Lucky Penny December!

Wow its nearly the festive season again, and its time for the very last Lucky Penny of the year! Can you believe it?! 2009 has gone veeery quickly and Lucky Penny is definately one of the more positive things to come of it- craft is so much more fun when you share it. And who doesn't like a bit of chit-chat and yummy goodies!

Catch you there! 7.30pm Tuesday 1st December, Mezze Bar Durham Lane, Auckland. Yay!

Extra-curricular launch

One of our very talented Lucky Penny members, Ellie Smith, has single-handedly put together a beautiful new publication called Extra-Curricular. It's a magazine about creative people who do their projects in their spare time: after work, when the kids are in bed, that sort of thing. The launch is this Thursday night, and the magazine will be on sale there for the first time. There will be cupcakes and creative people, among other things, and YOU are invited! Thursday 19th November, 7pm, DOC 352 K' Rd, Auckland. See you there...

Lucky Penny Four

Hello! This time, for Lucky Penny, we had managed to make a sign. Fancy, no? Lucky Penny night went really well, with a host of new faces and some mean looking knitting needles! We even took over the couches and the little tables this time… crafters in the corner! Lots of chatter and crafty design-y conversation ensued over cake, hot chocolate, wine and soup (mine). A few familiar faces were there- I’m talking about you Jessica, Jamie, Jason (all ‘J’ names by the way) and some new knitty and crochet-ing ladies from out west (I’m sorry if I did not catch your names!) And of course organizers Anna and Heleen. There was a bit manic knitting and crochet going on- a scarf was rustled up in the space of an evening on some very large needles- goodness! I felt very empty-handed…! Some interesting things happened- I got word of a creative Christmas ornament swap which I am keen to join- but be quick, you need to sign up by the 6th November. I’m thinking of ideas now… but like we say, there is nothing like conversation with like-minded people to inspire you!

A big thanks to the lovely lady who makes these fantastic crochet flowers!

Next Lucky Penny: Tuesday December 1st. Don’t forget to mark your calendar!

November Lucky Penny

It's nearly Lucky Penny time! Next Lucky Penny is on the 3rd November from 7.30pm onwards at Mezze Bar, Durham Lane, Auckland. Hope to see you there!

Auckland Craft Collective

Something very exciting is happening: a craft business and networking group is being set up by the very motivated and resourceful Jessica Whiting and Kylie Richardson. The Auckland Craft Collective will start in March next year and will be in the form of monthly meetings with all sorts of experts speaking on topics like intellectual property, book keeping, branding, marketing, etc. What a great idea and something our budding little industry really needs! Will keep you updated here closer to the time.

Lucky Penny the Third

No pictures again, so this one will have to do: Jessica's gorgeous crochet circle. Only one of the many things that happened last night. Coffee, wine, cake and tapas; some crafting; some show and tell; mostly lots of conversation. We had a full table, about 10 of us at the back of a very full Mezze bar. Next time I promise to have a big prominent sign, so you don't have to study every person in the place looking for signs of craftiness :) We had two brave new recruits doing just that (well done Jason and ... possibly Vicky; I'm terrible with names). Also Karla (the sewing half of Geekbooteek) and City (NZ Cupcake Queen) collectively AKA Kraftbomb, Bronwyn (Ran with Scissors), Sarah (Cotton Kiwi), Jessica (Bam Bam Creative), Jamie (Porcelain Rove), and of course Anna and Heleen. It was a really great night out, thanks guys!

Even more markets...

There's some more craft market goodness about. Going by their blogs, the latest two are both possibly more in the Kraftbomb/Craftwerk genre, using words like 'funky' and 'alternative' to describe themselves.

Crafternoon Tea is on Saturday, 17 Oct in Kingsland. Times are 10 to 2 and tables are very cheap: $20 for full and $10 for half.

Love Handmade Craft Market is on Saturday, 14 Nov in Takapuna, 9 to 12.

That's all I know; check out the blogs for more information.