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!

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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Springtime in Ivanhoe

The weather might not be as good as the best Melbourne can offer, but at Ivanhoe Market we're feeling in good spirits and have some excitement to share.

We've always felt that our market is more than a place to sell and buy gorgeous handmade goods, we feel it's a community. So we're trying to add extra activities each month to make your visit just that little bit more interesting.

Last month it was spinning with Teresa, this month we have several vintage, retro, pre-loved clothing for you to have a look at. Maybe find just the right piece for the Spring. It has to be just around the corner!

Next month, we're going to have a children's jewellery workshop with our Shirley.

You can book into that by contacting    
   Livingstone Community Centre : ---
   1 Livingstone Street, Ivanhoe, 3079
    Tel: 03 9497 2014

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.

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.

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.

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

Saturday's the day!

Just a quick reminder that the market is on again this Saturday (the 19th) at Banyule Arts Space in Ivanhoe Parade in Ivanhoe, from 10am till 4pm.

Come and see us and show your support for this wonderful market.