Featured seller: Cheek Pinchy
The Cheek Pinchy range of jewellery is designed and made by Kirsten Turnbull – a small town southern lass currently living in the big smoke of Auckland, with a passion for colour and all things whimsical.
Meet the Maker
Featured Seller: Aviva
Jeni Dickson founded Aviva out of dissatisfaction with the wastage in the fashion industry. Rather than continuing to be part of the problem, she decided it was time to be part of the solution!
Featured seller: The Cottage Soap Co.
Travel, wine and a love for natural products has led Otago-based Amy Burke down the path to The Cottage Soap Co., her handmade soaps and skincare business. Her passion for good food and wine has translated to a skincare range characterised by rich essential oils, so delicious they’re almost edible!
Featured Seller: birdinabunnysuit
Designer Bayley Collins lives in Grey Lynn, Auckland, with her husband (whom she married in Las Vagas last September), two cats, Ziggy and Zues, and an imminent new arrival. Combining her love of collage and illustration to create collections for her birdinabunnysuit label is her dream job. Her mission: portraying animals with personality.
Featured seller: Maggie Churcher
Maggie Churcher lives at the beach in Tutukaka with partner Neil, daughter Bella and son Jimmy. Every morning, she rides along the Ngunguru waterfront to her cottage studio, where, inspired by her surroundings in beautiful Northland, she designs and handcrafts her jewellery.
Featured seller: Jack and Flea
The creative Hamilton-based duo of Melissa Wise and Heidi Hollows are the talent behind the colourful, one of a kind or limited edition clothing label that is Jack and Flea.
Featured seller: Honeycakes
Lisa Craig, the talented brains behind Honeycakes original knitting patterns, has had a passion for yarn right from her childhood. “Ever since I was a child I have knitted. I grew up playing with buttons, trims, ribbons and yarn. Once I started knitting I never stopped making and creating…”
Featured Seller: Mark Catley Design
Christchurch graphic designer Mark Catley is into colours (and that’s including black and white). His designs are in part influenced by the city around him, drawing inspiration from the shapes and patterns of the post-quake urban landscape. Having worked under the name Trash Design for the last year, Mark is now taking an eponymous approach to his brand. So in the words of the man himself, it’s goodbye to Trash Design and HELLOOOO to Mark Catley Design!
Featured Seller: Toodles Noodles
Every time Liora Saad and her sister called or wrote to each other, they’d use the same sign off: “Toodles Noodles!” This cheery salute became the name and set the tone for Liora’s stationery, which is all about sharing the joy of communication.
Featured seller: Roseanne Ward
Wellington jewellery designer Roseanne Ward’s enthusiasm for what she does is infectious. “I’ve been manufacturing for fourteen years and I love it! I make my own jewellery from home and sell throughout the country in galleries and stores as well as on Felt. A new avenue that I’ve just started is teaching people to make. I’m loving passing on my skills and knowledge and watching students of all ages light up as they complete their first piece of jewellery.”