Showing posts with label newbies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newbies. Show all posts
26.3.14
New trader: Hello Trixie
"Hello Trixie is a custom bridal and evening gown business created by Laurelle Gardiner. It’s joy and passion at its finest: bringing together a fashion designer that loves what she does, and a client, ready to see her dream dress brought to life.
Whether she’s creating wedding gowns, bridesmaids’ dresses or evening gowns the focus is always on gorgeous fabrics, great fit and good fun. Each dress is custom made, which means one of a kind and made to fit. The client and I work together by discussing style ideas and then putting together a final design. Next we go fabric shopping, and then I get to work. We meet up over a number of weeks for fittings, until finally her dress is in her arms, safe and sound, ready for the big day." - Laurelle Gardiner
Hello Trixie
www.hellotrixie.com
laurellegardiner@gmail.com
Tel: 0729555186
Tel: 0729555186
13.3.14
New trader: BlackSmith
We welcome BlackSmith to I heart Market!
Using repurposed wood and scrap metals, BlackSmith design and handcraft all their products with love.
You can find them at the next I heart Market on April, 5th.
10.2.14
New Trader: Roberts Artist
We love the delicate pastel sketches of Andrew Roberts of Roberts Artist.
Inspired by Beatrix Potter and Andrew's four year old daughter, Lilly, they would make a lovely addition to a child's nursery wall or even your very own wall.
28.10.13
Cupcake Taste-off!
Mel Hobbs from Take the Cake who has been selling her delicious cupcakes at the market for about 4 years. She is moving on to the greener and colder pastures back of the UK and so we had an opening for another cupcake stall.
Now we get numerous application every month for cupcake vendors and so we dedicated last week, Friday as the day in which we receive cupcake samples and do a comparative tasting.
Cupcakes of all tastes and sizes were delivered and with a small panel of judges, we dug into the treats.
A big thank you to all the cupcake vendors who participated - Cupcake Mom, Baker Belle, Cupsy Cakes and Smith's Bakeshop. As you can imagine, it was a hard decision to make.
We decided that Smith's Bakeshop with their delicate balance of flavours and textures, the use of good quality ingredients and perfect cake to icing ratio were the winners. They also do a savoury butternut and pecan cupcake with sour cream and chive 'icing' topped with BACON JAM! That blew our minds.
Welcome, Smith's Bakeshop to the i heart Market family!
Now we get numerous application every month for cupcake vendors and so we dedicated last week, Friday as the day in which we receive cupcake samples and do a comparative tasting.
Cupcakes of all tastes and sizes were delivered and with a small panel of judges, we dug into the treats.
A big thank you to all the cupcake vendors who participated - Cupcake Mom, Baker Belle, Cupsy Cakes and Smith's Bakeshop. As you can imagine, it was a hard decision to make.
We decided that Smith's Bakeshop with their delicate balance of flavours and textures, the use of good quality ingredients and perfect cake to icing ratio were the winners. They also do a savoury butternut and pecan cupcake with sour cream and chive 'icing' topped with BACON JAM! That blew our minds.
Welcome, Smith's Bakeshop to the i heart Market family!
15.10.13
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.
25.9.13
New trader: SNAPSHOT.
SNAPSHOT. was formed with one simple idea in mind - To create and design new and fresh pieces of clothing. Items of high quality that are unique. The kind of stuff that you don't see everyday. We are based in and operate from South Africa's playground - Durban, through our online store.
"On launch, we will be stocking custom designed t-shirts (everyone loves a good tee) and sunglasses. Through growth, we hope to bring in many more designs and types of clothing. All of our tees are semi-handmade and are made with heart. Our designs aim to cover all interests. When you buy a tee from us, we don't want you to look at it as if you're buying a just another t-shirt, instead we want you to look at it as if you're buying a piece of something special. Something of real quality. Something that you know you can keep with you for life and that is exactly what we aim to produce when we make our tees - Pure quality. We hope you like what you see, because we aim to please you and therefore we try to keep our prices as low as possible while still giving you extraordinary quality. "
Rad!
10.9.13
New Trader: Noush
We are so very excited to welcome Noush to i heart market!
Manoushka Kraal of Noush hails from Amsterdam originally. Luckily for us, she fell madly in love with a South African man and since then has been based in Durban, developing products with traditional African materials while adding modern and fun details.
