Shop Local with I heart MKT

I heart Market has the largest display of locally produced, designed, manufactured and sourced design ware in KZN, possibly even SA. 
So wanna know why you should shop local these holidays? 
Around this time last year, we wrote an article for the Moses Mabidha Stadium website on why shop local. See here for more. 

"Buying handmade is a personal decision but the impact can have an important roll on effect for the individual crafter, the local economy, the community and the environment. And if that doesn’t sway you – then maybe the feel-good factor will. Buying handmade just makes you feel good!" 

If you would like to support our 'I Shop Local' campaign - please feel free to post this button to your Social Media and link us.

See you at the Market! 

Poster concept and design by Dominic Strauss. 

September Sale

September is SALE month at I heart Market.
Bargain bins, end of range rails, slashed prices... you name it.
Come and get your pick.

See you there! 

Poster and design by Dominic Strauss. 

Meet you under the tree?

See you this Saturday!
Photo credit: http://kevinsawyer.co.za

New Trader: Christy-Anne Jewellery

Some beautiful new jewels at I heart Market from Christy-Anne Jewellery.

http://christyannejewellery.com

Facebook: christyannejewellery

Twitter: @cajewellery 

New Traders: Katreenah Jewellery

"High fashion, statement and handmade is the best way to describe our jewellery line."

Katreenah jewellery is designed and created by the well-trained hands and impeccable eye of designer Katrina Petryshyn. 
Every piece is carefully hand crafted from start to end, with great attention to every detail including exotic stones, semi precious gems, delicate trims and textiles. We love using local materials and art work in our designs. 
"We are all about the spirit of quality, style and originality."

Katreenah jewellery is sure to be a favourite among fashion enthusiasts and accessory lovers everywhere!

I Shop Local

Stay out of the malls, 

Support community, 

Help the environment, 

Shop local 

#IShopLocal 

#Iheartmarket 

See you at I heart market this December - 7th, 14th and 21st! 

How cute are these?

Totem Teepees have expanded their range to kiddies dress up costumes and craft aprons.
Think First Nation kiddies outfits and ingenious up-cylced denim kiddies aprons.
We love them!

Come and find them at the I heart Market this Saturday! 

New trader: Alex & Thatch

We are very excited to have Alex & Thatch on board at the i heart market.
Exquisite hand stitched artisan leather bags.

New Trader: Jack & Sally

Jack & Sally joined us for their first time last Saturday.
These A frame tents are great for garden play or beach time fun!

Our wonderful market stalls.

Photography by Caelin Roodt. 

New Trader: strike.lamps

A big welcome to our new trader strike.lamps!

Strike.lamps are Trent Moffett, a first year student at AFDA and Jessica-Lee VanGo, a first year photography student at DUT. They both make these exciting new lamps. 
The colour ways are endless and he can make up any colour combination that you wish for. 

"Being Proudly South African I source the material from a local plastics concern, and ensured these vinyls were RECYCABLE (they are ECO FRIENDLY POLYMERIC free from harmful plasiticizers and chlorine making the film safe on childrens toys or food labeling). I buy it in sheets and they cut to my specs. Other locals companies sell the stud T clips and nuts and bolts which are also plastic, used to create the 'waves' on these lamps. I work from my parents home in Ballito on a table tennis table.... in a store room or on my mum's work desk." - Trent Moffett

Winter Suitcase Showcase - a picture story

We just got our hands on these amazing pics of our Winter Suitcase Showcase at Spiga. 
It was a blast!
Can't wait for the next one!

Photography by Caelin Roodt.

Wake up Wake up its a beautiful day

Coffee Culture
Everyone loves a cup off coffee or tea to get going in the morning or even just to relax during the day. 

Specifically, coffee culture in South Africa has grown substantially in the last few years making more and more taste buds craving the taste of roasted goodness. To meet this demand, cafés have popped up everywhere offering a warm and creative atmosphere for social gatherings and coffee enjoyment. This enjoyment isn't only limited to hot coffee delights though as iced coffee and tea and hot artisanal teas  are also often part of this wonderful parcel.

So where can one go to experience such wonder one may ask? Some of our favourite places are right here in Durban and The Factory Café is one of the cafes at the top of our list.

Housed in the Colombo Tea and Coffee factory building on the Gale street (number 369), this café is one to visit.

The wonderful atmosphere will sweep you off your feet and take you down a friendly and delicious road. The Factory Café also hosts events showcasing the creations of artisits, fashion and furniture designers and musicians. We often pop in there on Saturday morning and durning the week form time to time, it is definityle a place to visit.

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Images thanks to The Factory Café.

Winter Suitcase Showcase at Spiga

We, here at I heart Market, really love our Suitcase Showcases that we host at Spiga.

We had so much fun on Saturday at our Winter Suitcase Showcase.
The skies were blue, the music was groovy, there were complimentary beer tastings from CBC (Cape Brewing Company), the kiddies craft area rocked, the homemade Spiga minestrone was warm and hearty and the people friendly.

Our Suitcase Showcases are an fantastic opportunity for us to have a more intimate, themed market. What we love about them is that we get to collaborate with Spiga (our favorite Italian restaurant) in their sunny mediterranean courtyard, we have more time to mingle and chat to our customers, our traders get to engage with people on a more personal level and we love curating the market to fit the particular theme of the day.

