Hand Made Market Week

I just wanted to put in a quick reminder that we do have a stall every week at the Esplanade Market in St Kilda, Melbourne. If you are in the area and want to come and touch and feel our products, that's the best place to come. We are always happy to have people come and say hello as it can be a long cold day, especially at this time of year! Come and check out our nappy bags, or take advantage of our great special prices :)

Love and Peace

Fat Mumma xx

By the way, I picked up an amazing little 'Peace' badge this week Catriona McLean, who also did this amazing little paper cut illustration which you can buy at her etsy store:

Five tips on selling at market

Selling at the esplanade market in St Kilda today. There are a few tips I can offer about doing any hard weather market such as this one:

1. Make sure you have a sturdy tent or heavy umbrella structure.
2. Remember to take lots of clamps to stop things blowing around in the wind.
3. Use plastic or waterproof tubs to store everything so nothing gets wet.
4. Remember your sunscreen!
5. Don't forget the coffee flask!

Markets are hard work but one of the least financial risk solutions to getting your product out there. Just be prepared to deal with the bargain shopper and try not to give in to cheap pricing pressure!

Love and peace

Fat Mumma xx

It's all about the angle!

I'm laughing at the quote in the Age today of me being quoted as being a money hungry thug!!! :)

http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-life/to-market-to-market-20091125-jruf.html

For the record I just want to say, that 'lucrative' is a word with subjective levels of interpretation and in market terms, 'lucrative' may not be what normal people consider! Lets just say, I classify minimum wage as 'lucrative'!

What do you think? Do you think people will flock to our obvious success, or be turned off by our gloating money-hunger! LOL!

Love

Fat Mumma

Saturday Sisters Market

I have a lovely day at the Sisters Market on Saturday. Had some lovely neighbours, Chucklesand we inspired by lots of lovely things. I always love the t-shirts of Little Red Duck, and was soooo tempted to spend more money on Saki pants... which I also adore!

However, I was good. I managed to get away with some sock monkeys and a sock pirate for my visiting nephew!

I was also put on to the Northside Makers, non-for-profit organisation, which looks really cool and is cheap enough to join to make it something I think I'll do this week :).

Here are my sock monkeys... partying out!

Love

Fat Mumma

TO MARKET to market TO MARKET we go... again!

So, I have managed to get away with staying indoors for the past three months... but as spring approaches it is time to dust off the market gear and get myself revved up!!! It's not a bad start as tomorrow I'm at Fed Square... nice coffee, hot food, possibly music, and I'll be almost infront of the NGV bookshop, so if boredom sets in I can even go for a browse!!

Should be a good day. If you get chance come and say hi!

Love

Fat Mumma xx

Great to see a dad blogging too!!

I realised today that I don't actually link to any men! So, in making an effort to stand by my aim to be non-gender specific... I have found a very amusing dad blogging site which I point you all to! Check out, reservoirdad.blogspot.com for some insights in to the world of a stay-at-home dad; which are actually not that rare these days... I'm happy to say!

In the same vein I was discussing the sad case for children friendly male toilets with another stay-at-home dad friend of mine. I realised I have never thought about some of the simple problems dads face in our supposed 'dad-friendly' society! He was telling me how it's really hard to find clean male toilets that he can take his daughter to when he is out and about. Most male toilets also don't have a baby change table, unlike most female toilets... my little mind finds this very interesting! As much as we may try to move away from our gender stereotypes, there are still these simple societal pressures that keep our mindset stuck in female, male roles!

Anyway, enough of my diarrhea about toilets... on to much nicer news...

This SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST Fat Mumma's will be the the LifeStyle Market, showcasing Victorian Small Businesses, as Federation Square, Melbourne City, between 12pm and 4pm. I have new coin purses for sale and will also be handing out lots of info about is... and hopefully some show bags (although I have yet to get myself in gear to organise this!

Sleep tight...

Love

Fat Mumma xx

Sister Market - 18th April

The Sisters Market at Brunswick Town Hall is coming round again... it's such a lovely market. I really enjoy doing this one! It always has such beautiful stuff and is a great place to get a stash of b'day gifts that I can give out to people throughout the year!

We'll be at the front door.. so come and say hello!!!!

Almost night market time again!!!

Yes, the Queen Victoria Night Markets start again on Wednesday night (26th November 2008). I always look forward to the start of the season. It's great to see familiar faces and always makes us feel a part of a warm, nurturing Melbourne Art Community. If you love beautiful craft, handmade goods and delicious food.. you should head down and come say hello.

http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php

Love

Tracy xx