Visit truthbetold at Finders Keepers Melbourne

While the weather here in Melbourne is still hanging on to summer with this seemingly endless heatwave, we are looking forward to all things Autumn in the form of our stall at Finders Keepers Melbourne Autumn/Winter Market. 

I'm so excited to be having a stall again at Finders Keepers and have been working away on a bunch of new designs and maybe a few new products too. 

Be sure to keep up with our preparations here, on Facebook & Instagram for more sneaky peeks! 

Visit the Finders Keepers website for more details http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/melbourne-markets.php

Finders Keepers Melbourne Wrap up

i lucked out once again with having super lovely neighbours from Adelaide, this time it was Marie-Pier of Days of August - if you haven't checked out the amazing jewelery she designs, then you should get right to it and visit her website over here. I was lucky enough to pick up one of the rope necklaces for my birthday and am counting down the days until my sister lets me have it (for the record, it's 24.)

My favourite set up had to be my friend Emma's stall - I mean pegboard, killer styling and of course her absolutely gorgeous illustrations - so lovely! See more of her work over here, and visit her store over here

Another one of my lovely neighbours - Gretel Girl - how great are these cups? Thanks again Traci for letting me use the back of the wall!

Dawn's stall is always the absolute cuteness! I mean - ice cream softies? Gorgeous! See more of her sweetness over on her blog.

I stumbled acrossSydney sider Marina's stall on one of my quick breaks and I am so glad I did. Under her label Marcue, she makes the most gorgeous hand made leather shoes and belts. I literally could have ordered one of every pair but luckily for my bank account (not so much for my wardrobe) I showed a little self control and settled on just one pair -  these gorgeous blue brogues. Oh and a bunch of coloured laces to dress up my other oxfords for spring. Swoon. Visit the store over here.

I always love stopping my So Little Time - Kirtsy & Josh make some of the sweetest accessories going around. I love the hand paint details on each piece. How great are those necklaces? I have my eye on one for Christmas. You can pick up one - or any of the other sweet goods on offer - over in the online store.  Also check out Josh's wallets over at Re-done too - they are made from 100% recycled leather. These guys will also be at Markit in a couple of weeks so stop by and say hi!

So things are (finally) getting back to normal around here and I found my desk unders the many boxes of cards & goodies; so I thought I would take the chance to sort through my photos from Finders Keepers Melbourne and share a few with you. 

As always, I had such a great time at Finders - I love that I get to catch up with a bunch of my market pals and get super creative with my stall set up too. And really, what other chance do I have to stick up paper hearts or butter made of paper?  
 
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and said hi to us throughout the market - it was amazing to see friends and meet some instagram/twitter pals in real life too. And an extra special thank you to my amazing sister who helped me out throughout the whole market - such a gem!

Also - the store update is still in progress - but will be finsihed this week I promise!
 

A little online love!

Thank you to everyone who has included truthbetold in their Finders Keepers Melbourne wrap ups! I'm still so overwhelmed and excited by the response to the new range - at the markets and afterwards too - so thank you!

Here is a little of the love for truthbetold - 

Paper Runway - thanks so much Marsha for including us and our new Best Ever card!

 Studio Home Online - big thanks to the lovely lady on the ground - Sally for stopping by the stall!

Finders Keepers A/W Melbourne Wrap up

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So if you follow truth.be.told on facebook, twitter or even instagram you will know that I have been focused on preparing for the Melbourne leg of Finders Keepers lately. And this past weekend the market finally took place!

It all went by in kind of a whirlwind. After quickly setting up my little island stall, it was time to begin on Friday and I must say the crowd was overwhelming and amazing. The atmosphere on both days was so happy and like a big ol’ party with a spot of shopping thrown in. Of course the amazing venue didn’t hurt either – as someone who studied architecture, spending two days inside that gorgeous old dame of a building was pretty spectacular.

I didn’t get a chance to get out from behind the stall to take many photos or have a look around because it was that busy – which is so amazing! I had such a great time and I’m especially happy with the response to all of the new designs and products that debuted at the Market.

And it probably goes without saying that the stallholders were awesome. It was great to catch up with some of my super talented friends – like Emily Green, So Little Time Co., Emma Leonard, Beattie Lanser, Able & Game , Jubly Umph , Lavallier  and The Professors Daughter. Oh and catching up with two of my fave ladies - Renee and Angela was awesome as always. And of course getting to meet lots of others I only know via twitter and instagram - like Alicia from Bespoke Letterpress and Sophie from That Vintage - was equally amazing! And I should also say - my neighbour on our little island Sarah Rothe was so lovely and super talented – check out her jewellery range over here. 

