Take 2 Markets

February 28, 2012 By

Market of The Week - Take 2 Markets

*How long has your market been running?
Take 2 Markets made it’s debut at Hawthorn Town Hall on Sunday 24 June 2007.

*What made you decide to start the market?
Take 2 Markets was started up by someone else and I bought the business in February 2008. I’d been looking for an alternative to eBay & Trash ‘n Treasure markets and was very excited when this opportunity came along. There are many recycle boutiques operating, but at the time there was no dedicated market where women could buy & sell quality fashion. We’ve definitely filled a gap & women are raking in the cash & reaping the bargains!

*Type of products sold at your market?
Mostly preloved items from wardrobes of women who shop too much! Also BNWT, Vintage/Retro, High Street Fashion, Australian & Overseas designer fashion, accessories, jewellery, belts, hats, sunnies – you name it! Occasionally we have stalls with locally designed & made fashion & accessories as well. You will always find something wonderful at Take 2 Markets. I do most of my shopping at Take 2! I share my purchases with our Facebook fans & encourage others to post pictures as well.

*Number of stalls at your markets?
At Northcote there are 47 stalls and at Geelong West there are 48 s talls. Sadly our original venue, Hawthorn Town Hall, has closed for renovations. We had just over 80 stalls there.

*Locations and how often your markets run?
We have two great venues – Northcote Town Hall & Geelong West Town hall. Take 2 Markets runs approximately every 2 months – check our website for all the details. Please join up to receive our e-newsletter so you can keep up with all the latest news.

*Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
Take 2 Markets is a fabulous way to sell your unwanted fashion and make some cash. It is also a brilliant place to shop and top up your wardrobe with beautiful garments for a fraction of RRP. We are indoors and women’s fashion ONLY. Each market has raffle where you can win great prizes. Join us on Facebook for monthly giveaways as well. We all love to look good and at Take 2 you can look fantastic without spending a fortune.

PS Take 2 Markets is an award winning business! in 2010 we won the City of Boroondara & Rotary Club of Hawthorn Business Innovation Award & we were a finalist in the Best Eco Friendly Business category at the AusMumpreneurs Awards.

Rina Chia – Take 2 Markets

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The Handmade Expo

February 20, 2012 By

Market of The Week -The Handmade Expo

*How long has your market been running?
The Market has been running since August 2008 which makes it 3.5 years old :)

*What made you decide to start the market?
We are a mother (Miriam) and twin daughter (Liesa and Micky) team and we were helping Miriam with a market stall one day. It was a mixed market…handmade, second hand and new. After sitting around all day, we decided that Ipswich needed a 100% handmade only market. 6 weeks after that market and that discussion, we had our first market. We had 90 stalls and over 2000 people through the door…

*Type of products sold at your market?
We are a 100% handmade market with a few crafty supplies thrown in ;)

*Number of stalls at your markets?
We average around the 90 stalls but around the November/December markets we do get up to 150 stalls.

*Locations and how often your markets run?
We run our market every month. The 3rd Saturday of the month (except Feb and June).
We are located at the Ipswich Turf Club, Brisbane Road, Bundamba….
We are also expanding to the Lockyer Valley with a few markets (Forest Hill and Laidley)

*Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
We love what we do. We are excited to provide an avenue to handmadies to sell their beautiful creations and to also provide South East Queensland with a family friendly market in wide open spaces. The Queensland Pioneer Steam Train runs their trains in conjunction with our market. So a family can come to the market, do some shopping, have some lunch and go on a train ride…

Liesa, Micky & Miriam – The Handmade Expo Qld


Date/Time Market
19/05/2012
08:00 -14:00 		The Handmade Expo
The Handmade Expo, Bundamba Queensland
23/06/2012
08:00 -14:00 		The Handmade Expo
The Handmade Expo, Bundamba Queensland
21/07/2012
08:00 -14:00 		The Handmade Expo
The Handmade Expo, Bundamba Queensland
18/08/2012
08:00 -14:00 		The Handmade Expo
The Handmade Expo, Bundamba Queensland

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Lollipop Markets

February 14, 2012 By

Market of The Week -Lollipop Markets
*How long has your market been running?
Lollipop Markets launched with their Christmas market in November 2010.

