The Saturday before last I made the pilgrimage to what is potentially the hottest contender for the top art & design market in Australia right now, Finders Keepers. This bi-annual market originated in Brisbane but now has Sydney and Melbourne events. I headed to the Melbourne instalment along with potentially thousands (uh huh) of crafty hipster and design junkie types in order to check out a bounty of gem-laden stalls.
With so much to take in, it can be hard to keep track of the amazingness. So here’s a roundup of some of my fave makers and labels from the market . . .
TMOD makes cards you can scratch (like a lotto ticket), wrapping paper you can reuse as a game, and party hats that double up as cards. These paper goods are ready to infuse your next party with imagination and adventure. What better way to hype your guests up than to send out a party hat invite? The cowboy hat is ace, along with the pretty feather headdress.
TMOD brings the same endless possibilities to home décor projects. Their chalkboard paint kits were a major hit at their Finders Keepers stall. The TMOD crew are full of ideas on how to use the kits (which come with chalk, chalk board paint in red, blue, aqua, yellow or black and a paintbrush). Paint glass jars that you want to label, paint the glass in a picture frame, paint your door and write welcoming messages on it… in other words, total fun in a can.
I love the scratchy cards because they are fabulously unique. You can strip a sailor, scratch off the 12 days of Christmas on the advent calendar card, scratch a snow globe to reveal a wintery Christmas scene, scratch a dream catcher to reveal a fortune and much more. There are cards for all kinds of occasions (birthday, new baby, thank you, Valentines Day), each . Check out TMOD’s array of cult classics at their online store.
JukeCases were born of a simple and quite understandable desire for tunes at the beach, tunes in the park and tunes at the campsite. JukeCases creators Vincent Corneille and Rubin Utama were disappointed by the average portable speakerbox (poor sound quality and no style), so they made their own. Vincent’s dad makes his own stereos and was able to give the boys a few ideas. When they found some snappy retro suitcases in the hard rubbish collection, the JukeCases concept came to life.
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