this little piggie went to market

YESS WE CAN!

update from the lovely market moles

Word up friends of the Happy Yess! Market (located at DVAA)

Rain Rain Go Away

If the sun is shining, the Happy Yess! Market ... now located at DVAA 56 Wood St, is on THIS SUNDAY 3 April 2011. 2-6pm. BAM!

Even if it's torrentially raining, we're still having a market this Sunday.  Bring your gumboots and emergency ponchos and get involved. Monsoonal squall, you don’t scare me!

If there is a Cyclone over Darwin we may be forced to postpone.  Everyone start doing your anti-cyclone weather dance right now.

If you’re not sure, contact a Mole;

·         happyyessmarket@gmail.com

·         Clara: 042210324

·         Frances: 0431811969

·         Bry: 0414919302

Fun things that you should know for Sunday

We have about 20 really interesting stalls for you this weekend.  Selling all sorts of neat stuff and showing off the talents of Territorians.  On Sunday you should bring your;

·        Cashola.  There are no ATM facilities.  Plus I’m sure the stallholders will love you infinitely if you could break your pineapple before you arrive.

·        Treadly.  Tim might teach you how to fix it/ do it for you if you look hopelessly at him.

·        Sense of adventure. We have Hoola Hoop classes and filming of 60 second dance pieces for Fist Full of Films.

·        Picnic blanket and appetite.  This market there will be cake and home made dips.  Find yourself a possie on the lawn and picnic w your mates.

·        Fashionista friends.  Once again we’ll have second hand couture plus a mob of talented artists selling you their handmade jewls.

·        Eye for a bargain.  Everything is a bargain at the Happy Yess! Market. Art, craft, jewellery, fun activities and treats for a pinch.

·        Art critic moleskin notebook and beret.  The studios of DVAA will be open so you can see what the local artists of Darwin have been up to. The exhibition called “Butterscotch Clouds” will be showing.

·        Gumboots and emergency ponchos.  See above re weather.

·        Maraca’s and guitars.  We might still have a few spots for buskers.  Got talent?  Show me! Find a mole when you arrive and we’ll sort you out with a time to play.

·        Family.  Because we love your family and are a kid friendly event.

Please Please Please

Spam this message on to all of your friends.  The Happy Yess! Market is going large.

Email us at happyyessmarket@gmail.com if you want to have a stall at the next market (1 May 2011)

Have FUN!

--

The Happy Yess Market Moles

Bry, Clara and Frances 

x 

we stand corrected

bad news, amigos. the market gods don't love lamp.  at least not like we do.

the happy yess markets scheduled for sunday 28 november have been cancelled.  we've stopped crying long enough to let our lovely lampers know. 

please help happy yess spread the word--if ya see any posters around town, feel free to take 'em down (might make cool paper airplanes? wallpaper for your bedroom?) 

we'll be back at ya with a rescheduled date (hopefully for december), otherwise we'll see ya in the new year.

might have to organise some renegade markets at another venue?  stay tuned.

xx i love lamp

yess please

this just in: this month's happy yess markets at brownsmart is so on.  come join us sunday 28 november from 2-6 pm for more market madness.  to get us through until then, here are some more highlights from last month: happy-yess-fashion, haircuts and halloween, oh my!

i love lamp loves happy yess markets

thanks to all our fellow marketeers, shopoholics, happy yessers, flatmates and everyone in between who came out to the inaugural market day yesterday afternoon.  it was a great success--more pictures will be up soon.

i love lamp sends out a special gracias to miss sammy--wouldn't have/couldn't have pulled it off without ya, darlin'!

frankielicious

copyright 2010 frankie magazine

what a momentous week.  three sleeps and counting until our inaugural market session.  happy yess markets this sunday from 2 to 6, rain or shine.  look for us at i love lamp!  a rockin yess gig starts at 7 pm so lets all stick around late and celebrate. 


furthermore, what perfect timing for a new issue of frankie magazine to drop--even more cause for celebration.  with a how-to market stallholder feature, too!  buy your copy at your local newsagent, or show frankie your love and subscribe.