Anyone who drops by here often won’t find what I am about to say strange – but I don’t think I would have survived the Market without my dose of cupcakes from Mister Nice Guy Cupcakes. Seriously – I love cake and these are my all time favourite cupcakes. So thanks to the lovely girls behind their stall for being so great!

Thank you so much to everyone who came by and visited. It was great to meet you all and also finally meet some people I know from instagram and twitter too!

I’ve put together a few shots for you in case you missed the market or you just want to relive the fun like I do.

Oh and my online store is now fully stocked with everything in the truth.be.told range so pop over and visit!

The gorgeous venue - seriously, I love this buidling

My stall - the new gift tags range

The new business cards and my display plates

The very popular 'Best Ever' cards - now available in the online store!

The action at the stall!

New products - recipe index cards. Also available in store now

The styling of the veue was very cool indeed.

My lovely sister and myself on Day 2 before the market started - couldn't have done day 2 without her!

My lovely neighbour Sarah makes the most amazing jewellery - check out her site here

How great is Emma Leonard's  gorgeous stall? So much love for this! 

A little visit with my dear lady pal Angela who works for Etsy - coolest.job.ever.

Mister Nice Guy Cupcakes. I can't actually express how much I love these cupcakes or I might cry on my keyboard.

Beattie's stall! I love her designs - check them out over here

Awesomeness - as always - from my friends at Jubly Umph

Close up of the That Vintage stall - Sophie is so lovely & super talented to boot.

Come & visit at Finders Keepers!

I am super excited to finally share with you that I will be at Finders Keepers Market here in Melbourne! I had such an amazing time last year and I can't wait to set up my stall and share all of the new goodies I have busily been working away at the last few months. 


And the most exciting part - other than getting to sell my goodies, meet lovely people, have a wine & listen to some sweet music - is the venue. This year the market has moved from down at Docklands to the Royal Exhibition Building at Carlton Gardens. I don't want to sound like a 15 year old but O-M-G am I excited.

The market is set to take place on Friday 20th April 6pm - 10pm and Saturday 21st April 10am - 5pm. 

Check out the event details over on facebook or on the Finders Keepers website. 


I'll be sharing some new peeks in the coming weeks but in the mean time make sure to tell everyone about the market and come by if you can!

Market Moments

So here are a few more photos from Finders Keepers over the weekend. I took loads, but here are a few of my faves including some of my favourite stalls and things.

 A close up of my stall - lots of garland, vintage pieces and flowers too.

The early crowd on Saturday morning 

 

 Flower petals at the Mr Lincoln flower stall - so lovely!

 

 Cute chalk drawings near my stall. 

 My fave band from the weekend - the Olivettes

 making sweet paper hearts and headbands - the guys from trialanderror for Paper Convention Collective

 Anna from Able & Game running her super rad stall

 The lovely Emily Green - I picked up one of her necklaces

And the equally lovely Emma Leonard at her gorgeous stall - she also had a STUNNING piece in the Drawn from Fashion exhibition

And I wouldn't have gotten through the weekend without cupcakes from Mister Nice Guy - quite possibly the best cupcakes I have ever had, and I eat alot of cupcakes

The super amazing Leeloo stall

Now that the market is all done I will be spending a little time updating the shop with loads more goodies for you. And I also have a super sneak peek at a wedding invitation design I have been working on which I am really excited about - I love designing wedding stationery!

Finders Keepers all wrapped up

I'm going to start by apologising for the image heavy post - what can I say, there were just too many awesome moments and things at Finders Keepers this weekend that I had to include them all. 

So Finders Keepers Melbourne was on over the weekend and it was quite possibly the most fun and lovely weekend I have ever had while I have been running my little business. The crowd, stalls and 'vibe' made it a super weekend. And while I am pretty tuckered out, I kind of wish I was doing it again this weekend.  Thank you to everyone that came along and said hi - it was lovely chatting to so many truly sweet people and hearing so many nice things about my little stall, makes it all worthwhile.  

Here are a few shots from my stall, over the next couple of days I'll share some more of my pics. 

 

my sweet heart from the Paper Convention Collective table run by trial and error

installation by Paper Convention Collective - LOVE!!

I had not one but 4 cameras (I know, excessive!) including my polaroid

Snapshots of my stall - flowers & vintage teacups

And I made bunting too with my ladies on it

more stall shots! 

Pom-pom garland and paper frames

Me at the stall before the mayhem!

and my sister at the stall - isn't she the cutest! She was literally a liftesaver on Sunday and I simply can't thank her enough - best sister ever!