The Cluster
Saturday 22nd November 2025
The Cluster Christmas Craft Fair
Price: FREE
WHAT
The Cluster Christmas Craft Fair will be a festive explosion of local makers, crafters, bakers and creators. Expect gifts people actually want, Christmas crafts & decorations, foodie treats to take home, and cosy textiles & accessories (none of that mass-produced tat). Plus, you’ll get that warm fuzzy glow of knowing you’ve supported a local indie while smugly handing over a gift that isn’t from Amazon. (Yes Karen, it really is handmade, no it didn’t come in a Prime box).
WHO
Everyone’s invited – families, friends, craft lovers, foodies, and even that mate who swears they “hate Christmas” (we’ll sort them out).
To check out more about the stall holders already signed up scroll down there ↓
Cotswold Artisan Clay
Undecid3d
Aa Ceramics
Jason Brown Children’s Author & Illustrator
Jessica Holzhausen
Lorraine Berkshire-Roe Artist & Illustrator
Potatote
Whiskerleaf
Eve Conybeare Prints
Bry Leighton Collage
Incognito Candles
Diems Cute Crochet
Catrin Crisp CCC Ceramics
Pocketful of Posies
Liz Newman
Cranston Pickles
Dawn O’Reilly
Cotswold Ceramics
More to be announced.
WHEN
Saturday 22nd November
11am to 5pm
You’ve had plenty of notice, so don’t try the old “Oh, I didn’t know it was on!”
WHERE
The Cluster, 3-5 Middle Way, OX2 7LH
It will take place outdoors in our lovely enclosed yard at The Cluster co-working space, 3-5 Middle Way, Summertown, Oxford and NEW FOR 2025, we’ll be spilling out into our car park next door under a big festive gazebo (I reckon we can stretch to a string of fairy lights!)
There are regular buses from Oxford city centre to Summertown. There is Summertown car park opposite Oakthorpe Road.
PRICE
Entry is free (spend your cash on handmade gifts instead) and you will also have spare coins for cracking coffee and festive hot drinks as well as delicious Bengal street food from The Meet Point Coffee hosted at The Cluster.
Cotswold Artisan Clay
After his father, Brian, passed away in 2024, Philip took over his dad’s pottery hobby and moved it to his own shed.
The memories of the years they spent making pottery together, and the many skills his father had passed down, resurfaced. The joy of taking a lump of clay and transforming it into a unique creation became addictive, giving him a deep sense of closeness to his father.
Each time he crafts a new piece, he feels a connection not only to his dad but also to his grandparents, who had once worked in the potteries of Stoke-on-Trent.
Undecid3d
Undecid3d sell 3d printed animals, fidgets, clocks and much much more…
Aa Ceramics
Discover ceramics carefully shaped on the potter’s wheel and individually hand-painted, giving each piece it’s own character and charm. Every item reflects slow, mindful craftsmanship and a love for simple, functional design. At Agota’s stall you’ll find unique mugs, bowls, and homeware pieces, each one slightly different and made to be enjoyed every day.
Jason Brown Children’s Author & Illustrator
Jason Brown is a children’s author and illustrator based in the Oxfordshire area. His love of science fiction, fantasy and cryptozoology has inspired both his written and illustrated work.
His self-published children’s book, Carl Loft and the Oover Monster, was a successfully funded Kickstarter project and a revised, second edition of his book is now available in a selection of local independent book shops in and around Oxford.
Jason also attends arts and crafts markets, where he sells a wide range of themed merchandise based on the characters from his book. These include handmade monster bookmarks, greetings cards, ‘How to Identify Monsters’ posters, character fridge magnets and high quality A4 prints featuring illustrations from the book.
Jessica Holzhausen
Jessica Holzhausen is an artist, writer and historian, living and working in Oxford. Jessica always had a creative streak for which she found an outlet in writing short stories, crafting and painting in various media. While she finds inspiration in the natural world and real places, her art is often based on her own inner landscapes: a storm brewing in the head or the calm serenity that arises from focusing on the twisting branches of a tree. Like trees a lot of her paintings tell a hidden (hi)story.
