Welly, welly, well... it might be a couple months away - but our Christmas market is already shaping up to be rather large!!  Hoping for at least FIFTY stalls at the Genesis Rec Centre, which will give you plenty of wonderful options to provide you with not only unique, but local gifts.
There'll be live music and a true Christmas spirit throughout the place... tis the season !!

Summer's coming  BRING IT ON!  And with the lovely sunshine comes our lovely Greytown Summer Series.  3 dates, all the first Saturday of October, November and December.  A selection of just 16 stalls, but all perfect for the Christmas season (14 weeks away folks!!).  Why not purchase from our local artist and crafters?  See ya'll there!

 

Thanks to all who came to visit us at the 'Made in Wairarapa Expo' held this weekend.  Handed out a big fat bunch of flyers advertising the next 12 months of dates. Many were impressed with our colourful display - lets hope the image of all this 'loudness' has etched into the minds of the thousands who viewed it and a whole new bundle of fans shall be future visitors to our creative market!  

See you all on the 29th September.

Well, September 29th isn't too far away.  Save that date, it's our spring market! Quite possible the loveliest time of year.
Flowers shall adorn us all - splashing the place with colour and floral scents.  Lets go flower mad - and say ta ta to winter!
To stall holders:  get your applications in quick - please note the updated application form.  The stall holder information has been revamped slightly too - check it out...helpful hints a-many.

Jot down the date August 11th.  We will be celebrating handmade.  Tell one, tell all!

Hope to see you all there, we have so many new stalls to introduce!

Easter is fast approaching and what a line up we have for you! Its about time we dusted off the soap box and sang out to let you know all the lovely stall holders we have joining us this far, what a colourful bunch we have!

Hearfelt, Gorgeous handcrafted, up cycled clothing and accessories for kids
AsQ, Vintage inspired children's clothing.

Collective Concepts, bringing unique and gorgeous one off pieces for you! Adore the crochet work.

Only child, Jane brings amazing fabrics over from the USA and creates beautiful wheat bags that will be treasures, perfect time to pick one up for the colder months.,

Peter will be there with his wine barrel creations, upcyling at its best you really have to see to believe!

Our amazing Jewellery creatives are again with us, make sure to see Joy parsons gorgeous necklaces, and colleen Ireland has been working on new designs using Paua.

Indigo Baby will be with us offering gorgeous slings, bibs and much more made for you baby with style in mind.

Red Pharo will be there to offer something for every one! We adore their hoodies in particular!

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DonArt will be offering her unique kiwi inspired up cycled products, everyone needs a 100% n.z wool cushion in the home! we adore our huia one!

So the list goes on and is getting longer every day we will update this as we get on!

Oh yes and lush coffee and food, be sure to relax and enjoy the market in the coffee lounge!

Market news!

What a lovely time we had at Aratoi, I had the privileged to coordinate a market with Toi Wairarapa for the Golden Shears, did I mention it was in the beautiful Aratoi Gallery. Gorgeous light, surrounded by art and lovely company. It was raining, and I mean raining so it was a mission to get stalls in and out. We must mention the poor souls from Martinbrough fair, due to weather this was cancelled, and we did rescue a few, but we felt for all the organisers and the stall holders that put so much time and effort into the fair every year.
We are so excited to be having an Easter Market this year, with lots of new stalls and of course our lovely regulars coming back also. With gorgeous coffee and treats, we hope you join us and have a cuppa in our wee coffee lounge.

Tinker tinker!

Loving having time to tinker away, finishing up some more lightbulbs for the 18th of Feb! Arn't they sweet.

Will have an array at the Market, groups of three ir single ones, fab for herbs or just a gorgeous wee rose! See you on the 18th in Masterton. I have missed everyone, cant wait to have to New Rags family back together for a good old chin wag!

Old friends and new faces

Tis nearly the time to be seeing our friends again on the 18th of Feb, we have such a great line up to start the year in Masterton with. Its a busy time for our beautiful region with lots going on, so we are so pleased to be adding to the bunch!



We are excited to see new stall holders, like Timeless, offering real retro treasures.


Sarah Kaye offers the most amazing pieces of art for your home, taking the kitchen rug to a whole new level! Using only top quality Axminster carpet, Sarah creates pieces that will be a talking point in your home, I personally have a red tiki in my house and I adore it!

So just a wee note really, we are excited about the 18th, do check our facebook page and here for more updates! cant wait to see you all again

Time is ticking away fast isn't it already! We are so excited about Sunday, looking forward to a relaxed day with our New Rags family. We really have become on you know, its so lovely being able to get together at every market and share new creations and ideas.

Look forward to seeing you all Sunday, here is a wee list of the New Rags whanau that will be in attendance!

Heartfelt, gorgeous handmade clothes, hats and treasures for your little one

Ramari Textiles, a range of beautiful work using different processes including knitting, crochet, felting, and printing

Aurora Designs, Offering lush art deco accessories and of course her amazing hats!

Susannah Tucker, whimsical photography and the most gorgeous gifts,

Faintail Grove, Olive oils, hazelnuts and more.

More to see on market day

See you there Greytown town hall, sh2 Sunday 9-3pm

Great ideas.

As we gear up again for more markets, moving towards encouraging our communities to buy handmade and local products, I have been browsing around for ideas to make New Rags Market more accessible, successful and a destination.
I have found some great tips here, encouraging stall holders to think more about how they are presented! Some very good tips here, as I am attempting my own craft stall this year I for sure will be taking these tips on board.



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