Our new Goody Voucher concept went brilliantly in August, so we're happy to announce that they will be available again in September! All you have to do in come in the door, do the lollipop luck dip, and see if you have won a voucher! Then, hunt down your stallholder and claim your gift, treat, or discount! #simple
What could be on my voucher?
Freebies, discounts, treats with purchase, and more! Follow us on Facebook and find out! Watch this post...
What time are the vouchers available?
Come in the door between 10.30-11, and between 12.30-1, while vouchers last!
See you at Petone Winter Markets, 16th of September, 10.30am to 3pm!
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Meg Prebble from Dora Papers is one of our wonderful stallholders at Petone Winter Markets - but that's not all she does! She teaches, makes, and has exhibitions, and her work is instantly recognisable. Let's get to know her a bit more today. An Introduction to MegKia ora, I'm Meg Prebble, I'm an artist and crafter who loves working with paper. I make a wide range of things - from mini book earrings to metre-tall pohutukawa trees, marbled papers and pop up cards. The two unifying factors are my ongoing fascination with the possibilities of paper, and the native bush and birds of Aotearoa NZ.  How did Dora Papers come about?The origins for Dora Papers came from the earrings I made for myself. I've always loved working with paper, enjoying both quilling and marbling as a child. A few years ago I made a range of these wonderfully lightweight paper earring for myself, and it just made sense to share them with others. Of course I needed a name, and chose to recognise the woman who always inspired and encouraged my art and craft - my grandmother, Dora Bagnall. I've branched out a lot since those early days, and have continued to develop and refine my paper art techniques.  The Paper Art of Meg Prebble I have an exhibition on! The Paper Art of Meg Prebble opens at Alfred Memelink's Artspace Gallery in Petone on September 9th, and runs until October 8th. A range of my work will be on display, including paper plants big and small, life-sized bird paintings in watercolour and marbling, and marbled bird earrings the size of a thumbnail.
What are you working on now? Right now, writing this in the week leading up to the exhibition, I'm finishing the last few bits of work for it, with some cabbage tree branches to go. I also have a number of hot air balloons and dirigibles in various stages of completion currently cluttering up my table - look out for them at the next Petone Winter Market, September 16th!
What were the exhibition details again?The Paper Art of Meg Prebble opens on 9th September, and runs until October 8th. At the Alfred Memelink Artspace gallery on the Petone forshore, which is open Tues-Sun, 10-5. I hope you stop by for a look, and if you want to say hi to me come to the opening, September 9th 2-4pm. Where can we find out more?Find Dora Papers on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DoraPapers/ Find Alfred Memelink on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alfred.Memelink.Artist/ Find "The Paper Art of Meg Prebble" event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/474401359583103 Or come and see Meg at Petone Winter Market - September: https://www.facebook.com/events/1790237141305899/  A photographic tourWhen you walk around a busy craft market, you don't often get the chance to take everything in. There are so many amazing things to see that it can be a sort of sensory overload. This feeling is why I always recommend that people take one walk all the way around first, then come back for a second, more detailed look. If you only go around once, there's so much you can miss! Filling in the gapsWe're going to break up our visit into manageable chunks. This post will cover the last 13 stalls in the hall (in yellow).   A photographic tourWhen you walk around a busy craft market, you don't often get the chance to take everything in. There are so many amazing things to see that it can be a sort of sensory overload. This feeling is why I always recommend that people take one walk all the way around first, then come back for a second, more detailed look. If you only go around once, there's so much you can miss! Round the outsideWe're going to break up our visit into manageable chunks. This post will cover the first 13 stalls around the outside walls of the hall (in yellow).   A photographic tourWhen you walk around a busy craft market, you don't often get the chance to take everything in. There are so many amazing things to see that it can be a sort of sensory overload. This feeling is why I always recommend that people take one walk all the way around first, then come back for a second, more detailed look. If you only go around once, there's so much you can miss! Starting at the startWe're going to break up our visit into manageable chunks. This post will cover the entranceway and the lobby.  July's Competition winnerWe had some really great entries to last months' colouring competition - and young Holly was our winner!
 We're excited that our Premium Stallholders, Neko Ngeru, have finally secured some great premises right on Jackson Street, in the heart of Petone.
 Who is behind Little Dog Barking – Theatre Company?Peter Wilson, Director, established Little Dog Barking in 2010. Peter’s vision for the company is to create innovative and original theatre productions for Early Childhood and Lower Primary School audiences.
Little Dog Barking creates the thrill and magic of live theatre in their centre or school, and brings to children the stories of their world, told and presented in simple and imaginative ways. Little Dog Barking regularly hosts school holiday performances in the Hutt Valley, Kapiti and Paekakariki. As well as raffle donations from our lovely stallholders, we have also received contributions from generous people outside the Petone Winter Markets stallholder community. We're thrilled to introduce our first contributor, the fabulous Jo! Tell us a bit about yourself, please, Jo!"Hi Everyone,
My name is Jo and for the last 17yrs I have been a writer/author. I think I was always a writer…I write to think…always jotting down notes, making lists, journaling. My job in any organisation was writing the newsletters, reports, articles. But 17yrs ago I got serious. I tried my hand in multiple genres, short stories, poems, reflections, children’s stories, stories for radio, entering competitions. During that time, I had short stories, reflections, poems published, a story included in an anthology and had a children’s book called Talking to Nanny published through Learning Media." 
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