Next to painting landscapes in oil, pastels and acrylics, Jessica has a passion for creating wearable art pieces, like hand painted bags or purses and jewellery from recycled materials.
In 2025 she quit her fulltime job to fully focus on freelance writing and her artwork.
Lorraine Berkshire-Roe Artist & Illustrator
Lorraine Berkshire-Roe is an illustrator and she uses pen and ink to produce original illustrations. She loves detail, science, animals, local history, buildings and information about the world and beyond, it’s an unending treasure trove of inspiration.
She loves researching a subject and coming up with ideas. She uses her illustrations to make prints and useful everyday items and she also accept commissions for personal and commercial work.
Potatote
Potatote is an Oxford-based brand creating quality cotton tote bags featuring hand-drawn illustrations of Oxford.
It all started with two friends, Shuyu and Angel, chatting over coffee. Angel has always loved sketching Oxford’s stunning architecture – buildings with stories, character, and soul. Shuyu is an engineer who loves tote bags but was constantly panicking about lost keys or phones in her cluttered bags.
Somewhere between laughter and coffee, Potatote was born – a tote with the heart of a potato: warm, full of character, and made with care. Each bag celebrates the city we love, blending thoughtful design, artwork and practical features for everyday adventures.
Whiskerleaf
Whiskerleaf is the imaginative world of Sophie Ryan — a maker, designer, and all-round crafting enthusiast who brings her ideas to life from her home studio. Every piece of home décor and accessory is lovingly designed, laser cut, painted, and finished by hand in Oxfordshire, giving each creation a sprinkle of personality and a whole lot of heart.
Eve Conybeare Prints
Eve is a local printmaker selling hand printed original linocut prints and greetings cards featuring animals and plants. She loves colour and uses beautiful non-toxic inks on Japanese paper.
Bry Leighton Collage
Quirky and surreal, hand-cut, framed collages, greetings cards, and collage jewellery from a local Oxford artist.
Incognito Candles
Incognito Candles make vegan and cruelty free hand poured luxury candles. Each candle is poured with love by founder and owner Sarah in Oxfordshire.
Diems Cute Crochet
Diem creates and sells high-quality crochet goods, including flowers, plants, bags, keyrings, earrings, hats, bag accessories, UKCA-certified novelties, and more.
Each piece is handmade using the finest materials – silk, cotton, and more and takes hours to complete. Her work is available exclusively at Oxfordshire markets and craft fairs; she does not sell online.
Catrin Crisp CCC Ceramics
Catrin is a local potter making a variety of homeware and gift items including a wide variety of ceramic porcelain and Christmas tree decorations.
Pocketful of Posies
Martha, 19, creates beaded jewellery that makes the perfect gift or stocking filler. She started her small business during lockdown, providing a creative outlet for her passion. Her jewellery ranges from bold and bright beaded necklaces and bracelets to dainty dangle earrings for adults, as well as child-friendly stud earrings.
A new addition to her Christmas jewellery collection is her earrings in a bottle or tin, making a unique and special gift or stocking filler.
Liz Newman
Liz Newman makes a variety of earthenware and stoneware functional pottery, working from her studio in West Oxford
Cranston Pickles
Your local little pickle factory! Making a unique range of pickles, chutneys and jams – made using locally sourced and seasonal produce.
Dawn O’Reilly
Dawn is a local beekeeper dedicated to sustainable apiculture and the well-being of her bees. Dawn’s stall features a harvest of pure, local, award-winning honey, a handcrafted line of all-natural beeswax cosmetics, and beautiful beeswax candles. Every purchase supports the hard-working bees that make it all possible.
Cotswold Ceramics
Unusual hand built ceramics influenced by a love of animals and life in the Cotswolds.
