoyed creating the characters in Top Thorn Farm and has now written more books in the series, set in the Lake District.

SallyAnne Middleton

Sally-Anne is an award winning fibre artist inspired by the Cumbrian countryside around her to create landscapes, realistic animals and self make kits using sheep’s fleece combining her love of nature and rural crafting skills. Wherever possible, her aim is to use naturally sustainable resources kindly provided by Mother Nature. She uses hand dyed and natural fleece from heritage and rare breed sheep which give her landscapes depth and texture ensuring each will be preciously unique.

Sarah Seed- Seedling Creation

Sarah makes hand-turned wooden gifts and jewellery and is based in Windermere. Whilst most items are made from natural wood, she also uses dyed laminated plywood or resin to create colourful jewellery.

Sarah makes bowls, boxes, vases, pendants, earrings, cufflinks, keyring, Xmas decorations and more.

Prices range from £10 - £100.

Mere and Moss

Sharon makes home fragrances. These include 100% soy wax candles, eco wax melts, room sprays and reed diffusers.

Everything is hand-poured in Cockermouth Cottage.

Will Acland

Will Acland, furniture designer and co-founder of Waters & Acland, is bringing a taste of W&A quality to the fair. Sharing a stall with his wife, illustrator Holly Acland, he’ll have beautifully crafted coat hooks, small boxes and a new arched mirror with integrated shelvingavailable to buy. Come and browse, discover the details, and find something special to take home.

Lynette Phillips

Lynette makes quirky mosaic animals using a wooden backing, tiles and beads, and upcycled ceramics.

Prices ranges from £15 - £25 depending on size.

Manda Lana

These products are developed with an environmentally friendly approach, using upcycled fabrics, especially the ones that otherwise would go to land fill. The products are made mainly with natural fibres like wool, silks, linens and cottons using interesting textures and colour combinations. Products include meditation items, bags, wearable woollen accessories, cards and other side projects. Prices range between £10 - £40. Manda Lana products are also in the Big Onion shop in Staveley.

Lacey Ridge Books

Locally authored paperback novels: Echoes of Grace and The Heart of Grace.

Signed copies of an emotional family saga exploring love, resilience and relationships, with beloved Rhodesian Ridgebacks woven into the story.

Participants, October 2026

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