Friday at last! Boneo market and coming up Frankston Undercover Super October Market

Hi everyone,
Wow, what a busy week!  Now for the weekend at last.
This weekend the famous Boneo Market is on, Boneo Primary School, Boneo Rd, Boneo.  Wow, that is a lot of Boneo in one sentence!!  In case you haven't been there before, it is a delightful mix of handmade, home cooked and home grown, with a few other bits and pieces sold there too.

Now speaking of local markets..........The Frankston Undercover Market is having a Super October market on the 8th of October, to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Heart Arcade.  Frankston Council is allowing extra curb side stalls plus stalls in the arcade.  They are looking for stall holders with their own awnings/marquees - space size 3 x 3m for street spots.  The cost for stalls is so reasonable..... 
October stalls are half price if you have your own insurance $5 (usually $10) If you don't have insurance $10 (usually $20) also $5 trestle table hire if you need one.

There will be also be street performers and musical acts to add to the atmosphere! 



If you are interested in becoming a stallholder, please contact: market@frankstonundercovermarket.com.au
or go to their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/FrankstonUndercoverMarket

Thanks for stopping by this week and have a great weekend!

Cheers,

MPH xx

Introducing ....... Huckleberry Market!

Welcome to Huckleberry Market!

Huckleberry Market is the new kid on the Melbourne market scene, specialising in boutique and hand made items for babies and children!

Huckleberry Market originally began as a once off fundraiser market for a little girl named Holly. You can find more details about Holly at www.hollyswheels.com

Our first market was such a success for Holly and her family and stallholders alike that the words on everyone's lips were, "When is the next one?.  We really had no choice but to make Huckleberry Market a regular event! Although no longer purely a fundraiser, Holly and her cause will always receive a portion of the proceeds of each HBM.

Our aim is simple:

Collect the best in boutique and handmade items for babies and children under one roof,  have fun doing it and lend a helping hand at the same time.

Our stallholders offer handcrafted goodies that range from T-shirts to softies, play rugs to beautiful quilts; almost anything you can dream of (and even things you didn't know you wanted) for your little one you will find at Huckleberry Market. We also have a select few that sell designer items from small manufacture lines, be it jewellery for all ages or art of all sorts.

And the shopping experience is just as much about the kids as it is the adults pushing them around in prams! Every Huckleberry Market will have some form of entertainment for the kids be it a face painting fairy, balloon twisting clown, gardening activities or craft.  It's all about the littlies!

We pride ourselves on listening to what both the stallholders and customers would like to see in a market and aim to better every Huckleberry Market based on this feedback – after all you are the people we aim to please! If you've been to one of our markets, let us know what you think - we can only get better at what we do by listening to your opinion!

We'd love to meet you face to face so come down and say hello to our stallholders at the next market.  And of course, you can contact us any time if you have a comment or question.

The next market will be held at the Chelsea Town Hall, Sunday November 6th 2011.

Contact details for Huckleberry Market:  info@huckleberrymarket.com.au

Meet the Maker.....Nicole from "CheekyWheez Creations"

Name:  Nicole Morrow

Business Name: CheekyWheez Creations

Website:

Online storefront/s:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CheekyWheezCreations

Twitter:

Questions:

1. So, tell us about yourself.....

Hi, my name is Nicole Morrow and I am a SAHM with two little girls, aged 2 years old and 5 months old.

2. Why handmade?

I enjoy putting my creative mind to work.  My products are something a little bit more unique than what you can buy in the shops.

3. What influenced you to start your business?

 I started out making my own birthday invitations and birth announcement thank yous.  I got great feedback about them from everyone.  That encouragement gave me the confidence to try some new ideas and start my business

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4. What type of products do you sell?

I started out with Birth Prints...personalised with all the little bits of information from when bubs was born.  I have now expanded out to Alphabet Is For prints, Prints for Kids and now a photographic range of Birth Prints and  Announcements.  The images are available in two formats:  in a PDF form, sent via email or professionally printed and posted out to customers.

5. What are your inspirations for making your products?

The sometimes forgotten information from the birth of the most precious little beings in our life.....My girls.

 

6. Where do you sell your products?  

I sell my Prints mainly through my Facebook page www.facebook.com/CheekyWheezCreations and my friends buy them as gifts too.

7. How much time do you spend making your products each week?

I probably spend around 5-6 hours per week making custom prints and then 10 or more hours playing around with new ideas.

8. Do you have a dedicated craft area or studio in your home?

No, not yet.  Unfortunately my couch in the toy room is my workspace.  But given that, it does allow me to do things with my kids at the same time!

9..Are you self taught or have you had a good teacher?

I am pretty much self taught.  Sometimes my brother-in-law and my partner's aunt help out with some of my crazy ideas I can't quite figure out on my own :)  But I usually just fiddle around until I make the design come together.

Handmade......at the Broadway Bazaar in Rosebud

Howdy......
Sorry about the late afternoon post........it has been a busy day!
Just a quick note letting you know there could possibly be some stall space for handmade/vintage products at the Broadway Bazaar, Rosebud Parade, Rosebud.  It is a lovely old building and used to be a picture theatre back in our parents younger years.  It has new & used furniture and a permanent funky vintage market too, plus a cafe opening in approximately 6 weeks time.  I have secured a space for my handmade/vintage stall, so I am hoping maybe others might be interested too?
Don't forget to tune in tomorrow for the weekly "Meet the Maker" post!!  Who will it be???

Cheers,

MPH xx

Wild time at market........

Hello and good morning...
How was your weekend? We hope everyone enjoyed it despite some very wild and chilly Spring weather down here on the Peninsula yesterday.  We decided to head on up to the Mornington Racecourse Market, which was in full swing when we got there around 11am.  After browsing through the undercover craft section and finding some very cute handmade treasures there, we headed for the outdoor stalls.  We were very pleased to get around and catch up on a few gorgeous stalls, before the heavens opened up and gave us a hefty dose of Spring rain.  It was lovely to meet Lisa from Elefunk, who makes delightful kids softies and clothes.........

Elefunk's gorgeous goodies

Next it was a pleasure to meet and chat with the lovely Lynne and Amy from Life is Like a Blanket.  We loved the beautiful handcrafted quilts and blankets, which can be personalised with the name of your choice....

Life is Like a Blanket's beautiful quilts

 And last of all and certainly not least, before we got drenched by the downpour........we discovered Magnolia Nursery Decor, which was filled with all sorts of delights for kid's rooms.  It was nice to meet Sam, the owner of Magnolia and chat about her very cute products....

So cute!  Owl mobile from Magnolia

It was a great market as always and we managed to come home with some yummy bits and pieces to have for dinner and dessert.

Next time we hope to meet another handful of makers and find some more gorgeous goodies to showcase.  Have to say, this is fun, fun, fun............


Cheers,

MPH xx