A lovely festive online market with our talented creative makers' directory on Naheed's Sparkle new website launching next week on Friday 27th November, with free online events including kids story telling, online xmas origami star workshop, festive quiz, interviews with makers / small businesses and inspiring customers to shop indie this year. Deadline to apply: 25th November

Naheed's Sparkle is excited to be bringing this event and was one of the first businesses to start online markets since covid wave 1.

This time round Naheed is only hosting one event this winter and that will be this lovely festive event to support indie businesses and to promote customers to support small and local businesses in the arts & creative sector. We are primarily reaching our main audience of already 2,200+ lovely people on Facebook so head over to our event page www.facebook.com/naheedssparkle to follow all the updates including all the exciting free events on offer for adults and kids.

We are looking for makers, artists and indie businesses who create high quality artisan, handmade, arts and craft products.

Festive items are welcomed but are not necessary. We would like an all round base of different small creative businesses to provide a varied shopping directory to our followers and customers. The event will have a link to Naheed's new website with a simple URL. The event will be marketed on Instagram too but we are aware that many customers prefer a simple way of shopping and so are mindful that not everyone uses Insta and stories or cannot navigate around it. We also feel our marketing package offers more than a instagram post or story shoutout as customers can use both social media and a website to shop on the night and also enjoy lots of free events to the lead up of the event.

All products must be of a high quality, handmade and well presented online via an actual online web shop e.g website, FB shop, instagram shop or such as Etsy/Amazon etc. This is so the seller's shop can be added to the website xmas directory.

Sellers must have valid PLI evidence, if successful inclusive of product liability cover.

Important information for applicants - please read below:

1. We do not accept informal requests or direct messages as there is a formal application sift to maintain the high standard of our sellers.

2. Stall fees are only £15 and include the following marketing:

• 1 x announcement on FB events & our main page
• 1 x Instagram post including photo.
• 1 Instagram story of special offer product inc a link to online shop on the night of the event.
• A place on our website directory on the night from 7pm - 11pm with your special offer product and link to your shop including your small biz bio.

• Insta/FB live interviews or demos are a top up fee of £5 to cover our costs including admin & marketing.

Good luck and look forward to hearing from you!