Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years from Ivanhoe Makers Market!

What a wonderful last market for 2013! Thanks to all the stallholders and all the visitors that have made the market a success, on Saturday and over the year.

There was such a lot to see and buy, wonderful unique and handmade presents for the ones you love.

So from Susan and the Committee of Management, we wish you all a safe and joyous Christmas and New Year.

Last minute Christmas shopping

Yes, it's only 4 more shopping days to Christmas and the Ivanhoe Makers Market is on today! Get gifts with love and care put into them, not just that quick voucher!

 We're full to the brim with gorgeous makers, so come and visit..

As an added incentive, every sale will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win our stallholders hamper.

Hope to see you there!

Look at us in Handmade magazine!

We've had a wonderful promotion in Handmade magazine (November 2013 Christmas Issue) Don't we look wonderful? Come along and meet all of our wonderful makers.

Our next market is Saturday October 19th from 10am till 4pm.

If you want to join us as a stallholder, contact Susan at the Livingstone Community Centre at ivanhoemakersmarket@gmail.com or on 9497 2014

Children's jewellery classes at Ivanhoe Makers Market

There are lots of talented people at the Ivanhoe Makers Market and we're sharing them with you.

This month Shirley will be encouraging children to make their own present. Perhaps for that special Christmas present....it's not that far away now!

Livingstone Community Centre, Cr Livingstone and Waterdale Rd. Ivanhoe. 

   Saturday October 19th  10—4 p.m.

Class times: 10.30,12 noon, 2.30 Approx 1 hour. Ages 6—12 years. 

Learn to make a necklace or pendant, bracelet and a pair of earrings.

Cost. $15 per child includes bead kit. 

Ring Shirley Barker  Mob 0409 806631 to book a place.

 Come and join in.

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Learn to spin @ Ivanhoe Makers Market

Learn how to change this:

into this:

 

and then learn how to use your new drop spindle to create your own yarn.

This Saturday,  Teresa Bennett, textile artist, will be teaching people to spin wool on a simple drop spindle as well as teaching people to make their own drop spindle using leftover CDs and a few bits from the hardware store, recycling as well. It's free and it's fun!

Come along and enjoy the work of the talented artisansat this 'boutique’ market.

Ivanhoe Market is on the third Saturday of the month at the Livingstone Community Centre, 1 Livingstone St., Ivanhoe from 10am till 4pm. 

For more information: email: ivanhoemakersmarket@gmail.com

Ivanhoe Makers Market in May

It's cold, it's wet, it's nearly Winter, come and visit us and see if you can find something to warm you up!

We're open from 10am till 4pm and there'll be some new marketeers as well, showcasing their handmade jewellery and amazing artwork.

Hope to see you there!

2013 - the market is back!

We're getting ready for the first Ivanhoe Makers Market for 2013. There are new applications to look at and admire, and, all the behind-the-scenes activities.

Come and say 'hello' and see what our makers have been doing over the Summer.

Start your Christmas Shopping at Ivanhoe Makers Market

The stallholders are busy getting ready for our November market and we've got a full house, including our wonderful fair trade stall 'Daughters' and the charity 'Kelti'.

We have a wonderful new stall, massage from Kikee, just right to get you in the right mood for Christmas!

Of course, there are our usual wonderful stallholders.

Come and see us tomorrow (Saturday the 17th November) and support your local makers market.

Chocolates, children and more

Tomorrow is Ivanhoe Makers market and it's looking lovely. We've three new stallholders: Charmain with chocolates! Yes chocolates.......Amy has children's and adult clothing and Romma has hair accessories, candles and cards (handcut!). I've seen the pictures, can't wait to see them for real.

We also welcome back Sandra and her gorgeous sleepwear, Susie with her beautiful Japanese works and more!

The sausage sizzle will be on and there might be free muffins!

Fair Trade in Ivanhoe

As you may be aware, the Livingstone Community Centre and Ivanhoe Makers Market are enthusiastic about supporting Fair Trade charities and businesses. This month we have Carpets for Communities, a fair trade charity that supports women in Cambodia. The carpets are wonderful, they've been at our market previously.

And recently, we've welcomed Diana Ackerman and her fair trade business, Koguis. Her beautiful and bright handmade products are fair traded from Colombia and involve interesting techniques and materials.

Hope to see you at the market on Saturday, (16th June) from 10am till 4pm.

Winter in Ivanhoe

It's Winter, well, almost; it's certainly cold. Come to Ivanhoe Makers Market and see what wonderful winter warmers we have.

Dorothy Higgins, Leonie Teweriek, Olgaa Fienco, Barbara Whittle and Teresa Bennett (me!) have all been busy, knitting, sewing, crocheting to their hearts content. There must be something there for you or a loved one.

We've got some new bookmarks too! They're bright and cheerful and have the dates till June 2013!

Come and have fun, the barbies on too!

Making a mark at Ivanhoe makers market

The Livingstone Community Centre is all set up, ready for our wonderful stallholders who arrived bright eyed and bushy tailed, tomorrow for the March (Saturday the 17th) Ivanhoe Makers Market.

