November was a TREAT!!

I know I say it every month...but the market really does get bigger and better every single month.The stallholders create a great vibe.Our market is seriously friendly.Our stallholders are not pretentious in any way and support each other in a very sweet way.And most importantly, our market showcases some amazing talent.Oh yes it does.People who have mastered their craft so to speak.Product that is all handmade and/or Australian Made.Our regular stallholders come with new product every month.Our new stallholders all comment on the "vibe" of the market.We have the cutest balloons ever .And they are free for the kiddies.As is the face painting.Oh we just love giving away free stuff.
If you havent crossed that bridge yet, or havent ventured into Yarraville for a while...the time to do it is the weekend of December 5th and 6th...thats when our Christmas market is on!!And its going to be huge.And wonderful.And all that stuff.Trust me Im a professional.
But lets stay focused on November for a moment longer.Check out some of the beautiful gear that you could have nabbed had you been there.Or perhaps you were there and did nab it!! Perhaps.
Enjoy.....



tinker by print inK studio.


ID Tee


Loopy Love


tinker


tinker


Subarashii Design


Subarashii Design


Elmie





Lisa's chocolates....mmmmmmm


Blue Water Soaps


Loopy Love


Scrumptious Productions


Squirt Baby



One Girl Designworks.


Cottagenerd.


Scrumptious Productions


Embellish'd


Gromarts


Reaburn Design


totally innocent


Little Waltz


Susannah Tucker Photography


totally innocent


Arthurs Circus


Tiger and the Hare.

I blinked and it was November.....

hello.
Its been a while.
So sorry to have neglected this here little blog, but we have been flat out preparing for the November markets!! Yes, thats Saturday and Sunday.We are excited about this weekends markets.We have lots of new wonderful stallholders.We have lots of great product.Lots and lots.
Oh and have you heard that christmas is about 6 weeks away?
Yep it is.And so now would be the perfect opportunity for me to remind you of the importance of buying handmade this silly season.Not only does it benefit our economy, it also really helps our lovely artists to continue doing what they do best - making gorgeous products!
It is also way kinder to the earth to be buying handmade as a lot of handmade incorporates recycled materials which makes us all happy.
There is no need to step foot in any horrible shopping centre this Christmas.Not when you can shop it up at the Yarraville Markets.So get to it.Shop people.I say shop!

We hope to see you there.
Masonic Hall Yarraville.Just behind the village.Next to the Greek Church.Look for the fairy lights.And the red balloons with cute rabbits on them.

Heres a little taster of what you may find this month and what you may have missed last month....

Oh and congratulations to Leslie from Onegirl Designworks on her full page spread in the Herald Sun last weekend...Her oobee friends are divine, as are her quilts.And guessy where shes going to be this Saturday? Uh huh...just hanging out at our little market.So come and say hi to her and get her autograph cause shes like really famous now.


One Girl Designworks


Cottagenerd.


Wendy June


Babushka Baby


Blue Water Soaps


Pepperberry and Co.


Marie Long


HMC Designs.


totally innocent.


Wendy June


The always gorgeous S enjoying the Elmie tee pee.


Stitch n Purl


Retro Print Revival.


Red Letter Studios


id tee


Futago By Design.



Elmie.


Miss Ruby May.


Susannah Tucker.



totally innocent.

October market-This Weekend.

Loooky looky where the Yarraville Markets was mentioned.Well really the article was all about the growth of craft and local markets.But we are a part of that.And our very lovely friend Dana got a special little mention.YAY Dana.She's a regular at the Yarraville Markets.And shes a local. Good work girl!
The next market is this Saturday AND Sunday.Yep,thats right...now you can feast your eyes on amazing handmade products for 2 days of the month.Different stalls on both days.Too much excitement for little ol me.
Come and have a peek.And bring your purse because apparently Christmas is only 11(?) weeks away.
So buy handmade and support the designers of Melbourne.
See you there.

So much news....

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Oh gosh,i havent even told you about the September market and the happy people that were there.
But the October market is speedily approaching and we have doubled the workload (and the fun) by turning the market into a 2 day event.thats my excuse for no posts!!
Yes,from now on the monthly Yarraville Markets will be open for business on both Saturday AND Sunday.
Thats because there are SO many amazing artists out there who are all doin their thing and want to join the fun of our little festive space.Which we welcome!!
Its like christmas everyday in our office as we open the ever flowing applications.I am constantly amazed at what filters through.Lots of talent.Lots.
And as we have space restrictions in the Masonc Hall, the only way we could bring more gorgeous products to the people was to extend the days.There will be different stall holders on both days,and a few doing both days to begin with.

Heres a few snaps of the Septmeber market.


Futago By Design


Susannah Tucker Photography


Dana from Twiglet



Anna from Lana e Ferri



love rosie clarke



tiges and weince



crazy Kat!



Face painting by Faces Ta-Dah!


