The Auckland Art and Craft Fair

 We had a great day at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair on Saturday and here are a few pics of the stall. 

 The most commented on prints were my new tea and coffee ones...turns out the issue of who makes the tea or coffee is an important one in many relationships! 

Mr. Millicent Crow was resplendent in his new borrowed-from-Oamaru boater...

 

...and I had new business cards to give away.

Thanks for another great fair Kylie and Jess, and stay tuned...I've got a bit of a Friday giveaway for you!

Victoriana

I've just got back from Dunedin, Waitati and Oamaru, where I had a stall at the Victorian Fete, played my ukulele on stage for the first time, met my friends' new baby, sold merch at the Explorers' Club in the opera house, watched a pennyfarthing race and took about a bajillion photos of nice buildings.  No wonder I nearly fell asleep on the plane on the way home!  Here is my bunting at my stall (I was lucky enough to be able to take over the bar at the Loan and Merc with all my prints) and at the Opera House, which was decorated for the weekend like a Victorian Explorers' club, with taxidermy aplenty. 

 And some other Oamaru sights:

 

I'll have to find a Victorian frock for next year, and brush up on my pennyfarthing riding skills!

The Auckland Art and Craft Fair

It's been a busy weekend at Millicent Crow HQ with the Auckland Art and Craft Fair on Saturday, Kraftbomb today and a whole lot of late night sewing marathons to boot!  When I got hit in the eye with a broken sewing machine needle at 2am I took it as a sign that it was time to stop.  Here are some photos of my stall at the Auckland Art and Craft Fair, with my new huia-print pouches and rosette brooches making an appearance.  I like having something to keep my hands busy at my stall so I sewed on a whole lot of brooch backs while I was there.  I could have done with a thimble!

When I came back from getting a coffee after setting up I stumbled into a giant line of people waiting to get in and it was really busy and bustling all day.  I came home with some lovely goodies from Sarah from the Trinity Street Loft, and Sophie Oiseau, which I will show you when I get some more daylight photography time!

There are some great photos on the Auckland Art and Craft Fair Facebook page too, for a virtual tour of the market. Thanks Jess and Kylie for organising it!

And now I'm going to go and put my feet up.   

First Thursdays

Outside, K Road was festooned with decorations: 

and bicycles:

and red balloons:

and instructions:

Inside, St. Kevin's Arcade was bustling with market-goers:

 

And in the corner was the Millicent Crow stall:

 

  

 I didn't get a chance to leave my stall but I heard there was lots happening on K Road, including a man running around in a skeleton suit with glow in the dark bones!  Such a lovely, busy night.  Thanks, Annie for organising the market!

First Thursdays

 If you go across the road...

 Past all the bikes...

 ...and the colourful vintage shops...

...or past the lovely-smelling beeswax sculpture if you're coming from the other direction...

...you'll find my stall at First Thursdays.

There it is!

And what a lovely market it was.  Next up on the market calendar is Craft Country Wairarapa (and hopefully a lengthy visit to the wonderful op shops of Putaruru on the way).  Looking forward to it!

Just a note to say

I'll be selling my wares at Kraftbomb tomorrow...It's going to be a busy sewing night tonight at Millicent Crow HQ!

Auckland Art & Craft Fair

Millicent Crow has been accepted for the Auckland Art & Craft Fair! I'm going to be selling gocco prints on paper and fabric. I'm really excited about it, do pop in and say hi if you're in the neighbourhood!