Our June Lookbook is Here!

I just finished the latest lookbook for our curated online market Poppytalk Handmade. The theme this month is Pop + Pop Art - things for Father's Day along with affordable art! Our cover page is a print called Perch by Boston artist, Leah Giberson. Click on the image above to launch full page, or click here to view too! (Also feel free to embed it to your blog and share - in fact we'd be stoked if you did)! Thanks for supporting handmade!

New Market: Here Comes the Sun!

With summer officially starting this week we are excited to launch our newest (online) market Here Comes the Sun - a summer-themed exhibition featuring the most amazing summery things we could find online.  This is our 4th year into our summer markets, and our 6th year blogging and we keep finding new and amazing artists and work to showcase!  Click here to visit, the market is updated with fresh things during the entire month long showcase (running June 20th - July 15th/11)!

New "Back to School" Market Sneak Peek!

 

 

A little preview on what's to come for our new "Back to School" Market at Poppytalk Handmade launching tomorrow online here!  Join us tomorrow for the reveal!  (Shown here top:  roughdrAftbooks, Schoolchildren, Thurgoona Public School, NSW, 22 September 1920 and ISWAS+WILLBE)

Last Day of our "On the Road" Themed Market

Today's our last day for our latest market, "On the Road".  If you are just happening by, there's still time to check it out - it'll be open till Friday evening some time ––click here to see.  Then check back with us Monday when we launch our "Back to School" month.  Lots of new stuff!

"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion."
— Jack Kerouac

Our Affordable Art & Home Show Market is Live!

Today is the first day of our newest market at Poppytalk Handmade, a curated affordable art and home show online exhibition that will run through to March 4th, 2011. Twenty-six days of affordable art and handmade or vintage housewares from ceramics, pillows, mirrors, art, plants, furniture, storage solutions, sheepskin rugs, and more. Click here to see the 70+ artists, designers and/or shops we have handpicked just for our readers.

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New Holiday Market Launches Today - Holiday Market No. 2

Hello everyone! Hope you had a nice weekend! Today we launch a our new Holiday Market at Poppytalk Handmade and we're super-excited to share it with you! We are so proud to be representing some of the most talented artists and designers out there including some exciting newcomers! The market will run from today through to December 17th, 2010. Be sure to visit the market often this month, as new items are uploaded often! I hope we all can pledge to buy handmade this holiday! Click here to visit the holiday-themed market!

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Today at Poppytalk Handmade

1. Hey Man Card, Hillary Bird
2. Brown iPad Case, Julie Boyles
3. Gold and Ivory Wine Journals, roughdrAftbooks
4. Gallery Drawing Pad, Feterie
5. Reasons to Love Type Pencils, a. favorite design

Today at Poppytalk Handmade:

1. and 2. Linen tea towel w/block printed stripes by Spool and Sparrow
3. and 4. Little Bee Address Book by Indianablue
5. Yellow Linen Tea Towel by Sweetnature Designs
6. Carnation Bouquet Felt Headband by OrdinaryMommy
7. Tulip Polaroid Card Set by Painted Fish Studio
8. Monsieur Hulot Print by Matte Stephens

New Market (Mixed Tape) Now Live!

Today we're launching our 3rd annual "Mixed Tape" (online market) at Poppytalk Handmade featuring a whole new set of things for fall! Like superhero capes, lamb bonnets, spiderweb collars, positive cabinets, cheeky face cards, upcycled lab lamps, to-do list pads, tea towels, and so much more. Click here to see the new roster!

*Update* And not to forget about our Mixed Tape Giveaways (running all month long)! First winner announced Thursday!

Call For Submissions: Mixed Tape Market

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Next month we start down that autumn track (can you believe it)? And with it comes our 3rd Annual "Mixed Tape" Market at Poppytalk Handmade! What's mixed tape? Well just like the mixed tapes of days gone by, it's a "compilation" of all things awesome! Handmade and vintage comes together, housewares and papergoods, things for the upcoming fall holidays, etc! This year it runs Aug 30 - Sep 24/10! So if you're interested in marketing your "Halloween, Thanksgiving and early dare we say gift ideas for Christmas" - our Mixed Tape Market is a good place to start. The submission deadline is this Sunday, Aug. 15th/10 Friday, Aug 20/10. Please email us HERE to submit or email: poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca with the words "Mixed Tape Submission" in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!

