Sat­urday sees the return of Craft2.0 to Wel­ling­ton, and the long wait for the Novem­ber fair to come around is totally worth it. It’s also totally worth read­ing to the end of this post for a Craft-tast­ic  giveaway.

Sat­urday’s fair runs from 10am till 4pm. Craft2.0 will be in its grand­est and largest space ever, in the upstairs gal­lery of the St James Theatre. The large space is great for shop­pers and stall­hold­ers because it’s all on one easy level, with the added bonus of the fully licensed Jimmy Bar down­stairs for those of you who exper­i­ence any kind of shop­ping-related fatigue.

Stall­hold­ers have been selec­ted from around the coun­try. Fair favour­ite and Duned­in res­id­ent Dear Colleen will be deb­ut­ing her new line include 2013 cal­en­dars. From Auck­land des­cends Ruby in the Dust, with her pop­u­lar craft kits,  from over the hill comes Emma­Makes and from Wel­ling­ton is Melissa from Tiny Happy, who has­n’t been seen at a Wel­ling­ton fair for over two years. So it’s pretty much the best of the best of the NZ indie design and craft scene all in one spot.

Those in the know will sign up early for a Friends of Craft2.0 bag pack con­tain­ing dis­count shop­ping vouch­ers, lucky dips and some pretty spe­cial items from select stall­hold­ers, like tote bags, note books and prints. Just sign up at the fair or to make sure you don’t miss out (last Octo­ber all the friends bags were sold  by 1pm) do it now.

So see you at the fair on Sat­urday, it’s the last Craft2.0 for 2012. Some­thing else to con­sider – it’s 55 days till Christ­mas so to avoid the hor­rible crowds and enjoy the sea­son­al parties and cock­tails why not get all your Christ­mas shop­ping done in one spot on Sat­urday at Craft2.0?

Not that I’m biased or any­thing – except for selling at the fair.

Finally here’s a grand Wel­ling­tonista giveaway.  Just let us know in the com­ments which stall you are look­ing for­ward to see­ing and we’ll pop you in the draw to win a DIY deer head kit from Super­Very and a deluxe Sock Mon­key Kit from Miss Mil­lie.  We’ll announce the win­ner Fri­day night and you can col­lect your prize from the Craft2.0 table at Sat­urday’s fair.

Spe­cial bonus –  every­one who leaves a com­ment can stop by the Super­Very stall for a lucky dip. Also check out the things unseen face­book page for some extra giveaways.