off to the market(s)

With a couple of markets coming up, there will be lots of lovely goodies to browse and buy!  I'd love you to come along and say hello at one (or all!) of these exciting markets...
 

I'll be at Inspire Handmade Market in Deloraine next Friday 2nd of March, which is on from 6pm - 9pm at Deloraine Primary School. The gold coin donation entry will go to support the school, and it looks like there is a wonderful array of stall-holders coming along - head over to their website to have a peek.

On Friday 27 (6pm - 9pm) April is a market very close to my heart...The Branch Handmade Market!   My sweet friend Christine (of little red clog) and I run this market at our church, and the Autumn event will be our third.  The first two were wonderful, and we have thus far raised a total of over $3500 for Elizabeth Home in India (lots of info about Elizabeth Home over on the market website).

Applications for stall-holders are open until the end of March, so if you'd like to be part of the wonderful team of stall-holders at this event, pop over to our website to apply - we'd love to see you there!

And then in August (Friday 24th and Saturday 25th), I'm super excited to be part of Niche - All Wrapped Up for the first time!  This market is held in the Tramsheds in Inveresk with the aim of raising money for St Giles - 20% of stall-holders' takings are contributed to the cause, allowing St Giles to purchase some great equipment to support some very special people.

Hope to see you there!

little triumphs

In the middle of the busyness of starting school(s), it's so lovely to pause and celebrate some little triumphs! We went out in search of a big grassy space today where Jasper could have his first bike ride without training wheels.

A few little wobbles and one big tumble...but it's so good to know there's always someone there to pick you up if you fall.

And after a little perseverance and some special big brother encouragement...success!

Well done Jasper!

what i've been doing instead of blogging...

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying the sunny new year!  There has been a lot going on in the happy nest lately...

strawberry picking at Hillwood

loving the beach

learning to skim stones

and just a spot or two of sewing!

some new things in the shop

I've been having lots of fun lately putting together some little tea wallets.  If you like to tote your favourite tea in style wherever you go, but aren't so keen on having it squashed in the bottom of your bag, then these little wallets are just what you need!

 Putting different colours together and playing with lots of gorgeous fabrics is lovely...are so many wonderful combinations!

 

They each seem to have their own personality.  I'm quite fond of this cheeky orange and blue one.

But really, how could I pick just one?

welcome

Welcome to the happy nest's blog!  We are so pleased you've dropped by for a visit.

I hope this space will be somewhere to share the day-to-day creative happenings in the happy nest.  So...to get past the "what-do-I-write-in-my-first-blog-post" dilemma...here are five things I like.

Fabric!  Big piles of it, little scraps of it, colourful, pastel, patterned, plain...I just love playing with it.

Eating our garden.  Nothing tastes as good as peas fresh from the pod!

 Colour.  How amazing are all the colours around us, if only we really look?

Christmas cards.  So exciting to peek in the letterbox and find a handwritten card celebrating the joy of Jesus' birthday!

And of course, my three gorgeous boys.  I like them a whole lot.


Phew, first post over!  Hope you'll pop back in again soon!