Sunday, March 29, 2009

To market, to market, to buy a.....

Wowee, my first ever craft market was sooooo much fun!

It was much better than I could have ever expected. The weather was beautiful, the location was fantastic, the stallholders were happy and friendly, there was a steady stream of customers all day long, and the five hours were over in a flash.

The kids craft table and the face painting was a huge hit with the little ones.

It was just like a huge crafty blogmeet - it was lovely to see Cindy, Bec, Liesl, Bev, Nikki, Leah, Ann-Marie, Liz, and Lara. I hope I didn't miss anyone (I have a terrible memory these days)!
We ate lovely cupcakes and drank coffee and chatted about crafty things all day long....


I made some lovely purchases and swaps with Buttons by Lou Lou, Finki and Troischats. I haven't taken any photos yet, but I'll post them later in the week.

An extra special thanks goes to Sel, Cathy and Ms L for helping me out with the packing, unpacking, and set up etc, and to Rach for helping me unload everything today..... and to everyone who came along to visit or bought a little crafty something from me!

I'm definitely going to book in for the next one.



36 comments:

Cathy {tinniegirl} said...

You'll have to pop over and see the title of the post I've just written. Jinx!

It was lovely to share with you. It was such a fun day out.

Unknown said...

Oh yay! Looks like you had a fantastic time! Wish I could have come. Must make the trip down one weekend to see you all in action!
Hope you having a lovely and relaxing Sunday :)
Sophie x

Missie Krissie said...

Well done Cam, what a huge success! How very exciting for your first market to have gone so well! Hope it all continues that way!

flickettysplits said...

It was a fabulous day, wasn't it! I'm already looking forward to the next one. Hope you and Tinniegirl are my neighbours again ....

Lou said...

I can't believe it was your first market. It was a really good day and great to see some other bloggers again!

Cath @ chunkychooky said...

It sounds brilliant- what a fun fun day! lucky you!

PaisleyJade said...

Wow - looks like you had a super time (Frances too)!

Michelle said...

Oh hooray! So glad you had a good market! I've been thinking about you girls today (and secretly wishing I was there).

Michelle said...

PS. I love that last photo!!

Megan.K. said...

Your stall looks FANTASTIC!!! So happy for you.
x

Michelle said...

your stall looks fabulous...i'm very envious that you got to meet and chat with so many lovely bloggers...
and frances looks like she was having a ball...
that's for sharing the great pics...

Taccolina said...

Yippee, what a good day! I love seeing your stall in all of its colourful glory, and meeting other crafty ladies. What a way to spend a Saturday. See you at the next one....

Christy Amular said...

Your stall looks awesome! What a wonderful array of goodies. xx

Selina said...

so glad you did so well, and had so much fun! your stall looks great!

Hana said...

Your stall looks amazing! A BIG congrats on your first market being so successful. I'm sure it's the start of many good things to come!

Gillian R said...

Good to see Frances 'elbowed' her way out to the front of your stall. She looks terrific.
So happy to hear you had a successful first market. They are addictive!!

handmaiden said...

So glad it was successful for you

Princess kirstie jane said...

So glad you all had a great day, and a little jealous I couldn't come along for coffee and cake, I wanted to visit and bring home a wee treasure... next time I guess. Your stall looks fantastic, bright, happy and totally unmissable. Yay you.

Betty Jo said...

How great was the Market! Loved the colour and niceness (and the fact it was five minutes away)
Looking forward to the next one.

Anonymous said...

so glad it was a great day for you both!! wish I could of popped in too!

Anonymous said...

Well done Cam, really pleased it was so much fun.....when is the next one?

bec said...

Wow, that was your first market? You looked pretty organised, and like an old pro! Frogot to check Frances out, was too busy looking at the fabrics- there's a pic on tonight's post to show you why I love that fabric so much. Curtains! So cute!

Tanya said...

It looks like such fun. Wish I could have been there!!

Jenny said...

Your aprons look so good hanging like that-glad you had a great market

Louise said...

I'm so pleased it all went really well. It certainly looked fantastic!

Jennifer Rose said...

your table looks great! :D Glad you had fun :)

Swirlyarts said...

Oh yeah!!! I'm glad it was a great success for you - I think it was down to a certain pair of birds on your apron ;)

the 6 o'clock stitch said...

Looks like a blast. I haven't done any shows yet...imagine they're both exhilirating and exhausting!

Kat said...

Congratulations on your first market. It looks like lots of fun!

Nikki said...

Great to see you and all your gorgeous wares there. Looking forward to picking up my apron today...

Lark said...

Hiya Cam, my friend came to the market and she said your stall looked ace, especially the aprons!

Allison x

Cate Lawrence said...

Ooh those aprons look spectacular! Am bummed I couldn't make it!

edward and lilly said...

Oh wow! Sounds like you had a great day, and your set up is fab! Especially all those aprons.

Lauren said...

Great to finally meet you Cam! Your stall looked great...I came back to say good bye and you were swapmped with customers!! (always a good sign!)

Bird Bath said...

wow the stall looks really bright and inviting...glad to hear you had such a great experience of your first market!

gemma @ loz and dinny said...

Congratulations - I have meaning to pop over to your blog for some piccies! I wasn't disappointed ... markets are definately a little addictive x