Finders Keepers: Brisbane

No losers or weepers here at the Finders Keepers this Saturday.  This was my first visit to the craft market, which is becoming ever popular in both Sydney and Brisbane, and I was very impressed.  It was held in the Old Museum, which is a perfect venue to suit the vintage theme.  It's a beautiful old building from the late 1890's and been at various times a museum, art gallery and concert hall.  We got there early and enjoyed a coffee and some banana cake in the garden area, which was a lovely start to the morning. 

There were two main studios open with stalls and luckily we got there early, as by the time we made it to Studio 2, the crowds had swelled so much that you couldn't even get close to the vendors.  We found lots of goodies in Studio 1 though - prints, toys, clothes, jewellery, fabrics, bags and lots more.  It is events like these that make me shake my head and think why don't why see vendors like these more often?  The offerings from chain stores in our CBD or major shopping centres are just downright depressing and it was a delight to see products I would actually buy and cherish.  Needless to say goods were purchased and happy faces ensued.  After trying to unsuccessfully navigate our way through Studio 2, we decided to call it a day.  You can get easily overwhelmed by all those people and craft in one morning.

Great event and I'll be supporting Finders Keepers next year when they're back.