Australia Day Market 2012

I had a great day at the market at Bicentennial Square Bunbury on Australia Day yesterday. With the forecasted heat wave (41ºC!) and having to set up from 10-11am, I was a bit nervous in the lead up to the market.

While setting up (next door to the Tourist Information Centre), Dame Edna came by to assist me in promoting my stall…

Dame Edna came to visit my market stallOn the table I had a few bags of Rockin Green Laundry Detergent, various wetbags on special, cloth wipes and packs of inserts.

On the market table, wetbags, laundry detergent, wipes and insert packs

The blue lacy throw was crocheted in the summer of 2006, and the crochet bowl for the wipes was made a couple of months ago.

ecoBumba nappies were pegged up like bunting, and more ecoBumba nappies were displayed on hangers, though next time I would also include the inserts on the hanger somehow.

ecoBumba reusable nappy buntingmore ecoBumba nappies on displayThere was the little table with a box of free Rockin Green samples, plus business cards, Nutcases soapnuts and modern cloth nappy literature.

Samples and business cards on this table.I also brought along the three nappies that will be up for sale at WAHM Delights: the brown giraffe twin ecoBumba nappy set and the brightly coloured Blue Sunset Waves ecoBumba nappy. Only managed a side view though.

The three WAHM Delights nappies to be sold on Sunday 29 Jan 2012 There was a good response to the nappies, particularly the cute little giraffe.

The market started at 1pm, with mainly tourists and day-trippers browsing the market stalls. At about 6pm the day cooled off, and the crowds descended, in preparation for the fireworks show at 8.30pm. I think there were more people visiting the stall in the last 3 hours than the first 4-5 hours, no thanks to the heat.

I had a better view this year of the Fireworks compared to the Australia Day markets I did in the past two years. No trees or neighbouring stalls to block the view!

Fireworks starFireworks FinaleThank you to all who came past, especially previous clients (you know who you are :) ). It  was also great to meet several like-minded clothie mums who knew modern cloth, I’m looking forward to meeting up with you again soon.

Thanks also goes to my 10+ friends who rocked up after the fireworks ended, and helped me to pack up in record time.

Stay tuned for an ex-demo nappy sale by random.org comments on this blog!

ecoBumba one size fits most nappy on display

This nappy worked very hard to educate the masses about modern cloth nappies on Australia Day, and needs a new home. Sale by random.org sometime this weekend or early next week, details and photos to come.

What people bought this week

This week people bought a range of items from nappies, bamboo insert top ups for added nappy absorbancy, to laundry!ecoBumba girly nappiesA repeat customer of ecoBumba BOUTIQUE OSFM pocket nappies (hello Murphy!) :) Flowery minky prints to brighten up somebody’s day, going home to Preston VIC.

2 x 6 pack BJ bamboo trifold insertsTwo packs of Bubba J bamboo trifold insert 6-packs (a limited number of these prepacked inserts are on special at the moment). Going home to Munro VIC.

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250g pack of Nutcases Soapnuts and another white nappy sprayer, going home to Tamworth NSW.

Which parcel would you like to go home to you? I think I will pick the nappies! How about you, and why?

Getting back into 2012 – what others have bought

Yes, I’m officially back today!

Thank you so much for all your support during the recent Nappies Only Sale at Bean Sprout Bubba. and especially to those who have been sharing about the Nappies only sale to your friends. Quite a number took advantage of the holiday sale price to stock up on fluff.

In the lead up to today, I have been busy packing orders in batches and even managed to send off one batch of mail late last week.

Stack of prepaid Australia Post satchels, packed, ready to be posted.

Last Friday's mail run

Even so, this was the pile that I brought to the post office today.

Stack of prepaid Australia Post satchels, packed, ready to be posted.

Monday's pile of fluffy mail waiting to be rehomed

Yes, that is a lot of orders for 2 weeks, most of them made in the New Year!

I thought I’d show you a random selection of some of the orders included in Monday’s pile, all packed last Saturday afternoon. There were a few more orders I didn’t photograph, including orders across brands and styles of nappies, and accessories, all carefully chosen by each client especially for their baby.

itii bitti ultimate wipes10 x itti bitti Ultimate Wipes – going home to Everton Park, QLD

500 pack roll of Eenee Flushable Liners (made in Australia)500 pack roll of Eenee Flushable Liners (made in Australia) – going home to Moore Park Beach, QLD

 

ecoBumba OSFM pocket nappy (Teal Flora) and Huggalugs Nubies 'Rockstar' - for newbornsA gift for a newborn baby girl: ecoBumba OSFM pocket nappy (Teal Flora) and Huggalugs Nubies ‘Rockstar’ – legwarmers for newborns – going home to Perth, WA

White nappy sprayerWhite nappy sprayer – going home to Ingle Farm SA

Baby Beehinds Multi-FitsBaby Beehinds Multi-Fits in four soft and fluffy minky colours – going home to Amaroo ACT

While packing these orders, I heard a strange sound coming from the kitchen, and my two girls alerted me to this:

baby playing with custard powder on the kitchen floorbaby playing with custard powder on the kitchen floor

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Hmmm we better remember to close the pantry doors now. I can still remember my eldest at this stage 3-4 years ago, and now it’s his turn? Babies, they grow too fast… *sigh*

Oh well, all in a day’s work! :)

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