Julie Blucher of Upwardly Mobiles has been at the markets almost since our very first one 20 years ago. But she still loves seeing the delight on children’s faces as they select from her range of brightly coloured finger puppets and mobiles.
So Creative Fibre is coming up next month, 13 July to be exact. It’s probably one of our most popular theme days of the year as the day always showcases some of the Canberra region’s most talented fibre and textile artists. This is the tenth year for Creative Fibre and it’s always such a great opportunity for the community to engage with the region’s fibre and textile artists – people who design, print on fabric, weave, make baskets, knit and hand dye fabric.
In her own words Caroline Winefield stands out at the markets. She’s the one in the bright and beautiful vintage dresses sporting a pair of funky heels with her handmade resin shoe clips and jewellery. Her business is Resin Doll, and she is certainly one creative mummy. Caroline is a mum of three who works from her home in Canberra creating vintage reproduction jewellery, shoe clips, cardigan clips, hair accessories and dress clips.
The colder weather is on its way. Time to get your wool on. Mark your diaries, and head to the Markets on 18 May to check out what some of the country’s most talented craftspeople are doing with this fine fibre at A Celebration of Wool.
For those of you with kids we know it’s always a challenge to find something to occupy them. Something fun, different, exciting and affordable. Of course kids are welcome all year round, but once a year we like to devote a special day just for the kids. Bring the family to the Markets on Sunday 15 June for Kids in the Shed.
Emma Hade likes yoghurt and muesli and was searching for yummy fruit jams to go with these, so decided to make her own. She started her own business making contemporary preserves and jams from her home in Canberra, on Morris Street, which is where her Morris Avenue range was born.
The Old Bus Depot Markets is pleased to announce they will be moving back to the original Old Bus Depot building upper level this coming Sunday, 11 May. And just in time for Mother’s Day. We will move all our fabulous stallholders back to the upper level in the original Old Bus Depot from this Sunday. We thank all our stallholders and visitors for their patience with the alternative housing arrangements over the last few months. Come visit on Sunday!
Easter is just around the corner, so don’t forget to hop on in like the big Easter bunny and check out what we’ve got going on.
It’s hard to go past the delicious aromas of authentic Ethiopian food that waft from one of our original and most popular food stalls, Fekerte’s Ethiopian Cuisine.
Our local and regional craftspeople do, that’s for sure! They’re busy knitting, felting, spinning, weaving designing and creating with Australia’s favourite fibre to showcase their wares at one of our most popular annual theme days, A Celebration of Wool on 18 May.
Look! We made the cover of City News! Last month’s 6 March edition featured Retro Depot on the front cover, and doesn’t it look awesome?!
Check out what we did! We got together some of our fabulous retro-obsessed stallholders who are busy gearing up for our upcoming Retro Depot theme day, for this fabulous one-off retro fashion shoot.
Do you have the X Factor? So you think you can dance? Are you Australia’s next triple threat? Perhaps you’d like to start out busking at the Markets?
