I've just donated the proceeds from my stall at The Children's Market - Bendigo to the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal 2011 and it feels good. I wanted to let people know via Facebook that I would have a stall at the market. But amid the recent and widespread loss from floods and cyclones, it seemed wrong … Continue reading “The Haystack in the Floods”
Sales galore at The Square
What a good problem to have - we're almost out of stock! We were blown away yesterday by the number of people and by the sales we made at The Square - Bendigo's Handmade Market (launch market). It was in the Bendigo Town Hall - how stunning is the plasterwork inside? We had both been sewing like … Continue reading Sales galore at The Square
Sticker fun
I bought myself some time while I was getting ready for the market by handing Elsie a sheet of sticky labels that I'd been using for price tags. This is how I found the remote control later: We enjoyed having a stall at the Sugar & Spice Children's Market in Woodend on Sunday. From our … Continue reading Sticker fun
Sneak peek at my stall at The Square
Have you heard about the new handmade market event in Bendigo? It's called The Square: Bendigo's Handmade Market and the launch is a huge Christmas market on Saturday 18 December. Three local makers have organised the event as the first of a regular market to 'showcase fabulous crafters and makers from the region'. I'm one such crafter … Continue reading Sneak peek at my stall at The Square
To market, to market
Our second one down! And another success. By that I mean we sold some things and we learned some more. We were in Ballarat on Friday night at Pleasant Street Primary School's 'Christmas Fest by the Lake'. It was much easier to fit our things and be satisfied with our display because of the larger … Continue reading To market, to market
Introducing The Bear & The Whale…
Take a passion for an old handicraft, add some new ideas, and there you have it - my new business, The Bear & The Whale (read how and why it started in About Us), my new website (which went 'live' yesterday), my first ever blog entry, and today, my first ever market (Sugar & Spice Children's Market in … Continue reading Introducing The Bear & The Whale…
Writing by Larissa Patton 