Craft and Design Month, first launched in 2011 by craft&design magazine, aims to support and promote the amazingly skilled work of designer makers and small creative businesses across Britain.

This national celebration of crafts runs throughout the month of May - and this year through to the first week in June as well - it also features National Ceramics Week at the beginning of the month.

So if you're an artist or maker, you can list your events here for FREE and there are lots of FREE downloads to help you with promotion too - logos and sample press releases etc.

New for this year is a range of Craft and Design Month branded merchandise.  If you'd like to 'wear the t-shirt' or similar, you can now buy direct from the supplier. 

And if you simply enjoy crafts - seeing them being made, perhaps trying your hand, chatting with the makers and buying something unique and hand crafted - then scroll through the impressive list of Events, visit some of the talented people working in your region and give them your support - you'll not be disappointed!

This year we are pleased to include craft related events taking place under the Adult Learners Week banner following their introduction of a craft award.

Meanwhile, check out the blog for a reminder of some of the fantastic things that went on during Craft and Design Month May 2011.