* What made you decide to start the market?
Nicole, Kaye and Bree are all WAHM’s, running Mitchapilla, Miss Amali’s Things and ChikkieMoo Designs respectively, and we love shopping at markets for unique, boutique and handmade items. Something a little different for our kiddies. We met on Facebook and very quickly realised that each of us wanted the same thing, a gorgeously beautiful market to show off the wonderful talent in Adelaide and bring together other like minded people who could help our handmade shopping fetishes!

* Type of products sold at your market?
Our tagline is Handmade. Unique. Boutique. for pregnancy, babies, kids and tweens. We love products that you cannot find in commercial shops, we want our guests to be able to meet the designer, to touch and feel and play with the products before they purchase. We have a collection of very talented designers who make anything from dress ups, to breast feeding pillows, rattles to toys. Plus scrummy coffee, cakes and bikkies.

* Number of stalls at your markets?
Over 100 stall holders showcasing their yumminess, cupcakes, handmade foods, crafts, clothing, toys, dress ups, artwork, room decor, accessories and party supplies. Goodies for pregnancy, babies, kids, tweens, Mums and Dads. Everything handmade, unique, boutique, one off, limited edition and small runs.

* Locations and how often your markets run?
Lollipop Markets runs 10am – 3pm at:
AAMI Stadium
West Lakes Boulevard
West Lakes, South Australia
Huge FREE parking

Lollipop Markets are run every 3 months to coincide with the start of each new season!

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
100% of gold coin donations going to Down Syndrome SA
Quiet Feeding Zone for parents and carers
Splodge Entertainment including face painting and FREE craft for the kids
FREE interactive ballet performances with BeBe Ballet

Bree, Nicole and Kaye – Lollipop Markets, SA

 


Date/Time Market
20/05/2012
10:00 -15:00 		Lollipop Markets
AAMI Stadium, West Lakes SA
26/08/2012
10:00 -15:00 		Lollipop Markets
AAMI Stadium, West Lakes SA
18/11/2012
10:00 -15:00 		Lollipop Markets
AAMI Stadium, West Lakes SA


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Home Style Market

February 7, 2012 By

Home Style Market

* How long has your market been running?
Since 26th November 2010

* What made you decide to start the market?
This market was originally founded by Sammy Gollschewski (of ‘The Cupcake Taste’) and Jemma Holcombe (of ‘Indiana Sky designs’) to help promote handmade Australian products of new and existing individuals and small businesses.

* Type of products sold at your market?
Handmade/handcrafted/homegrown products made by Australia small businesses/individuals. Products include; body products, fashion & accessories for all ages, home wares, arts & craft, hot & cold food stalls, promotional stalls and much more.

* Number of stalls at your markets?
35+

* Locations and how often your markets run?
At the Sherwood State School, Sports Hall on the 2nd Saturday of every month (Feb-Dec).

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
Home Style Market offers:
~ a family friendly indoor venue where you can catch up with friends and family, have a bite to eat & browse/shop for HANDMADE lovelies while enjoying live acoustic music
~ an event that is open rain & shine
~ Free street parking
~ Free onsite disabled parking
~ Free face painting
~ FREE ENTRY

Jemma Holcombe – Home Style Market

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The Mummy Tree Markets

January 31, 2012 By

* How long has your market been running?
We recently celebrated the Mummy Tree Markets first birthday. We offer free craft and entertainment, as well as gourmet food so it is a great day out for all the family. The Market has grown from Brisbane to Sanctuary Cove, Toowoomba and Adelaide.

* What made you decide to start the market?
The Mummy Tree is all about supporting work at home Mums in small business, and the Market was a natural extension of this. The Market has thrived and gained a great reputation throughout Qld, and we have now branched out to South Australia – with our first Market at the Adelaide Showgrounds on Dec 4.

