New Market - The People's Market

Guess what? We are getting our market on for Valentines Day! 

I'm super excited to share our first market day for 2013 and it kind of combines our two favourite things - love hearts and cool market settings. We will be a part of the Valentines market down at the new market The People's Market in Collingwood just in time for lovers day. So come along and visit and pick up something sweet  for your valentine and enjoy the crazy cool set up they have going - market stalls, drinks and amazing food anyone? Yes please! 

We will have a stall filled with all of our lover-ly favourites - gift cards, tags, prints and a few little surprises to. 

So visit us next Saturday February 9th at The People's Market from 12-5pm. 

Location: 64 - 68 Stanley Street, Collingwood

Visit the People's Market website over here for more details

To market we go - visit us at Finders Keepers!

I'm super excited to announce that truth.be.told will be back at Finders Keepers this October for the Spring/Summer market. Finders Keepers is one of my favourite markets to visit and to have a stall at so I can't explain just how excited I am to be back again with my sweet little paper products. 

Stay tuned over the next few weeks for details about our new product range which I am ***SUPER*** excited to share with you!

So pencil it into your diaries and start saving your pennies! To check out the lineup of designers visit the Finders Keepers website here: http://www.thefinderskeepers.com/blog/2012/09/melbourne-ss12-designers-announced-l-z/

Oh and ps - how great is the poster for the market? It was designed by Matt Roden - visit his site here : http://mattscribbles.tumblr.com/

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.

Finders Keepers Melbourne! It's Here!

 

After weeks of designing, folding and preparing I am super excited that Finders Keepers Melbourne starts tomorrow! If you are in town make sure that you come down and say hi. It is going to be an amazing 2 days with over 120 stalls, music, food and just general good times to be had. 

We will have our full range including a few new products and a whole bunch of new designs. I've included a few sneak peeks for you below - make sure to visit our online store too! As of Monday all of the new designs will be available to buy online.  

Oh and remember to bring cash to the market as there won't be an ATM on site and most stall holders won't have eftpos facilities (including us!) Hope to see you at the Market!

Finders Keepers Market Melbourne

Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Gardens 0 enter via Nicholson Street. 

Friday 20th April 6-10pm & Saturday 21st April 10am - 5pm

Best Ever greeting card! Fill in the blank and give it to your best ? ever!

Geo note set - 10 sheets of A6 note paper & 5 envelopes - $10

Lucky Star letter set - 10 A5 letter sheets, 5 postcards and 5 envelopes - $16 each

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!

Likes + Loves: a labour of love

This weekend was a long weekend here in Melbourne and I'm not going to lie, I live for public holidays. There is nothing like that sneaky extra day to recharge the batteries and put a smile on this girls face. 

Now while I may be back at work in the real world today I am not going to forget this one any time soon. I got to work on a little secret project which took me all over the city and beyond with cute props, a handsome gent and an even cuter friend, but more on that later. 

I also spent a pretty great portion of my days going to markets, drinking tea and sitting in cool cafes with friends. I checked out 3 markets this weekend - the new The Melbourne Flea down at Docklands, old faithful Camberwell Market and the North Melbourne Special Designer Event. It was only the first week of the Melbourne Flea and I was really impressed by the set up they have put together, especially the food vendor area, where they have managed to create a pretty nice little area in what is normally a pretty unwelcoming part of Docklands using shipping containers and a few milk crates. The farmers market area was also fantastic and while the flea stalls themselves weren't great I am sure this area will only improve as the weeks go on. 

And while I only got to drop in briefly to the North Melbourne market, it was fantastic to be able to catch a couple of the runway shows by The Professors Daughter and Lady Phillips. I have dresses and homewares by both of these labels so I was very excited to see the lovely items in the new collection. Do check both of these fantastic Melbourne labels out! 

So here are some of the highlights. Hope you had a lovely weekend too.  

We visited a new market here in Melbourne down at the Docklands, The Melbourne Flea . Check it out if you are in town, it has a farmers market, flea market stalls and a pretty cool food and drinks set up - with a bar of course!

How great is the signage? I'm such a sucker for cursive signage. The set up at this new market is pretty inviting. 

Details from the 'peoples market' The Melbourne Flea - there are loads of great food stalls but my fave was the guys at Farmer Joe's - they were so friendly, I even got some camera & avocado storage tips. 

I love this dress by The Professors Daughter - seriously - how amazing is that rainbow pattern!

More gorgeous pieces by The Professors Daughter  whizzing past on the catwalk at the North Melbourne Market

MSFW North Melbourne Market

 

Guess what? I have another market event coming up soon!

I'm doubly excited about this market because not only I am having a stall, but I was lucky enough to draw the illustration for the poster and promo material for the event. Thanks again to the lovely ladies from Thread Den for having the event and asking me to do the illustration!

If you would like to come on down to the event - and you should! - all the details are above or check out the North Melbourne Market website at  http://northmelbournemarket.com/

New market dates - Craft Hatch August

So things have been a little quiet around these parts lately for a number of reasons. I've been working on a few exciting new projects & products, wedding invitation deisgns and making over my website and shop (which should be all ready to go soon, I hope!). 

I've also been busy organising some market dates for the rest of 2011. I love doing markets so I am super excited I can share with you some new dates. If you are in Melbourne make sure to stop in and say hi! More dates to come soon!

MARKET DATES

JULY

North Melbourne Market presented by Thread Den

Sunday 24th July 10am-3pm  $2 entry Fee

Lithuanian Club, Errol Street North Melbourne

AUGUST

Craft Hatch at 1000 <> £ Bend

Saturday 13th August 11am-4pm

361 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 

North Melbourne Market presented by Thread Den

Sunday 21st August 10am-3pm  $2 entry Fee

Lithuanian Club, Errol Street North Melbourne 

SEPTEMBER

MSFW North Melbourne Market presented by Thread Den

Sunday 11th September 10am-3pm  $2 entry Fee

Lithuanian Club, Errol Street North Melbourne

Weekend happenings

 

While I have loads of wedding design work planned for the weekend (I'll share some sneaky peeks soon!), I am planning to reward myself with a visit to Markit@Fed Square on Sunday. 

I think it is a great market and while I don't have a stall (I forgot to apply - eek!) there are some of my fave designers people who will be there (see below). Check ou the full list over at the website.

 

gorgeous brooch from Emily Green   (image from Emily Green)

 

Super sweet pendants & wearables by So Little Time Co.  (image from here)

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!