Nickels & Dimes - This Weekends Markets

Attention die-hard market shoppers who are willing to brave the wild weather this weekend – Please see below for this weekend’s hit list

Saturday

North Sydney Market
Miller Street, North Sydney (between Ridge and McLaren Streets)
2nd Saturday of each month, 9am – 3pm
Over 120 stalls including
arts & crafts
prints & frames
plants, herbs & freshly cut flowers
clothes, hats and jewellery
kitchenware & small furniture items
books & cds
bric-a-brac & antiques
freshly made pies, cakes, jams, honey, and preserves
tea, coffee & drinks
Reflexology
massage treatments and more!
http://www.northsydneycentre.com.au/north-sydney-market/general-market-information/general-market-information

Manly Arts & Crafts Market
Lower end of Sydney Road, adjacent to The Corso
Every Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm
Unique handmade arts and crafts
http://www.blueskymarkets.com.au/macm.html

Sunday

Kirribilli Markets (Art & Design/Vintage quarter)
Bradfield Park, Milsons Point (Cnr Alfred & Burton St)
2nd Sunday of the month, 9am – 3pm. It’s worth getting there at 8ish to ensure you don’t miss out on good second hand clothes.
http://www.kirribillimarkets.com/

Gordon Rotary Markets
Gordon Railway car park, Wade Lane, Gordon
2nd Sunday of the month, 8.30am – 3pm
80 regular stalls and a variety of casual stalls each month selling jewellery, books, collectables, clothing, food, plants, etc.
http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Gordon-Rotary-Markets

Bondi Markets http://www.bondimarkets.com.au/ Sometimes the garage sales on the street outside the market are better than the stalls inside. 10am – 4pmOrganic Food Market http://www.organicfoodmarkets.com.au/Organic-Food-Markets.aspx I feel healthier just walking through these markets at Frenchs Forest!!

To market, to market, to buy...

I’ve had the most delicious weekend of market shopping with many successful purchases.

Manly market yesterday was fantastic. I love when you scout the market stalls and notice a few stall holders the same size as you – it’s a recipe for a good shopping day.

I only parted with $45 and I managed to bag:

Adidas running jacket (prefect for my cold morning jog)
Esprit puffy vest
French Connection black & white strip top
Mustard bubble skirt (fantastic with black stockings and patent leather shoes)
Zoe Wittner red wedge shoes
Crystal earrings
Bracelet
Stripe scarf
Blue jeans
Red coral necklace
Grey & black striped skirt

So the next challenge is to turn these cheap and cheerful pieces into some killer outfits. Inspiration ensues:

Bubble skirt inspiration

Ok, so the puffy vest was about 2 seasons ago, but I still think I can pull something off....

Black and white stripe top, red accents and black bottoms - classic cool

Today we visited the Frenchs Forest Organice markets where we picked up breakfast and the weekly shop of fruit and veg. The market has a lovely community atmosphere and you feel healthier just walking through the stalls! The market also has a number of interesting non-produce stalls including a t-shirt business, “Miartra” run by local artist Rachel Carroll.

Rachel and her sister have put their creative talents to good use by designing and screen printing a number or fun and unique t-shirts. Each t-shirt is made with love and designed to make you smile. An absolute steel at $20 a pop for a hand made design.

www.miartra.blogspot.com