Michael and I spent Saturday afternoon at the Applecore Backyard Festival with some friends. The relaxed atmosphere and discovery of some great unfamiliar bands were obvious highlights, but we were also pretty chuffed that we avoided sunburn entirely thanks to some huge, cheap Big W hats. Even so, we were a little drained as evening fell and in need of some sustenance before heading home. We'd spent the day grazing on vege sausages-in-bread and BBQ shapes and had very different ideas about what we needed to eat next. While Michael and Mike originally suggested pizza, Toby was keen on Coco ...
Archives for February, 2010
According to their website, the Peacock Inn;"was built in 1854 by Horace and Edwin Bastings. The following year they sold it to the 21-year-old George Plant. Plant was to become synonymous with the Peacock, holding the license until his death in 1895. His widow, Catherine then took over the hotel license until 1910."Welcome to Northcote. Trains, trams and maybe a bus.Cool. But Northcote has changed since then.My mother tells the story of discussing Jane Austen in an English Literature tutorial at university. A young male student opined that Austen was clearly bourgeois rubbish, and believed he could smite ...
We are all very excited over here at Northside Makers, the March Market is going to be the biggest yet!And we have a special treat for you all ... in addition to the children's craft table, face painters and fabulous crafters we also have a musician to entertain visitors and stallholders alike.So help to make this one the best yet, please email this pamphlet to family and friends and make sure that we cover Melbourne in Northside Makers Market posters.Email northsidemakers [at] gmail dot com if you would like a marketing pack sent out to you (A3, A4 and A6 ...
DATES FOR 2010Saturday May 1 10 -3pmThursday Jully 22 4 -7pmSaturday 23 OctoberSaturday 11 DecemberAPPLYING FOR A STALLMade n Thornbury welcomes applications from new, emerging and established stall holders.Priority is given to new and emerging crafts people and people living in Darebin.You can have two stalls per year and be wait listed for other markets. Priority is given to new stall holders for the December Market.The July market MADE N THORNBURY JUST GOT WARMER is for winter clothes and food. Scarves, hand knits,felted items and so on.The May market is full.To apply a stall callThornbury Womens Neighbourhood House on 9480 ...
Northside Makers are thrilled to offer members our first workshop opportunity doing screenprinting at Olive Grove!Classes are run by the director of Olive Grove Studio, Roze Elizabeth. She teaches at RMIT's Fashion & Textiles school and recently conducted a workshop for Marysville residents as part of 'The Colour of Hope' project.Roze offers monthly workshops at Olive Grove Studio teaching the basics of screenprinting. The workshops are ideal for both absolute beginners and those who've screenprinted before but want to polish up their skills.Photo from Olive Grove StudioMark your calender and be sure to keep the day free on Sunday ...
New York style studio space available in Northcote. I’m looking for a designer to rent out the last space and share with myself and other designers at my newly renovated studio in Northcote. Would suit designer who works mainly from the computer. Looking for long term rental with established professional. Note- The rent is $500/month for a 5m x 4m space on the Mezzanine and communal shared space downstairs. This price covers bills and internet. Sharing at the studio now: Product Designer Graphic Designer Commercial Photographer Web Designer Post Production/ Animator (Film and TVC) *There is also a full kitchen downstairs, i just haven’t upgraded the photo
An exhibition of work using recycled materials by artists including Cheryl Adam, Chloe Bushell, Melissa Cameron, Anna French, Lee Honey, Michael Jenkins, Fran Loriente, Lindy Lynch, Maria McLaverty, Brent Trenear and Claudia Williams.Curated by Penny PeckhamOpening 3 March 6 - 8 pmwith performance by Cheryl AdamOpening hours 11am - 5 pm, Wed - Sat, 3 - 14 March .
It's an even-numbered month which means were due for a Craft & Cider evening!Cider quilt by Retta WarehimeAll and sundry are welcome to join the Northside Makers at:Northcote Social ClubWednesday 24th February7:30pm 'til we start yawningBring a craft project, cider money and gossip!
Sounds like the girls from over at We Make Stuff Good (who are totally rad), are putting together an event to celebrate the opening of their new online store – these girls have done some very cool stuff recently, so get down and support them in their endeavours if you can “The girls from We Make [...]
Have you been thinking about trying your first ever market stall?Taken a break over Christmas and are ready to get back in the swing of things for 2010?Northside Makers Market still has a smidgen of spots available for our next market on Saturday 13th March. But you'd better get your application in quick - we'll be allocating the last places in the next couple of days!Applying is simple and 100% online - just click here to get started.An important note - if you've been accepted for one of our markets before and had to pull out, please complete the application ...
