May 5th Market Wrap Up

 Well, I know we say it EVERY time.....

but this really was a fantastic market! 

Even the rain couldn't dampen the spirits of our stallholders and shoppers.

Here are some photos from the day :

Pivotal Xpressions

Melbourne Epicure

Slow Spun

Konstant Kaos

Sassy Kandles

Millie 'n' Daisy!

Lauren Williams Handmade Jewellery

GREENDROP - ecocraft

Peaches And Cream

Our talented buskers

Mishmash Designs

Frog, Goose and Bear

Made by a Mzungu

BurntUmber

BabyGalah

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Cache Bowtique

Eneri Designs

 So many talented stallholders and happy customers.

I am constantly inspired by the beautiful handmade goods that our stallholders produce 

each and every market.

Thankyou to all our stallholders and customers.

A big thankyou to our local community that supports our market, especially those who helped promote the market through letterbox drops and advertising the market.

For your continued support Thornbury Womens Neighbourhood House  - thankyou.

And so now, a few months of crafty hibernation

and we will back on July 28th.

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Mothers Day Market - Shopping Guide

 Here's a sneak peek at the amazing talent coming up from our stallholders this Saturday : 

Looking forward to seeing you all this Saturday,

5th May 10am - 2pm

99 Leinster Grove, Thornbury.

We will have a great selection on stalls, yummy food and coffee,

FREE children's craft and music.

See you there !

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International Women's Day - Who Inspires You.......

 Happy International Women's Day.

Image from here

A day to celebrate all that have women have acheived

and to reflect on the things that still need to be acheived.

This week, the Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House

 attended the  Darebin International Women's Day Event 

and posed this question :

"As a woman I am inspired by........................"

Some of these amazing quotes given were :

Other women who achieve

Mothers

Women’s selflessness in general; their ability to “get on with it” without recognition or reward or any expectation of these.

My ballet teacher is interesting and I want to be like her – I am 9 yrs old – Jane Tyler

Other inspiring women. 

Women with passion and a positive outlook on life

“All the women of the world; childbearers, servants of life, creative strong leaders.

Despite multiple oppressions women continue to thrive.” Hama

Men who truly like women

Experiencing different cultures

Neighbourhood Houses

My friends

Our mothers, grandmothers, great aunts, sisters – all female relatives

Our female peers

Role models – teachers, professionals

Women who have taken a leading role in community life

Female community workers

All women survivors of family violence

Other independent women in the community

Our Prime Minister

My women friends who are always on hand to offer love and support and with whom I share laughter, tears, words, yoga, a swim, a walk along the beach, a bike ride on the trails and a coffee or two!

“My garden

I give you roses to show you love

I give you daisies to show you life

And I give you daffodils to ease your strife

On this day for women worldwide

I must add a purple pansy to show you pride

And a white rose for peace

And a green leaf of myrtle to set you at ease” - Clare Nugent

"The generations of women

who shoulder to shoulder

fought for the rights of all women.

the sisterhood’s work remaining

sisters rise up and band

together to finally obtain

equality for all our

global sisters"

I think one of my favorites is 9 year old Jane's inspiring ballet teacher !

So, Who Inspires You ? 

Please leave your comments here, or take part in the conversation on facebook.

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Would you like to take your CRAFT to the next level ???

Are you a creative woman who is making unique art, craft or food that you would like to sell at markets, online or through retailers?

 

Then the Thornbury Womens Neighbourhood House's

                                           Make Craft Your Business Course  is for you.......

You can learn how to set up you own small art/craft business through our course.

You will also learn about networking, marketing, blogs and such small business basics as bookkeeping.

And you can try it all out through a free stall at a Made 'n Thornbury Craft Market.

The course is facilitated by local women who've taken the leap and made craft their business, so you'll also have the chance to learn from their experience.

The course begins on 21st April 2012.

What past participants had to say about the workshops…

"Loads and loads of great information and exactly what I wanted"

"I now have a plan to get my craft business up and running"

For more information or to apply

Tel: 9480 0466

Email: office@twnh.vic.edu.au

www.twnh.vic.edu.au

 

So that was 2011 and bring on 2012

Dear Stallholders,  Customers and friends of Made ‘n Thornbury Craft Market. 

What a great year we had in 2011.

All four markets were well attended by beautiful stallholders and friendly customers. We have welcomed many new stallholders and seen regular favourites, creating a great mix of products and personalities.

Our last market of the year on Friday 2nd December was by far the busiest : 

Here, our blog and facebook page have been regularly updated providing us with an invaluable source of promoting the market and our stallholders. We will continue to build on both of these in 2012. 

We were also lucky enough to have several articles and mentions in other blogs and printed media, including a great feature in The Melbourne Times Weekly: 

Our first ever stallholder meeting created great conversation and lead to lots of new ideas to help build our market even stronger. 

So, onto 2012! Again we will have four markets showcasing local women creating handmade products. 

Put these dates into your diaries : 

Made ‘n’ Thornbury Community Craft Market 2012: 

“Mothers Day Market”  Saturday  5 May  :         10 am – 2pm                               

“Winter Warmer Market”   Saturday 28th July  :10.00am – 2.00pm 

“Fresh Faces and All Stars Market”  

Saturday   13 October                                             10.00am  -  2.00pm 

“Christmas Market”  Friday 30th November   : 4.00pm – 9.00pm 

As you can see for 2012 we have introduced  a ‘theme’ for each market. This will ensure that every market has a different feel and a wide variety of stalls throughout the year. 

Applications are now open, so please feel free to download the  application form and submit your applications.  When applying for your stall, please return application form and at least two photos of the products you will be selling. Once approved, you will then be asked to make payment. Existing stallholders, please make note of this new application process. 

The 2012 application is attached, so if you are a local crafter, please feel to apply for one 

(or more) of our market dates. 

On  behalf of the  market management committee, we would like to offer our sincere gratitude for your continued support of our market throughout 2011 and look forward to seeing you all in 2012. Hoping everyone had a wonderful festive season and Happy New Year and enjoying this warm weather.

Til the next market,

Made n Thornbury Community Market

Twilight Christmas Market wrap up.

Well I have been floating on air all week !

What a fabulous market we had last Friday at our 

Made 'n Thornbury Craft Market Christmas Twilight Market.

A room full of stallholders with gorgeous handmade goods,

yummy food, kids crafting up a storm

and lots of happy customers.

Aaahhhh.............

almost makes me want to do it all again next week !

Almost......

But never fear we will be back next year and we have lots of exciting things planned.

Here's a small selection of photos from the market :

If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet, 

be sure to check out our Stallholders Page above.

Many of our talented stallholders have online stores still open to get those last minute Christmas gifts.

A very big thankyou to all our stallholders and customers that stopped by the market.

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