to market, to market,

to buy a fat pig crafty thing

home again, home again

jiggity jig!

So many fun people and things to buy that I couldn't possibly remember everyone, here are a few stand-out people though!

I'm loving the organisers of Crafternoon tea - Luisa & Trent, you guys do a brilliant job of bringing it all together without a hitch!  Thanks so much. :)

Now, onto the things I bought and swapped - I think a little show-off is in order;

cute earrings and brooch from songbird designs

the very first issue of extra curricular!

beautiful camellia brooch from Jo of Unexpected Hug

button hairgrips from my neighbour, Weak Willed and Easily Led

gorgeous chrissy decoration from Jennie of Softings

I seriously had to restrain myself from buying more, as if I could have, I'd have bought brooches galore!  I'd have bought that cute little ninja brooch from DMCAY designs, the ninja softie from Unexpected Hug, the little Max brooches that Little Bird Designs makes and so, so much more!  It was very difficult to stop myself spending with all the crafty goodness around.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway - you have until November 30th.

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Where did the money go?

Yep, I've managed to quickly spend the profits of Saturday's market.  I bought and swapped for some fabulous crafty goodness, and also spent a good hour at Spotlight buying new fabric to make some more items to sell.  The crafty addiction cycle goes on...

kiwiana goodness...

I've found that you can find great fabric in the curtaining department!

some fabric to make things for the boys...

1930's reproduction fabrics

some florals...

and look what I spotted, 

you may remember seeing this in something I recently bought from softings!

I'll do another post about all the good people I met and things I bought and swapped at the markets tomorrow.  Keep an eye out...

Plus, don't forget to enter my giveaway - you have until November 30th.

D.

Crafternoon Tea | a success!

I had so much fun, met so many great people at the super, well-organised Crafternoon Tea!  Can't speak highly enough of how fantastic the day was.  I sold a lot of my loyalty card wallets, sew-funky cards and brooches!

what my table looked like...

My daughter came along to help - Thanks Hope!

It was funny how we were sitting under the auspiciousness of this...

I know that I certainly broke the tenth commandment - it was just too difficult not to with all the fantastic things I was surrounded with!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway - you have until November 30th.

D.

Crafternoon Tea is on today!

And I'll be there...  So come on down if you're anywhere near that part of Auckland today!

As it says in the poster above, it's at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Kingsland from 10am to 2pm. So go grab a coffee or brunch at one of the Kingsland Cafe's and then mosey on down to the Crafternoon Tea.


Plus, don't forget to enter my giveaway - you have until November 30th.


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craft market...

Lot's of fun.  Sold a wee bit.  Happy.  Tired.  Write more later.

fun crafty people...

One of the main reasons I had so much fun at Saturday's Craft Fair was because of all the great people that were there! So much fun was had!

Most of the people I met didn't have blog's, unfortunately! So I can't link to them on here, but I would like to mention them, anyways.

There was Carolyn from Stampin'Up who does the neatest boxes and packaging, I was inspired.

Deb from Delicious makes really awesome patchwork and fabric bags, I was in love with everything she makes!

Jennie from Softings makes the most awesome dolls, I bought some cards and a little purse from her.

Jenny from twice around the block had some awesome jewellery, boy did I covet one of her ring/earring sets! I didn't end up buying it, but did buy a really nice Jasper beaded necklace from her. Apparently Jasper has physical healing properties. I don't know if I believe all that, but they sure are nice stones!

Then I really enjoyed chatting to Jan from Nana's Bottom Drawer. She makes really cute doll's clothing and sells them on TradeMe.

Of course, I can't forget mentioning my partner in crime, Jodz! I highly recommend doing a craft market with a friend. The time went so fast, and it means you can nip away from the table occasionally to see what everyone else is up to! Thanks Jodee - I had so much fun!

If you've ever pondered about doing a craft market, I recommend you just get out there and "do it!" You just never know how much fun can be had, until you try. It's not just about how much you sell (I made $57 which was nice!) it's also about who you meet!

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fun at the fair...

It's always fun doing something new...

And yesterday's experience at the craft fair was no exception!  Jodee (left bottom corner) and I (top right corner) had so much fun selling what we'd made and meeting new crafty people!  So much fun!

I sold a little, but laughed a lot and the experience was so worth it!  It gave me new ideas for more craft markets, and an excitement to do more.  The feedback alone from talking to others about my creations was worth more than money!

Mr Sew-Funky designed a new business card for me to hand out, based on this blog.

So cool - don't ya think?

I'll write more about my experience (and the people I met) tomorrow when the kids are at school :-)

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getting excited...

about tomorrow's craft fair!

Everything is packed, ready to go first thing tomorrow morning.  I have a basic idea of how I want the table to look and most things are priced now!  YAY!

xbox game boxes are for height on the table - I swear! ;)

I will let you know how it all went tomorrow - wish me luck! :)

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this saturdaY...

will be a goodie!

My good friend Jodz and I are going to be having a table at the local craft fair.  It's exciting, because it's been a long time since I've done any craft fair's and it feels good to put my toe in the water locally!

some monsta's that will be there...

Franklin Pakeke Lions hold craft fair's at the Pukekohe Town Hall, cnr Edinburgh St and Massey Ave on the fourth Saturday of every month, 9am - 1pm.  If you're anywhere near here on Saturday, pop in and say hello. :)

And on another note, I won another neat giveaway - some earrings from Missie Krissie!  My luck is definitely getting better.

Briahna is feeling a lot better after a week of awful.  One more week off school and she won't know herself!  Looking forward to some tonsillitis free years! :)

So now, without further adieu, I best be off to prepare for the fair.  Two days to get organised, scary stuff!

D.