Perth Wedding Upmarket 2012

A few months has passed since Perth Wedding Upmarket & as always I had every intention of blogging about it straight away however I received such a great response from it, that it's been go, go, Go, GO, GO since then. I'll fill you in on what's happen later on but here's just a recap & some pics of my stall at Wedding Upmarket :)

My stall before the soiree of people arrive :)

 

  

Hand beaded goodies & detailed blooms.

That's me in the mirror in the pic on the left hand corner & hubby hiding behind the mannequin hehe

I made hundreds of these paper flowers which received a lot of compliments & brides asking how I did it. I've not turned them into an art piece which I plan to hang on my wall. Will share soon :)

 

I had such a great time at this market. I never realised how much I enjoyed talking to brides in real life, I'm so use to exchanging emails back & forth. Not to mention the amazing wedding vendors I got the privileged of meeting that day, especially my neighbour Nafessa from Cupcake Cravers. Her cupcakes rock! I hope to participate in many more of these boutique Wedding themed markets, Perth needs more in my opinion & Wedding Upmarket definitely ranks up high on the list.

Wise words from Dory!

Saying I've been busy lately is definitely an understatement! 

Not only did I do a big photo shoot a couple of weeks ago, I'm currently fulfilling a mountain of orders & preparing for Perth Wedding Upmarket on the 25th Aug. Not to mention things have also been crazy in my personal life, with my oldest sis & family coming hm from the UAE for a long 4week holiday & my younger sis moving to Japan to teach. It's alarming how many things are happening at once but that's what's happening.

Normally i would hide under my warm blanket & come out when things are more at a pace that I can handle but that is not even an option because firstly I have twins (yes, kids change EVERYTHING!!) & secondly these commitments are just to big to hide from. The only way out is to put my head down, work my butt off & go through the this thing called life. 

Lately my mantra has been 'just keep swimming! just keep swimming!' which i sing out loud on the more difficult days & i'm surprised how something so simple can actually get me through my day. Hey whatever works, right?

Good old Pixar! Teaching life lessons to people of all ages =)

Here's a few sneak peeks of the shoot. I can't tell you how amazed I am of my sis who also happens to be the photographer. I hope you love them as much as I do! Visit my Facebook page for updates.

* Copyright Rin Nelson Photography 2012. Please do not copy or use this image without permission. Thanks!

Olive Farm at June Upmarket!

Come say hello to me and hubby at the June Upmarket at UWA! This time Upmarket is combining with Junior Upmarket making it the biggest event thus so far. There will be so many new retailers and i can't wait! I've been busy keeping up with orders and creating new designs to showcase this June, as well as recreating Olive Farm bestsellers. I've had the idea of making these gorgeous bows for a while now and i just love the end result. I can't wait to see the response! More new designs to come - stay tuned =)

{Not just for little girls}

Olive Farm at Upmarket!

My display for the day =)

So another Upmarket has come and gone and this time we were in Winthrop Hall at UWA. I wasn't sure what kind of crowd the new venue would bring and i was pleased to see so many people as well as repeat customers. Yay!

Lots of pretty flowers came out to play!

Unfortunately I had a small chest infection and was coughing like crazy so hubby manned the store most of the day and i didn't expect to see so many friends come by so i went on little walking adventures with them hehe However i made a lot of wedding contacts and met other great participants.

Moi, Lauren and Sarah otherwise known as
Olive Farm, Osier & Tea For Bini

The broken windows from the storm last week =( Still pretty tho.

All in all a great day and big props to the organisers. Hopefully i'll get into the next one in June *crossed fingers* Afterward hubby and i rewarded ourselves with big bowls of yummy soup at Viet Hoa to fill our hungry tummies and hopefully put an end to my illness. I'm feeling much better now =)

Nom, Nom, Nom, Nom.

{Upmarket}

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Upmarket has come & gone and my gosh it was a lot of fun! I've attended every one since the beginning, usually buying up a storm, and this time i was on the other side, being a seller for the first time. My stall was set up on the outside under a marquee where there was plenty of fresh air & sunshine and great traffic flow =) Big props to the organisers!
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I had such a wonderful response to new Olive Farm pieces, especially the flower bib necklaces which completely sold out under 2 hours! yay! I also had A LOT of enquiries from bridesmaids & brides about custom pieces. I can't wait to make more products & hopefully participate in Upmarket in 2010!
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Lots of different colours to attract the crowd =)
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People couldn't resist these lil beauties!
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My best seller of the day!
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view from my stall =) Tall buildings protected me from the sun hehe
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Posing with the hubby who was excellent manning the store while i went to
chat to other girls & buy some goodies of my own =)

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