As this is a "curated market" please note due to the amount of emails we receive, only successful participants will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.

New Market Today! Oil Spill Response (July 5-30/10) Fundraiser

Line 1 numsi, susan schwake, mb art studios,
Line 2 aunt wilma, my zoetrope, bellalulu vintage,
Line 3 minoux jewelry, pamwares, paper sparrow,
Line 4 package in style, erinzam, sfgirlbybay


As we are all sadly aware, the effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf have been devastating and with the continued crisis we have created our newest market (which is launching today) as an online virtual fundraiser we're dubbing the "Oil Spill Response Market". Approximately 70 designers, artists, artisans and vintage shop owners are each donating one item from their "virtual tables" here at Poppytalk Handmade to help the cause. We as hosts will also be donating to the cause offering $1.50 from each table participating. To support this cause each vendor will have an item listed "oil spill item" at their virtual tables (many of these items were specially made for this fundraiser). Once sold, they will be donating the proceeds of that sale to help the vulnerable communities threatened by the oil spill through Oxfam America who has a special online donation section. Click here for more info and here to visit the online fundraiser.

The oil is expected to cause extraordinary damage to Louisiana wetlands and marshes – a vital source of livelihoods and the first lines of defense for coastal communities against damage from hurricanes. Oxfam has been working hand-in-hand with low-income communities along the coast since Hurricane Katrina – and with another hurricane season looming, it is vital that vulnerable populations receive support immediately.

Thank you for support and visiting our handmade community at Poppytalk Handmade. The market will run July 5th - July 30th, 2010!




Line 5 matte stephens, triggerhappy, roll and tumble press
Line 6 k is calligraphy, junxtaposition, aisyah ang
Line 7 cake + milk paperie, vicki harman ceramics, kiki and polly
Line 8 satsuma press, slow industries, janelle lile


Line 9 birch beer boutique, laura macchia, skeptis
Line 10 theme fragrance, field trip, moxie doll
Line 11 study, mccheek's mayhem, sycamore street press
Line 12 the petite press, little korboose, vivienne strauss



Line 13 blackbird letterpress, tokketok press, tuulikki titine
Line 14 noteify, alysia cotter, tina j studio
Line 15 smitten kitten, cocoa chu chu, kg and ab
Line 16 things by slo, be charmed designs, lulu dee



Line 17 bliss in a teacup, leah giberson, daily memorandum
Line 18 dwyer, octavia & brown, pistachio press
Line 19 corella illustration, magic markings art, nest pretty things
Line 20 isphotography, blue bird lucy's, letterhappy
Line 21 spool and sparrow, moop, the great lakes
Line 22 june craft, redstar ink, gretchenmist
Line 23 backyard ink, dude and chick, bananasaurus rex

Here Comes the Sun!

Our summer-themed (virtual market) has launched today! Without question, this is a fun market, and how can it not be with summer just around the corner and all that swimming, camping, surfing, picnicking, gardening swinging, mmmmmmm..... Click here to see more!

Introducing "Paper Pops"

One dream both E and I have had for a long time is to own our own paper goods store. We love everything about paper; probably because there are so many possibilities (e.g. greetings cards can be made into art, wrapping paper can be decoupaged, etc.). Greetings cards are usually the main attraction which are so special themselves, but also I can never get enough journals, notebooks, pencil cases, wrapping paper, ribbon, in my life; the list goes on and on and I know I'm not alone. So today we're excited to bring you our virtual market which this month is paper themed from independent designers (most things completely handmade). Dubbed Paper Pops we bring you everything paper (and the odd accessory) from now until June 4th! Click here to visit.