Treasure Hunt!

Sunday 6th March is Childrens Day and Devonport will be hosting a fabulous Treasure Hunt event to celebrate it. The Devonport Craft Market is a sponsor of the event and the market will be running from 10-3 at the Devonport Community House too so why not make it a family day out?

The August lowdown

Unbelievably, it was wet and windy for the third month running for yesterday's market. We didn't let it stop us having lots of fun though.

1. Liberty Lane, 2. Beau Papier, 3. Arctic Ice, 4. Gretel's gingerbread, 5. Thelma's gorgeous preserves, 6. Sensorie, 7. Cotton Kiwi, 8. 0 to 2, 9. Cat Taylor Design, 10. Muzroom, 11. Lily's Make Believe, 12. Inspired by Nature, 13. Kashgars, 14. Happy go Knitty, 15. Mosaics by Adele, 16. Yours Naturally, 17. Songbird Designs, 18. Cotton Kiwi, 19. Ruby in the Dust, 20. August market 059, 21. AW Design, 22. Muzroom, 23. Songbird Designs, 24. 0 to 2

Thank you so much to all the lovely customers who braved the weather and came shopping. It was great to see new customers in amongst our regulars.

And we had an extra special visitor. Jesse came visiting with his autism assistance dog, Dylan. We were thrilled to be able to help with the fundraising needed to buy an assistance dog for Jesse last year. Unfortunately, Jesse's first dog, Doug, didn't work out but the new dog, Dylan has settled right in and is working out a treat. You can read about Jesse and his family's story here.

The applications for the 5th September (Father's Day) market are now open. Pop on up to the Sellers information section if you want to apply for a stall.

Beautiful Day

In a stroke of bad-weather-luck, it was raining again for today's market. We had a wonderful day though. Thank you so much to all you lovely people who came to visit us today. Lovely to see and chat to the regulars as well as see lots of new faces from near and far!

Click on the picture to see the images larger.

1. 4th July Market, 2. 4th July Market, 3. A four legged visitor to the market, 4. Facepainting, 5. Liberty Lane, 6. Collinswood Designs, 7. Sew Funky, 8. Karric, 9. Deborah Hillman, 10. Tui, 11. Pure Extracts by Adamar, 12. Cult Redemption, 13. A Little Vintage, 14. Tui, 15. Kute Kiwi, 16. Funky Rainbows, 17. Sew Funky, 18. 0 to 2, 19. Bookbeads, 20. Songbird Designs, 21. On Top of a Lilypad, 22. Itchy Fingers, 23. Cotton Kiwi, 24. Emma Ioane, 25. Cotton Kiwi, 26. Zippitydoodah, 27. Cat Taylor Design, 28. June Jane

Thanks to everyone who came along!

The next market is Sunday 1st August.

Applications for stallholders open tomorrow, 5th July and will close on Friday 9th July at 5pm. Please click on the stallholders tab at the top of the blog to find the application forms.

Applications for the July Market are now open

Sweet Surrender cupcakes

Applications for the 4th July Market are now open

Visit the 'information for stallholders' button at the top of the page to apply.

Applications will close on Friday 11th June at 5pm. Stallholders will be informed if we are able to accomodate them by the evening of Sunday 13th June.

Please note that we do our best to fit everyone in but don't always have enough places, especially during Winter when inside space is very popular. If we can't fit you in this time, we will try to fit you in at a later date so please do reapply.

A little glimpse into the crafty goodness at today's DCM

Mikes Wood Creations

Yiyah's Gallery

Mosaics by Adele

Estella Rose

Sandra Waine

Deborah Hillman Photography

Julie Scott

Cheeky Pinchy

Dmonic Intent

Panic Buttons

Mimosa Kids

Citrus T'Arts

A Little Vintage

Cat Taylor Design

Cotton Kiwi

Songbird Designs

Lisa Hooley Photographer

Sweet Surrender

2 weeks and counting!

The Devonport Craft Market

Valentines Day (Feb 14th) 2010

10-3pm

Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence Street.

It's nearly time for the first Devonport Craft Market of 2010!
We are excited - are you?

There are some great new sellers at this market, so there will be lots of new goodies for you to see and buy. We also understand that our lovely regulars have been hard at work over the holiday period, developing and making new products to tempt you with! Very exciting.

You will see on the right hand side of the blog that there is a subscription box for the Devonport Craft Market newsletter. This newsletter will be sent out once a month and will give you a taste of what to expect at the next market, as well as features on our sellers, special events and special offers. It will be well worth a read, so sign up to receive your copy! We will never spam you and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 14th!

Sneaky peek

Here's a quick sneaky peek of a few of the types of goodies that will be on sale at the market this Sunday. Hope to see you there (10am-3pm Devonport Community House)

Meet the Seller - Glen van Prehn

Meet Glen van Prehn Devonport local and regular stall holder at the Devonport Craft Market. You will see Glen bust knitting her next creation while you shop!

Shop / stall name
Glennie's Beanies

How long have you been involved in your craft?
45 years

What is your craft?
Knitting . Specially beanies/berets but have lately started on baby beanie/bootee sets which look cute.

How did you get started creating?

When I first started knitting at 11 I simply followed patterns and bought the wool recommended in them but in the late 80's when those big patterned jumpers and coats came into fashion, I started playing around with different colours and textures and modifying patterns. I love colour. And it never ceases to amaze me that 2 simple little stitches can produce such incredibly different looks and garments.

What inspires you?

I was going to say nature but in fact it's everything! I love the weave in cloth, textiles, house interiors and Resene colours - anything really. I love putting colours next to each other that happen naturally in the garden but look like they should clash.

What is your favourite book?
Changes from month to month - loved reading The Friday Night Knitting Club!

What is your favourite food?
Is chocolate a food?

Favourite inspiration site; blog or online shop

I tend to use magazines rather than anything online for inspiration ....

How did you come up with your stall / shop name?

It sounds a bit better than Glennie Knitwit or something similar! Seriously, it's quite hard to come up with an original name involving knitting so I stuck to the basics.

Apart from The Devonport Craft Market, Where can people buy your work?

Directly from me or through Trade Me

Thanks Glen - Check out Glennie's Beanies at the next Devonport Craft Market, October 4th 10-3pm, Devonport Community House, Clarence St, Devonport.

Spring is in the air!

And to celebrate The Devonport Craft Market will be opening its doors for an extra hour for the next few months. That'll give those of you who have a social life enough time to get out of bed, nurse your head and pop on down for some lovely crafty goodies. And remember, its never too early to start your Christmas shopping. Be there or be square.

The Devonport Craft Market

Sunday 4th October

10am-3pm

Devonport Community House

32 Clarence Street

Devonport