colour burst

This week in the studio I've been gathering all the little orphan pieces of glass laying on my desk. I've had a lot of fun making new necklaces combining four of these little delights. They will be available at the BiDM tomorrow.

Where: Saint Augustine's Church Grounds and Hall. Racecourse Road Hamilton.

Time: 9am - 4pm

through Sandrine's eyes

GoMA entrance

hot toffee

looseleaf.paper

edward and lilly

I really enjoy looking at my work through the eyes of someone else. It's so nice to see things featured and framed in a different way. Sandrine Marsh of Sandrine Marsh Accessories took these lovely images of stalls at the GoMA Christmas market on Saturday. There are more over on the brisstyle blog.

Thanks Sandrine x

one by one

One by one I'm getting through my list of things to do & make before the Christmas Design Market at the Gallery of Modern Art this Saturday. The market will coincide with the 5th Birthday celebrations of the Gallery. Stall holders include paper boat press, edward & lilly, kimono reincarnate and more - 20 in total!

If you'd like to visit the details are below:

WHEN
Saturday 26th November
9am - 4pm

WHERE
Gallery of Modern Art forecourt
South Brisbane

Markit

I love/want/need the cloud cushion by harvest textiles in this poster! This year has gone by so quickly, it's been a busy year filled with fun and exciting things behind the scenes here at hot toffee. Now the year is at the point where is goes by at light speed. The May Markit was lots of fun and I'm looking forward to having a stall at the November one. I'm working on some special little treats with my treasure box of 'mistakes' that will only be available at upcoming markets and possibly in my big cartel shop. I'll pop back in soon with more details!

Christmas shopping...

My plans this weekend are to visit some garage sales & antique stores to find more gifts. If you still need to find some presents the Bardon Market has some lovely things and it's on today: the Bardon Market. Bardon.

some more markets this weekend:
Saturday:
'A Handmade Holiday' - 24 Vanda Street, Woolloongabba

Sunday:
'Boutique Markets' - Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

under the stars...

please join me under the stars TONIGHT for the very first brisStyle indie twilight market. King George Square, Brisbane 5 - 9 pm. Live music and fantastic market stalls...what a great way to spend a Friday night...

to market to market..

it's 4.40am I'm sitting here sipping on my coffee, listening to the rain on the roof. RAIN. In 20 minutes I will be heading out the door to the Boutique Markets let's hope by the time I reach Hamilton there is no sign of rain. If you are looking for something to do today why not head to Portside Wharf at Hamilton and walk through the markets which are filled with handmade treasures. 8am - 1pm. Hope to see you there!

puzzled?

...not sure what to buy your nephews and nieces? Mr Frog's Toybox has a gorgeous selection of Djeco puzzles, tin toys and art supplies!

Bardon Christmas Market TODAY - Bardon Hall 246b Simpsons Rd, Bardon 9am - 1pm

busy but good...

my only purchase on the weekend - bought from this amazing textile designer. I also had my eye on this the whole day - so tempting!




a sweet gift from this lovely lady..



lovely note accompanying the above earrings from Curly Jo..




gorgeous sunflower field on our way to get our weekly vegies






the winner of my little giveaway...



The silly season is quite silly indeed! I've been working seven days a week and my stock answer when people ask me how I am these days is 'busy but GOOD'. The brisStyle market was fantastic I just wish I had a helper on the day so I could have seen all the amazing talent there. The Young Designers Market was yesterday and the sweetest, sweetest lady came up to me and said 'I've just been sitting in the restaurant across the road and could see you are struggling with the heat so I asked them for some water for you' and with that she handed me a large milkshake cup full of icy water! This very thoughtful gesture brought tears to my eyes - it really is the people you meet in life that make it so special ...not only the people you know and love but the people we all walk past everyday or have brief encounters with. Later in the day I walked over to the restaurant for another drink and the waitress said proudly with a smile 'that was my mum who gave you the water' and of course I replied with 'ohhh she was so sweet' and the waitress said again with a proud smile 'I know and she's mine'.

oops..

This market is 12th December NOT tomorrow (Dec 6th as incorrectly mentioned in my previous post)

buying handmade this Christmas?

jewellery pouch

lolly studs

Tomorrow (Saturday 5th Dec) I will be setting up shop at one of the best markets I've ever been part of both has a stall holder and a customer. It's the brisStyle Indie Designers market at St Augustine's Church Hall & Grounds, Racecourse Rd, Hamilton. 9am - 4pm! There will be live music, coffee, cupcakes and the most amazing line up of local talent. This is the best place to start your Christmas shopping! If you are busy tomorrow then head to the Young Designers Market in Little Stanley St at Southbank on Sunday from 10am - 4pm for more local designers and artists. What a great weekend for shopping in Brisbane!

