Greetings all,
This week's Creative Space round is devoted to merchandising at markets to give your stall a little extra something. Gone are the days when plonking your handmade wears on a white table cloth on a trestle & hoping their prettiness will do the trick - customers & market organisers want more!! If you've attended Magnolia Square, the stalls there are beautiful, much effort goes into this. I'm no expert but why not make your stall as lovely as possible?? While i'm not into plain white back drops . . . plain white 'props' are very hard to beat as they are stylish & don't detract from your product.
I really wanted to make my own trees for the entrance at Mathilda's Market last Sunday in Canberra, they will happen as i have the wood, saw & soft orange paint, but purchasing ready made trees just became easier at the 11th hour. I used PaperKlip (hi Melinda) inspired signage & decorated the trees with Sizzix machine cut colourful owls, birds & flowers, with circle bunting on divine twine. Pretty result don't you think??
This week's Creative Space round is devoted to merchandising at markets to give your stall a little extra something. Gone are the days when plonking your handmade wears on a white table cloth on a trestle & hoping their prettiness will do the trick - customers & market organisers want more!! If you've attended Magnolia Square, the stalls there are beautiful, much effort goes into this. I'm no expert but why not make your stall as lovely as possible?? While i'm not into plain white back drops . . . plain white 'props' are very hard to beat as they are stylish & don't detract from your product.
I really wanted to make my own trees for the entrance at Mathilda's Market last Sunday in Canberra, they will happen as i have the wood, saw & soft orange paint, but purchasing ready made trees just became easier at the 11th hour. I used PaperKlip (hi Melinda) inspired signage & decorated the trees with Sizzix machine cut colourful owls, birds & flowers, with circle bunting on divine twine. Pretty result don't you think??
Welcome to Mathilda's Market Canberra, Hyatt Hotel
an assortment of coloured boxes, baskets, jars, jugs & bowls to display products,
plus a white ladder is super efficient storage & elevated - easily stands on your trestle
plus a white ladder is super efficient storage & elevated - easily stands on your trestle
small suitcases filled with patterns & accessories are adorable at Retro Mummy (hi Corrie),
with Plushka hair accessories & stitcheries (hi Katia)
with Plushka hair accessories & stitcheries (hi Katia)
& a neat rack for displaying Retro Mummy clothes or neatly positioned on the table,
next to Bianca Jae Makes texta rolls (hi Bianca)
next to Bianca Jae Makes texta rolls (hi Bianca)
canvases are not easy to display without proper backdrops, but a basket on the floor is handy
plus setting them up how you might do at home . . . from Anastacia Designs (hi Stacey)
plus setting them up how you might do at home . . . from Anastacia Designs (hi Stacey)
when you only have a couple of products, author Tania McCartney rocks it with amazing merchandising & enchanting trinkets to enhance her fabulous books!! I mean, Panda nesting dolls . . . birdcages, blossom, so pretty & the globe just sets the back drop of where her books are set . . . China!! Can't wait to see what Tania comes up with for her next children's book in the Riley series - the Curious Koala around Sydney!!
This Mathilda's was at a new venue competing with crazy weather & the Canberra Show, plus many more stalls than before & quite a different crowd. I was actually very unwell (this happens often to market stall holders, bless us, it's a lot of work & often stress) & had my mind on in-laws visiting. Then the horror, some of my products went missing while we were packing the car, including $300 of personal shopping i did at Retro Mummy & Sweet Sistas, so i left devestated & yes, tears!! I really hope they were taken accidentally in the packing up chaos in the thunder & rain & someone finds them in their market stock, soon!! I've been incredibly deflated since. Thanks for the uplifting comments on my last post, really appreciate them. Back to loving my husband while i can. Happy Creative Spacing this week everyone, love Posie
UPDATE: Heather from Handle With Care who was next to me at Mathilda's gave birth the next day!! Now that is some market stall holder devotion, well done Heather, wish i offered you more than just the use of my powerpoint!! Love to new baby Angus, love Posie
