The Morning After the Day Before - Handmade Market Canberra

We are home from another fantastic Canberra Handmade Market (www.handmademarket.com.au).

We had a great time again and were so busy that we didn't get the chance to even eat our delicious red velvet cupcakes until the market was over. We had also planned to start our own Christmas shopping at the beautiful stalls.

A big thank you to Celia for getting some lunch for us - we may have fainted without you!

Apart from some gusty (and gutsy) winds in the afternoon, where we felt like Mary Poppins while holding on to our tent, the day was gorgeous - sunshine, happy shoppers, many repeat customers and meeting people we have only done business with over the internet (thank you for popping by to say hello).

We were in our usual place under the trees, near two stalls that have become our neighbours in Canberra. And we are lucky to have them as our neighbours.

The first stall holders we met at Handmade were the great couple from Rancho. Click here to visit their online store. They make and sell great prints and beautiful jewellery, all based on the artwork of Michelle. She and her husband are a super team and we love being on the same market "avenue" as them. They are going to be run off their feet at the next Handmade Market, so close to Christmas. Look out for them if you are there.

Not only isJodie from  Allana C a very sweet woman (thank you for helping clean me up when I fell over yesterday!) she makes the loveliest soft toys. Click here to visit her Etsy site. They are really beautiful and whimsical and soft and cuddly. She also makes tea towels, belts, peg bags, dog leads and camera straps. We love being beside her stall so we can look at the beautiful fabrics and colours she works with. She has a wonderful eye for colour and pattern. Her tea towels make great thank you gifts and her soft toys are the perfect gift for a new baby.

Looking forward the next Handmade Market on Saturday 4 December already.

Thank you Canberra.

Emma and Susannah