* Type of products sold at your market?
We specialize in boutique chic, inspired and unique quality goods and services.

* Number of stalls at your markets?
This ranges from approx 80 stalls to 130. We will be having a Petite Boutique Market at a new venue in Brisbane next year, however with less stalls.

* Locations and how often your markets run?
We have 4 Markets a year in Morningside Brisbane, and 4 in Toowoomba. We will be having regular Twilight Markets at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast, 2 Markets in Adelaide and another 6 Petite Boutique Markets at Everton Park in Brisbane.  We will also have another 4 at Indooroopilly and a couple of new locations are in the pipe work for 2012 as well.

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
Our next Brisbane Market is at River Park Place, Morningside on Sunday February 26th from 9am-1pm. We are also having a Twilight Market at Sanctuary Cove on Saturday February 11th from 3pm – 7pm, followed by Toowoomba on March 11th from 9am – 2pm.

The Mummy Tree provides a quality boutique market, for talented work at home Mums to showcase their wares. We offer gorgeous products and services that are not readily available in shops. There is always lots of parking, delicious food, free children’s entertainment and lots of family fun!

Cinde Rosser – The Mummy Tree Markets

 

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Baby & Kids Market

January 24, 2012 By


Baby & Kids Market Logo
* How long has your market been running?
Since 2003. It is the original and biggest market of its kind. It started as one market in Hawthorn VIC and very quickly grew from there. We now have 30 locations across Australia and hold 130 markets annually.

* What made you decide to start the market?
The Baby & Kids Market was founded by a Melbourne mum of three when she saw how much ‘stuff’ had been accumulated, and then wondered what to do with it all when the kids no longer needed it, as it was still in such good condition.

The market was started with the philosoophy that we all want great quality for our children, but we don’t want to waste money and we really want to contribute to reducing waste in our society. The Baby & Kids Market was designed to offer all that, and a fun day out as well!

* Type of products sold at your market?
Baby & Kids Market has pre-loved as it’s primary offer. Strict quality control means the products look, and often are, as good as new, price savings are exceptional, and new parents can get friendly information and advice from other parents.

Additionally every market location also includes a selection of unique businesses, mainly started by work-at-home Mums, selling new goods also. This includes hand-crafted goods, baked goods, and boutique clothing and decor.

* Number of stalls at your markets?
Subject to the location, we have from 35 right up to 108 stalls! We always use indoor locations to make shopping comfortable no matter what the weather outside!

Three times a year in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane we also hold larger events called “Mums Big Day Out”. These feature 75-108 of the pre-loved and new stalls that every knows and loves, but have the added bonus of free samples from big brands, product demonstrations, and loads of free entertainment for the kiddies.

*Locations and how often your markets run?
I feel like Lucky Starr singing his famous song “I’ve been everywhere, man”, and funnily enough many of our locations are the same!

So here goes, (in no state order) we’ve been to Wollongong, Geelong, Rosehill, Hurstville, Kellyville, Morphettville, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Central Coast, Flemington, and Launceston.

I’ve run out of rhymes!…Belmont, Berwick, Blackburn, Canberra, Coburg, Croydon, Five Dock, Hobart, Jindalee, Lane Cove, Malvern , Moorabbin, Newcastle, North Beaches, North Brisbane, Penrith, South Brisbane, South Fremantle, Sutherland and Warwick. Can I breathe now?

There are between 3 and 8 markets at each location throughout the year.

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
It’s great fun and very rewarding to be a ‘marketeer’. The feedback we get from people is just lovely – from families with lots of kids trying to make ends meet, to the Mum who suddenly found herself having to flee domestic violence and starting a new life but still wanting her child to have everything, through to the stallholders who are so grateful they can come and sell their items without having to photograph them all, monitor an auction and then get to the post office!

The Baby & Kids Market is a real community event that benefits so many people in so many ways, and the world by recycling. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it?!

