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Yarn, Yarn and more Yarn

by sue on July 16, 2010

The very lovely Frank kitts market, is having a rather special fair this Saturday The Wonders of Wool it’s winter, it’s cold and everyone wants to get cosy, well i know I do. The quickest and easiest and most handmade way to get ywarm on is with wool in all it’s wonderful forms. You want [...]

Meet The June Crafters – Haus Frau

by sue on June 5, 2010

Who are you, and what do you make? Haus Frau are purveyors of fine goods that you really, really want. We make posters, cards, beeswax crayons, jewellery, origami cranes, mobiles and a whole host of other brilliant things. How did you get into the business of making things? Haus Frau was started over wine one [...]

Blink and you’ll miss it

by sue on April 28, 2010

When is a Shop not a shop? When it’s a Pop Up Shop. Right now in thorndon Wellington’s first Handmade Pop Up Shop has arrived. It opened on the 13th of April and closes again on the 1st of May. Each day the shop features a different Artist or Crafter showcasing all their lovely creations. [...]

Designers do things other than design

by sue on March 16, 2010

Designers also talk about Design. I’m sure they talk about other things as well but tonight sees the Design Institue of NZ designers speak series visit Wellington’s very lovely City Gallery.  The line up features 3 designs studios talking about, design, well I think that’s the plan, becuase the descriptions are so wonderfully worded that [...]

Saturday Markets at Frank Kitts

by sue on December 11, 2009

Yes I love everything handmade and i also love that wellington now has a regular market promoting handmade The Frank Kitts Market, which is organised by the lovely people at Wellington Creative who hosted the screenings of HandmadeNation earlier this year The markets on 12 December and 19 December are both Christmas themedand full of [...]