Melbourne Markets

[Kylie Robertson]

Hi All

I am sure that it is not just myself that works full time along with making crafts to place on madeit.com.au.

One thing I would love to do is sell my products at a local market in Melbourne.. however I just don't have the time nor can i make the commitment.. However I have this idea and would love to hear anyones thoughts/comments..

Say myself and two or three other Melbourne crafters put a stall together and rotate when we run the store.. ie this would mean a commitment of once a month rather than every weekend..

This way the stall cost can be shared and our product will be seen weekly !

I know winter is on its way so maybe just a thought to look into over summer.

I have not yet been to the shirts and skirts market at the Abbottsford Convent but this is indoors and could be a start ?

Anyone interested?
Comments ??

[boxofglory]

I'm interested. The only issue I could see with doing something like this, is making sure the items all fit in with each other in terms of aesthetic. It might not look very appealing to a customer to see all sorts of different styles of items in the one stall... does that make sense?

[annalaura]

I think the shirt and skirt is outside, but there is another market that runs inside at the same time? I'm not sure, I know Bridget from Bridbird did the inside on. Also, the shirt and skirt runs once a month.

[belmere]

I would DEFINITELY be interested in this. I was thinking of doing something similar come summer, as I want to sell my bags. Keep me posted :)

(im going to canada on tuesday til 4 july so between now and then you'll need to email me if you want to contact me - email link on my blog page)

[Kylie Robertson]

All that have responded.. thanks!

Looks like there is some interest.

I am thinking maybe we look at it for summer - I will look into it and keep everyone up to date!

So keep crafting away!!

[belmere]

So Kylie would you still be interested in this??

[bottledupemotions]

I'll be interested in this as well!

[Ruby-Jo]

Anyone still interested?

I am looking to do something similar. The thought of doing a market stall on my own is quite daunting and I don't have anyone to help me "man" the stall, it would be me on my own all day.

So I would be interested in this if we could have 2 people working at the stall during whatever market we choose. It would be good to have some moral support and someone to cover you for toilet breaks etc.

[coming out crooked]

do you all have insurance? I've been looking into it, and I've been thinking about finding a couple of like-minded people to share with. e.g with 4 people it would be about $100 a year, and we'd all be covered for markets.

Does anyone else do this as part of a group? I'd be interested in hearing how it all works on the ground.If you are a part of a group insurance policy, what name do you use, do you all have to do the same the markets, can individuals go out by themselves?
cheers,

cindy.

[petal]

Hi, I am new to madeit :) and think this is a great idea. I would love to be part of this as it would allow me to display some of my stuff (as I haven't got too many to fill a table..) and I would love to meet like-minded crafties :)

[Ruby-Jo]

Cindy I don't have insurance yet because I haven't done a market before. I am not sure if we would be allowed to share insurance.

[Ruby-Jo]

It looks like you might be able to share insurance, there is some useful information in this thread:

http://www.talkmadeit.com.au/showthread.php?t=485

Jo