The Handmade Expo VISITS The Craft & Stitches Show

Hello

So, Miriam and I went to the show yesterday and had THE BEST TIME. We arrived at around 10:30am (no, we weren't the first ones through the door)! and we headed home about 3:15pm, we just couldn't leave!

The Incubator section was amazing and so many talented stallholders...it was so nice to put faces to names (even if we only knew them by blogger name)!! cute hey?

Helen from Ruby2gogo www.ruby2gogo.blogspot.com was an absolute hoot and of course, we could not help ourselves...here is a photo of the goodies that we purchased:



From there, we headed down Kristie from Rourke & Henry www.rourkeandhenry.typepad.com

with her funky goodies and purchased a coffee cozy - for take away coffees...what a great invention..here is a photo:

We then headed to see Justine at Mixtape...Mixtape is a Maga"zine"..about making time for small things!  Mixtape is a collision of craft, eco-cool and pop culture kitsch.  Keep an eye out for The Handmade Expo in this ultra cool ZINE..  www.mixtapezine.com

IT was lovely to meet Thea from www.thea-sami.com.au with her chic design fabric...Miriam could not resist this..how great are they? (sorry about the rotation)!

These awesome looking fabrics were purchased from HobbySew.

Look out for these new fabrics on www.bubbachenille.blogspot.com

You will see these in her fabulous new collection very soon

Talking about fabric...these were purchased from Amitie...they are located in Melbourne and we were lucky enough to see them in Brisbane  www.amitietextiles.typepad.com

 

Miriam once again could not resist the purchase of Meet Me A Mikes book www.meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com Miriam even got a few autographs from contributors of the book.  Miriam was like a kid in a candy store with this book.  She refused to even look inside before she got home..A very exciting purchase.

Another Miriam purchase was the 1 hour apron from made by miffy louisestuart.typepad.com/miffysworld

We missed Louise as she was busy doing workshops.  Miriam will surely take a photo of her finished product and blog it...so keep an eye out for that.

Trish and Alan from trishalandesigns.blogspot.com

were in the incubator section.. These guys have a regular stall at The Handmade Expo. So you can see them anytime with us.  We could not get in close enough to their stall as they were soooo busy...We don't have a photo, but they are the fab eco dyers.

We were also lucky enough to meet Samantha from Jettas Nest www.jettasnest.blogspot.com

It was so nice to meet you.  Also, Christine from Little Diva was part of the Incubator Section...once again, we did not get a photo, but you can visit her at www.littledivacraft.blogspot.com

Once again, it was really nice to finally put a face to a name.

We could not end this post without giving a plug to Brisstyle www.brisstyle.blogspot.com

Many of the members are participating in a 10% off deal. See their blog for further details.  We are massive fans of Brisstyle (Miriam is a part of it) and we will be heading to their July 4th market at Racecourse Rd, Hamilton...once again, see their blog for further details..

We of course had to wear our very fabulous "I heart The Handmade Expo" brooches made bySophie from sophieisobeldesigns.etsy.com  This was quite a big talking point as people would see that it was handmade and ask what it said...we of course chatted with them for as long as they could listen to us!

Well, that's all from us for now.

We hope you enjoy reading this and we hope that if you attend the Show that you say hi to all the girls mentioned and let them know that you saw this post.

HOORAY FOR HANDMADE.  We love it, we are passionate about it and we promote it.

From Liesa Miriam and Micky

HATS WANTED FOR THE IPSWICH SHOW

Hello

Once again, we are looking for particular items to sell and promote at The Ipswich Show for The Handmade Expo.

We are looking for:

HATS

As mentioned in previous posts..We are taking out 3 sites at the show to sell and promote HANDMADE.
The show is held on 7th, 8th & 9th May...9am-9pm.

There is a one off cost involved and we do not take commission on sales. You also do not need to be there to sell you items..Miriam and Liesa are doing this on your behalf for 36 hours.

The Ipswich Show gets up to 30,000 visitors through the doors over the 3 days.

If this is something that you do or you know someone who makes HATS and is interested...please email us at:

thehandmadeexpo@optusnet.com.au

From
Liesa, MIcky & Miriam

The Ipswich Show - kids canvases/framed work

Hello

Do you paint or scrapbook kids canvases or frame kids artwork?

We want you....

As you are most probably aware, we are taking out 3 sites at the Ipswich Show on May 7th, 8th & 9th to sell and promote HANDMADE.
There is a cost involved, however, you do not need to be there to sell your items...Miriam and Liesa will do this on your behalf over the 3 days (36 hours of trade).
We do not take a commission on sales...there is just the 1 off cost involved.

If this is something that you do OR you know of someone who does this, please email us at:
thehandmadeexpo@optusnet.com.au

From
Liesa, Micky & Miriam

The Ipswich Craft & Hobby Fair

Hello

As you are probably aware, we are taking expressions of interest for the Ipswich Craft & Hobby Fair which we hope to hold on Saturday 25th July at the Ipswich Showgrounds Exhibitors Pavilion.

The Handmade Expo is presenting this fair and are encouraging people who have supplies to grab a stall before its too late.

We are needing stallholders to pay to secure their sites before 13th June...this is when expressions of interest close and this is when we will know if we are going ahead with the fair.

We are a few short of the minimum requirement. We feel that there is a niche in the market for this fair and hope that South East Queensland will embrace this as much as they have The Handmade Expo.

So, if you would like to have a stall, or know of somebody that would like to have a stall, please email us at thehandmadeexpo@optusnet.com.au or phone Liesa on 0422876154.

Don't miss out on this annual (we hope) event.

From
Liesa, Micky & Miriam

The Ipswich Show - May

Hi Everyone,

As you may or may not know Micky (one of the Handmade Expo coordinators) also works for the Ipswich Show Society and she has asked me to send this email to see if anyone is interested in outdoor space at the 2009 Ipswich Show which is held from Thursday 7th May to Saturday 9th May.

She has advised that the ONLY indoor space she has left is a 2m x 3m spot - so if you think you can fit into this area please give her a call URGENTLY on Monday.

She has also advised that she has 2 lockable garages available on main drive as well. They are approx. 6m deep x approx. 3m frontage. If you would like a lockable outdoor spot please also give her a call URGENTLY on Monday.

Last but not least she has a fair bit of outside space still available - you would need your own canopy and sizes vary from a 3x3 and larger.

The Ipswich Show welcomes up to 30,000 patrons through the gate over the 3 days of the show.

Spaces are filling fast so please call her on (07) 3281-1577 if you are interested.


From
Liesa, Miriam & Micky

BACK ON LINE

Hello

Well, that didn't take long at all.
We are back on line...so please use the thehandmadeexpo@optusnet.com.au email address.

Thanks heaps
From
Liesa, Micky & Miriam

OUR NEW BABY

Hello

Now, it is not what you are thinking!

Alot of our work is very email and computer orientated. As you all know, we like to keep you all up to date with whats going on with The Handmade Expo and to do that, we need a reliable computer. Well, my computer is slowing down and not much fun anymore, so we have invested in:





TADA

Isnt it beautiful. So, as from 12:15pm today (FRIDAY), we will be offline for a while. Please feel free to phone us on 0422876154 or if you prefer to email, we do have an alternate email address at: handmadeexpo@optusnet.com.au This is not the main email address, but if you have to email something, this is what you can use in the meantime.

I will blog once we are up and running again..

WISH US LUCK!!!

From
Liesa, Micky & Miriam