Anne Marie Witte


Cottagenerd


The Otway Forge


Loopy Love


Loopy Love


Mr Moo


Helen from Miss Ruby May


OwlDesigns


Twiglet


Tiges And Weince

See you soon.

September market is a comin'......

Yee ha.
Im really looking forward to the September market.
we have 25 fantastic stallholders.
16 of these are brand new or have only attended once before.
and our regular faces have new products.
yep.they're a pretty clever bunch 'our' stallholders.

We cant wait to see the talents of Cottage Nerd

Alana Konstantinou

Em Wilmot from The Otway Forge,

Kylie from Tiges And Weince,
Anita and Cherie of Pipsqueaks Photography

Anne Marie Witte and Melinda and Sarah from Loopy Love.


I hope you all have a fantastic,fruitful day !


I am very happy to welcome back the girls from Owl Designs who last visited us way back in May.
We also welcome back Belinda from Mr Moo,

Kirsten and Lindon from Futago By Design, the gorgeous Fiona from Squirt Baby (who has some beautiful new products) and lovely Dana of Twiglet fame.Looking forward to seeing what new temptations they bring with them.
If you are after some delicious ribbon,please visit Simone from Ribbon Palace.She has everything ribbon and more!


Helen and Kat will be joining us again.Helen with her super sweet handmade dolls and Kat from
ID tee- personalised tshirts,aprons,bags and more.
Anna will be back with her gorgeous knitted woolies

and the boys from the Urban Honey Company will also be returning after a months break...hopefully with lots of honey in tow.(Surely those bees have rested enough for this winter ?!?)
We also have Justine from Embellish'd,

Susannah from Susannah Tucker Photography (yay!her photos are adorable),Rosalinda Casamento,Rebecca from Beccasaurus

and Samantha from Gromarts.

...oh and Amanda from Greedybird.

And me.Lou.from totally innocent.
Its all handmade.All made in the land of Oz.
Come and have a little lookie.Saturday the 5th of September.
Better still, open your purse and let the love flow.
If you have a little one be sure to visit Carmel out in Anderson Street for some gorgi FREE face painting.She's very clever.

Hope to see you there.
xx

August Market.tick.

Yep the August market was cold.Pretty chilly.But that didnt stop our lovely stallholders turning up on a wintery Saturday morning to be a part of the cutest market in town.



And ofcourse there were plenty of wooly items to purchase if it all got too much.





There were a few people nursing hangovers.







And a few little helpers who became the best of friends.
As always,there was plenty for the bubbas.
















There was a lot of bloggy love in the room.


twice times


queenloube.


beccasaurus.


littlies homewares.


sewhum.

And there was wonderful Carmel sitting in the freezing cold for 5 hours painting children with the cutest of faces.Thankyou Carmel.



But most importantly, there was a Masonic Hall full of great talent...both new and old.Crafters,Photographers and Designers.All with great products.All hnadmade and/or Australian Made.









It really does get bigger and better every single month.
If you want to have a stall at our market,do it fast!!
We are currently taking applications for October,November and December.
And they are all about half full.









September is full at this stage but please register your interest as we have some exra space in the pipeworks!!
So stop thinking about it and have a go!



I would like to thank all my sweet stallholders who are extremely positive,encouraging and friendly.People always make comment on the vibe of our market and the relaxed feeling it gives. I attribute this to our fantastic stallholders.So thankyou for making this venture so fun.Take a bow.xx



























Phew!

August Market.

Date: Sunday 1st August 2009
Venue: Masonic Temple...Yarraville.
Time: 10am -4pm





We cant help but feel excited about the August market.
We have a fantastic crew of new stallholders mixed in with some familiar faces.Our regular stallholders are producing new innovative products.No same/same at this market.We have plenty of new stalls with some exciting creations.Unfortunately,many of these do not have websites as yet,so our list of stallholders over the side there looks a little sad.But do not fear peoples.....we are full as a goog for August.Twentyfive creative stallholders with hundreds of gorgeous products.All handmade and/or Australian made.All very exciting me thinks.We hope you think so too.If you're in the area,please do drop by and do a little shopping.We would love to see you there.

Visit Kate from Littlies Homewares who has a gorgeous hand painted range of childrens furniture and accessories.




Check out the ladies from Stitch'n Purl and their beautiful handmade quilts.




Glenda from Reaburn Design is back this month with her superb vintage-inspired cushions.I bought some from her a couple of months back and I larve them.




Helen will be there with her super-sweet dolls,Ross Jones and Lisa Timson with their handmade woollen clothing made from recycled wool blankets.




We also have Rosa's candles,Rebecca from Beccasaurus,Linda from Subarushii Design...oh the list goes on and on.

Dont forget we also offer free face painting in Anderson St between 10.30 and 3.30....Carmel will paint a little vampire,bunny rabbit,puppy dog or a classic fairy princess for your special little person.