"you look really great today."

what a loaded comment.  when colleagues really take the time to remark on how you great you look in your dress today--like they reiterate it so many times and nearly everyone in the office agrees and makes sure they're really driving the point home--it's almost like they're suggesting how shit you look in all your other outfits.

it's like those days when everyone keeps asking you if you're tired/stressed/sick/having bad allergies/hungover but you got a full nine hours sleep, ate a healthy breakkie, got in a quick run, put on a full face of make up and feel fabulous in your outfit. 

they're basically saying, 'hype up the bronzer cuz you lookin like shit.'

it's like those people who go head over heels on the few occasions a decade that i straighten my otherwise super curly hair, and they repeat over and over how much better it looks styled that way.  thanks, colleagues, but i dont have three hours a day, monster biceps or a self-loathing-enough personality to warrant that much effort.  boo hoo.

i hate to out her in the public sphere, but boston had a similar show-stopping moment at work recently in this mint button-front safari number, paired with 30s-style t-strap heels and dangly earrings.  i mean, it is amazing.

but that's not to discount her other outfits; one of the reasons i teamed up with boston in i love lamp was because i'm one of her biggest sartorial fans--her creativity and vision in turning otherwise cast-out, lifeless op-shop finds into fashionable gold is inspiring.  this look lived up to the expectation--and elicited oohs and ahhs, gasps and squiels, accolades and appreciation from every onlooker the whole day.

lucky for you, dear readers, she was only taking the dress for a spin. 

made in sydney so it was locally produced, too.  find it at the Happy Yess Markets beginning Sunday 31 October and make it your staple piece sure to stand out from the usual nine-to-five-wardrobe.

you can love lamp, too

exciting news to share, amigos!

i love lamp is spreading its vintage and secondhand love all over darwin at the new happy yess monthly sunday markets! that's right; darwin will finally have a locally-focused, creative outlet at which to share wholesome crafty things, trash and treasure, and amateur arts and crafts.  the sunday market (held 2-6pm on the last sunday of every month, rain or shine) will be a great place for everyone to get their skills on. 

yours truly is gearing up to sell vintage and pre-loved clothes, accessories, homewares and giftables sourced from across the globe (from costa rica to washington, d.c. to sydney to darwin and beyond.)  be among the first to indulge in what is sure to be a cruisey, lazy afternoon of fun and games at the only dedicated original music joint in town.  click here for details and directions to the historic brownsmart theatre. 

first market 31 october.  tell your friends.  get on it.

and now, a word from our sponsors

here's a nod to darwin's mainstream evening markets.  love 'em or leave 'em, mindil beach sunset markets are a ubiquitous darwin experience: part touristy, part tacky, part hidden treasure, part delicious, part deep-fried and overpriced, part friendly, and part west coast perfect sunsets.  its a place to converge and celebrate the onset of a weekend, or the start of a new week.

it's also a place to score some wonderful, crafty and (mostly) affordable wares, bits and bobbles for the home and the wardrobe.  among this league of buy-worthy items at mindil are the goods offered at the stall I (and boston's sisters-in-law) help run:  second skin designs.

all handmade with love locally in darwin, these delightfully breezy, colourful cotton dresses and tanks really step up to the plate against darwin's ongoing battle-of-the-elements; the dresses are perfectly lightweight in the sweltering, wet humidity, and are also the epitome of appropriate for a sunny sunday session at the pub or on the beach.  pair with some balinese beads and strappy sandals, or just toss over your togs and grab your sunblock, and you're ready to go.

enjoy the wide selection of colours (including tie-dye), lengths and necklines (some tie on the shoulder, some are roll necks, and all are unique.)

most people find that feeling unique and stylish is more challenging in 36 degree humidity than in the more layer-friendly wintery regions.  second skin offers the best of both worlds--wearable, lightweight cotton, and the opportunity to layer, mix-and-match, and play with colour.  these babies are quite sheer and must be layered, unless being worn over your swimmers or as a nightie.

dresses set you back one for $15 or two for $25, tanks are $10 and all stripes are $15.

"cheeeeeeeaaaappppp"

mindil runs every thursday (5-10 pm) and sunday (4-9 pm) of the dry season.  the markets finish this month, though--thursday 28 october--so snap yours up quickly.