celebrating the Playful Market day ...

 decorated with pom pom garlands

crissy daisies

flea market fancy

stretchy yarn cords

melways bunting

hand stitched signs

curvy floating squiggles

& a rainbow connection 

full circling

face painting

fairy floss

2nd hand books

our amazing ABC Cafe!!

marcella the clown

abc handmade goodies ... yay Kay!

sensational handmade & fair traders

all quality & all sending the message

that at the ABC Playful Market we are all about having 

a great quality time together

raising funds for amazing causes

& welcoming the people

we are a fabulous place to be

just ask anyone!!

you can join us any time!!

rainow treasure hunting

with the rabbit

harry high pants

the fairy princess

the court jester

& the pirate

a truly wonderful guided experience & amazing fun

 we love pom poms!

thankyou emotive yarns

 our hard working boys

sizzling sausages!

 ho-pity hop .... if you missed out

put the 8th of December in your diary now!

if you joined in

tell us all about it!!

we loved having you come to play!!

 special thanks from the Playful Market committee: 

Aretha, Christine & Wendy

.... to all the amazing helpers

thanks also to my photographers

Keren & Marie

..... special day & wonderful memories

toastie kids handmade stall holder

welcome for the very first time to

Toastie Kids

headed up by Susan

who has a direct association with

Wellspring

a mission initiative of ABC

... back to Toastie Kids

who design & handmake

pure merino wool children's wear

singlets

tops

hoodies

pants

wraps

 

 welcome toastie kids

looking forward to helping you showcase all your hard work!

come along and see!!

Sewing Bee Handmade Stall Holder

 sewing bee

is back with us again in 2012

we love having you as part of 

our Playful Market

Bron .... who is the personal backup

to the main man at Ashburton Uniting Church

just up the road from ABC ...

its been great getting to know you some Bron

& we look forward to more Ashy connections across the High street!

adore Bron's sweet little pendants & magnets

zipper pouches & lots of general handy cute stuff

she & i actually have lots of similar ideas

same but different you know ...

come along & find her colourful display

lots of great gift ideas

Rubyfish Handmade Stall Holder

a shout out to

Rubyfish .... welcome Rebecca

 

lots of sweet hair accessories for little girls

& lovely handmade pendants for everyone!

thankyou for joining us Rubyfish

come along and see her colourful display!

Baby Chilli Handmade Stall Holder

welcome to Baby Chilli

 

lovely handmade cloth nappies

very excited to have you joining us Rebecca!

you can visit her blog & shop on line

.... come & see them in real life!!

 

Who are we Fundraising for ??

our Ashburton Baptist Church

regularly fundraisers for many worthy causes

sometimes for mission with a global mindset

sometimes its for something a whole lot more local

the Playful Market in July 2012

is Fundraising for 5 great causes

these are:

1 * Global Interaction Australia 

"Empowering communities to develop their own distinctive ways of following Jesus"

.... in particular a couple sharing their faith in God in the Silk Road area

2 * Children's Ministries at Ashburton Baptist Church

Play Groups, Sunday Club, Amethyst Girls Club & Youth

 

3 *ABC Community Care

The Community Care Group co-ordinates projects that provide financial 

or other practical assistance for community needs.

4 *Prayers & Squares Quilting Group 808

 is a small group of women who came together in August 2008 to make a quilt as an expression of love and prayer for a member of the congregation who was in great need.  

We are part of Prayers and Squares worldwide, which is an interfaith outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt.

5 * Lawamena Inc

Looking to the Future by empowering individuals

"Lawamena" is a famous Ambonese word which means "Keep on Moving Forward". 

This particular word was chosen simply because we were inspired 

to look to the future of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia

and by working with others we hope to create a better opportunity 

for the children and the young people of the land.

This is strictly a non profit organisation 

with a sole purpose of providing an education 

opportunity for the young people in Ambon. 

 

Referring back to our personal family experience

you can have a little read about a recent mission trip to Ambon, Indonesia

to hear how Lawamena's work impacted on our experience!

Every activity at the Playful Market helps to raise funds for these five worthy causes

..... so come along & contribute to being mission minded both locally & globally

whilst having a whole lot of fun as community while we're at it!!

enJOY .... the journey!!!

Polly Pratt Handmade Stall Holder

Anna who is

Polly Pratt

will be joining in the fun at our

Playful Market

so excited to have Anna

she sews all manner of wonderful items

pariculary beaustifully

her own designed garments

including her famous

"Wendy dress" .... i need one of these!

 

 looking forward to seeing you Anna!!

& meeting Debbie!

Bliss by Jackie Maree Handmade Stall Holder

 welcome back to 

Bliss by Jackie Maree

... loved hosting this amazing stall holder

at our Playful Market in 2011

& so excited that she is back!

dresses skirts for all ages

bags purses

lovely lovely handmade items

can't wait to see your new stock