We have two fair traders with us: Douglas Blane and his wonderful beadwork and Diana Akkerman who is a fair trade business. I didn't get to see her last month, but they tell me there was lots of wonderful handwork for sale.

Last month we also had Shameena Sheriff whose Henna art work obviously made quite a splash!

We also have Stephen Rosana joining us who makes speakers. I haven't seen his application, so I'm looking forward to viewing handmade speakers!

Anyway, come and see for yourself,

Cheers, Teresa

Saturday 18th February - Market is back for 2012

Hi we're back! This Saturday (18th Feb) is our first market for 2012. We have a mix of some of our regular stallholders, and some interesting new people. There's Japanese Art, henna painting, men's skincare, fair trade indigenous handcrafts and much more.

Join us at the Livingstone community centre, corner of Livingstone St and Waterdale rd, right in the heart of Ivanhoe shopping centre, from 10am till 4pm.

Come to Ivanhoe Makers Market for all your Christmas shopping

Sounds like an ad for a shopping centre. It's not! We're full to the brim with people who can talk intelligently and helpfully about the goods they sell, because they make them!

We'll be having a Christmas hamper, full of lovely handmade goods from our stallholders. Tickets are free when you purchase from our stallholders. Just a little thankyou from all of us.

We have two fair trade stalls: Douglas with his amazing beadwork from Zimbabwe, handmade wooden toys from Kelti and April with her textiles from Daughters of Cambodia. Support these wonderful stallholders, knowing you're helping someone with your purchase.

Hope to see you there!

Christmas at Ivanhoe Makers Market

 Christmas is officially 'just around the corner', so, of course you can buy unique handmade christmas goodies from Ivanhoe Makers Market.

Want that perfect Christmas cake, Creative Hunger have just the thing, they'll have Christmas puddings, as well at the next market.

It's December, you can put your Christmas tree up now! How about these gorgeous Christmas tree decorations?

On your Christmas table, you can have bonbons, filled with your own treats and NO silly jokes!

And a beautiful Christmas tree for your table.

And we have gorgeous Christmas cards, plenty to choose from.

See you at the next market on the 17th and celebrate with us.

Beautiful jewellery!

I always say you can't have too many books or jewellery and here at Ivanhoe we have some gorgeous jewellers, all who have been with us for awhile. So, in no particular order, we have:

 

Shirley Barker with her semi-precious stones. Her colours are always strong and vibrant. Just right for that statement piece.

James Estergard has some amazing sterling silver, and other metal jewellery, really strong design. I have a gorgeous titanium ring with a tiny bolt that I wear almost constantly, it fits with my casual lifestyle,  most of his are fantastic statement pieces.

Kanella Tsirbis is our other metal jeweller and her delicate jewellery is wonderful. There are a couple of pieces that I would love to own and her earings are gorgeous.

Margaret Edwards has beautiful crytal and other beads in beautiful combinations. Just right to add a bit of sparkle to an outfit.

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Just for something different, Susie Tschirsch has wonderful fabric japanese jewellery. Amazing to see and a great present for that sister of mine!

As you can see we have a wonderful array of jewellers. I love them all! Come along this Saturday and see if you can find some special presents for that someone special. Hope to see you there!

A great day at the Livingstone Community Centre

As we start to prepare ourselves for the next market on the 17th, I thought we could reflect on the lovely day we had for our first market in the Livingstone Community Centre.

It's quite a different space with various rooms to explore and lovely light through the large windows. We're now able to have stalls outside, adding to how the market looks and feels.

It was a busy day, and we welcomed many new faces and many of our friends.

Our new home at the Livingstone Community Centre

We are all excited about our move to the Livingstone Community Centre. Saturday the 20th will be our first day there. We'll be back to our usual time of 10am till 4pm and we'll have a full house!

It's quite a different venue with a number of spaces. There's the main hall..

There's the meditation room.

There's a wonderful outdoor area, where there'll be stalls as well. This is a child safe area with a small playground.

There are other spaces, too. There'll be a sausage sizzle and music. We're right on the corner of Livingstone St. and Waterdale rd., so come and say hello and see our gorgeous new space.

Market on today!

After blogging about our Fair Traders, they're all in other places, look out for them at future markets, I'll keep you posted. We do have some lovely new stallholders and plenty of winter warmers. So if you're feeling the cold, come on down!

Hope to see you there,

Teresa

Welcome from the Livingstone Community Centre

Hello to all Ivanhoe Makers Market stallholders and supporters.
My name is Susan and I am the Coordinator of the Livingstone Community Centre (LCC). I look forward to meeting some of you and reading your blogs.

The LCC is very happy and excited to be taking over the administration of the market from the Banyule City Council.

LCC is a registered Neighbourhood House in Banyule and is also a ministry of the Ivanhoe Baptist Church.
The Centre is a place for friendship, learning and belonging and seeks to strengthen community in a safe and positive environment and to nurture the social, intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of all who participate.
Please come along and visit and support the Market as much as possible and please be patient whilst we make this important transition!

Take care and bye for now!!
Susan :-)