The Sun, the Dads, the colour

What a glorious day it was on Sunday. The sun shone and shone and didn’t stop, which was lovely for buyers and sellers alike.

It was also Fathers Day and there were a great number of Dad’s who made there way with their families in tow to come and check out the markets.

Can we say, HOW STUNNING all of the stalls looked on Sunday. The colour and energy from the stall holders was amazing. There were loads of new products, everyone is going to a great amount of artistic effort to fill their stalls with new and exciting things for buyers.

It was great to see a range of new stallholders as well as the very supportive regulars.

Pickn’ Oakum entertained out the front – they always put on a great performance.

A big thanks to those who helped with the cake and coffee stall on Sunday. Wonderful volunteers manned the stall and the proceeds went towards Jesse’s quest for an Assistance Dog (http://www.jesse.org.nz/). Nearly $2000 was raised in a raffle of Devonport Craft Market goodies (thank you SO much to all of you who donated your wonderful wares) and Wanda of Ikes Emporium did an incredible job selling most of the raffle tickets. There were lots of others out there working hard to make it all work and a particularly big thank you goes out to all of you who bought raffle tickets. It will be absolutely wonderful to see Jesse out with Doug the Dog when he arrives in less than a fortnight.

October next and the countdown to Christmas begins!

Stay well, happy crafting and see you soon

Sarah & Sarah

Thank you

Thank you so much for all the amazing stallholders and entertainers who helped yesterday's market a success. It was wonderful to see all the new ideas and creations as well as the fab vintage items and I have to say that I spent quite a bit on things for me (and my family didn't miss out either). It is a dangerous place to be amongst all those wonderful things to buy.
Our buskers, Mark and Damon, played beautifully and I am looking forward to hearing more from them in the future.
Alice Lee of Alice in Balloon land was a roaring success with kids of all ages and and it was a delight to see those amazing balloon sculptures being proudly carried around the market by their new owners.
Thank you too to the customers who came along to the market from far and wide to buy gifts and treats. People were there shopping for wedding and birthday presents as well as things for themselves and their family. It was lovely to see some repeat customers. Its a testament to the quality of the items on sale that people are coming back for more.
The next market is Sunday 5th July. Watch this space for details of the stallholders for that market.

June Genius

ADAIR MARSDEN DOGCOATS, ANTHONY MAXEY ETCHINGS, BABY LOVE MERINO, BLANKIES, BOE BUSCH, CITRUS T’ARTS GARDEN ART, DESIGN AND SCULPT, DEVON LOUISE, DRAGONFLYZ, FIREWORKS AGNES, FORGET ME NOT VINTAGE, FRANCIS SILVESTRE, GLEN VAN PREHN, INFUSIONS, JANE VALLINGS, KERRY MIHU, KITTINZ/ MY PRETTY ONE, KORU SPIRALS, KRAFTY AS, LIBERTY LANE, LIFE’S JOURNEY ART, LILYPIPALUK, LISA HOOLEY PHOTOGRAPHY, LOTUS DESIGN, MARKO CRAFT, NATURALLY GIFTED, PAPER FISH, PILLOW TALK, R.W. SCISSORS, RUBY IN THE DUST, SANDRA WAINE, SMALLPIECES 2 BIGHEART JEWELRY, SONGBIRD DESIGNS, SOUTH SEA BEARS, TE PONO DESIGN, THE DEVONPORTIANS, THE NOT SO FARAWAY, TINEKE VAN DER WALLE PHOTOGRAPHY, TOTALLY UNIQUE, TOTO, TWISTED TREASURES, VINTAGE

We also have some fab local music, a sausage sizzle, coffee and facepainting. Come along for a great day out.