Letter from the Organiser

KDF Summer 2010 Round-up

We have finally caught our breath after the hectic few weeks leading up to & after the Summer Festival.  Once again we were thrilled by the work that was on show & the enthusiasm of everyone who took part or visited the Festival.

"Absolutely mesmerizing!! I'm in another world ... loved each & every exhibit"

Raja Tursan

"Had a great time - every stall was fab"

Margaret T (4 ladies from the North East)

"Beautiful & well crafted displays"

food by Pride of Plaice

The Summer Festival is always a more calm & sedate show compared to the fast & furious Christmas show, so this means everyone has time to take in all the amazing work on show & talk to each other about the projects they maybe working on.  We were delighted with the response to our Sunday talks & we thank again the speakers who gave up their time for free to share their experience & stories with us.

We were delighted with the interest shown in the Second hand (Vintage) houses we had on display. I hope we will be able to continue this section of the show each May & find some unusual houses that are looking for new homes.

Although our workshops were not fully booked, teachers & students had a great day and we really hope we will be able to continue our programme of classes next year, but we need YOU to take part. We are looking of other ways of organising the workshops to make it easy for everyone to attend.

Our Windsor Castle Tour was a sell out success.  We are in the process of designing a special Christmas themed tour for December - more details to follow shortly.

Finally, I now have tickets available for the Christmas Show on December 4th (sorry to everyone who was unable to buy these at the show last month) Make sure you have the date highlighted n your diary.

Book tickets now for Christmas Show

 

Lucky Draw


When you arrive at the Festival, always remember to write your name & contact details on the back of your ticket & post in the red boxes, for your chance to win a special prize. Draw takes place approximately half an hour before the show closes each day.
 Your details will be kept on our database, so we are able to send you news on upcoming shows, but we will not pass on your details to any other companies.

 

Dolls House Club Members

If you are a member of a dolls house club, you can get reduced price tickets to the KDF after 1pm on Saturday 4th December.  As long as you are a member of a registered club & you purchase at least 10 tickets you can visit the Festival on Sunday for just £1.

Club booking form

 

More News

KDF Bag Competition

2010 winner - Rita Brekelmans in the Ghost City of Fengdu

In 2008 we introduced our reusable KDF carrier bags. These have been a big hit & we are always happy to see our regulars using their same bag show after show.  Last year we started our KDF bag competition.  We asked you to send us photos of you & your KDF bag at locations around the world. We were thrilled to get pictures from all the far flung corners of the world, but we chose this picture as our winner - we loved the fact that it was a formal picture & she had sneaked her KDF bag into the photo. Rita won a £50 KDF voucher to spend at the May Festival. To send your picture, click here closing date is 5th April 2011.

Vintage Houses

Do you have or know of a dolls house that needs a new home? The KDF have introduced a new section of the Festival where we display loved dolls houses that are looking for a new owner. We only have room to display a few of these houses, which don't need to be old. We are particularly interested in dolls houses made by well know craftsmen who is no longer making, or a dolls house with an interesting story behind it.

If you are interested in selling your dolls house through us, click here to send pictures & info.

Childrens Craft Club

We love to encourage everyone to have a go at making something themselves for their dolls house especially children.  Our now famous Craft Club is suitable for children of all ages to have a go at making a miniature for their own dolls house. We have KDF staff on hand to help create your tiny masterpiece.

Craft club opening times:

Saturday 4th December 13.00 - 16.30

        

Hansel & Gretel Sweetie Hunt

Find your way to the Gingerbread house by looking out for a trail of sweets. Fill in our form with where you saw the sweets & we will have a present for you.