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One of my favourite places to shop is the Finders Keepers Market and I look forward to checking out the latest independent art and design products when the market hits Melbourne twice a year.
Last weekend’s market was a treasure trove of gorgeous goodies, but I’ve picked my five favourites, to share with you.
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Today we’re getting to know Laura and Colleen from Shady Days.
1. Tell us a little about yourself?
Colleen: I have three crazy kids that are part of a larger and loving extended family of more crazy cousins and relos.
I don’t have a lot of spare time but love catching up with high school friends and family, cooking and eating, and if spare time and spare $s allow – clothes shopping and home decorating. …
Today we’re getting to know Kellie from Fujinella.
1. Tell us a little about yourself?
I started my own label Fujinella after having worked in fashion wholesale for many years, I needed to go back to my creative roots, working day in and day out with the same clients became frustrating and I needed more.
I came from a family of seamstresses, my Nana actually taught me how to sew very early on. I don’t ever remember not sewing, my first piece @ 8 years old (pattern and all) was a onesie made for my sister, she wore it to school, only thing was I forgot to include a zipper and had sewn her into it so she had to be cut out of it to go to the loo (quite distressing for a 5 year old!) ….
Today we’re getting to know Fiona & Miyo from Oishi-m.
1. Tell us a little about yourselves?
We’re two mamma’s Fiona McPherson and Miyo Fallshaw. We both met in the surf industry in the pre-kids stage of our lives. Fi has two munchkins a skinny mini boy 3 years and a 6 year old girl and Miyo has two giant chubba girls 7mths and 2 and a half.
We live down Torquay way so our weekends are filled with beach missions and the outdoors.
2. Describe your label in one sentence?
Limited edition garments for skinny mini’s and chubba bubba’s.
3. What do you make?
We specialise in the coolest denim for nappy bottomed people. Though our limited edition range which is made in Victoria also includes; hoodies, T’s , Skirts with in built knickers, Track Pants and now Jeans for Bigger kids. Our fits suit newborns to 6 years old.
4. What do you love most about what you do?
Our customers are awesome. From our retailers to our consumer customers we all are multi-tasking super humans that are passionate about kids and beautiful kids products.
5. What are 3 of your favourite labels or stores for little ones?
Another made in Aus label Heavenly Creatures, Bergstein Gumboots for this winter and Hoochie Coochie our fav store in Nth Fitzroy.
6. What’s one item you can’t live without?
Both Fi and Miyo are iphone and mac whipped. We both love working, like crazy people.
7. What’s one item your kids can’t live without?
Oishi-m jeans, in and out of the wash every few days, they’ve lasted and lasted. They adapt with rapidly growing children and are super comfortable with soft denim and the tummy toastie.
8. Favourite place to shop for yourself?
Hmmm you could say we both have a Nancybird problem…
10. If you weren’t running the store what other job would you like to do?
Miyo – doing the marketing for something else that is awesome.
Fi – making some crazy clothing probably adults clothing.
11. Favourite place to take the kids in Melbourne or Victoria?
Miyo – Melbourne Zoo.
Fi – Yum Cha Shark Fin Inn.
You can find Oishi-m on Facebook or visit them at www.oishi-m.com.
This week we’re getting to know Suzie from Milladdi Kids.
1. Tell us a little about yourself?
I grew up in the Central west of NSW on a farm located 65km west of Forbes.
We spent a lot of our time as kids playing outdoors or building/creating things, whether this was from a bit of wood and nails from dad’s workshop, or some fabric in mum’s sewing room there was always something to do.
I have very talented parents, my dad who can build machinery or anything to do with woodwork and a mum who is a clever seamstress, knitter and quilter.
The creative gene runs right through my entire family, we all have our specialty and love nothing more than seeing an idea come to life.
I moved to Melbourne 8 years ago with my now husband Andrew, since then we have two beautiful girls Milla (4) and Addison(2). They are our two cheeky monkeys, and our world. I love nothing more than making them new outfits or re-decorating their room. This is how Milladdi Kids started, I ran out of things to add to their room, so I started to make things for friends.
I love what I do, it is my out! If I want time out I go out to the shed or lock myself in my sewing room. It is my relaxation!! My other hobbies include painting, reading, visiting craft markets and seeing all the fabulous working mums with their lovely creations, going out for breaky Most of all I love doing craft with my girls.
2. Describe your store in one sentence?
Handmade decor for those amazing little people in our lives.
3. What do you sell?
Personalised wooden name blocks and quilts.
4. What do you love most about what you do?
I love nothing more when someone loves what I do and wants to put it in their special one’s room.
5. What are 3 of your favourite labels for little ones?
Little Doll Cake, Redfish Kids, Chalk n Cheese.
6. What’s one item you can’t live without?
My phone! (hate to admit it)
7. What’s one item your kids can’t live without?
Their Animal pillows!
8. Favourite place to shop for yourself?
Witchery and Country Road.
10. If you weren’t running the store what other job would you like to do?
When I am not running Milladdi kids I work as an Executive Assistant. I love my job, but if I had a dream job it would be working on Getaway for sure!
11. Favourite place to take the kids in Melbourne or Victoria?
A new found place, it’s called Cheeky Chino’s in South Melbourne. They have the most adorable baby chino’s and they have a playcentre attached which has a facilitator there to assist your kids, whilst you put your feet up and have a cuppa yourself and chat with friends!
You can find Milladdi Kids on Facebook or visit them online.
