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Poppy, Bean and Bloss photos
Sunday, December 6, 2009 – 12:47 am | 3 Comments
Poppy, Bean and Bloss photos

Through my business Red Instead, I recently had the pleasure of taking some Product Photos for Michelle from Poppy, Bean and Bloss.

It was a lot of fun to pose the toys and dolls, and to …

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Handmade Market is on again
Thursday, November 19, 2009 – 9:09 pm | 2 Comments
Handmade Market is on again

If you’re in Canberra, lucky you! Handmade Market is on again this weekend!   Friday night from 5pm to 9pm and again on Saturday from 10am to 4pm.   Held at the gorgeous Yarralumla …

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Happy Blogiversary… and YOU can win!
Friday, October 16, 2009 – 8:24 pm | 19 Comments
Happy Blogiversary… and YOU can win!

Happy Blogiversary to me!  See below to win one of my RED INSTEAD handmade bags, worth $55.00. {Competition extended until Tuesday at midnight to give a few more people a chance to enter.}
My blog birthday …

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blooming
Saturday, September 19, 2009 – 11:18 pm | 2 Comments
blooming

Last Friday night and all day Saturday was the Handmade in Bloom market at Yarralumla Woolshed, Canberra.  There was a new venue and Friday night trading for the first time and still they came in droves.  …

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winter warmer
Sunday, May 24, 2009 – 11:45 pm | No Comment
winter warmer

Yesterday was the Handmade Market at Albert Hall, Canberra.  The Handmade blog reports that there were 10,000 people through the doors on Saturday.  That is a crazy number!  I can tell you it was jam …

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Handmade Market on Saturday
Thursday, May 21, 2009 – 11:49 pm | No Comment
Handmade Market on Saturday

Canberra’s Handmade Market is on again this Saturday so make sure you don’t miss out.  I hope to see you at the Albert Hall this Saturday - come along any time from 10am to 4pm.  …

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hurry hurry
Thursday, May 7, 2009 – 8:23 pm | 2 Comments
hurry hurry

Shop Indie, Win Indie.
There’s less than one week left to enter the 2009 Happily Handmade Giveaway!  Entries close on Wednesday May 13th so hurry hurry for your chance to win a basket of indie products.   …

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locally made
Monday, May 4, 2009 – 11:18 pm | No Comment
locally made

The Locally Made market at MOCCA (Manuka) was a great day out.  A cold and late start (I was a bit disorganised that day!) turned into a beautiful sunny Autumn day, with a steady but …

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Locally Made Market - tomorrow
Friday, May 1, 2009 – 9:56 pm | No Comment
Locally Made Market - tomorrow

Listen up, Canberra readers: Tomorrow RED INSTEAD handmade will be at the Locally Made Market at MOCCA, Manuka Occasional Care.  There will be around 20 of the best handmade designers in Canberra there so …

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soon soon my pretties
Monday, February 9, 2009 – 6:37 pm | 2 Comments
soon soon my pretties

My job for this week is to take photos of the things that didn’t sell at the market on the weekend and upload them to my online store.

I am getting my mojo back and I …

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hot as hell
Sunday, February 8, 2009 – 8:03 pm | 5 Comments
hot as hell

It’s hot as hell.  Yesterday I was at the Handmade Market and it was a stinking hot 40 degrees (104).  By 3.30pm I pretty much lost the plot.  I have always been prone to heat stress, …

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sneak peek
Friday, February 6, 2009 – 1:42 am | 4 Comments
sneak peek

I have been SO busy making for the Handmade Market on this Saturday.  I am SO going to be more organised and plan my time better for the next market.
There will be over 70 local …

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