Keep an ear open for our next Suitcase Showcase in August at Spiga.
It's going to be a treasure trove of gems.

My Granny's Pantry - A Kitchen Memoir by Margaret Wasserfell

‘All my life I have enjoyed nothing more than baking a batch of scones or a gorgeous cake. My granny gave me those skills and so I picked up her battered recipe book and started a small baking business.’ – Margaret Wasserfall

Margaret Wasserfell sells her delectable cakes at I heart market every month. In July, she will be selling and signing her latest cookbook, My Granny's Pantry - A Kitchen Memoir.  
Be the first in the country to get your hands on this wonderful cookbook.

This charming memoir-cum-cookbook, written by Margaret Wasserfall, well known as former editor of SA Garden and Home and SA Country Life, tells of the influence of her redoubtable Scottish grandmother as she grew up, not least in teaching her about food and cooking.

By drawing together the food memories of her childhood, cooking with her Scottish granny and making trips into town to shop for food, Margaret reflects on how different life once was. It was a time when a 25 litre paraffin tin of crayfish cost 2 shillings and sixpence. It was a time when the kitchen cupboard held a collection of tins filled with homemade cakes and biscuits and crunchies for the household to snack on.
Margaret also examines, through anecdotes and personal observations from the time, how a family with strong Scottish roots gradually changed their lives and their cooking to become a South African family. In these pages you will find recipes that you remember from your childhood and will also recall a time when the way we ate and the way we marked the passing of our days was completely different from today.
When Margaret retired, she re-invented herself and turned to one of her favourite pastimes – baking. Margaret is now an artisan baker working from home and baking a range of cookies and cakes and supplying a range of select customers. 

Foreva Candles.

With the shorter days of Winter here, what better a way to spend these fresh evenings than sharing big hearty meals by candle light or warm fragranced baths with the flickering of candles. 

Foreva Candles fragranced candles are all hand crafted and unique. Made from the best quality fully refined wax, they will last you all Winter as they are specifically made to last for 130 to 150 hours. 

Foreva Candles have been trading for us for 2 years now and will be taking part in our Winter Suitcase Showcase at Spiga on the 29th June. 

So why not warm up your Winter with these lovely candles. 

Sweet Saturday

Treats and coffee

The May I Heart Market held last Saturday was a wonderful success! We had such a great time seeing everyone perusing through the stalls and socializing wirh friends and traders.

The day was chilly but the atmosphere was still amazing and we thank all those who stopped by. We all warmed up with coffee from the Coffee Guys and munched on delicious muslie with fresh fruit and yogurt from our new trader Juice up. 

We also indulged in some homemade crunchies, a favourite in the I Heart Market office and loved by our team. There are always a few stashed in our bag to snack on so here's the recipe. They are oh so delicious and a must for every kitchen. So bake up a storm everyone and fill those jars with these tasty treats that are close to our hearts.

 

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Image thanks to Pinterest

To make:

250ml cake flour

250ml sugar

500ml oats or muslie

100g margarine

30ml syrup

5ml bycarb

5ml hot water

 

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Melt margarine and syrup in a pot.

Mix bycarb with the hot water, then add to the syrup mixture.

Pour the syrup mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well unitl all the dry mixture has been incorporated.

Grease or line a baking tray with foil or wax paper and empty the mixture in.

Tighly pack it in, pressing it down.

Bake for 4-15 minutes. Test if it's ready by pressing gently on the top, if firm, remove from the oven.

Cut into squares, wait 5 minutes then remove from tray onto a cooling rack.

 

Our secret tip:

Melt some dark chocolate and spread or drizzle it over the top once the crunchies are cool.

Simply delicious. Enjoy.

 

 

Creativity, crafts and cake

Lets get creative kids

Today's the day, I Heart Market for the month of May and we are rather thrilled. 

Come visit us at the market, held at the Imbizo Lawns opposite Nino's at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Bring friends and family for a wonderful day of crafts, clothing, trinkets and tasty delights with a whole host of fun activities and good music.

Speaking of activities, make sure you bring the kiddies along to have an afternoon of enjoyment with one of our new stalls, Your Mum's Cakes for some cake decorating.

Icing, icing everywhere. But what a fun way to spend the day! Make sure you keep a look out for Your Mum's Cakes today and get decorating.

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A Gardening we did go

Planting Pretty

This weekend we were feeling creative and decided on a bit of D.I.Y.

We came across this wonderful idea for garden pots from A Beautiful Mess that is simple, inexpensive and a lot of fun.

All you need is some Lace, craft glue, a box of old ceramic or clay pots, scissors, paintbrush and plants. We decided on some lovely succulents to go in these renovated pots but any plants will do.

Start by brushing glue all over a pot with the paintbrush. Stick the lace over the glue covering the pot or to a design of your creation. Then to Finnish off, brush a layer of glue over the top of the lace and allow to dry. Once they are completely dry, start potting those plants and decorate your garden.

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Images thanks to A Beautiful Mess.

Reminiscing

An afternoon to remember

On the weekend, we stopped in at Spiga d'oro to check out the live music, sip on some BOS Ice Tea, relax and soak up the courtyard sun on the terrace. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. It got us chatting and reminiscing about I Heart Market's Suitcase Showcase event that took place here a short while ago, such a great success.

The people, the sunny day and the inspiring display of creativity. We have such fond memories of that day so we thought we would share some special moments of that market with all of you. Enjoy.

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