New Stockist - with a view

Introducing a new stockist: The Mill Providore and Gallery on the waters edge in Launceston.

After a lovely day at the Civic Homespun market on Saturday I had an appointment with Becky from The Mill to discuss an opportunity for Pili Pala Pieces to be an exhibitor at an exhibition in the gallery later in the month. So, after selecting products that would suit the 'Eat the View' title of the exhibition, Becky proceeded to choose a range of products to sell in the shop. And, might I say, a very lovely shop at that. Being foreign to Launceston I was not aware of The Mill prior to our visit, but it is definitely a stop I will be making each time I go up. The Mill has an array of gourmet delicacies including meats, cheeses, breads, etc, in addition to cooking products and accessories and a selection of gifts (including jewellery, which is where PPP comes in).

So, all in all it was a fruitful and enjoyable trip to the North - and now I have a very sound excuse to make even more trips up that way.

Girls trip to Launceston

I am putting the last goodies into my little overnight bag for a trip to Launceston with Mirri (from Jasmine Rose) as we head off to the Civic Homespun Market. We are very excited about the prospect of a different location and new market (well for us anyway - we've never ventured this far from home for a market).

We're also just a little bit excited to be staying overnight tonight at Grindleworld (well, we didn't really want to leave at 5.30am on Saturday morning, so we treated ourselves a little!! "Mirri is pregnant you know!")

The other exciting thing is that we have a few new (and when I say new I mean old) product display items, and the one I'm most excited about is a vintage green metal meatsafe that I scored at the Sorell markets a few weeks ago. Unfortunately my camera has stopped working (thanks to my lovely little miss) and so I can't take a photo of it, but it looks something like the photo above.

If you are in Launceston tomorrow, please pop into the Civic Homespun market between 10.00 and 3.00 and say hello. Looking forward to it.

Launceston here we come!

We've decided to branch out a little and put in some travel time in the name of all things crafty. So, next weekend we will be heading to Launceston to take part in the Civic Homespun Market to see what kind of reception we get from the locals. Since moving to Hobart 6 years ago I haven't spent much time in Launceston, but every time I do go I fall in love with it again. It oozes charm and has an appealing arty atmosphere with a lot of class. So, I can't wait! Now, because we are going camping this weekend (hooray another long weekend!) I need to start getting ready for the market.

See you in Launceston.