If you are in Sydney and want to buy handmade this Christmas head to the finders keepers markets at CarriageWorks.

In Melbourne? Head to market 3031 on Sunday between 10 am - 4pm.

corner Macauley Rd & Bellair St, Kensington.

Have a lovely weekend!

Don't forget to enter my little giveaway here.

love markets?

Brisbane is an exciting city to be in this weekend with the mathilda's market at Brisbane City Hall tomorrow from 9am - 1pm. Across the river at Southbank Young Designers Market is where hot toffee will be from 10 am - 4pm. Last but certainly not least and possibly the most exciting at the beautiful Old Museum the finders keepers markets are on for the first time in Brisbane. I've just come home from visiting and they are fantastic - such an amazing line up of talent! They are on until 9pm tonight and again tomorrow from 10 am - 5 pm. Now all you have to do is choose which one you'll visit or google Queensland Rail to start working out the best way to visit them all!!

a great find...

Remember my tin of possibilities? well I found these 2 stencils at our local market on the weekend - my eyes lit up when I saw them and I just had to make them mine. They are now on the wall alongside this.

Southbank Young Designers Market..

I'll be at the Southbank Young Designers Market tomorrow - Sunday 6th September.
It's held in Little Stanley Street, Southbank. 10am - 4pm. Hopefully it will be lovely market weather - a warm Spring day...perfect for wandering through a market...

Scotland Yard Antiques

We discovered Scotland Yard Antiques* late last year when my parents were staying with us for the weekend, we drove out to Esk for lunch and through Marburg on the way home. We just had to stop when we saw this shop! I've been meaning to visit again but hadn't done so until last Sunday after the New Earth Markets. This is the kind of antique shop you walk into and can't help but say 'look at that', 'look at this' and 'ooohhh look at that'. With furniture, mirrors, chandeliers, toys, ornaments, pictures, signs, suitcases...it is quite exciting...even the cobwebs make me happy! The shop is filled to the brim and items spill out onto the street and into another little shop 2 doors up.

*Scotland Yard Antiques - Corner Queen & Edmond Streets, Marburg. Open 7 DAYS!

a few photos

It was a warm sunny day for the boutique markets @ portside wharf. The number of stall holders has increased already and includes some fantastic designers. I'm sure next month will be even bigger so jot it in your diary - 9 August 8am - 1pm. To read about the market visit here, here, here and here.

a very busy market...

a section of my stand on Saturday

finally got my hands on peppermint magazine

this brooch by Olivia kept catching my eye + calling my name :)





handmade buttons by Bec + Jade's dad - talented family!




beautiful embossed gift tags by flight industries..

I still can't believe how many people came to the BrisStyle Indie Designers market on Saturday. For at least 2 hours straight the hall was filled with a sea of excited souls and after that still a constant flow of lovely souls who appreciate handmade products. Towards the end of the day I was lucky enough to have a quick walk around the markets, the above items were my purchases - I would love to have bought more and am saving my pennies for the BrisStyle Christmas Market which I have a feeling will be even bigger + better than Saturday - if that is possible? I'm definitely planning to set up early so that I can have a look around the market before it even starts and treat myself to more handmade treasures...

to market...

BrisStyle Indie Designer's Market

Saturday July 4

9am -2pm

St Augustines Church Hall

Racecourse Rd, Hamilton

deer brooch - RE-read Design

large square hoops - Epheriell

Indie Designer's MARKET....

.....the BrisStyle (an amazing group of Brisbane based etsy sellers) Indie Designer's Market is almost here!! It's this Saturday 4th July at St Augustine's Church Hall, Racecourse Road, Hamilton 9am - 2pm. If you saw Channel 7's The Great South East on Sunday afternoon you would have seen some of our members featured .. .if you missed it you can watch it here.

star print dog collar - Pret a pawte

Scooter Girl Necklet - Ruby 2 Go Go

rosie - Sandrine Marsh

hand screen printed fabric - red seed studio

Kiki Doll - made by Maisie

market shopping...

... so I had a stall at the new Boutique Markets at Portside Wharf on Sunday and it was great. Lovely atmosphere, nice weather, well organised, amazing products & stall holders....

As I forgot to take my camera again the below photos are from each designer's website or blog...

Peg & Kate

Michelle Freer

Sandrine Marsh

Raspberry Pink

Jaime Beattie

Little Diva






My Girl

..and many many more!!

Head over to Taryn Newland 's to see some of her beautiful photos of the day.

At the end of the day I treated myself (this rarely happens!!) to one of the beautiful Taybian handbags by Melissa Hoedel.

Taybian