Megan Flower


Date/Time Market
19/05/2012
09:00 -12:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Lake Kawana Community Centre, Bokarina QLD
20/05/2012
09:00 -12:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, Hurstville NSW
20/05/2012
09:00 -12:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Oasis Leisure Centre, Belmont WA
27/05/2012
09:00 -12:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Marion Leisure & Fitness Centre, Morphettville SA
27/05/2012
09:00 -12:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley NSW
27/05/2012
09:00 -13:00 		Baby & Kids Market
Berwick Leisure Centre, Berwick VIC
27/05/2012
09:00 -13:00 		Baby & Kids Market - Mum’s Big Day Out
Rosehill Racecourse, Rosehill NSW

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Bumble Bee Baby and Children’s Market

January 18, 2012 By

Bumble Bee Baby & Kids Market

* How long has your market been running?
We have been running the Market for 3 Years, and loving every minute of it.

* What made you decide to start the market?
I decided to start the market just after the birth of our daughter Yasmin, I realised that there were no markets near where I lived, I had collected so much stuff as you do when have kids. I thought there so many parents in the same boat, so our market began. I wanted our stalls to be affordable to anyone, so that anyone could have a go.

* Type of products sold at your market?
New, Pre-loved and Handmade!

* Number of stalls at your markets?
The different locations vary from 40+ to 60+ stalls.

* Locations and how often do your markets run ?
We run a least once a week, we have 8 locations: Moorabbin, Glen Waverley, Ringwood, Berwick, Pakenham, Mornington, Melton, and Werribee locations and we ran these around 4-5 times a year.

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
We are a family run business, we are passionate about PND and Depression, and like to promote small businesses like ourselves.

Leanne Dudley 

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Stash & Treasure Recycler’s Market

January 10, 2012 By

Market of the Week - Stash and Treasure Recycler's Market

* How long has your market been running?
This is our first of possibly more!

* What made you decide to start the market?
A conversation with my daughter Justine about what was to become of my creative stash. A long term sewer, mixed media artist and collector, the time had come to move stuff on. My creative direction has changed. I suggested why not run a market? On November 13 2010 the idea was born.

* Type of products sold at your market?
This market is about de-cluttering excess creative materials. Pre-loved, new, handmade, found, inherited, collected, hoarded will be on sale.

All artists, sewers, mixed media and assemblage artists, collectors, photographers, painters, quilters, dyers, jewellers, wood turners, scrapbookers, journallers, bookmakers, knitters, sculptors, felters, screen printers, weavers, beaders, toy makers, bike repairers, doll makers, crocheters, mechanics, ceramicists … anyone with too much creative stuff, this is the market for you.

* Number of stalls at your markets?
Currently 36 vendors have booked a table, some have booked two. By this time next week we’re confident the number will be more. Vendor spaces are available.

* Locations and how often your markets run?
Stash & Treasure Recycler’s Market will be at Marrickville Town Hall, 303 Marrickville Road, Marrickville 2204 on Saturday January 14, from 9am – 2pm. We’ll decide the future of Stash & Treasure after we survive this one :~)

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
The response to the Stash & Treasure Recycler’s Market concept has been phenomenal. From people with stash and treasure like recycler’s, artists, sewers and artistic and craft people to people seeking to de-stash, the response has been overwhelming.

Jourmalists, radio announcers, advertising people, local businesses, community organisations plus online groups have congratulated us on this fabulous idea. We agree that a good idea has become a great idea!

Cherie, Justine & Dee – Stash & Treasure Recycler’s Market

 

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Mumz Share the Love Boutique Market

December 12, 2011 By

Mumz Share The Love Boutique Market

* How long has your market been running?
Launching Sunday 18th December, 2011

* What made you decide to start the market?
Over the last year, I have been approached by more and more Mums on Facebook asking me if  ‘Mumz share the love’ would ever consider becoming a market.

I love to help other Mums promote their businesses through advertising on Facebook and my web site, so this was the next step for me to help other Mums more.

