Made By Mummy Markets

Made by Mummy Markets
An affordable market place for crafting mothers to sell their creations

Aims and Objectives

To provide an affordable market place for mothers to sell their hand made creations. Building a platform from which mothers on maternity leave or career breaks can earn additional money, leading on to a whole new business and career if they desire.

To provide training and advice on how to run a successful business that makes more money than it costs through co-operation, skills sharing, resource pooling and expert advice.

To ensure a high quality marketing presence for events and the website. With priorities in; marketing on social media, product photography, and press coverage.

To showcase high quality craftswomen and diverse creativity. These events are not just another ‘art and crap fair’. Crafters will be carefully selected and supported throughout the process ensuring a high quality of products on display appealing to a range of tastes. From cakes to crochet, photography to pottery, make up to millinery…...and all that’s in between.

The Plan

To hold a spring and autumn market showcasing the best that Mummy Makers can create. These will be family friendly events but will create a space where Makers can have face to face interactions with their customers in a professional environment.

To create and manage an online market place where Makers can sell their creations all year round at their own convenience. This website will be bespoke, easy to use, and will provide a platform for sales without having to physically be at craft fairs every weekend.

In order to support Mums to succeed I will also arrange a number of expert speakers to attend workshops with the Makers. These will be both practical and informative, covering areas like product photography, book keeping, presentation & packing, and marketing. Whenever possible these experts will also be able to help advise on the challenges of doing these things whilst having a family.

My Motivation

I am a 30-year-old stay at home Mum, wife and enthusiastic crafter. I love a good craft fair. I enjoy finding that perfect, unique and beautiful gift for someone special. But recently I’ve become frustrated with craft fairs being over priced for sellers, under marketed to customers and generally not showcasing true craftsmanship.

Before having my children, I worked in museums running education & community engagement projects and public programmes. I have a degree in Archaeology and have worked for large and small organisations including The Bowes Museum, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Gayle Mill in Wensleydale.

I have a great deal of experience in public engagement, organising and marketing events. I am a member of the NCT volunteering as their secretary and sit on Romanby Toddler Group Committee. Outside of child related matters I am also a member of Romany WI and sit on the committee, volunteering as the Hall Treasurer.