Meister Markt Recap

18 May 2011 • Must See • by
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So… ensuing to my last post about the Meister’s Markt… things went very well! Despite to a rainy start to the day, the show was still very well attended and Mum and I managed to make nearly $600.

The big sellers of the day were the buttons and linens… mostly sold to other vendors (but you won’t hear me complaining about that).  Mum sold all of her tins (visible on the right side of the photo above on the left). I sold some clothes and the french ivory box I bought a few weeks back (for $0.25) sold for $7.00! The clothes that sold were the blue suit (above right), the orange dress (above left) and a tan sport coat (top left). The coat sold to Juul Haalmeyer or Homemade Tarts (a costume rental for film & television). All told the clothing made $100.

Naturally, being myself I needed to buy something… I came away with a cute cocktail hat trimmed with large velvet pansies, a few “little blue books” (titled How to Become Mentally Superior, How to Think Logically and How to Develop Your Sense of Humor) and a Viewfinder Stereoscope with photo reels of Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Dancing Chimpanzees and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

At the end of the day we still had a fair bit to bring home with us, but we’ve got 2 more sales lined up for this summer this summer… the MGVC Bits & Pieces Craft Supply & Car Boot Sale (May 28) and the Nobleton Market (date TBD).

As I mentionned previously, this was our first time doing a sale of this nature. Our 10 x 10 foot booth cost just over $70.00 and was well worth the price. The event staff was helpful during the load-in and throughout the sale. Other vendors were kind and cordial. I don’t think we’d do this sale every time it comes around, but I would certainly consider doing it again and I would recommend this sale to others who are looking for a venue to sell their antiques and collectibles. For those who are looking to try this kind of sale I would strongly recommend reading the vendor’s agreement because there are a lot of booth options and incidental costs that can add up if you are not careful.

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10″ Doll Needles

7 May 2011 • Craft Tools and Ideas • by
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If you are a doll maker you simply will not believe what I have found… 10″ doll needles! Yep, you heard me correctly TEN INCHES! What’s even better is the diameter of these lovely needles… they are a size 4/0 diameter sewing needle… 0.072 inches or 1.83 millimeters thick.

“So what?” you say. I’ll tell you sew what… for those who like doing button joints these needles will fit through the eye of an average button and their super long length makes them great for button jointing really big dolls.

If you’ve ever made a big doll and have been faced with the challenge of joining arms, legs, etc. through a wide doll body you’ll know what a pain it is to use a 4 to 6″ long doll needle which only makes it half way through the body making it so that you’d have to push the needle through half of the body and out through the centre of the back and back into the doll again only to come out the other shoulder… sewing it this way has always made it difficult to get the right amount of tension through the shoulder or the hip of the doll in order to get the doll tightly jointed.

So where did I find these spledid needles… I found a needle company in India who makes them and ordered them direct from the factory. This was no small feat, but was totally worth it. I now have enough needles to enclose a needle in each of my doll kits and to sell some inividually. If you’re interest in buy one of these incredible needles, please drop me a line using the contact page. Needles are $3.00 Canadian + shipping.