High St, Northcote. One of a series of works by Thoughtcrime in the area, or has the attribution been added seperately, thus suggesting an unauthorised appropriation? First spotted by Vetti live in Northcote. Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne's first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 by Brian Ward is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Australia License.
On Monday I turned 37. Last night found me in the beer garden, surrounded by pals, laughter and love. Good times! Karen gave me this gorgeous Depths of the Never Never necklace and Di made me this fabulous feather neckpiece! Thank you to everyone who dropped in, sent texts, bought me a drink, and gave me so many hugs and beautiful presents last nite, I love you all! Vetti xo Filed under: dee-lites, love your work, northcote
Penny Farthing Espresso opened today! What will you find there? Friendly service, great coffee, and tasty breakfast options. I’ll definitely be back! My long mac Avocado and fetta smash with lemon and chilli Find Penny Farthing Espresso at 206 High St, Northcote. Filed under: love your work, northcote
I went on a little op shopping mission with Beccasaurus last week, where she spotted this magnificent vintage dress. We're both a similar size, but I have quite narrow shoulders so it was more likely to fit me (OK, I admit that I might have been doing a happy dance in my head that it was more likely to fit me - sorry Bec).It's been sitting on my kitchen bench ever since, so I thought it was about time to try it on (with the intention of wearing it to the market today).........and now I want to cryIt fits ...
Phew!Between leaving home for work yesterday morning and then arriving back home after the Northern Craft Bonanza lastnight, blogland had been super busy. I quickly read through the more than one hundred posts in my google reader (sorry I didn't stop to say hi anywhere, but I had to get to bed at a reasonable hour).Today I'll be packing my bags for my final market of the month. I'm sharing a stall with Annmarie from Map 29 at the Made'n'Thornbury Market tomorrow, so it should be a lovely fun day out.It's a bit different this month. The hall is being ...
On the drawing board this week is a project that has been on the cards for quite some time.....Patchwork cushions.I've been saving up the offcuts from my souvenir tea towel stools till I had a healthy stash worthy of bundling together for a cushion or four!I tend to work in color blocks so decided that was the way to go. I ended up with oranges, blues, reds and greens, all my favorites.I have plenty more to make but I thought 4 was a nice amount to have ready for my stall on Saturday at Sisters Market.Do pop by if you're ...
Wow - what a start to the year. First I was in Japan for Xmas and and New Years. That was amazing being immersed in snow for those 4 weeks. I also managed a hoop class with Deanne in Tokyo at Fab studio's. I learnt alot, especially how to start dancing in the hoop and enjoying instead of always focusing on tricks! Plus I learnt a few extra tips on tricks. I also discovered I like snowboarding. Snowy, hoopy fun. We came back to Australia and basically had to turn around and get ready for the Rainbow Serpent festival where ...
Made n Thornbury Community MarketBuy something lovely for the one you love.The first market of 2010 will be made up of mainly new and emerging stall holders.Join us on Saturday 13 at 131 Shaftesbusy Pde.The home of Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House .Eat something delicious form the Sliding Door Cafe and Melbourne Epicure.Buy a hat a brooch a skirt something crafty for your children.Join in the special children's music session and relax with a coffee from Friends Of BaucauSATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY10 3PM131 SHAFTESBURY PDENORTHCOTE LEADER 5 FEBRUARY 2010Produce proudly made in DarebinGET ready for delicious cupcakes, hand-made clothing and crafty knick ...
Have you seen this boy? I met him on High Street this morning… Don’t know who he is, but I like him anyway. Filed under: love your work, northcote
Do you live in Alphington, Fairfield, Clifton Hill, Northcote or Thornbury? Run to your letterbox and check out page 3 of this week's Northcote Leader paper!That's our ad, waiting to be seen by 28,000 locals!If you live a little further away you can still check out our ad by visiting the Leader Community ePaper site, clicking on the tiny little map of Northcote and checking out page three. Ain't the internet grand!Saturday's forecast is for early showers and 26 degrees. Here's hoping BOM restore the word 'sunny' in our forecast...
I know, I know... It's a been a bloody long time since the last post. This week, however, we've got two kidlets in new schools and time to burn. Ecce homo, ergo elk, it's lots of time for cooking and for eating. Let's start with quail.... Mmmmmmmmm......
.A Fine celebrationThanks to Jane a beautiful and delicious ending to the repast...Marijka's vegetarian shashlicks..The fish freshly bought at the Victoria Market by Christine and Alistair.