Many markets on the Central Coast cater for handmade items, but there was a large percentage of Mums out there with home businesses that weren’t crafty, and nowhere to showcase their products.

So with a lot of people searching for the right venue to have it, with a high flow of people, so I have decided to have it in a club.

* Type of products sold at your market?
‘Mumz Share the Love’ is a boutique market, selling new items by work at home mums (WAHMs).

* Number of stalls at your markets?
23

* Locations and how often your markets run?
Our first and second market date will be held at Mingara Recreational Centre. Our 3rd market date is to be held at Gosford RSL Club.

At the moment, the first two market dates are a month apart, to cater for the school holidays, with a high flow of holiday visitors. The third market date will be two months later. I am hoping to make it every two months on the second week of the month.

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
Mumz Share The Love Boutique Market is Central Coast’s first ’boutique market’ supporting work at home mums’ products.

Mumz Share The Love Boutique Market holds its first Grand Opening on the 18th December 2011 in time for the Summer Season and Christmas.

Our Boutique Market will be selling products from gift ware, clothing for mums and children, textiles, decor, home ware, food, candles and much, much more.

We give each stall holder ‘creator’ an outlet to retail their wares to a larger audience. You don’t need to be a handmade business to be a stallholder at our market. As long as you are a Mum and it’s your own home business.

Susanna – Mumz Share the Love Boutique Market

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Barossa & Light Children’s Market

December 5, 2011 By

Barossa & Light Children's Market

* How long has your market been running?
Our Market has officially been running since March this year 2011 we did do a couple trial markets in Dec 10 and Jan 11 before going ahead with it.

* What made you decide to start the market?
We believed there was a need for a Market like this in the Barossa so locals don’t have to travel to the city. We also have the opportunity to showcase local businesses and services, and provide an opportunity for the community to connect in a public event.

* Type of products sold at your market?
Preloved, new, handmade items mainly for the kiddies with a few stalls for the mummies thrown in the mix as well

* Number of stalls at your markets?
The Barossa & Light Children’s Market features a minimum of 40 stalls, targeted mainly at children, but with a few goodies for mum and dad, and local visitors. There are a mixture of indoor and outdoor stalls at March and December but mainly indoor for June and September in order to accommodate Adelaide weather cycles.

* Locations and how often your markets run?
The markets are held quarterly (March, June, September and December) at the Freeling Recreation Park on Cherry Street, Freeling, South Australia

* Anything else you’d like to share about your market?
The Barossa & Light Children’s Market is the very first children’s market to be set up and organised right here on the edge of The Barossa Valley. The markets are held quarterly (March, June, September and December) at the Freeling Recreation Park on Cherry Street, Freeling, South Australia.

The Barossa & Light Children’s Market features a minimum of 40 stalls, targeted mainly at children, but with a few goodies for mum and dad, and local visitors. There are a mixture of indoor and outdoor stalls at March and December but mainly indoor for June and September in order to accommodate Adelaide weather cycles.

A selection of foods such as Pies, Pasties & Sausage Rolls from the Kitchen supplement the Sausage Sizzle and Hot Potato Van for those who would like to indulge in some of the local food. A bouncy castle (weather permitting), face painting and temporary tattoos along with colouring in activities on offer to entertain those who are young at heart.

We believe the success of our market is due to the need for a Market like this in the Barossa so locals don’t have to travel to the city. We also have the opportunity to showcase local businesses and services, and provide an opportunity for the community to connect in a public event.
We have on board Freeling Estate as a Major Sponsor for the next 12 months but are looking for minor sponsors to join them for each market.

By becoming a Barossa & Light Children’s Market Sponsor, your business will be given as much exposure as we can possibly give you.
If you would like to support this local event through sponsorship and would love to take advantage of this advertising opportunity starting from after our December 11th Market and running up until our March 18th 2012 Market, please contact us barossa.light.childrensmarket@gmail.com

Serena Ahrns and Michele Riddle – Barossa & Light Children’s Market

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