A few weekends ago I was in Fitzroy with a few friends checking out Brunswick Street. Now being south-siders, we don't often venture over to the north side, but today we decided to make the trek (it's really not that far) and happened to stumble onto the Rose Street Artists' Market.

Finders Keepers '14

The Finders Keepers Market is truly a paradise for a cactus-loving hipster like myself. It's your one-stop-shop for the best of the best up and coming Australian designers. With a range of products from homewares to jewellery to clothing, you know you'll find something you'll completely fall in love with.

Rag Trade

What's that? Another market in Melbourne? Well we definitely don't have a shortage of them. Maybe instead of calling us 'the garden state,' we should be called 'the market state.' This one took us back to 1000 £ Bend with the Rag Trade flee market. There was plenty of $5-10 racks which was a welcome change from so many other second hand clothing sales, handmade jewellery and some tasty treats to keep you nourished (okay well maybe just on a sugar high). I bought 2 things, a dress for $10 and a jacket/top for $5 which I'm going to do a separate blog post about. 

Camberwell Market

I've been putting off this post for almost a week now and I haven't really got a good reason for doing so. I think it's just because I don't have much to say about it. I mean it's a market, we've all been to markets, we all understand the general gist of it. This particular market is in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, hence the name, and is more of a flee market than some of the design markets I've previously been to. So yeah, just sit back, relax and enjoy the pretty pictures.

Finders Keepers

Melbourne is full of markets at the moment! However, the Finders Keepers market is easily the biggest I've been to taking up almost all of the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. You could find cute little nic-nacs, clothing, jewellery, accessories, kids things, artwork and much much more. There was also a beautiful selection of live ambient and lounge music, which showcased some of the best up and coming talent in Melbourne. The weather was also absolutely perfect, which was just the cherry on top. 

South Melbourne Market

I was walking through South Melbourne the other day for a completely unrelated reason and happened to come across the South Melbourne Markets. It's been a while since I've been there and since it was literally across the road, I decided to go revisit it.

Luna 1878

I'm assuming if you live in Melbourne, you've been to the Queen Victoria Markets during the day, and they're fine for passing some time but they're not great. There are always so many cheap and crappy touristy products which really aren't worth your time. But come nightfall, the markets transform into a local artists and designer paradise. The Luna 1878 Markets is a series of night markets during winter at the Queen Victoria Markets, and I went along to the 3rd night. 

Whirlwind Day In Doha

Okay so you might be able to tell that this is a bit of a time filler whilst I'm busy and haven't been able to get to any events, hope you enjoy anyway.

Never in a million years would I have even considered going to Doha, Qatar, but when the opportunity came up for me to save $500 on my air ticket to England last year by having a 10 hour stop over in Doha, I decided I should give it a chance. I didn't know if I could even be bothered leaving the airport being in a country so different to Australia, but by coincidence, I found out my second cousin lives (well lived) in Doha. 

Whose Wardrobe Beaumaris

I'm always looking for relatively lazy ways to sell my unwanted clothing so when I heard about Whose Wardrobe Preloved Fashion Market in Beaumaris I thought it would be worth checking out. As far as I know, this is the first time they've held it so I wasn't sure what to expect. We ended up finding some really pretty items for great prices and definitely want to get a stall for next time!