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Well it's been a fantastic summer season of markets for Northside Makers and it's not over yet...This Saturdays market day is shaping up to be one of our best.There will be the fabulous vocals of Kirsty Morphett of 'Koto' filling the air, the scrumptious aroma of two local bakers' scrummy treats, free craft table activities for the kids and our best yet offering of hot, hot, hot craft from the northern suburbs.Be sure to pop down, this Saturday 13th MarchNorthcote Uniting Church251 High st, Northcote10.30am - 3.30pmTo see the talents of all these lovely crafters:Alannah Banana DesignsBabushka BabyButtonliciousCelia AdamsChuckles DesignsClifton ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
The calendar informs us it's only two weeks until the next Northside Makers Market - hope you've enjoyed your break because it's market season again!As always we've created an event listing on Facebook so you can easily invite all your friends and help promote Northside Makers Market around teh interwebz. Click here and start sending out those invitations!If you can help by putting up a Northside Makers Market poster in your workplace, school, childcare centre or nearest poster-covered powerpole send us an email at northsidemakers [at] gmail.com and we'll send some out to you! We also have A6 flyers available ...
Despite the predictions we made back in August about November being a calm and sunny month, Saturday 28th November was a day of grey skies and gusty winds.Pinwheels seeking shelter in the hallBut happily the scariest part of the weather forecast - afternoon showers - held off until 3:35pm. Thank the heavens for not-so-small mercies!A very small mercy cuddles up safe and warmIt was a day to make friends, a day to share talents, a day to sell wares and a day to hold onto your stock for dear life lest it be blown down High Street.Melbourne Epicure cupcakes - ...
I know you probably don't need any more incentive to come shopping at Northside Makers market this Saturday....but......who doesn't love a bargain.So for market day only (Sat 28th Nov) members can take advantage of these great specials:10% off your purchase at the Pepperberry and Co stall.10% off your purchase at the Finki stall. ...
We can't believe how much time has flown in the lead up to our second Northside Makers market. This one's set to be even bigger and better.We're glad to have many of your favorite stallholders back for the November market, as well as welcoming over 20 new stalls.We have more food, more jewellery, more clothes, accessories, home wares, stationary and more. It will be a real treat for the eyes.I have no doubt you'll be able to do all your Xmas shopping in one place this year, whilst supporting all the amazing handmade craft your local community has to ...
It's only four days until Northside Makers Market, and you can bet we're not sitting around twiddling our thumbs! Our stallholders are busy sewing, gluing and printing and we organisers are chanting calming mantras under our breath. We're thrilled to present another family-friendly day of hot craft, cool design, face-painting and hands-on activities for kids, coffee and a sit-down for grown-ups and mouth-watering cupcakes and gingerbread for everyone.One stallholder who'll help you relax those Silly Season twinges is gifted masseur Kaye, who can work wonders in under five minutes. After you've had your muscles melted why not ask a stallholder ...
Hi again, just wanted to provide the link for the Mercy Breast Milk Bank so you can read about all the amazing things that are happening. Check it out here. Milk Donations will not be accepted until 2010, so right now financial donations are of high priority. The bank will be run completely on donations so drop by their site or our market stalls to find out how you can donate some cash to this great cause. I am extending the markets for which we will contribute some of our profits. We have decided to include the second Kris Kringle ...
Just a quickie to let you know we've created an event listing on Facebook for next weekend's Northside Makers Market.Invite all your favourite peeps!
Well I have been toying with the idea of micro monkeys for quite some time, but even the normal baby monkeys can be fiddly. Today I finally gave in and made my first micro monkey. I love, love, love him but it must be said that Chuckles herself is quite besotted with new mini monkey. They are very fiddly and socks are harder to come by in baby size but I will ensure I have a reasonable range of Micro Monkeys available at the first market in the ‘6 markets in 3 weeks’ Marathon. Come meet the micro monkeys at; Kris Kringle ...
There's only two and a teensy bit weeks until the November 28th Northside Makers Market. You know what that means? Time for pasta pansies ponies posters!Last market we postered Northcote, Westgarth, Thornbury, Fairfield, Brunswick and Fitzroy. This time we're hoping to go even further - with your help!We're looking for volunteers to put up a poster at their workplace, school, childcare, library, tram stop, favourite cafe or anyplace else you see event posters stuck up. If you're really enthusiastic you could even help us distribute posters along major shopping strips in the area. We've already got a list of shops ...