"The last two years I have worked as a product designer for a NGO called Africa!Ignite. I developed several successful products during this time, one of them being the 'Langazela' cushion covers. The front panel of the cushions is made out of recycled cornsacks that are embroidered with wool. It was amazing to discover that the sacks create the perfect grid for embroidery."
"I still work with the same crafters as before - almost all of them are based in deep rural KwaZulu-Natal...
I still use the same technique of embroidering but decided to explore other materials as well. My big new love is "the Tartan bag!" I use it in all sorts of different ways... As lampshade, trims on cushion covers or as a bag with a make-over!"
Noush has a stylish fun sense of design and a sharp eye for taking everyday African products and turning them into gorgeous pieces.
Look out for Noush at I heart market this Saturday!
16.8.13
New Trader: Rubba-Dubba-Scrub
Bridget from Rubba-Dubba-Scrub joined i heart market last month selling her homemade range of body care products.
Think sea salt scrubs with honey and coconut oil made from 100% natural ingredients infused with essential oils. As powerful antioxidants, the benefits of coconut oil and honey are endless, from assisting in removing free radicals to nourishing and moisturizing skin naturally.
Her products are perfect for sensitive skins, the natural exfoliants speeding up the skins renewal process and reducing discolouration and uneven skin tone. With regular use Rubba-Dubba-Scrub facial and body scrubs will reduce the appearance of blackheads and leave you with radiant glowing skin that smells delicious too.
13.8.13
New Trader: Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is owned by Angela Webster, a stay-at-home-mom to two little boys. Because you can only fit so much into one house, Angela has turned her love for collecting fun and interesting vintage pieces into a business.
The word 'Lollapalooza' (lol-la-pa-loo-za) means “A thing that is particularly impressive or attractive.”
This range of 'Lollapaloozas' is sourced in Angela’s historically rich home tome of Howick. The aim is to move away from the stereotypical staid and over-priced traditional antique stall and to create a chance for everyone to find that special retro buy at an affordable price. Assisted by her sister, Hannah, Angela sells pretty old porcelain, glassware, EPNS metalware, old brass and copper items and wooden goods. Added to this, they also sell a lovely range of up-cylced pendants, made using piece of broken vintage porcelain. These have proven to be very popular with customers due to the uniqueness of each individual piece.
8.8.13
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!
1.8.13
New trader: ERA ice cream
Penny Fitchet is a history teacher with a passion for ice cream and she will be joining us at the i heart market this month with her delicious ERA ice cream.
Each flavor is named of a different historical figure from Vladimir Lenin's Vanilla to Marie Antoinette's Apple and Cinnamon and not to mention Chelmsford's Chocolate Orange.
They are delectable and are available in 125ml cups to eat at the market or 500ml/1 liter tubs to take home.
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
25.7.13
New Trader: Oak and Willow
New traders, Oak and Willow will be joining us at the next i heart market on 3rd August at Moses Mabhida.
Oak and Willow make beautiful headboards and art pieces out of reclaimed wooden pallets with inspirational phrases and great colour scheme.
This is the story of how the business started.
"It all started when I got married. I wanted decor and my dad said he'll make it . At the wedding, everyone loved the decor so we decided then that wooden decor could be a feasible business and that we'd start a small business producing hand-crafted wooden decor. All our wood is recycled and we love transforming "scrap wood and nails" into something pretty."
"This is just the start and we already have had numerous orders. My dad makes the wooden boards together with a local from the valley of 1000 Hills. I'd love to see it grow and have the opportunity to employ local underprivileged people and empower them when Oak and Willow grows bigger. I have a huge heart for community and empowering the hopeless through developing their gifts and talents. Through empowerment I really think we could help alleviate poverty and I'm just one in a million doing my part to serve the community and help make a difference in the lives of others particularly the underprivileged." - Janice MacMillan
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18.6.13
Yesterday's Treasures.
We would like to welcome Vintage Rose to the I heart market!
Vintage Rose specializes in selling previously loved retro and vintage clothing as well as unique accessories and knick-knackery.
They stock a diverse range of genuine items dating from the 1920's to 1990's including; furs, dresses, blouses, skirts, jackets, trousers, jewellery, handbags, bow-ties, shoes, typewriters, pens and much more!
The Vintage Rose shop a delightful store located at Rosehurst Cafe in Pietermaritzburg.
If you are ever in the area pop in for some of the delectable desserts, browse around the shop and you can even play a spot of croquet.
Vintage Rose will be joining us for our Winter Suitcase Showcase at Spiga with a special collection Winter coats and goodies. And they are will also be at the July I heart market with their full collection.
