Stall Holder Spotlight - Alison from Miss Haberdash

Miss Haberdash

Can you feel it ?

It's almost Spring.........the sun is staying out longer,

flowers are appearing and here at Made 'n Thornbury......

we are getting ready for our Spring market October 15th.

Here is our next Stall Holder Spotlight......the very lovely Alison from Miss Haberdash.

1.  What do you create ?

I make stationery - notebooks, greeting cards, bookmarks and gift tags with a vintage twist and a sense of humour.

2.      What is your favourite thing that you sell ?

My notebooks, I use kitsch romantic fiction from the 60s and 70s on the covers – the taglines still make me laugh.

3. How long have you been making/baking/creating ?

I can’t remember not creating it’s been a constant,  home, school, art college and work. I’m restless without it, ask my nearest and dearest.

4. Who inspires you to create ?

Not really a who, more a role call of inspiring artists and creative types. On a very short list,  paintings by Patrick Heron, films by Jane Campion, and writing by Alan Bennett.

Definitely not my high school art teacher.

5. What made you want to sell your goodies at the market?

I like the camaraderie of the marketplace, the feedback from happy enthusiastic shoppers and the quiet times with fellow stall holders. It’s fun and a great way to make my hobby pay!!

6. Coffee or tea?

Being a Lancashire lass, English breakfast, of course, with a digestive biscuit.

7. And how many do you need to be market ready ?

More like a stiff gin & tonic at the end.

8. What’s the best thing about living in the Thornbury area ?

Coming from the UK, I like the lemon, olive & fig trees in the front gardens. So exotic.

9. Name three crafty things that you can’t live without :

Double sided tape, my trusty Pfaff and a love/ hate relationship with Officeworks. 

10.  One more thing that our lovely market shoppers should know about you....?

Miss Haberdash   now sells her products at,  Ro& Co- Northcote,  Fowlers Flowers- Clifton Hill and soon TheCrafty Squirrel- Ballarat.

When she's not creating her beautiful stationary

Miss Haberdash keeps us up to date on Melbourne's art and design scene on her  blog

you can also follow  her here.

 And don't forget to visit  Alison at the next Made 'n Thornbury Craft Market

October 15t 10am - 2.30pm.

 Thanks for joining us Miss Haberdash,

I look forward to catching up for that G&T soon.......

Made n Thornbury Community Market

If you missed it....or would like to relive it....photos from our Winter Warmer Market

Oh, fellow blog readers and market lovers,

are you suffering withdrawal symptoms like me??

Or did you miss our great market and want to see what you missed ??

we had beautiful jewelry from stalls like Dusty Plum

Winter fashion for young and old from the likes of DK's craft cafe and Very Cherry Stew

Softies for the young and young at heart by the likes of  Greendrop-Eco Craft and  KittyMade.

Gifts for every room of the house from the talented likes of m2matiz and Very Cherry Stew

Gifts for everyone on your gift list - including beautiful skin care French Avenue Skin Creamery

Beautiful stalls filled with handmade goodies.

and of course YUMMY food from Melbourne Epicure.

Well, I hope you enjoyed these photos and don't forget to put October 15th in your diary,

our next market from 10 am - 2.30 pm

Made n Thornbury Community Market

Stall Holder Spotlight - Mariana from m2matiz

www.m2matiz.com

Welcome to the last of our July stallholder spotlight interviews,

we've been joined by a market favourite m2matiz.

Mariana takes beautiful photos and then creates an amazing range of gifts from these images.

Including  gift tags, gift cards, notebooks and my favourite the t.lighthaus©.
This is what made IN thornbury is all about,
a local making and selling a beautiful product right here in our own backyard.

1. What do you create ?
I create products based on my photography work. Products such as gift tags, gift cards, notebooks,
the t.lighthaus©, the luMierebox and more recently ‘claudia’ a resin necklace range. I’ve tried to cater
to all tastes with over 140 images in my gallery to choose from. Most images are applicable to all the
products I offer. Printed in Melbourne, hand cut and packaged by hand.

2. What is your favourite thing that you sell ?
I think my favourite is the t.lighthaus©. It’s a unique product I’m very proud to have designed myself.

3. How long have you been making/baking/creating ?
I come from a graphic design background and studied Interior Decoration and Design 6 years ago, so
I’ve been creating for over 20 years. My current product range is recent though. Taking photographs
became a passion in 2007 and by the end of 2009 the m2matiz range was born. My love of
photography and my skills in graphic design led me to take my work to the next level and produce
what is now a total of 8 products.

4. Who inspires you to create ?
Charles and Ray Eames are a huge inspiration to me. I’m rather obsessed by them in fact. I love their
aesthetic and their creativity in many areas of design is something I aspire to.. and it’s not just ‘who’
inspires me but ‘what’… nature, light, texture and detail all play a very major role. The world around
me is a constant source of inspiration. The more I photograph, the more I see, the more I want to
create.

5. What made you want to sell your goodies at the market?
m2matiz has evolved very organically over the past 2 years. I never imagined I’d have a website, sell
online, or supply to stockists nation wide… it all happens via the internet and I work in my studio on
my own. Markets are a wonderful opportunity to meet people face to face. I love the interaction,
communicating whilst watching people’s reaction to my products is rewarding and a very humbling
experience.

6. Coffee or tea?
I’m a soy café latte girl… 3 or 4 glasses any time of the day or night.

7. And how many do you need to be market ready ?
A quick one with breakfast, one just after I’ve set up, one after lunch and maybe even another at
about two.

8. What’s the best thing about living in the Thornbury area ?
Thornbury has great shopping precincts within walking distance, from choice food stores to bars
from second hand stores to cafés. We’re really happy to be a part of such a diverse and multicultural
community with everything at our doorstep. And of course we love it for its proximity to the CBD

9. Name three crafty things that you can’t live without:
Not so crafty… but I couldn’t live without my camera and lenses and my knitting needles and sewing
machine.

10. One more thing that our lovely market shoppers should know about you?
I really love what I do, from product design to packaging and kindergarten portraits to graphic art
and design. I didn’t plan to be where I am today, so I feel very privileged to have reached a point
where I’m able to let my thoughts and inspirations translate into objects that people desire. I am
beyond grateful.

Made n Thornbury Community Market