Ladies and gents, get your engines started! The applications for ourNovember 28th market are openApply NowWe've had an overwhelming amount of interest for the November market and have taken on board your responses to our survey on opening hours, stall fees and advertising.A big thank-you to all the October stall holders who filled out our "very quick" survey yesterday. Having your comments and thoughts allows us to make informed decisions.For this market application, we have decided to offer it TOTALLY online. No paper or printing required...Why?Apart from saving the trees and the hip pocket on printing costs, it also ...
f we can think of one person or group's craft experiences as a story, be it adventure, romance or comedy, then each project or event can be thought of as a chapter, and the end result as a single page in that story. A beautiful page with illuminated lettering and a gilt edge, written painstakingly in ink by near-blind monks.The inaugural Northside Makers Market was such a page in the burgeoning story of the Northside Makers. A delight to read, to behold, to experience. The sun shone warmly and birds sang in the trees. The only smudge on the page ...
Finally a chance to sit and tell you all about my time at the "Northside Makers Market" on the weekend.Words like fun, sun and lots of glitter come to mind. Along with a sense of absenteeism from the event. Strange but true! I had that sort of out of body experience where you're there but not really present. There was just so much going on.It felt just like organising a wedding.Months and months of planning. Making sure uncle Earl gets to sit next to auntie Bess. Remembering to have stuff for the kids to do so they don't get bored, ...
Here at Northside Makers we espouse the theory of continuous improvement.If you had a change to visit our market, but didn't have a chance to fill in one of our vistor survey sheets, then you are in luck ... we have set up a quick survey at survey monkey which will take 5 minutes to do, it will be open until next weekend.So please, tell us what you think!
We will bring you a full market wrap-up post as soon as we've recovered. In the meantime we invite you to join the brand-new Northside Makers Market & Events group on Flikr and share your views of the day. Just click here and make a request to join. We'll approve you ASAP so you can start sharing your photos!
It's almost market day and after months of preparation, hours of stitching, painting and gluing, we are proud as punch to be presenting an awesome selection of handmade products for you this Saturday at the first and definitely not last, Northside Makers Market .Check out all the fabulous crafters that will be displaying oodles of handmade wonder at our October market. (in alphabetical order):Amanda O'DonnellBlue Blue PatchesButtonliciousCelia AdamsChuckles DesignsCosmetic Cat CreationsCurlypopsCustom CultureDaneeta HennesseyElmieFfarff ArtFinki HandmadeFlicketty SplitsFound and BoundHawthorne CottageJenny AndersonJo WoodberryKazzalblueKonstant KaosLauren WilliamsLight of the timesLittle CootiesLittle RayLittle WaltzLuise AdamsMade by SarahMecinoMee and M'leeMelbourne EpicureMrs BeckinsalePepperberry & CoPiccolamiaPivotal XpressionsPolly PrattRetro ...
As well as postering four corners of the northern suburbs, the press releases we sent out are starting to pay out. Here's our clipping from this week's The Melbourne Times, distributed to 95,582 readers from Richmond to Flemington, Reservoir to Alphington and everywhere in between:Have you seen Northside Makers Market promoted somewhere? Leave a comment and let us know!
When I jumped on board the committee for organizing a new handmade market in my neighborhood, I had no idea what I was in for.In part, I thought it would be a big bloggy love in, with the odd friend roped in under pressure.How wrong could I be.After months of planning, online collaboration, talking, texting, making bookings, twitting, blogging and dreaming we, Margaret Jennie and I, the Northside Makers, have created one hellava market event right here in Northcote this Saturday.There were times when all our patience was stretched, whilst we juggled our own craft business, our day jobs ...
Last night we held our first stall holder meet and greet for the Northside Makers Market. Stallholders were invited along for a get together at the Wesley Anne on High Street in Northcote and a walk through of the church hall where we are going to have our market.Ended up that the hall had double booked us so we unfortunately interrupted a meditation group going through their motions! But a good time was had by all. Stallholders got to talk to each other and the newbies got to ask lots of questions!We look forward to many more opportunities to ...
I am sooo bad at keeping track of my spending.Occasionally I write the weeks budget on a scrap of paper, only to go desperately searching for 'that paper with the numbers all over it' later, so I can remember what I had to pay whom.So it got me thinking that I needed a little book, separate from my art journals and note books, that was just dedicated to paying boring old bills. After a few dodgy prototypes, I've settled on this design.The new Finki 'bill book'. A 20 week bill ledger.I'll be making them in a few funky colors, and ...
Jay from Finki is a Northside Makers Committee Member, that will also be a stall holder at Octobers Northside Makers Market.Tell us about what you sell ...I have a rather eclectic range. Spanning from art pendants, rings and hair bobbies to stitched baskets, journals and vintage tea towel stools.What inspires you? All things retro, vintage and wildly colorful.What's your favourite medium to work in?I would have to say fabric. 50's, 60's and 70's prints are just out of this world. I still get ridiculously excited when i find good lengths of retro fabric at oppies.What would you be lost ...
