Trading was all Handmade & Fair .... & awesome

 a huge thankyou to all our Playful Market

stall holders who are an amazing support

& without whom we wouldn't be hosting a 'market'

our all about yarn expert Heather

who is passionate about having fun, making & kids

some of her wonderful creations on display

thanks Heather for being such a ray of sunshine

to our Playful Market

 here's Joanna from Silk Lotus

chatting about all the wonderful pieces on her display

for more info please go to the Silk Lotus web site

 works above & below by my friend Anna

of Polly Pratt

i met Anna at SIT in Sydney last year

she was so funny ... a few stories told

& from the start I have adored her 

& her gorgeous "Wendy" dresses

 so it was about time I had one to sport about!

hello to Dannielle from Sourpuss

love her cushions, home wares, head bands & grown up look!

have a like minded friend here with a shared passion for wonderful fabrics!

the amazing duo of Modern Millie

loving your work ladies

 

chandeliers & pirates

binding & bunting

cake toppers too!

whoo hooo!

 proudly hosted

Klong Toey Crafts

love their selection of Fairly produced

all handmade jewellery & sweet pouches & more

arrhhh .... i stood there choosing one of these elephants

& was distracted .... hmmmf 

... next time!

 big fan of this talented lady

lovely to host you Nelena

from Wintu

love love your work

 Jackie barely needs another introduction

i adore her work

has been mentioned & the fact that one i sport one of her skirts is regualry

yeah .... Bliss by Jackie Maree

more gourgeousness!

great to have you once again Jackie!!

 the lovely rebecca of Rubyfish ...

... small world isn't it ...

a kinder in common with a favourite 4 year old of ours ...

 thanks for joining in & 'playing' rebecca ....

 Helen from Miss Ruby May

a visual feast of clever creativity

lovely works once again Helen!

 truly wonderful to host rachel

from Bellissima Glass ... love your work Rachel

all handmade & so beautiful!

we welcomed Leah & Mandy

from Ditto Crafts

amazing range of many different & sweet

gadget holders, little toys & gift ideas

 another warm welcome back to

Rosemary with her beautiful photo cards

as ever it is a pleasure ...

pictured here with Jan, Isabel & Robyn

a first time Playful Marketer, Bron from

Olive Tree Cove

loving her style

a huge plus for us ... thanks for joining in Bron

 at ABC we love Carolyn

or at the Playful Market we know her as

Cards by Caz

lovely work & it was inspiring to be making on the day

showing off your skills

love your rainbow chasing!

Michelle from Miche

with her stunning book binding

seriously amazing skills this lady has

beautiful results

.... oh for a wallet that was a magic pudding!!

here's Keren checking out the details

and here's Village Spirit

with Lucy Swanson

adore the paper chains Lucy proudly shows off

all the way from Nepal

please find out more over here

Margaret with her Meadowsweet Handcrafts

Geoff with all his homegrown garden goodness!

& first time stall holder
Maria from Catabzar with her stunning jewellery

... now we hosted many more stalls

... alas no more pics

thankyou for joining us on the 28th:

Butterfield Farm - Malcolm & Maureen

Toys & Little Treasures - Megan

Baby Chilli - Rebecca

Merry Go Round -Nicole

Ethicraft - Jovita

Little Sparrow - Megan

Toastie Kids - Susan

Embriodery by Margaret

oh & yeah ... my little stall was there too ...
hARTylittlepeaces .... thanks for helping me Meags

EthiCraft Fair Trade Stall Holder

a warm welcome to the Playful Market to Jovita &

ETHICRAFT

who support these worthy causes

Ethicraft is a social enterprise founded from the desire to help the marginalized and under-privileged by supporting their efforts. They do this by working with local organisations and micro enterprises in the third world country through trade. Ethicraft believe that one of the best ways to help people break out of their vicious cycle is through empowerment. 

Alphabet Animal Felt Wall Hanging

Elephant Puzzle

 

Santa Maria Puzzle

 

we're looking forward to hosting you on the 28th Ethicraft

come along people & support Fair Trade

Silk Lotus Fair Trade Stall Holder

so excited to welcome back

the wonderful Joanna from

Silk Lotus was founded by Sandra and Joanna while working in international development in Laos. Both fell in love with the fabulous textiles and original jewellery

of local artisans and wanted to find a way to support local producers and their craft, 

as well as putting something back into the communities. 

  

 

 

“Laos is an amazingly beautiful country” says Jo, “but the vast majority of people are very poor. We wanted to find a way to help preserve and promote the beautiful products and traditions whilst also providing sustainable income opportunities”.

“And we wanted to do more” says Sandra, “by also giving back to the communities in which we both lived and worked. Its really important to us to support projects that make a difference in people’s lives. We are proud to have provided further training for two young Lao women, and to now provide funding for victims of unexploded ordnance to get prosthetic limbs”.  

 

 

 

 

 last year Silk Lotus was the only Fair Trade stall

we could organise in the 6 weeks we had to

get the Playful Market off & running ....

I have to thank Joanna very much for

helping us out this year with lots of Fair Trade Stall Holder contacts!

proud to say we have 5 Fair Trade Stalls 

.... come along & support their worthy makers

Villiage Spirit Fair Trade Stall Holder

so very excited to have & new to the Playful Market

Village Spirit

with their stunning 

paper chains

made from an indigenous plant in Nepal

way up in the Himalayas

using a paper making technique dating back to the

12th century

along with many many

gorgeous products including the hand wood block printing

& some stunning cashmere

& felted items
& awesome folk art

this is what Jane & Lucy the co-founders say about

Village Spirit

We pride ourselves on selecting high quality and well designed products from around the world and we have a commitment to fair and ethical trade practices. Currently we are focused on Nepali hand craft including Lokta paper, felt, cotton and cashmere products. We design some of our own products, while aiming  to preserve the traditional skills of the Nepali craft producers.  We work in with established fair trade organisations and  businesses who have proven to have  fair  practices.

Many of the Nepali artisans are women from remote and mountainous areas who are given the chance to employ traditional skills in their own homes, enabling them to generate essential  income. This type of work empowers women and encourages them to stay in their villages with their families instead of traveling to other cities and countries to work.   We hope you enjoy our products and appreciate the skill involved as much as we do.

Klong Toey Fair Trade Stall Holder

the first of the Fair Trade Stall Holders

i would like to introduce to you is Liz

& she will have a wonderful selection of 

handmade crafts created by the artisans of

the Klong Toey Slums in Bangkok, Thailand

this is an amazing project initiated by an Australian Family

take the time to watch the 

Channel 7 Sunrise article to have a glimpse into the world of

the Barker family

& have a look at their web site so you can see all the

wonderful goodies that Liz will be bringing with her

to the Playful Market!

there's a cute elephant purse that I have my eye on!