Airlie Beach Stallholder Profile for Dirty Donut'z

Stallholder Profile for Dirty Donut'z

https://www.facebook.com/Dirty-Donutz-1176955529030274/

Your name: Lu & Jojo

Your business name and facebook/website name and link: Dirty Donut'z . Insta: Dirtydonutz1

The suburb/town you live in now: Townsville

What is it that you make and what skills do you use?: Gourmet doughnuts. Jojo uses her expertise in the food industry and Lu taste tests them!!!

What inspired you to start your business?: Honestly, we are neighbors, and it all started after a few martinis (hence the logo, and the name "dirty"), a great idea popped into our heads and we ran with it!!

How long have you been creating?: Since August 2016. Jojo has been in the food industry for over 10 years

Is it a full time/part time hobby or business?: Part time hobby for markets, full time for wholesale in NQ region.

Where do you sell your creations?: Markets in FNQ, wholesale to local cafes in Townsville, and online orders are created for local lovers and travellers.

What makes you so special or different?: Handmade doughnuts, with delectable toppings and flavour injectable, NOT just your average doughnut experience. Many flavour creations, we strive hard to ensure EVERY doughnut is individual and made with love and creativity!

What is the most rewarding part of what you do?: Taste testing!!! HA HA, the ravel and meeting like-minded doughnut lovers, AND meeting other members of the market community and enjoying their beautiful products too! (We love to shop too!)

What is your favourite product to make?: All of them.

Do you teach classes or workshops? No, but happy to show you how to make a dirty martini!! Jokes... No we dont sorry :(

NEW Stallholder Profile for Cairns, Daisy & Ivy's Handmaiden

New Stallholder Profile for Daisy & Ivy's Handmaiden

https://www.facebook.com/DaisyIvysHandmaiden/?fref=ts

Your Name: Tiffany Quayle

Your business name and Facebook/website name and link: Daisy & Ivy's Handmaiden
http://daisyivyshandmaiden.bigcartel.com/, https://www.facebook.com/DaisyIvysHandmaiden/?fref=ts

Suburb/town you live in now: Cairns

What is it that you make and what skills do you use?: I make unique handmade children's clothing in sizes 0000 - 8

What inspired you to start your business?: Having two daughters, with quite an age gap I wanted to dress them in similar outfits but couldn't find anywhere that stocked matching sizes so I tried myself & fell in love with creating.

How long have you been creating?: 11 months

Is it a full time/part time hobby or business?: Business

Where do you sell your creations?: The Handmade Expo & Vintage Market, Big Cartel, Etsy & Facebook

What makes you so special or different?: My style could be described as "Florals & Western". I love pastels and florals but also have a gorgeous range of country chic prints which are very popular.

Whats the most rewarding part of what you do?: I love getting photos of customers in their outfits and I love flatlaying my finished products to photograph.

What is your favourite product to make?: At the moment my open back girls dresses are really enjoyable.

Do you teach classes or workshops?: No, but I have made a dress with my 5 year old and her sewing machine.

NEW Stallholder Profile for Beadiful Things, Airlie Beach

Stallholder Profile for Beadiful Things

https://www.facebook.com/BeadifulThingsTownsville/?fref=ts

Your name: Hayley Tuttle.

Your business name and facebook/website name and link: Beadiful Things - https://www.facebook.com/BeadifulThingsTownsville/

The suburb/town you live in now: Rasmussen - Townsville.

What is it that you make and what skills do you use?: I make jewellery using a range of products. I make earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, rings using beads, resin, and paper. I also incorporate metal and wooden beads into my work. I just allow my creativity and imagination to flow when creating pieces.

What inspired you to start your business?: Initially I started selling items just to be able to keep my hobby going but now I'm trying to build my business so that I can create beautiful things full time.

How long have you been creating?: I've been creating all my life in various forms. I've been beading for about 5 - 6 years.

Is it a full time/part time hobby or business?: Beadiful Things is my small business

Where do you sell your creations?: I have items listed on Etsy, and local markets in Townsville. I'm an excited first timer with The Handmade Expo FNQ and NQ in December 2016. 

What makes you so special or different?: I'm a perfectionist, so hopefully that comes across in my work. I have a background in psychology so I try to make a range of pieces to cater for different tastes.

What is the most rewarding part of what you do?: The unexpected. Sometimes my best pieces come from when I'm just tinkering around trying out ideas.

What is your favourite product to make?: Earrings - a girl can never have too many earrings.

Do you teach classes or workshops?: Not at the moment.