Webby of the day

I have come across a few great arty links this week and thought I would share them with you. The first one is an arts photography project in which the entire food for one week and the family it provided for were photographed. It was so interesting to see what people ate and how many it was providing for - I was especially interested in how much processed food was eaten by western countries compared to others. Go and have a look HERE. Now I don't know if its the stalker in me but I found this next one so interesting....

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Great Tasmanian Maker

Here at MWL we are looking to extend our support for Tasmanian creative types.  We want to promote them - to pimp them out to the wider world. Because we think they are pretty special. We love what they do and feel their unique qualities and talents should be seen by more people. So proudly I would love to present our "Great Tasmanian Maker" program. Here we will feature an artist/artist/crafts person - their studio/workspace - and have a chat with them about what they do. The artist of the month will get huge promotion...

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10 tips for a great market stall

Here is another great article from Hot Choccy about running your first market stall. I have added some notes {not in itallics} that I think are relevant to our regional area: 1. Research your markets, there is no point paying to be involved in a market where your product doesn’t fit. Our very first market was for a dog charity and all of the stalls were for pet products. We had no idea, our friend ran the market and asked us to be part of it so we said yes. We make chocolate powder…we didn’t quite fit and as a result...

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DIY - Your first market stall

Want to have your own craft stall or perhaps already do but love to find out how others do it? I found this lovely article via Retro Mummy. I think it has some great and simple tips on conducting your market stall. The following is some of the tips that she recommends: 1. Be organised. Make a list of everything you need to take on the day and tick off as you pack it. My usual last minute supplies that I need to top up on in the last week are paper bags, price tags and updated price signs.   2. Have plenty of...

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Virtual tour

A little video from our especially talented market photographer Naomi Fenton of look see Have a little look see at how talented our makers are: <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/68029700" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/68029700">made with love market june '13</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/lookseebynaomifenton">Naomi Fenton</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> XoXoXoXoXo We are a group of great Tasmanian Makers - Tasmanian...

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Welcome

Welcome to our little corner of the web. We hope that this blog can add to the experience  of our monthly market. We also hope to provide you with a more in deepth look at our makers and provide opportunities to promote our individual makers and growers. Stay tuned for some LOVEly stories XoXoXoXo...

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