Hopeful

Well, as overexcited as I had become about the Market on Sunday, my little planters were not a huge hit. I only sold 2, but am trying not to be deterred. I'm attempting to lay blame on the lack of target market of people which came through the market, there were lots of older people who wouldn't really be interested in what I'm selling. Nevertheless, I'm trying not to be too down in the dumps, it was just a bit disappointing after I put so much work and love in to them. I was thinking about selling them on facebook (perhaps trying to) with pick-up only (as they couldn't be posted), or just keeping them for presents in the future. Although the market was cold, I enjoyed reading my book and I have finally finished Fahrenheit 451, horrah!  I don't usually have the time during Uni time to finish actual novels. The last photo here is of my dog, Beau, who I got to see while I was down at my parents house. He looked so cute snuggled up his basket.
I'd be open to any suggestions on how to sell my succulent planters or even if you think they are any good?

A morning of planting

As promised, my wonderful morning of planting in pictures. I apologise for getting a wee bit carried away with so many photos, I just got very excited.

I've been growing all these succulents in water & in pots for a few months now, and you basically just re-plant them in anything you like, they take root so easily.
The orange teacup and saucer is FireKing and it's for my mum for mothers day. She has collected FireKing kitchenware so a long time and had about 10 FireKing mugs. When i saw this tea cup (in perfect condition) in a little second-hand store yesterday in New Town, I couldn't resist. I'm quite partial myself to the FireKing orange-ware, I'm not usually a huge fan of anything 'glossy' but I do love these cups.

Hopefully these sell over the weekend at the Sunday Cygnet Market that I'm going to, I will take some more photos of my little set-up there :)

Succulent Excitement

I'm so excited about selling my little succulents that I had to post one photo now!
More to come later today. they are so beautiful, but i must get back to my Administrative law essay. woe.

Salamanca Markets

This morning I went to Salamanca Market in Hobart. I bought some delicious looking veggies to roast for dinner, the pumpkin is actually from my mum's garden and i'm so excited to bake it! I don't eat meat so i thought 4 different kinds of root vegetables would make a substantial meal, plus some roasted garlic heads. In photo 3, i've got the little succulent i bought at the hardware aswell. The photo doesn't really do it justice, it's very cute and furry and has little red tipped leaves. Now I must spend the rest of the day working on an Administrative Law paper, hooray.

Dabbling in Candle-Making, Succulents & Flowers

This assortment of photos were taken on my phone, so i apologise for the poor quality. Lately, i've been having a lot of fun playing around with candles and succulents. I'm actually kind of crazy obsessed with succulents at the moment (as ive been told by family and friends!).
1. These are the soy tea-cup candles that I made! you just buy soy wax from somewhere like Spolight, melt it above bubbling water on a stove (in a metal bowl not touching the water) and then add scent/colour/flowers anything you please! set up your wick in the teacup, pour the wax in & then wait! they were so fun to make and they smell amazing. I havn't burnt mine yet because i think it just looks so pretty as it is.
2. Some of my little succulents!
3. succulents can make a great centerpiece for a dining table. I just picked these ones off near my local beach (looking a bit shifty with a pair of scissors and a tote bag) and popped them in this vase! voila!
4. My pride and joy planter! my mum picked this old wooden crate up for me at our local tip-shop. To make it into a planter i bought some coconut filler (which you can get from your nursery) and filled the box with it. The succulent in the middle i bought, however the rest have been picked.
5.  Some flowers/leaves i picked. I've just used Fowler's Jars to put these flowers in, you should be able to pick them up super cheap at an op-shop or a tip-shop, i just adore them.
6. Growing succulents on my mantlepiece
7. This is my 4 Willow tea-cup set, i scored these 4 at an op-shop for $10 for the set! and they are in perfect condition, not even chipped. I have used wood glue to stick the cup to the saucer and what i plan to do with them is plant them with little succulents. They make really cute gifts. I am planning to sell these at a market near my parents house in Cygnet Tasmania.

hayley x