On Sunday December 7 2025, the Beautiful & Useful Craft Fair is returning to the Garden Museum this festive season with a curated collection of Britain’s best designer-makers selling bold, bohemian and thoroughly beautiful handmade ceramics, textiles, art prints, jewellery, and homewares.
Beautiful & Useful offers shoppers the chance to support small businesses, meet the makers and buy one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family this Christmas.

The day will also include two craft workshops:

Straw decorations workshop with Ministry of Straw
Make a harvest trophy decoration using traditional corn dolly techniques and heritage wheat in a round or heart shape using the arrow plait and additional wheat heads, all adorned with a ribbon of your choice.
10.30am-12.30pm

Embossed tin decorations with Clare Youngs
Learn the fascinating craft of tin embossing. Taking inspiration from folk art designs and patterns, learn how to use an embossing tool on the foil and take home some beautiful decorations to hang on your Christmas tree or to turn into unique greetings cards.
1.30pm-3.30pm

Fair entry is included with workshop ticket